CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2016. Today, civil rights activists and leaders from around the country were invited to the White House for what the Obama administration has called a “first-of-its-kind” intergenerational meeting to discuss “a range of issues, including the Administration’s efforts on criminal justice reform” and “building trust between law enforcement[Read More…]
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Feb. 13, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 262,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 269,000. The 4-week moving average was 273,250, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on FBI Effort to Force Apple to Unlock iPhone
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union said today that it would support Apple’s legal fight against a court order to help the government unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the people responsible for the San Bernardino shootings. Alex Abdo, staff attorney with the ACLU[Read More…]
Governor Rauner Continues Budget Stalemate that Fails Families, Communities, and the Economy
Springfield –(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2016. The following is a statement from John Bouman, Chair of the Responsible Budget Coalition (RBC) Executive Committee, and President of the Shriver Center, on behalf of the RBC: In the budget address today, instead of choosing to invest in children, families communities, and our state’s[Read More…]
Free Em All: 50 Years Later, Black Panthers Are Still Fighting for Freedom
At its best the river of our struggle has moved consistently toward the ocean of humankind’s most courageous hopes for freedom and integrity, forever seeking what Black people in South Carolina said they sought in 1865: The right to develop our whole being. Vincent Harding NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2016 By:[Read More…]
New Rate Survey of 500 U.S. Water Systems Finds Private Water Providers Charge 58% More
Comprehensive new water survey finds that 10 most affordable water systems are publicly owned and operated. Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2016. In the largest U.S. water rate survey of its kind, Food & Water Watch released a comprehensive review of the 500 largest U.S. community water systems that found that large, for-profit[Read More…]
After the Drug Wars: Colombian President and Nobel Prize Winners Declare End of the War on Drugs and Recommend It Be Replaced by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in new London School of Economics (LSE) report
London, UK–(ENEWSPF)–15 February, 2016 — Five Nobel Prize recipients and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos today endorsed a new London School of Economics (LSE) report recommending a radical overhaul of international policies that would move countries beyond the existing singular ‘war on drugs’ focus on eradication and repression and towards[Read More…]
NRDC: Designating New Monuments in California Desert is Smart Conservation Move
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016 – President Obama today announced he is designating three new national monuments in the California desert – Mojave Trails near the Kelso ghost town, Sand to Snow near Yucca Valley, and Castle Mountains northwest of Needles. The following is a statement from Helen O’Shea, director of the Western Renewable[Read More…]
Sierra Club Praises California Desert National Monuments
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016. The Obama administration today announced it will permanently protect special areas of the California Desert as Mojave Trails, Sand to Snow, and Castle Mountains National Monuments. The national monument designations preserve the stark beauty of the desert, well-loved recreation areas, Route 66 and other historic[Read More…]
Extending Humanitarian Parole for LGBT People will Help Reunite Couples Separated by Discriminatory Laws in Their Home Countries
LGBT rights activists lobby senators on immigration bills in order to allow same-sex couples to sponsor visas for their partners in April 2013. Source: AP/Carolyn Kaster Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016. Under U.S. law, spouses of citizens, refugees, asylees, and lawful permanent residents are allowed to come into the[Read More…]
