CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2012. The Direct Action Committee of Occupy Chicago is issuing a city wide CALL TO ACTION until January 18th, the day that Rahm’s proposed updates to parade permit and public gathering ordinances- which gravely limit the capacities of protest actions within Chicago- will be coming for a vote[Read More…]
Opinion
New Study Shows Dramatic Revenue Potential from a Wall Street Tax
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2012. A robust tax on Wall Street transactions would raise far more revenue – as much as 17 times as much – than more limited proposals, even accounting for the worst case scenarios of reduced trading as a result of a tax. That’s the findings of[Read More…]
SEIU Applauds Administration’s Efforts to Cut Red-Tape and Keep Families Together
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2012. SEIU applauds today’s announcement by the Obama Administration to knock down bureaucratic obstacles for U.S. citizens who currently face hardship because their spouses cannot remain in the country legally. The decision makes a small but significant change. It will allow spouses and a small number of[Read More…]
LIUNA: Hopeful Unemployed Construction Workers Need Congress to Pass a Highway Bill in 2012
Despite Uptick in National Jobs, Construction Unemployment Climbs Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2012. Numbers released by the U.S. Department of Labor today suggest that despite a drop in the overall national unemployment rate, America’s construction industry remains weak. Currently, more than 1.3 million construction workers are jobless. While the construction sector[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Report Assesses Progress in Teacher Preparation and State Accountability
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2012. The Center for American Progress released a new report yesterday that details the progress of the 2010 winners of the Obama administration’s signature Race to the Top education program. Titled “Getting Better at Teacher Preparation and State Accountability” by Edward Crowe, the report presents new information[Read More…]
The Case of the Missing Gas Mileage
Automakers have made great strides in fuel efficiency in recent decades — but the mileage numbers of individual vehicles have barely increased. An MIT economist explains the conundrum. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2012. Contrary to common perception, the major automakers have produced large increases in fuel efficiency through better technology in[Read More…]
2011: The Year In Review — NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2011. #1 NORML Sues To Halt Government’s Prosecution of Medical Cannabis Providers In October, the United States Deputy Attorney General, along with the four US Attorneys from California, announced their intentions to escalate federal efforts targeting the state’s medical cannabis dispensaries and providers. In response, members of[Read More…]
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Gives Early Christmas Gift to Industry
WASHINGTON D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2011. Today the Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted to approve the final rule for the Westinghouse AP1000 design. The Commission voted to approve the design despite the fact that Dr. John Ma, one of Commission’s longest-serving staff, warned that the reactor’s containment, a structure which serves as[Read More…]
Cold Hearted Extremism: Unemployed Americans Left Out in the Cold
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2011. Following the House of Representatives’ failure to agree on a bill to extend federal unemployment insurance benefits, Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement: “Right wing House Republicans’ refusal to compromise on a bill that would extend federal[Read More…]
New Report: 265 Major, Profitable U.S. Corporations’ Tax Avoidance Costs States $42 Billion Over Three Years
Sixty Eight Companies Have At Least One Tax-Free Year The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and Citizens for Tax Justice Release “Corporate Tax Dodging in the Fifty States, 2008-2010” Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2011. A comprehensive new study that profiles 265 consistently profitable Fortune 500 companies finds that 68 of them[Read More…]
