New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. Today, on the 40th anniversary of the formation of the Church Committee, 17 former Church Committee staff members put forward key reforms to help Congress rein in intelligence abuses and repair weakened oversight structures in a new report out today. “The 40th anniversary of the[Read More…]
Opinion
Florida for Care Applauds Senate Bill 528; Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Legislation Filed by Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes
Tallahassee, FL—(ENEWSPF)—January 26, 2015. Today Florida for Care applauded the filing of Senate Bill 528, a piece of comprehensive medical marijuana legislation drafted and filed by Senator Jeff Brandes, the Republican representing District 22. “We are very excited to see Sen. Brandes file this important piece of legislation. Sen. Brandes[Read More…]
Earthjustice: President Obama Proposes To Permanently Protect 12 Million Acres of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness
Calls on Congress to put this special place off-limits to oil and gas development Members of the Porcupine caribou herd enter the mountain valleys of the Arctic Refuge, where they find lush vegetation. Caribou are constantly feeding even while migration in order to gain enough weight for the meager winter[Read More…]
Super Bowl Champions Say the NFL Needs to Rethink Marijuana
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 26, 2015. From the Drug Policy Alliance Facebook Page: Former NFL players and Super Bowl champions are calling on the NFL to rethink their approach to marijuana! A compelling body of research shows that marijuana can help treat brain injuries (like concussions) and the continuous pain that comes[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Annual Union Membership Report
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2015. Today’s release of the annual union membership numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that in this economic recovery, people are either seeking out good union jobs or taking matters into their own hands by forming unions to raise wages and ensure that new jobs[Read More…]
Union Membership Rate in 2014 is 11.1 Percent, Down From 11.3 Percent in 2013
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2015. In 2014, the union membership rate–the percent of wage and salary workers who were members of unions–was 11.1 percent, down 0.2 percentage point from 2013, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.6 million,[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Report Calls for Egypt and the United States to Make a Major Course Correction in Bilateral Relations
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2015. Four years after Egypt’s revolution, the region’s most populous country represents a central test in the broader battle for stability and progress in the Middle East. The bilateral relationship between the United States and Egypt has drifted apart. The two countries should use the proposed[Read More…]
President Obama Says Treating Drug Use As A Criminal Problem Is ‘Counterproductive’
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—January 22, 2015 By: Tony Newman President Barack Obama continues to speak out against mass incarceration, the devastating impact of our drug policies on communities of color and his expectation that marijuana legalization will continue to spread. Obama’s comments came today during his YouTube interviews with YouTube bloggers, Bethany[Read More…]
Center for Reproductive Rights: U.S. House Passes Bill to Deny Millions of Women Reproductive Health Care Coverage
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2015. After canceling a vote originally planned for today on an unconstitutional federal abortion ban following loud opposition over the bill’s cruel, narrow exceptions, the U.S. House of Representatives instead voted on and passed a bill that would deny insurance coverage of abortion care for millions of[Read More…]
Rigorous Economic Study Demonstrates COOL Labels Have Not Harmed Trade Partners
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2015. Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter “Today, Auburn University agricultural economics professor C. Robert Taylor released a groundbreaking study that demonstrated that the U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) law has not undermined Canada and Mexico’s livestock exports to the United States.[Read More…]
