Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. Today, Center for American Progress Economist Adam Hersh issued the following reaction to the announcement of November’s employment figures: The U.S. economy forged ahead in November, adding 203,000 new jobs and seemingly shrugging off the impact of last month’s conservative-orchestrated government shutdown. While steadily improving, today’s employment report[Read More…]
Opinion
ACLU Comment on Nelson Mandela
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony D. Romero had this reaction to the death of Nelson Mandela: The ACLU mourns the death of Nelson Mandela, the revered international symbol of freedom who meant so much to people across the world, and who inspired us to[Read More…]
Study: Prevalence Of Illicit Drugs In Fatal Crashes Is Low Compared To Alcohol
Linkoping, Sweden–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2013. Alcohol is far more likely to be detected in the blood of fatally injured drivers than is the presence of either illicit substances or prescription drugs, according to data published online in the Scandanavian Journal of Public Health. Investigators from the University of Linkoping, Department of[Read More…]
Choice at the Supermarket is a Mirage, New Analysis Finds
Despite shelves overflowing with colorful packages, increased consolidation of the grocery industry leaves shoppers with diminishing choice and higher grocery bills WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 5 – Today, Food & Water Watch released an in-depth analysis of the consolidation of the grocery industry and the range of impacts it has on the[Read More…]
80 Years Ago Today We Repealed Alcohol Prohibition…. Now It Is Time to End Drug Prohibition
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2013. By: Derek Rosenfeld Eighty years ago today, the Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution was ratified and alcohol Prohibition was officially repealed. If you only know one thing about Prohibition, it’s probably the fact that it was a tremendous failure. Making alcohol illegal led to huge increases[Read More…]
US: Forced Guilty Pleas in Drug Cases
Threat of Draconian Sentences Means Few Willing to Risk Trial New York—(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2013 – Federal prosecutors routinely threaten extraordinarily severe prison sentences to coerce drug defendants into waiving their right to trial and pleading guilty, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. In the rare cases in[Read More…]
Analysis Finds Public Lands Are the Source of 4.5 Times More Carbon Pollution Than They Can Absorb
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2013. A new analysis released today by the Center for American Progress finds that carbon pollution resulting from mining and drilling on America’s forests, grasslands, and other public lands has completely canceled out those same lands’ ability to absorb carbon from the air. In fact, the scales[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Reports Detail How Inequality Is Holding Back Our Economy
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2013. The Center for American Progress today released a series of reports demonstrating that income inequality does not produce sustained economic growth. In fact, according to the reports, inequality may actually dampen economic growth. Released on the same day as an address by President Barack Obama sponsored by CAP about growing[Read More…]
Video: Rush Limbaugh, Fox Host Attack The Pope
Rush Limbaugh and Fox Host Stuart Varney lash out at Pope Francis’s remarks on income inequality. Can you believe it? Yes, sadly, you can. Thank you, Pope Francis! Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/mediamatters4america?feature=watch
American Federation of Teachers President Weingarten on PISA 2012 International Results
AFT’s Weingarten: “The crucial question we face now is whether we have the political will to move away from the failed policies and embrace what works in high-performing countries so that we can reclaim the promise of public education.” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. Statement by American Federation of Teachers President Randi[Read More…]
