NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2013. American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony D. Romero today released the following statement on the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman: Today, our thoughts are with Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, whose young son was taken from them far too soon. Last[Read More…]
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Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression: The Murder of Trayvon Martin and Acquittal of George Zimmerman is Another Dagger in the Heart of Democracy
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 15, 2013. The following statement was released this morning by Clarice Durham and Ted Pearson, Co-Chairs of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression Two things have occurred in the past month which indicate that African Americans have no rights that white law makers, police and racist vigilantes[Read More…]
Anti-Choice Politicians Cheat the System to Pass Unconstitutional Texas Bill
Pro-Choice Voters Vow to Hold Them Accountable Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2013. NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue condemned Texas politicians who skirted the political process to ram through an extreme anti-choice bill, HB2. “Gov. Perry and his anti-choice colleagues have used their authority to bend the rules in an effort[Read More…]
Federal Report Shows Drop in Proportion of Children in US Population
Annual statistics compilation forecasts increasing diversity Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. The number of children living in the United States declined slightly, as did the percentage of the U.S. population who are children, according to the federal government’s annual statistical report on the well-being of the nation’s children and youth. The[Read More…]
American Federation of Teachers Statement on ‘Malala Day’ at the United Nations
AFT’s Weingarten: “Malala Yousafzai’s courage and zealous commitment to the principle that access to education is a fundamental human right are an inspiration to all.” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on Malala Day at the United Nations. Malala Yousafzai spoke today—her 16th birthday—to hundreds of young[Read More…]
Buying Behavior Can be Swayed by Cultural Mindset
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. There are some combinations that just go well together: Milk and cookies, eggs and bacon, pancakes and syrup. But new research reveals that people with individualistic mindsets differ from their collectivist counterparts in ascribing value to those perfect combinations. The collection of new studies, published in[Read More…]
NRDC: House Farm Bill Should be Plowed Under
Conservation, pesticide oversight and food and farm standards suffer WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013 – The U.S. House yesterday approved a Farm Bill that cuts conservation, undermines longstanding environmental protections and denies states the right to set farm-related standards. Franz Matzner, the Natural Resources Defense Council’s associate director of government affairs, made[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Attorney General Announces She Will Not Defend State’s Unconstitutional Ban on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
PHILADELPHIA–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced today that she will not defend Gov. Corbett and the Secretary of Health in the recent lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s ban on marriages of same-sex couples. The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, ACLU national, and volunteer counsel from[Read More…]
Reefer Madness, an Unfortunate Redux
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. New York Times, Reefer Madness, an Unfortunate Redux By CARL L. HART, July 12, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/12/opinion/reefer-madness-an-unfortunate-redux.html?_r=1& Was Trayvon Martin aggressive and paranoid from smoking marijuana, and did that lead him to attack George Zimmerman? That’s what lawyers for Mr. Zimmerman are arguing. He is on trial[Read More…]
National Lawyers Guild Calls For Ending Marijuana Prohibition
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. The criminalization of cannabis is an abject failure and should be ended as a federal public policy, according to the findings of a new report issued by the National Lawyers Guild. States the report: “[E]nding the prohibition of cannabis would offer multiple benefits. Legalization would[Read More…]
