Calls on President Obama to keep pressure on DeMarco and to ensure mortgage fraud task force is moving and fully resourced Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2012. After months of pressure from The New Bottom Line, civil rights groups, and state and federal officials, FHFA Acting Director Edward DeMarco conceded today what[Read More…]
Opinion
Statement from Rev. Al Sharpton Regarding the Prosecutors Decision to Skip the Grand Jury in the Trayvon Martin Case
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012. The special Prosecutor’s decision to forego bringing the Trayvon Martin shooting death before a grand jury vindicates the position that we have taken all along—that is you do not need a grand jury to make an arrest of George Zimmerman on probable cause. It does[Read More…]
Decades of State Cuts to Higher Ed Threaten Millentials
New York–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012. America’s future middle class is in peril, with state investment in public higher education plummeting over the past two decades leaving students and their families to pick up the slack. A just released report by public policy center Demos provides a new analysis of the Grapevine[Read More…]
Demos and American Prospect Launch ‘Taxes Matter 2012’ Week
New York–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012. Public interest in the tax rate of Warren Buffet’s secretary, Mitt Romney’s capital gains, and the rise of super wealthy supporters of Super PACs all point to an undeniable fact facing the United States: Our tax system is one that favors the wealthy and powerful increasingly[Read More…]
Video: Social Security Reform Bill Encourages Americans To Live Faster, Die Younger
Commentary and Humor This is humor at its finest. The truth is, regrettably, sadder. From our friends at The Onion: "The new law will remove restrictions on cigarettes, drugs, and alcohol as well as provide tax incentives for seniors who bungee jump off of cliffs."
Common Cause Calls on Companies to Quit ALEC
Secretive corporate lobby includes Walmart, Bayer, State Farm, Johnson & Johnson; Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Kraft Foods already have departed WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 6 – This week’s announcements that Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Kraft Foods have withdrawn from the American Legislative Exchange Council are a testament to the power of citizen activism and an[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Jobs, April 5, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2012. As we await tomorrow’s jobs report and hope for sustained improvement, let’s not lose sight of the current reality: far too many men and women who want to work still cannot find good jobs. Their reality, as they search for work, is struggling to pay bills,[Read More…]
NRDC Report Reveals 29 States Unprepared for Growing Water Threats to Economy, Health
First-of-its-kind state-by-state analysis examines climate preparedness levels in all states, revealing nation’s best and worst; CA, CO, FL, MD, MI, MN, NV, NH, NM, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA, WI highlighted WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2012 – Only nine states have taken comprehensive steps to address their vulnerabilities to the water-related impacts[Read More…]
Rasmussen Poll: Plurality Of Americans Support Legalizing And Taxing Cannabis
Asbury Park, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2012. A solid plurality of Americans now support legalizing and taxing the production and sale of cannabis, according to nationwide Rasmussen poll of 1,000 adults. According to the telephone poll, 47 percent of adults “believe the country should legalize and tax marijuana in order to help[Read More…]
International Job Creation Policy Menu
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2012. Today, as the nation awaits tomorrow’s release of the latest unemployment numbers, the Just Jobs Network, coordinated by the Center for American Progress, unveiled a new analysis outlining job creation strategies developed by nations across the globe. The menu of policy options to get people back[Read More…]
