NRDC: Shell Oil’s debacles around its Arctic Ocean drilling efforts make it crystal clear how risky it is to drill in one of the most fragile places on the planet. WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013 – The Natural Resources Defense Council and The Wilderness Society today called on the Obama administration to[Read More…]
Opinion
Connecting the Dots: 10 Disastrous Consequences of the Drug War
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. Huffington Post Connecting the Dots: 10 Disastrous Consequences of the Drug War, Tony Newman, January 3, 2013, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-newman/drug-war-consequences_b_2404347.html The war on drugs is America’s longest war. It has been 40-plus years since Nixon launched our modern “war on drugs” and yet drugs are as plentiful as ever. While the[Read More…]
Delay in Action on Hurricane Disaster Relief Funding Unprecedented
Congressional Action By the Numbers NEW JERSEY—(ENEWSPF)—January 3, 2013. “I would hope that the people in Congress could get their act together for about fifteen minutes and help people who are suffering. …If the Congress can’t even help Americans who have had their homes and their lives destroyed by a[Read More…]
Amnesty International Condemns Guantanamo Transfer Restrictions in the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act
Bill Further Entrenches Indefinite Detention and Unfair Trials at Guantanamo Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. Amnesty International USA condemned the restrictions on the transfer of Guantanamo detainees in the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed into law yesterday by President Obama. The law continues for one more year a ban[Read More…]
Department of Health and Human Services Can Reduce Health Costs, Improve Patient Care by Implementing Shared Decision Making Initiatives
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. The Affordable Care Act gives the department of Health and Human Services the authority to implement an important provision designed to improve patient care and reduce health care costs, according to a new Center for American Progress article published yesterday in the New England Journal[Read More…]
National Defense Authorization Act Prevents Closing Guantanamo, Could Protect Right to Discriminate
Obama Jeopardizes Ability to Close Guantanamo While Raising Discrimination Concerns in the Military WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. President Obama has signed the National Defense Authorization Act, which jeopardizes his ability to meet his promise to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay during his presidency. Another provision of concern requires the[Read More…]
2012: The Year In Review — NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 26, 2012. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director #1 Colorado and Washington Vote To Legalize Marijuana Voters in Colorado and Washington made history by approving ballot measures allowing for the personal possession and consumption of cannabis by adults. Washington’s law, which removes criminal penalties for the possession of[Read More…]
Statement of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on National Rifle Association Press Conference
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2012. “The NRA’s Washington leadership has long been out of step with its members, and never has that been so apparent as this morning. Their press conference was a shameful evasion of the crisis facing our country. Instead of offering solutions to a problem they have helped[Read More…]
AFT, NEA: Arming Educators Won’t Keep Schools Safe
Focus Needs to Be on Investments in Mental Health Services, Reasonable Gun Safety Legislation WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2012. The National Education Association (NEA) President Dennis Van Roekel and the American Federal of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten react to proposals by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, and William[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On Failure of ‘Plan B’ and Latest Fiscal Developments
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2012. Speaker Boehner’s failure last night should be seen as one thing: A reset button to listen to the will of the American people. The slate is clean and we call on the President to come forward with an offer that reflects the reasons he won the[Read More…]
