VERMONT—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2011. Ben & Jerry’s released this statement of support for the Occupy movement today. Our first corporate endorsement? Weird, but welcome. We, the Ben & Jerry’s Board of Directors, compelled by our personal convictions and our Company’s mission and values, wish to express our deepest admiration to all[Read More…]
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SEIU on Latest Jobs Numbers: Pass American Jobs Act Now
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWESPF)–October 7, 2011. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) International President Mary Kay Henry released the following statement in response to the latest jobs report: “Today’s jobs numbers are yet another painful reminder to the 25 million Americans looking for full-time work that Republicans in Congress have turned their backs[Read More…]
Veterans For Peace Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of the War and Occupation of Afghanistan
St. Louis, MO–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2011. There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can’t take part; you can’t even passively take part. Mario Savio December 3, 1964 Before the smoke had dissipated from the rubble[Read More…]
The Centrist View: Why We Are Going Broke, CEO Salaries Higher, Worse Than Previously Reported
In his 2007 book The Conscience of a Liberal, Nobel laureate Paul Krugman reports that, compared to the 1950s when the average CEO made 30 times what the average employee made in his company, CEOs were garnering 300 times the average worker’s pay. That’s incredible. In case math matters any[Read More…]
The Centrist View: Why We Are Going Broke, CEO Salaries Higher, Worse Than Previously Reported
In his 2007 book The Conscience of a Liberal, Nobel laureate Paul Krugman reports that, compared to the 1950s when the average CEO made 30 times what the average employee made in his company, CEOs were garnering 300 times the average worker’s pay. That’s incredible. In case math matters any[Read More…]
Groundbreaking Report Reveals Economic and Social Costs of Hunger in America
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2011. Today the Center for American Progress and Brandeis University released a groundbreaking report detailing the social and economic costs of hunger in America. The report, “Hunger in America, Suffering We All Pay For,” finds that in addition to federal expenditures to address hunger, the social and[Read More…]
President Obama Leads on Jobs, Republican Leaders Must Not Stop Progress
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011. Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement after President Obama delivered a speech in Dallas promoting the American Jobs Act: “Working people are encouraged that President Obama is taking a strong stand and insisting Congress take action now[Read More…]
Boomers and Elders Housing Report: More Americans Age 50+ Find Housing Unaffordable
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011. AARP’s Public Policy Institute has released a new report that provides a nationwide snapshot of the changing housing landscape for boomers and elders. “The AARP State Housing Profiles” and its brief summary “Housing for Older Adults: The Impacts of the Recession” updates and expands on a[Read More…]
Keynes Celebrates the End of the Gold Standard (Video)
Enjoy one of the very few video footage of John Maynard Keynes as he discusses the positive implications the end of the Gold Standard would have on Great Britain. Nod to Paul Krugman, who says, " And he was completely right. The comments on the video are full of people[Read More…]
USW Supports the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protest Movement
PITTSBURGH–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2011. Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers (USW), North America’s largest industrial union with 1.2 million active and retired members, issued the following statement in support of the Occupy Wall Street protest movement: “The United Steelworkers (USW) union stands in solidarity with and strongly supports[Read More…]
