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Occidental Professor Heldman On Her Fox Appearance: ‘I Have Never Met’ People ‘So Upset That The Economy Is Rebounding’ (Video)
From Media Matters for America, Occidental Professor Heldman says on her Fox appearance: "I have never met" people "so upset that the economy is rebounding"
Going Beyond the ‘Arab Street’: U-M Surveys Opinions in the Middle East
Pedestrian sign in Doha, Qatar. (stock image) ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2013. The “Arab street” is a popular cliché used to describe what people are thinking in the Middle East. But it’s rarely clear how opinions are collected on this proverbial street. One thing is obvious: There is serious need for[Read More…]
Both Houses Partner and Release Climate Legislation Discussion Draft
Rep. Waxman, Sen. Whitehouse, Rep. Blumenauer and Sen. Schatz leading the charge on addressing climate crisis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2013. Today Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) released a discussion draft of climate legislation that would put a price[Read More…]
House Republican Budget Threatens Middle-Class and Low-Income Americans, Offers Enormous Tax Cuts for the Rich
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2013. For the third year in a row, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) has offered a budget plan that asks much of middle-class and low-income families but nothing at all from those at the top, according to an analysis released today by the Center for American Progress. Authored[Read More…]
The Ryan Budget Retains 100 Years of Unnecessary Big Oil Tax Breaks and Revives New Ones from the Rejected Romney Budget Plan
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2013. In response to the FY 2014 House Republican budget blueprint—a plan that protects Big Oil companies at the expense of struggling American families—the Center for American Progress today released an analysis that explains exactly why Big Oil doesn’t need billions of dollars in existing and new[Read More…]
Distinguished Faith Leaders Condemn the Ryan Budget
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2013. In response to the release of the 2013 House Republican budget blueprint—a plan that for the third year in a row puts the wealthiest few ahead of the most vulnerable Americans—a diverse group of distinguished faith leaders issued the following statements condemning the budget as immoral:[Read More…]
Open Letter to Board Members of Green Climate Fund: ‘Don’t Shut Us Out!’
Berlin, Germany–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2013. As the Green Climate Fund meets in Berlin, Germany, an open letter to the board members of the Fund was released today to urge meaningful civil society participation in the meetings on a governing instrument that will assist countries in climate adaptation, climate finance, and climate[Read More…]
More than a Quarter of Abused Children Had Prior Abusive Injuries
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2013. Relatively minor abusive injuries can precede more severe physical abuse in infants. A study in the April 2013 issue of Pediatrics, “Sentinel Injuries in Infants Evaluated for Child Physical Abuse,” (published online March 11) tracked for the first time the prevalence of such “sentinel”[Read More…]
In Dual Shadows: LGBT Undocumented Immigrants
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2013. The Center for American Progress convened an event on LGBT Americans that are also undocumented immigrants featuring Define American founder Jose Antonio Vargas, and released “In Dual Shadows: LGBT Undocumented Immigrants.” In light of the Williams Institute of UCLA’s findings that there are at least 267,000[Read More…]
