OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2018 By: Anthony Johnson Politics can make strange bedfellows and it has long been extremely weird that California was represented by an anti-cannabis United States Senator, the extremely powerful Dianne Feinstein. While Oregon paved the way for decriminalization in the early 1970s, California really led the charge for the[Read More…]
Opinion
8 in 10 Puerto Rican Residents Report Hurricane Maria Affected Lives in Major Ways from Loss of Power for Months, Job Losses, Drinking Water Shortages, New/Worsening Health Problems
A Quarter Say Day-to-Day Life is Still Disrupted. Majorities Rate Government Response to Hurricane Maria Negatively and Say Rebuilding after Maria Not a Priority for the Federal Government PUERTO RICO—(ENEWSPF)—September 13, 2018 By: Chris Lee Nearly a year after Hurricane Maria swamped their island, eighty-three percent of the residents of[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Tracker Monitors Progress of North Korea Diplomacy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2018 By: Michael Fuchs, Abigail Bard, and Mathew Brady To keep track of the ever-changing status of U.S. diplomacy with North Korea, the Center for American Progress has launched an interactive feature that monitors the progress—or lack thereof—of efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. The North Korean[Read More…]
Fishermen on Front Lines of Climate Change Reveal Impact of Warming Oceans in New CAP Report
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2018 By: Avery Siciliano, Alexandra Carter, Shiva Polefka, and Michael Conathan In a new report from the Center for American Progress, fishermen on the front lines of climate change—from Alaska and California to Maine and Florida—reveal the impact of warming oceans and what it means for[Read More…]
NOW Calls for US Tennis Association to Dismiss Chair Umpire Carlos Ramos
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2018 Contact: Brittany T. Oliver Statement by NOW President Toni Van Pelt: In what was a blatantly racist and sexist move, tennis umpire Carlos Ramos unfairly penalized Serena Williams in an abhorrent display of male dominance and discrimination. This would not have happened if Serena Williams was[Read More…]
Former President Barack Obama Slams Donald Trump and GOP Ahead of Midterms (Video)
Obama: How hard is it is to say that Nazis are bad? URBANA—(ENEWSPF)—September 7, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser In his strongest remarks since leaving office, former President Barack Obama slammed Donald Trump and the GOP urging every one of the importance of voting in the 2018 mid-term elections. In his[Read More…]
Poll: The ACA’s Pre-Existing Condition Protections Remain Popular with the Public, including Republicans, As Legal Challenge Looms This Week
As Health Care Costs Remain on Top of Voters’ Minds, Americans Cite Unexpected Medical Bills as Their Top Problem, Ahead of Premiums, Deductibles and Drugs CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—September 6, 2018 Contacts: Rakesh Singh and Chris Lee Public Not Confident in President Trump’s Calls on Drug Companies to Lower Prices As a federal[Read More…]
ACLU Launches State-by-State Blueprints with Roadmaps for Cutting Incarceration by 50 Percent
Smart justice blueprints launch with 24 state reports and interactive web tool, remaining 27 to be rolled out in coming months NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—September 6, 2018 Contact: [email protected] The American Civil Liberties Union’s Campaign for Smart Justice today unveiled the Smart Justice 50-State Blueprints, a comprehensive, state-by-state analysis of how states[Read More…]
Research Reveals Union Membership Dramatically Narrows the Racial Wealth Gap for Families of Color
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2018 By: Christian E. Weller and David Madland Unions help increase the wealth for all workers, but new research from the Center for American Progress shows that unions boost wealth the most for families of color, narrowing the racial wealth gap. Using data from the Federal[Read More…]
Rural Communities Reap Big Benefits by Welcoming Immigrant Families as Neighbors
The analysis was exclusively reported on by Esther Cepeda of The Washington Post Writers Group. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2018 By: Silva Mathema, Nicole Prchal Svajlenka, and Anneliese Hermann The United States is undergoing demographic changes that continue to reshape entire communities, but little attention has so far been paid[Read More…]
