Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz released the following statement today on the October 2015 employment situation figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS. The BLS announced that last month, the economy added 271,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate dropped to[Read More…]
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Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden on President Obama’s Rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. President Barack Obama announced today that he would not approve the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Neera Tanden, President of the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement in response to the president’s announcement: Today, President Obama rejected more than a single pipeline; he[Read More…]
NRDC: Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Weakens Protections, Should be Rejected
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2015 – The long-awaited text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement was released today, revealing some fundamental problems in the proposed international trade agreement. The following is a statement from Jake Schmidt, International Program director at the Natural Resources Defense Council: “This trade agreement would allow foreign corporations to[Read More…]
Sierra Club: TPP Text is ‘Concrete Evidence’ of Toxic Deal
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2015. Today, the U.S. Trade Representative published the text of the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a 12-nation international trade deal. This comes after years of closed-door negotiations by trade officials and select corporate advisers and years of opposition and demands of transparency from the Sierra Club[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Trans Pacific Partnership Text Exposes Threat to Environment and Climate
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—November 5, 2015. After years of secret negotiations, the text of the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement was released today. The text confirms the worst fears of environmentalists. The environment chapter, which actually only deals with a narrow range of conservation measures, is largely unenforceable and is substantially[Read More…]
Ignoring Police Report, Carlson of FOX News Advanced False Claim That ACORN Employee Killed Husband
News Analysis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Referring to a San Bernardino, California, ACORN employee whose claim that she killed her husband was recorded by actors posing as a prostitute and pimp, Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson asked, "She killed somebody?" adding, "Despite this, some lawmakers want to keep funding the group."[Read More…]
Negative Public Opinion an Early Warning Signal For Terrorism, Princeton Professor Says
Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)– An analysis of public opinion polls and terrorist activity in 143 pairs of countries has shown for the first time that when people in one country hold negative views toward the leadership and policies of another, terrorist acts are more likely to be carried out. Princeton University economist[Read More…]
Afghanistan – Where Empires Go to Die
News Analysis By Dahr Jamail t r u t h o u t | News Analysis On September 7 the Swedish aid agency Swedish Committee for Afghanistan reported that the previous week US soldiers raided one of its hospitals. According to the director of the aid agency, Anders Fange, troops stormed through both[Read More…]
Beck Denigrates Yom Kippur
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Today, in response to conservative host Glenn Beck encouraging his listeners to make Yom Kippur "a day of Fast and Prayer for the Republic," Media Matters for America issued the following statement: "Yom Kippur is a day of atonement, prayer and fasting," Ari Rabin-Havt of Media Matters said.[Read More…]
WWF Response to President Obama’s Speech Before United Nations
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2009 – World Wildlife Fund issued the following statement today from Keya Chatterjee, acting director of WWF’s climate program: “We welcome the clear statement from President Obama about the urgency of climate change and the promise that the US will do its part, by providing funding for[Read More…]
