Other Cosmetics Giants Challenged to Follow Suit San Francisco–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2012. Prompted by growing concerns raised by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), makers of Aveeno, Neutrogena, and Johnson’s Baby Shampoo, announced yesterday that it will be removing carcinogens and other toxic chemicals from its baby[Read More…]
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Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Judge’s Rejection of Challenge to Pennsylvania Voter Identification Law
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2012. The AFL-CIO strongly disagrees with the judge’s decision to reject the challenge to Pennsylvania’s voter identification law. It’s crystal clear who is behind these laws and why they want them passed. The Republican Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives illustrated that so directly —[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Pastors ‘Dismayed’ by Voter ID Decision
Philadelphia, PA–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2012. A coalition of African American pastors spoke out today against a state judge’s refusal to halt the implementation of Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law, a move that could put low-income, elderly, minority and student voters at risk of disenfranchisement in November’s election. Members of the African[Read More…]
7 Questions the Candidates Need to Answer About the Housing Crisis
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2012. Less than three months before the presidential election, a new issue brief released today by the Center for American Progress aims to elevate a critical issue that has yet to be discussed on the campaign trail—the issue of solving our nation’s housing crisis. The ongoing[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: Deeper American Involvement in Syria Calls for a Focus on U.S. Priorities
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2012. In light of Secretary Hillary Clinton’s recent visit to Turkey to discuss the situation in Turkey and Syrian rebels claiming responsibility for a downed a Syrian government fighter jet, the Center for American Progress today released “Next Steps in Syria: A Look at U.S. Priorities and[Read More…]
African American Ministers In Action: Romney-Ryan Agenda is ‘Dangerous for America’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2012. People For the American Way’s African American Ministers in Action, a national coalition of African American pastors, spoke out today on Mitt Romney’s choice of Paul Ryan to be his running mate. “Mitt Romney already had a dangerous agenda for America – especially Black America –[Read More…]
Nation’s Largest Nurses Organization Backs Raul Grijalva
Join Call for Robin Hood Tax on Wall Street to Raise Funds For AIDS Treatment, Other Healthcare, Community Needs ARIZONA–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2012. Calling him one of the “premiere advocates for nurses and working people in the U.S. Congress,” National Nurses United, the nation’s largest union and professional association of registered[Read More…]
Reagan Budget Director: Paul Ryan’s Plan Is A ‘Fairy Tale’ (Video)
The former director of the Office of Management and Budget for the Reagan administration, David Stockman, blasts Paul Ryan’s budget plan in a New York Times op-ed. Stockman calls the budget an "empty conservative sermon" and "fairy tale" and says it will "do nothing to reverse the nation’s economic decline and arrest its[Read More…]
Tax Policy Center: Analysis of Tax Proposals by 2012 Presidential Candidates and Vice-Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2012. The Tax Policy Center (TPC) has analyzed the distributional effects of tax proposals from President Obama, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, and Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan. The following pages provide links to TPC research related to the 2012 candidates. TPC Resources on President Obama’s Tax[Read More…]
