Pitssburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2012. Statement by United Steel Workers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard: “This is International Women’s Day, and four days from now is the centennial of the Bread and Roses victory by women woolen mill workers in Lawrence, Mass. “The triumph in Lawrence established a credo for[Read More…]
Opinion
The Damage is Done: Romney Nose-Dives with Latino Voters
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2012. SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Eliseo Medina yesterday issued the following statement regarding the Univision News/ABC/Latino Decisions and Fox News Latino polls: “If Mitt Romney is reveling in Super Tuesday results, he should stop. A new Fox News Latino poll found only 14 percent of Latino voters would vote for[Read More…]
How Big Is The Marijuana Voting Bloc?
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2012. Everyday I read and hear marijuana activists stating the importance of the marijuana voting bloc in this election. It got me wondering, how big is the marijuana voting bloc? Can the marijuana voting bloc even be measured? I Googled the question, and the overwhelming return dealt with[Read More…]
International Women’s Day: The Impact, Potential, and Difficulties Women of Color Face in the Global Economy and the Criminal Justice System
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2012. Today, on International Women’s Day, the Center for American Progress released two pieces reiterating the underestimated impact and barriers still faced by women worldwide and in the United States, particularly women of color. The impact of women’s entrepreneurship on the global economy cannot be underestimated. In[Read More…]
President’s New Efficient Vehicle Proposals Put America on Right Road on Energy
NRDC: “New initiatives will expand the benefits to our wallets, to our economy and our environment.” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2012 – President Obama’s proposals to encourage production of more efficient vehicles, announced today, will help move America down the right road toward breaking the oil industry’s monopoly on our transportation dollars,[Read More…]
Statement by the Coalition Against NATO/G8 War & Poverty Agenda (CANG8) and Occupy Chicago Re: G8 Moving to Camp David
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 8 , 2012. The G8 moving to Camp David represents a major victory for the people of Chicago. The leaders of the 1% are moving because of the overwhelming resistance to the NATO/G8 war and poverty agenda in Chicago. Our city is filled with tens of thousands of people[Read More…]
Invisible Children: ‘Rich White Kids Paying Rich White Kids To Go On Vacation’
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Updated March 9, 2012, 7:45 p.m. After I published this, I was told by several friends on Facebook that Invisible Children has issues. And, boy, do they ever. As Cait Phipps, a friend and college student put it, “It’s rich white kids paying other rich white[Read More…]
RETRACTED: Help Bring Joseph Kony to Justice This Year, 2012
I am retracting this commentary following revelations that Invisible Children is not a worthy charity. See this lengthy blog post for more information. My apologies! It takes less than 30 minutes to watch this amazing and eye-opening video. KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: Rich Americans Are Not Overtaxed
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2012. Today a new analysis by the Center for American Progress debunks the conservative talking point that the richest 1 percent of Americans are overtaxed because they pay a higher share of taxes. Conservatives often point out that the top 1 percent of income earners pay about[Read More…]
New Demos Report and New Findings From NY Federal Reserve Cast Light On Student Debt Crisis
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2012. Yesterday the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released grim findings about the student debt crisis across the nation. According to the these findings, the total outstanding student loan balance now stands at about $870 billion, and as many as 47 percent of student loan borrowers[Read More…]
