NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—February 12, 2014. By: Tony Newman Over the past six months, President Obama and Attorney General Holder have made a series of moves indicating that they are serious about reducing mass incarceration and fixing our broken criminal justice system. And it is worth pointing out that the have received[Read More…]
Opinion
Americans for Safe Access: Congress Calls on President Obama to Use His Authority to Reclassify Marijuana
Letter signed by eighteen federal legislators says marijuana’s current status “makes no sense” Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 12, 2014. Eighteen Members of Congress joined together today in calling on President Obama to use his authority to reclassify marijuana from its current position as a dangerous drug, alongside heroin and LSD, with no[Read More…]
HootSuite is NOT Working Any More!
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Dear Friends (and especially people I work for during my "Day Job"): I want you to know that I do NOT spend all day posting links from eNews Park Forest to my personal profile. Here’s what happens. My Associate Editor Rosemary Piser, who does not have[Read More…]
Analysis Reveals Majority of Schools Lack Access to Adequate Bandwidth
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2014. A large majority of educators report that their schools lack adequate bandwidth and technological capacity, according to a new analysis released today by the Center for American Progress. This finding illustrates the importance of the Federal Communications Commission’s recent announcement to devote $2 billion to help[Read More…]
U.S. Considering Targeted Killing of American
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2014. The U.S. government is considering whether to kill an American abroad suspected of planning terrorist attacks, according to an article published today by The Associated Press. A separate story by The Intercept reported that the U.S. government is using primarily NSA surveillance to target people for[Read More…]
Op-ed by President Obama and President Hollande: An Alliance Transformed
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. The full text of an op-ed by President Obama and President Hollande of France is printed below. The piece, published today in the Washington Post and in Le Monde, can be read online HERE. Obama and Hollande: France and the U.S. enjoy a renewed alliance By Barack[Read More…]
Massive Resistance Building to Stop KXL
Massachusetts—(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2014. Last week, the State Department has released the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the proposed northern leg of the controversial and long-embattled TransCanada Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. As Steve Horn, of DeSmog Blog notes: “In a familiar “Friday trash dump” — a move many expected the[Read More…]
Safety First: Let’s Be Careful with Edible Marijuana
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2014. We are witnessing the beginning of the end of our disastrous war on drugs. Fifty-eight percent of Americans nationally support marijuana legalization. World leaders like former U.N. head Kofi Annan are calling for an end to the drug war. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is speaking[Read More…]
Inexcusable: Minority of Senators Block Unemployment Benefits AGAIN
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2014. After a minority of Senators blocked a bill in that would have extended federal emergency unemployment insurance benefits, Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement: “Once again, a minority of Senators have refused to allow an extension of[Read More…]
SEIU’s Saenz to Boehner: ‘Republicans Have a Choice: Pander or Pass Immigration Reform’
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2014. Following Speaker John Boehner’s press conference today, the Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) Executive Vice President Rocio Saenz responded to his remarks on the future of immigration reform: “Today, Speaker John Boehner reminded us how his party continues to test the patience of American voters, showing[Read More…]
