Montreal, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012. The enactment of state laws allowing for the limited legal use of cannabis by qualified patients has little to no causal effect on broader marijuana use, according to data published online in the journal Annals of Epidemiology. Investigators at McGill University in Montreal obtained state-level estimates[Read More…]
Opinion
Obama Says This is Just the Start—But Fails to Hammer Home His Own Federal Investigation at Press Conference
American people want $300 billion in principal reduction and accountability for bank crimes Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012. In response to President Barack Obama’s press conference on today’s announcement of the settlement between big banks and the state Attorneys General, The New Bottom Line—a coalition of grassroots, people of faith, homeowners,[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Experts on No-Cost Contraception Coverage
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012. The following key facts and related resources illustrate why the administration’s decision is a tremendous victory for women’s health and why the decision should be upheld. Key facts: Twenty-eight states already mandate contraception coverage. The president’s plan would exempt 355,000 churches and religious institutions from covering[Read More…]
Statement of The New Bottom Line on AG-Bank Mortgage Settlement Agreement
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012. The mortgage fraud settlement being announced today is a tiny drop in a big bucket. It does not do justice for the millions of homeowners who lost their homes or hold the banks fully accountable for their crimes. For homeowners who were defrauded and lost their[Read More…]
New Report Released: ‘Auctioning Democracy: The Rise of Super PACs and the 2012 Election’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2012. Today U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Demos released a new analysis of the funding sources for the campaign finance behemoths, Super PACs. The findings confirmed what many have predicted in the wake of the Supreme Court’s damaging Citizens United decision: since their inception in 2010, Super[Read More…]
At Age 24, Men are a Third Less Likely to Have Earned a Bachelor’s Degree
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2012. At age 24, a clear gender gap in educational attainment persists. While nearly 28 percent of women had received a bachelor’s degree by the October when they were age 24, only 19 percent of men had done so, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.[Read More…]
USW Values USTR Settlement of ‘Zeroing’ in Trade Disputes
Obama Administration Needs to Clarify U.S. Rights within WTO Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Feb. 7, 2012. Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers (USW), today issued a positive, but cautious reaction to the signing of understandings reached by the U.S. with the European Union, and separately with Japan in long running[Read More…]
Big Oil’s Banner Year: Higher Prices, Record Profits, Less Oil
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2012. Today BP posted net earnings of $23.9 billion, bringing the total profits for the five largest oil companies—BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, and Royal Dutch Shell—to a record-high $137 billion in profits in 2011. Despite their increased profit margins—up 75 percent from 2010—the Center for American Progress[Read More…]
Journalists Are Natural Fit As Debate Moderators
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center senior vice president/executive director Should journalists and news organizations participate in, even sponsor, political debates? Let’s start with why we have such debates: They are an opportunity for us to hear directly from candidates, to see how they explain,[Read More…]
Tough To Criticize Economic Policies that Created and Continue to Create Jobs
Source: barackobama.com Commentary By Gary Kopycinski The numbers tell the story. For all the naysayers, the Tea Party, the Birthers, the right-wing PACs, Super PACs, the Congressional GOP and the GOP presidential contenders, it’s hard to be critical of the numbers. It’s even harder to criticize success. President Obama’s administration[Read More…]
