Smart Growth, Transportation Options, Help Residents Beat High Gas Prices WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2012 —With the busy Thanksgiving travel weekend ahead, a new study highlights a picture of two Americas when it comes to dependence on oil, with drivers in some more rural states paying twice as much as a percentage[Read More…]
Opinion
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Hostess Brands Inc.
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012. What’s happening with Hostess Brands is a microcosm of what’s wrong with America, as Bain-style Wall Street vultures make themselves rich by making America poor. Crony capitalism and consistently poor management drove Hostess into the ground, but its workers are paying the price. These workers, who[Read More…]
Economic Policy Institute Releases Budget Proposal That Creates Jobs, Lets Bush-era Tax Cuts Expire and Strengthens Social Safety Net
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012. Today, tax and budget experts from the Economic Policy Institute will present a budget proposal, Investing in America’s Economy: A Budget Blueprint for Economic Recovery, at a forum organized by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, “Post Election: The Fiscal Cliff and Beyond.” EPI is one of[Read More…]
Brennan Center Study: Rampant Filibuster Abuse Paralyzes Senate, Proposed Reforms
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012. In the last three Congresses, the percentage of Senate floor activity devoted to cloture votes has been more than 50 percent greater than any other time since at least World War II, a new Brennan Center report shows. Curbing Filibuster Abuse details the sharp rise in[Read More…]
Statement by the Center for American Progress’ Julia Gordon on the Federal Housing Administration’s Financial Status
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012. Today the Federal Housing Administration, a government-run mortgage insurer, released its fiscal year 2012 actuarial review and financial report to Congress. The actuarial review predicts a negative ”economic value” for the Federal Housing Administration’s insurance fund, meaning the agency does not have enough money to[Read More…]
Rasmussen: Americans Believe Alcohol To Be More Dangerous Than Pot
Asbury Park, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012. Twice as many Americans with an opinion say that alcohol is more dangerous than cannabis, according to a nationwide Rasmussen telephone poll of 1,000 adults. Fifty-one percent of respondents said that they believed that alcohol “is more dangerous” than marijuana. Only 24 percent of respondents[Read More…]
Poll: Majority Of Americans Under Age 65 Support Legalizing Marijuana
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012. A majority of Americans age 65 and under favor legalizing the personal possession of cannabis, according to a nationwide poll of 1,023 adults commissioned by The Washington Post and ABC News. Among respondents between the ages of 18 and 29, 55 percent favored legalization (versus 45[Read More…]
Teamsters Statement on Hostess Brands’ Announcement to Cease Production
Official Statement of Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012. Today, Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall made the following statement regarding Hostess’ decision to cease production: “We regret to announce that Hostess Brands Inc. has, as a result of the bakery worker’s strike, filed liquidation papers this morning. The[Read More…]
Video/Story: ABC News Flubs Petraeus Book Cover: ‘ALL Up IN My Snatch’
Oh, ABC News, no you didn’t. Yes you did. From The Raw Story: An ABC News affiliate in Denver says that while attempting to report on the resignation of former CIA Director David Petraeus, the station mistakenly aired a photoshopped version of his mistress’ book with the raunchy title “All[Read More…]
SEIU: Speaker Boehner Should Listen to Protesters, Extend Middle Class Tax Cuts Immediately
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2012. As residents of the District of Columbia protest outside of Speaker Boehner’s office today, Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement: “The President’s call to extend the tax cuts for the middle class immediately is the right approach[Read More…]
