Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director While the emergence of tea party candidates is getting headlines in this fall’s midterm elections, another trend with free-speech implications has popped up, as well — candidates and supporters going to court, not just the ballot[Read More…]
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Why Religious Literacy Matters
Commentary By Charles C. Haynes Director, Religious Freedom Education Project Twenty-first century America is the most religiously diverse society on earth and — among developed countries — one of the most religious. But how much do inhabitants of our faith-saturated land actually know about religion? Not very much, according to[Read More…]
Former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders Calls for End to Marijuana Prohibition
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 18, 2010. Former U.S. Surgeon General — and MPP VIP Advisory Board member — Joycelyn Elders appeared on CNN yesterday to argue against the criminalization of marijuana users. “Marijuana has never caused anybody directly to die,” she said. “It’s not a toxic substance … We can use our[Read More…]
What Exactly Did that RAND Study Say About Cartels and Marijuana?
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2010. If you believe most headline writers, the RAND Corporation released a study on Tuesday that said ending marijuana prohibition in California would do little to take away profits from Mexican drug cartels. But if you take the time to actually read the study, you’ll learn that[Read More…]
AARP: COLA Critical to Millions of Americans
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2010. AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond offered the following statement in reaction to the Social Security Administration’s anticipated announcement Friday that tens of millions of retired and disabled workers, their families and survivors of deceased workers will not receive a cost of living adjustment (COLA) in[Read More…]
AARP Survey: Needs on Key Issues Trump Partisan Divisions for Voters Age 50+
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2010. A new survey released yesterday by AARP offers a closer look at the attitudes and priorities of AARP members heading into the 2010 midterm elections – and challenges some of the conventional wisdom about what will drive their votes. “No one should be surprised that a political[Read More…]
AARP: Voters Age 45-Plus Could Double Voters Under 45 at Polls on November 2nd
WASHINGTON DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2010. Since 1994, the gap between voters age 45 and older and those under 45 who show up at the polls in a mid-term election has been widening. If the trend holds this November, two-thirds of voters will be age 45-plus, doubling the number of voters under[Read More…]
Sierra Club Calls for End to Oil Dependence
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2010. Yesterday, the Obama administration announced plans to lift a ban on deepwater drilling that was put in place following the BP oil disaster in the Gulf in April. The moratorium was scheduled to end on November 30, 2010. Statement of Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune[Read More…]
NJDC Condemns Rich Iott’s Participation in Nazi Reenactments
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2010. National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) President and CEO David A. Harris issued the following statement yesterday denouncing Ohio-9 Republican Congressional candidate Rich Iott’s participation in Nazi reenactments: “The National Jewish Democratic Council was appalled at the news that Tea Party-backed Republican candidate Rich Iott participated in[Read More…]
New Report: U.S. Government Data Demonstrates Failure of Cannabis Prohibition
Vancouver, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2010. The International Centre for Science in Drug Policy (ICSDP) today released a new research report that demonstrates the clear failure of U.S. marijuana prohibition and supports calls for evidence-based models to legalize and regulate the use of cannabis. The British Medical Journal, one of the world’s[Read More…]
