Demonstrators cheer during an International Women’s Day rally, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Cincinnati. AP/John Minchillo Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2017.l Throughout his campaign and the start of his administration, President Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he and his administration would invest in and empower women. However, as a new[Read More…]
Opinion
Brennan Center for Justice New Analysis: The Islamophobic Administration, 100 Days In
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2017. Donald Trump’s vitriolic anti-Muslim campaign rhetoric was a preview for an unprecedentedly Islamophobic administration. A new analysis from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, The Islamophobic Administration, identifies how the president and his White House staff and advisors have targeted Muslims through both[Read More…]
New Report Reveals Trump Is Not Punishing Corporations that Offshore American Jobs, but Awarding Them New Government Contracts
56 Percent of Top U.S. Government Contractors Offshored Jobs WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2017. Despite President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to punish firms that offshore American jobs, the flow of federal contract awards to major offshorers has continued unabated since Trump’s inauguration, according to a new report released today by Good[Read More…]
Remake of Classic “Your Brain on Drugs” Ad Slams Disastrous Drug War (Video)
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2017 By: Tony Newman April 20, 2017 Twenty years ago today, one of the most memorable ads of all time was launched, when Rachael Leigh Cook and her frying pan starting smashing up eggs in her infamous, “This is Your Brain on Drugs” ad. Today, on 4/20,[Read More…]
Trump Can’t Bring Back Coal Jobs and Plans to Cut Federal Aid to Coal Miners Who Voted for Him
Center for American Progress issue brief and interactive show how Trump’s budget would hurt coal communities. Coal miner Scott Tiller walks through the morning fog before going underground in a mine less than 40 inches high in Welch, West Virginia, May 2016. AP/David Goldman Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2017. On[Read More…]
U.S. Anti-Semitic Incidents Spike 86 Percent So Far in 2017 After Surging Last Year, Anti-Defamation League Finds
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2017 … Anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. surged more than one-third in 2016 and have jumped 86 percent in the first quarter of 2017, according to new data from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). In its annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, ADL reports that there has been[Read More…]
Latest ACA Repeal Plan Would Explode Premiums for People with Pre-Existing Conditions
Brian Greenberg, who suffers from Crohn’s disease, holds up a syringe preloaded with his prescription medication that was delivered to his home in Stamford, Connecticut, July 6, 2016. AP/Julie Jacobson Washington, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2017. A new column from the Center for American Progress finds that under President Donald Trump[Read More…]
Where the Hell or Heck is Matt? 2012 and 2016
(ENEWSPF)- First wrote about “Where the Hell is Matt?” in 2009 after a student introduced me to Matt Harding’s videos. We were studying Hinduism at the time, and the song in the video from the 2009 post is Praan, a song by Garry Schyman. The words to that song are inspired[Read More…]
As the US Determines its Role in the Global Climate Effort, Self-interested Nations Pursue the Economic Benefits of Clean Energy
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2017. The Trump administration is currently deciding whether the United States will remain in the Paris Agreement and stand by its climate commitments. The upcoming meetings of international forums—including the G-7 and G-20—will provide some clarity on the new U.S. role in the global climate effort and[Read More…]
New Analysis: Crime, Violence, and Murder Remain Near Historic Lows
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2017.l Crime rates have dropped dramatically and remain near historic lows, despite localized increases in some places, according to a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law analyzing data from the last quarter-century. In Crime Trends: 1990-2016, a team of economics[Read More…]
