Washington, DC—(ENEWSP)—July 30, 2015. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: What can be said about the state of our criminal justice system when, in the past two weeks alone, five women of color have been found dead inside correctional facilities? Raynetta Turner, 43 years old. Arrested in Mt. Vernon, NY[Read More…]
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Sierra Club Responds To Shell’s Icebreaker Fennica Returning To Port
Activists Force Shell’s Hand As Fennica Returns To Port Portland, OR –(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015. Early this morning, Shell Oil’s icebreaker Fennica attempted to depart Portland on its way to the Arctic so Shell could begin risky drilling this summer. Due to the brave actions by 13 Greenpeace activists suspended from[Read More…]
Physicians for National Health Care: Celebrate Medicare’s Anniversary by Improving and Expanding It to All
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015. Today, July 30, marks the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s signing of the Medicare program into law. Dr. Robert Zarr, president of Physicians for a National Health Program, is among those speaking in Washington this morning at a “Medicare turns 50” rally in the[Read More…]
Where Have You Been, eNews Park Forest? There’s Been So Much Going On…
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski “Where have you been?” you may have asked. eNews Park Forest took an unexpected hiatus from regular weekly emails and police reports when we had a laptop experience the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” (BSOD) while I was on vacation in mid-July. Rosemary Piser, our Associate[Read More…]
Sandra Bland’s Toxicology Report Does Not Support Reefer Madness Claims
Yet, the “drug-crazed black person” myth continues to be revitalized decade after decade by racists masquerading as public servants. The level of THC in Sandra Bland’s system is negligible and is equal to placebo. NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2015. By: Dr. Carl Hart Was Sandra Bland under the influence of marijuana,[Read More…]
Sandra Bland’s Toxicology Report Does Not Support Reefer Madness Claims
Yet, the “drug-crazed black person” myth continues to be revitalized decade after decade by racists masquerading as public servants. The level of THC in Sandra Bland’s system is negligible and is equal to placebo. NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2015. By: Dr. Carl Hart Was Sandra Bland under the influence of marijuana,[Read More…]
Analysis: Republican Attacks on Endangered Species Up 600 Percent Per Year
Unprecedented Assault Undermines Landmark Law Protecting America’s Most Vulnerable Animals, Plants WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2015. Over the past five years, Republicans in Congress have launched 164 attacks on the Endangered Species Act — a 600 percent increase in the rate of annual attacks over the previous 15 years, according to a[Read More…]
CAIR Urges Scott Walker to Drop Adviser Who Recommended Nuking Muslim Capitals
Kevin Hermening also called for deportation of undocumented immigrants ‘of Middle Eastern descent’ WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today called on Republican presidential candidate Gov. Scott Walker (WI) to drop a foreign policy adviser who[Read More…]
Public Citizen: Obama Administration’s Cynical Bid to Salvage the TPP by Turning a Blind Eye to Malaysia’s Trafficked Persons’ Mass Graves Will Only Fuel Criticism of the Pact
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015. In a cynical bid to salvage the already-controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Obama administration today removed Malaysia from a list of the world’s most flagrant violators of basic human trafficking norms – two months after the discovery of mass graves for human trafficking victims in[Read More…]
AFL-CIO Condemns State Department’s Upgrade of Malaysia on Trafficking List
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015. Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the U.S. Government upgrading of Malaysia on its annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report: This decision is wrong and outrageous. It is a political decision that undermines the integrity of the TIP Report and signals that the U.S. is[Read More…]
