As White House and Attorneys General Decide on Big Bank Settlement Today, The New Bottom Line Presses President Obama Not to Accept “1% Settlement” that Lets Banks Off the Hook for Mortgage Fraud Report details how big bank bonuses could be used to rebuild the economy and profiles web of[Read More…]
Opinion
Planned Parenthood Applauds HHS for Ensuring Access to Affordable Birth Control
Decision Based on Sound Medicine NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2012. Planned Parenthood Federation of America applauds the decision by the United States Department of Health and Human Services to ensure access to affordable birth control, and not further expand the refusal provision to the birth control coverage benefit under the Affordable[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka On the Second Anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Citizens United
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2012. Two years ago, the Supreme Court seriously undermined our democracy when it ruled by the narrowest of margins to strike down restrictions on independent campaign spending by business corporations and their supporters. The Citizens United ruling further tilted the playing field in favor of the 1%[Read More…]
Administration Deals a Blow to Big Oil and Its Cronies in Congress
Administration takes a stand for Americans’ health and livelihoods, and a safe climate Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2012. Today, the Obama administration rejected the permit for the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline sought by Canadian oil firm TransCanada, determining that the project was not in the national interest. “President Obama has[Read More…]
Keystone XL Pipeline’s Rejection Was Made for All the Right Reasons
NRDC: President Obama Puts National Interest Ahead of Big Oil WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2012. The following is a statement by Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, regarding the Obama administration’s decision on the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline: “The pipeline was rejected for all the right reasons. President[Read More…]
Study: Pro Athletes Bolster Star Status Through Team Selection, Teammates and Career Evolution
Toronto / Vancouver–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2012. Basketball fans in Cleveland may disagree, but two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Lebron James’ decision to play with a higher-profile Miami Heat team and all-star teammates shows sound marketing and career-management acumen, according to newly-published business school research focused on the evolution and importance of[Read More…]
Religion Story Of The Year: Anti-Muslim Bigotry In America
Commentary By Charles C. Haynes Director, Religious Freedom Education Project The recent decision by Lowe’s Home Improvement to pull ads from the reality TV show “All-American Muslim” caps a very successful year for the growing anti-Muslim movement in the United States. So successful, in fact, that anti-mosque protests, anti-Shariah laws,[Read More…]
New Book Surveys Current State of the Military Industrial Complex
Published today, MLK Day 2012: The Military Industrial Complex at 50 is the most comprehensive collection available explaining what the military industrial complex (MIC) is, where it comes from, what damage it does, what further destruction it threatens, and what can be done and is being done to chart a[Read More…]
Why Dogs Are Against Mitt Romney (Video)
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Mitt Romney tied his dog Seamus to the roof of a car for a family vacation. The dog got sick. Romney hosed down the dog and went on. In response to a query on this Chris Wallace at[Read More…]
USW Praises Occupy Protesters for Honoring King Legacy
Pittsburgh–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2012. Occupy protesters across the country who have planned events for this year’s Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day honor his mission and the method he chose to pursue it, United Steelworkers (USW) officers said this week. “By engaging in non-violent demonstration and by seeking economic justice, the[Read More…]
