I voted for Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. And you should too. I voted today for Jesse Jackson, Jr. for Congress. And you should vote for him too. Among the many reasons I favor Jesse, Jr. over Debbie Halvorson, consider the following from the Chicago Tribune: Seated beside her "distracted" opponent[Read More…]
Opinion
TransCanada Employs Piecemeal Gimmick to Resurrect Keystone XL
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2012. TransCanada today announced a scheme to circumvent President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline by splitting the project into two segments to be reviewed through separate regulatory processes. In an alarming about-face, the Obama administration welcomed the announcement, stating that it will[Read More…]
From the UAW: ‘Let Detroit go bankrupt.’ That was Mitt Romney in 2008.
Not so fast, Mitt. We’re going to make sure that Michigan remembers who supported President Obama’s successful plan to save America’s auto industry–and who was against it. MoveOn.org just released a new TV ad featuring a MoveOn and UAW member, Elisa Gurule, who struggled to find a full-time job prior[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on President Obama’s Energy Policy
Coral Gables, FL–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2012. Yesterday President delivered a speech at the University of Miami laying out his Administration’s energy policies. In response, Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, issued the following statement: “The Sierra Club is encouraged by the President’s continued commitment in his speech today to[Read More…]
Audubon President David Yarnold Demands BP Fines go to Restore Gulf
(David J. Ringer) A Laughing Gull oiled during the Deepwater Horizon disaster New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2012. Barrels of bile were spilled in weeks leading up to the Florida primary. But that’s just a clean-up on aisle three compared to the epic five million barrels of crude oil that paralyzed the[Read More…]
Why Diversity Still Matters: Supreme Court Revisit of College Admission Rules Threatens a Civil Rights Setback
Washington, D.C–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2012. This week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, Fisher v. The University of Texas, challenging the future of race-conscious admissions at our country’s colleges and universities. If the Court bars the use of race in admissions decisions, years of hard work by civil rights[Read More…]
The Top 10 Things You Should Know About Arizona’s Latinos and Immigrants
They Have Significant Economic, Cultural, and Electoral Power in the State Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2012. In advance of Arizona’s Republican caucus next Tuesday, the Center for American Progress released a list of important facts about Latinos and immigrants in the state. Since Arizona’s Republican-controlled legislature and governor passed the harsh[Read More…]
When (and Where) Work Disappears
Study: Overseas manufacturing competition hits U.S. regions hard, leaving workers unemployed for years and local economies struggling. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2012. The loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs is a topic that can provoke heated arguments about globalization. But what do the cold, hard numbers reveal? How has the rise in[Read More…]
Why I’m hunger striking at UVA
VIRGINIA—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2012. I am a third year studying Political and Social Thought, and a student-athlete at the University of Virginia. Last Friday, 12 University students began a hunger strike to protest the economic and social injustices perpetrated by the UVa administration against the vast majority of the University’s service-sector[Read More…]
Corporate Tax Plan Will Not Make Corporations Pay Their Fair Share of Taxes, says National People’s Action
Plan Won’t Help Families, Doesn’t Address our Nation’s Revenue Crisis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2012. The corporate tax reform announcement from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner comes as a disappointment to American families struggling to make ends meet. Instead of seizing the opportunity to require corporations pay their fair share of taxes,[Read More…]
