Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden issued the following statement today after the announcement that President Barack Obama will take executive actions to reduce gun violence and strengthen gun laws nationwide. There was at least one mass shooting in America for every day last[Read More…]
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Armed Militia in Oregon Part of Long-running, Right-wing Fight Against Public Lands
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2016. An armed militia has taken over a federal building in southeastern Oregon as part of a long-running campaign of violence, intimidation and right-wing paranoia that has festered for decades in the West, most recently with the standoff with Cliven Bundy in Nevada in 2014. Among the demands[Read More…]
Fighting Violence with Violence Creates More Problems than it Solves
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 4, 2016 By: George Ochsenfeld Fighting violence with violence is not only morally immature, it creates more problems than it solves. Making ‘martyrs’ out of ISIS fighters, while killing thousands of non-ISIS civilians as ‘collateral damage’, merely increases recruitment to extremist groups by feeding the flames of[Read More…]
2015: The Year In Review – NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 31, 2015 #1 Congress Reauthorizes Medical Marijuana Protections Members of Congress approved language in the fiscal year 2016 omnibus spending bill that continues to limit the federal government from taking punitive action against state-licensed individuals or operations that are acting are in full compliance with the medical marijuana[Read More…]
Activism Brought Home Jeff Mizanskey after 22 Years, Now We Need to Bring Home Bernard Noble
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2015 By: Tony Newman More than 1,500 folks from 71 countries met in the DC Metro area last month at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference to come up with an exit strategy from the unwinnable war on drugs. The gathering left people inspired and energized. One[Read More…]
Sierra Club Releases Holiday Poem as Polluters Prepare Latest Legal Attacks on The Clean Power Plan
” ‘Twas two nights before Christmas, And all through the courts… “ WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2015. As the December 23rd deadline approaches for the fossil fuel industry to respond to legal briefs in support of the Clean Power Plan, the Sierra Club has released “The Fight Before Christmas,”[Read More…]
As States Spend the Last of Race to the Top Dollars, New CAP Analysis Finds That More Than Half of Funds Were Used for Investments in Educators
Race to the Top, or RTT, program, funded by the Recovery Act, delivered $4.35 billion to states to spur K-12 education improvements; CAP report finds RTT funds were used for investments in educators, increased state capacity, redefined the role of state education agencies, and generated unprecedented collaboration across states and districts.[Read More…]
Study Shows Increased Support for Sports Teams that Support LGBT Players, Policies
American Abby Wambach celebrates after winning the women’s soccer gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Source: AP/Lefteris Pitarakis Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2015. Support for LGBT players and rights by professional sports franchises leads to more favorable feelings toward teams, according to a new study[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton New Video: The GOP Grinches Who Steal Progress
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2015,. As we head into the holiday season, Hillary for America released a new web video. While we could describe the video to you here, we think it’s better for you to watch it for yourself. Source: http://www.hillaryclinton.com
Nurses Blast DNC Attack on Bernie Sanders Campaign Warn of Long-Term Consequences for Next November
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2015. National Nurses United today condemned what it called “the latest blatant effort by the Democratic National Committee to rig the primary process” in its decision to bar the campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders access to a critical master list of Democratic voters. Nurses will join[Read More…]
