NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. Today, after receiving the endorsement of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce—the first time the organization has endorsed a candidate for president—Hillary Clinton issued the following statement: “I am honored to have earned the first-ever endorsement of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of[Read More…]
Opinion
NARAL Statement on Women’s Equality Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue released the following statement in recognition of Women’s Equality Day: “We have so many achievements to celebrate this year on Women’s Equality Day: the Supreme Court this summer powerfully defended our constitutional right to safe and legal abortion, we are[Read More…]
NARAL Stands with Hillary Clinton Against the Hateful Rhetoric of Donald Trump and the Alt-Right
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. Today, Hillary Clinton gave a speech condemning the “alt-right,” a divisive ideology supported by Donald Trump and white nationalists that embraces an extreme and dystopian view of America. Trump recently hired one of the most prominent apologists for the alt-right worldview, Steve Bannon, as his campaign[Read More…]
African American Early Childhood Teachers Make 84 Cents for Every $1 Earned by Their White Peers, New Center for American Progress Analysis Finds
An assistant teacher reads to students at a pre-K school in Seattle, February 12, 2016. Source: AP/Elaine Thompson Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. A new report from the Center for American Progress takes a deep dive into the early childhood workforce’s dismally low wages and reveals that African American[Read More…]
New Ad Answers Trump’s Offensive Question to African Americans (Video)
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. Hillary for America released a powerful new ad exposing Donald Trump for being out of touch with the African American community. Just last week, Donald Trump told the African American community “what do you have to lose?” if you vote for him. The answer is: everything. [Read More…]
Five Years Since Tropical Storm Irene, Report Warns of Severe Weather Damage From Climate Change
BURLINGTON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016 – As Vermonters mark the fifth anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pointed to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office that warns damage from severe weather in future decades is expected to become increasingly common in Vermont and throughout the[Read More…]
Clinton Campaign Releases New Report on Trump Campaign’s Roots in Extreme, Far-Right Movement
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. Today, following a speech from Hillary Clinton in Reno, Nevada on how the Trump campaign has taken a hate movement mainstream, Hillary for America released a report on Donald Trump’s embrace of a disturbing, extreme set of views echoed by white nationalists and conspiracy theorists who[Read More…]
AFL-CIO: Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order Makes Contracting System More Accountable
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order Guidance and Regulations: The AFL-CIO applauds the Administration for moving forward with regulations and guidance implementing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. This measure will make our contracting system[Read More…]
Sierra Club on National Park Service Centennial
OAKLAND, CA –(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. Today marks 100 years since the creation of the National Park Service. What started with one park, Yellowstone, has grown into a system of national parks and monuments that includes park areas in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. As part of[Read More…]
New Analysis Shows Federally Preserved Coastal Areas Are an Economic as Well as Environmental Boon
Visitors to Everglades National Park, Florida, camp on the beach at Middle Cape Sable. Source: Flickr/Nate Bolt Washington, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. A new report released today by the Center for American Progress shows that the National Park System’s coastal units, which make up less than a quarter of[Read More…]
