OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016 By Voter123 Senator Jeff Merkley released this statement today regarding Steve Bannon serving in the White House: “There should be no sugarcoating the truth here: Donald Trump just invited a white nationalist into the highest reaches of the government. Bannon has boasted that he made Breitbart News[Read More…]
Commentary
Southern Poverty Law Center Asks Teachers to Report Impact of Election on Children, Offers Advice for Volatile Schools
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today launched a new survey to take the pulse of the nation’s students and teachers following the election of Donald Trump after a divisive campaign that targeted racial, ethnic and religious minorities. The online survey seeks to update the findings of[Read More…]
Chicago Women Take Action Support Chicago City Council’s Resolution on Immigration and Anti-Muslim Bigotry
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016 – Chicago Women Take Action (CWTA) supports the Chicago City Council’s resolution to defend not only the 380,000 Muslims living in the greater Chicago area, but all immigrants, people of color, and those who now may fear future persecution. In the wake of the November 8 election, we oppose[Read More…]
Southern Poverty Law Center: Bannon Must Go
Montgomery, Ala. –(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. In response to President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist and senior counselor, Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen released the following statement: “Stephen Bannon, a man who led a media empire into becoming what a former Breitbart editor[Read More…]
CAIR Decries Appointment of Islamophobe, White Nationalist Bannon as Top Trump Strategist
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, last night decried the appointment of anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist and White nationalist “alt-right” extremist Stephen Bannon as chief strategist and senior counselor to President-elect Donald Trump. Bannon, formerly head of[Read More…]
Jewish Voice for Peace On Choice of White Supremacist, Anti-Semitic, Islamophobe Stephen Bannon as Chief Strategist
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. On Sunday November 13, President-elect Donald Trump announced Stephen Bannon, executive chairman of Breitbart News as his choice for chief strategist in the White House. Jewish Voice for Peace offers the following statement for publication: Rabbi Alissa Wise, Jewish Voice for Peace Deputy Director: In President-elect Donald[Read More…]
Robert Reich Gets It: Why We Need A New Democratic Party
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2016 By subir Robert Reich has a new blog post up on his site: Why We Need A New Democratic Party. He starts out by pointing out where the center of power is in the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party as it is now constituted has become a giant fundraising[Read More…]
Southern Poverty Law Center: White Supremacists Think Their Man Won the White House
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–November 11, 2016 By:Richard Cohen President, Southern Poverty Law Center On Wednesday, I watched Hillary Clinton give a gracious concession speech, one that was filled with hope and a touch of reassurance. It was, in some ways, a celebration of our democracy and its stability, which depends on the peaceful[Read More…]
Thanks to the Clinton Volunteers
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–November 11, 2016 By: Rosemary Piser Today, those of us who volunteered on the Clinton campaign received a letter from Robby Mook, Hillary’s Campaign Manager, thanking us for our help. I, like many of my friends and neighbors are still shocked at the outcome of the election and fearful for[Read More…]
Must-Read Senator Reid: ‘Watching White Nationalists Celebrate Does Not Feel Like America ‘
NEVADA–(ENEWSPF)–November 11, 2016 By Jen Hayden This guy is so happy his man won Nevada Senator Harry Reid has released a statement on the election of Donald Trump and he pulled no punches, expressing the very real fear that so many people are feeling at this moment: “I have personally[Read More…]
