Thank you Andrew Sullivan for your radio interview on NPR’s All things Considered today. Everyone in American needs to hear this beautiful, heartfelt, and nuanced response to President Obama’s statement calling for marriage equality. The interview lasts only a few minutes, and the moment that grabbed us emotionally is in[Read More…]
Opinion
Fox Now Asking: Is The Drop In Gas Prices A Bad Thing?
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Earlier this year, Fox News hyped the rise in gasoline prices, blaming President Obama even thoughexperts agree that worldwide market factors, not U.S. policies, set gas prices. So what is Fox saying now that gas prices are falling? Seriously. You know who else sees the drop in gas prices as a bad[Read More…]
NOW Renounces House Judiciary Vote Undermining Spirit and Intent of Violence Against Women Act
Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012. The National Organization for Women condemns the vote today in the House Judiciary Committee. In a 17-15 vote, the Republican-controlled committee passed a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act that completely undermines the spirit of the landmark bill passed[Read More…]
USW Joins President Obama In Calling On Congress To Create Jobs
Pittsburgh–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012. The United Steelworkers (USW) said today that Congress needs to follow President Obama’s lead in creating jobs by acting on a “To Do List” that would help restore middle-class security. In a speech today in Upstate New York, the President emphasized that Congress now has the opportunity[Read More…]
Low Income Families Choose Private Education Over Government Schools in India
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–8 May 2012. A study examining children’s schooling in Andhra Pradesh, India, has revealed a dramatic rise in the number of parents opting for fee-paying private schools over state-funded government schools. Even low-income families are ‘voting with their feet’, according to new research led by the University of Oxford.[Read More…]
More for the Money: A Bipartisan Approach to Realign U.S. Foreign Aid
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012. The United States should be more selective about where and how it spends foreign assistance, according to the authors of “Engagement Amid Austerity: A Bipartisan Approach to Reorienting the International Affairs Budget” released today. The report, co-authored by John Norris of the Center for American Progress[Read More…]
Romney Falls Silent at Q&A: Should Obama Be Tried for Treason? (Video)
Cleveland, OH-(ENEWSPF)- Romney silent at Ohio Q&A as to whether President Obama should be tried for treason. Yes. Treason. Yoi. From the HuffPost: An awkward moment occurred at Mitt Romney’s town hall event in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday when an audience member, in the process of asking him a question,[Read More…]
Vintage: Angry David Letterman Fires Employee Live On The Air (Video)
This is vintage David Letterman: David Letterman Fires long time employee on the air. Enjoy.
You Did Not Cause the Recession. Make Corporations Pay Their Fair Share (Video)
If you agree that we can’t allow American taxpayers to be robbed by 16 international corporations who pay to manipulate our government so that we pay more, and they pay less to operate it, please use the tools you have at your disposal — your social network — to share[Read More…]
Video: Fired From Wells Fargo For Shoplifting 40 Years Ago
From the Huffington Post: Imagine getting fired for a crime you committed not one, not two, not three, but four decades ago. That’s what happened to one Milwaukee woman. Wells Fargo fired Yolanda Quesada after a background check found that she shoplifted in 1972, a local NBC affiliate reports. More here
