WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 20916. Planned Parenthood Federation of America today expressed grave concerns about President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to nominate extreme women’s health opponent Representative Tom Price (R-GA) to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. Statement from Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America: “Tom Price poses a[Read More…]
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NARAL Statement on Nomination of Tom Price as Secretary of HHS
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016. NARAL Pro-Choice America Senior Vice President Sasha Bruce issued the following statement in response to reports that Representative Tom Price (GA-06) will be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services: “With the selection of Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Donald Trump is sending a[Read More…]
Prepare Your Daughters to Re-Fight the Same Battles Their Grandmothers Thought They Had Won
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016 By Victor Klemperer Respawned They will not be content to repeal abortion, they want to repeal contraception as well. I have been banging this drum for a long time, but the threat of a Trump (or God forbid, a Pence) administration adds new urgency. At the end of the day,[Read More…]
National Education Association on Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Accountability Regulations
Lily Eskelsen García: Let’s remember the early promise of ESSA and double down on WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016 – Earlier today the U.S. Department of Education released final accountability regulations for the Every Student Succeeds Act. The following can be attributed to National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen García. “Since[Read More…]
Dave Matthews, Graham Nash, and Tim Reynolds Stand With Standing Rock (Video)
Tim Reynolds (left) and Dave Matthews headline the Stand With Standing Rock charity concert at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Kyle Gustafson for Rolling Stone Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. On Sunday night, while Standing Rock Sioux Tribe water protectors stood their ground in North Dakota to oppose the Dakota[Read More…]
Sierra Club on Army Corps Plan to Evict Oceti Sakowin Camp
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers notified the Standing Rock Sioux tribe that they will evict water protectors from the Oceti Sakowin camp, a primary location housing the resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline. In response, Lena Moffitt, director of the Sierra Club’s[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Carmel Martin on School Accountability Regulations from the U.S. Department of Education
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. Today, the U.S. Department of Education released final regulations for states implementing the school accountability systems outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA. Carmel Martin, Executive Vice President for Policy at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement in response: The[Read More…]
In Hungary, a Cautionary Tale Against Right-Wing National Populism
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks to the media in Budapest on October 2, 2016. AP/Vadim Ghirda Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. The recent elections throughout Europe and the United States have exemplified the rise of right-wing national populism among previously liberal democracies in the West. Right-wing national populist movements in[Read More…]
Christiane Amanpour Drops Truth Bomb On Trump Era Press: ‘I Believe In Being Truthful, Not Neutral’
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2016 By News Corpse This week CNN’s chief international correspondent, Christiane Amanpour, received the Burton Benjamin Memorial Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists. It is awarded at the International Press Freedom Awards for “extraordinary and sustained achievement in the cause of press freedom. Her acceptance speech[Read More…]
Army Corps of Engineers Tells ND ‘Water Protectors’ It Will Close Off Their Main Camp Dec. 5; How You Can Help
NORTH DAKOTA–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2016 By navajo After the militaristic forceful shutdown and raid of the Standing Rock North Camp on October 27, which I covered: Standing Rock Update: 100s arrested, video of mass pepper spraying, injuries from ‘non-lethal’ weapons, we can only dread what will be the eviction of the Oceti[Read More…]
