Trump and Sessions seek to undermine the will of the American People in regards to marijuana policy Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer suggested that the Trump administration will step up enforcement of federal laws against recreational marijuana. “I do believe that you’ll see greater enforcement,”[Read More…]
Opinion
NOW: ‘Shame on Donald Trump for Rolling Back Rights for Transgender Students’
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)– February 23, 2017. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: Donald Trump’s decision to discriminate against transgender students is a shameful and unconstitutional attack on civil rights and human decency. Title IX is clear—the federal law prohibits sex-based discrimination in educational programs. Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions and Betsy[Read More…]
White House Indicates Potential Crackdown on Recreational Marijuana
Sean Spicer: Trump’s DOJ Will Push for “Greater Enforcement” of Federal Law in Recreational Marijuana States Administration Suggests They Will Not Crack Down on Medical Marijuana States Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. In a press conference today, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer strongly indicated that Jeff Sessions’ Department of Justice[Read More…]
VIDEO: Cancer at 26: ‘How Were We Going to Pay to Save Her Life?’
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. Ahead of nationwide rallies to save the Affordable Care Act on February 25, Our Revolution on Wednesday released a video featuring Julienne Gene Edwards, a Maryland native who was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer at 26. Julienne and her family say, if not for the[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending February 18, 2017
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 23, 2017 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 244,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 239,000 to 238,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Brief Highlights Innovative School Schedules
A teacher engages with a small group of students in a classroom in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 29, 2016. AP/John Locher New CAP brief highlights innovative school schedules in Lawrence, Massachusetts; New Haven, Connecticut; and Brooklyn, New York. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. Teachers in the United States spend[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on Revoking of Title IX Guidance for Transgender Students & Impact on Gavin Grimm Supreme Court Case
NEW YORK — (ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. The Trump administration yesterday informed the Supreme Court that they are revoking guidance from the Departments of Education and Justice that clarified that transgender students are protected from sex discrimination by Title IX, the federal law that bars gender discrimination. The guidance, which was[Read More…]
Notes from the Cultural Front – A Call to Action
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. In 1987 The Center for International Performance and Exhibition was founded by Jim De Jong and Marguerite Horberg. We came together to create an multi-arts tribute to the first, and much beloved African-American Mayor Harold Washington. Crucial to Washington’s impact was the inclusion of ordinary Chicagoans in[Read More…]
New Study Indicates the Number of Spills Due to Fracking is 20 Times Higher Than Previous Estimates
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2017 By Mark Sumner An EPA study earlier this year suggested that hydraulic fracturing to extract oil and gas from shale beds could be a threat to drinking water, but that actual problems were “rare.” However, there may be reason to be concerned, because the number of spills related to[Read More…]
Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect: Mr. President, Your Too Little, Too Late Acknowledgement of #Antisemitism Today is Not Enough
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—February 21, 2017. Statement of Steven Goldstein, Executive Director of the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect, on President Trump’s acknowledgment of Antisemitism today: “The President’s sudden acknowledgement is a Band-Aid on the cancer of Antisemitism that has infected his own Administration. His statement today is a pathetic[Read More…]
