CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2016. Erik Gellman, associate professor of history with expertise on social movements and urban history, has been selected to receive the prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Public Scholar grant award for the 2016-17 year. A scholar of African American, labor and modern U.S. history, Gellman will[Read More…]
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Hillary for America Releases Ad Lifting Working Families Up
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2016. Today, Hillary for America launched a new television ad entitled “For Those Who Depend on Us,” highlighting Clinton’s plan to lift Latino working families up and ensure they get ahead and stay ahead. While Donald Trump is painting Latinos as “criminals,” demeaning immigrants and doubling down[Read More…]
Prairie State College’s Christopher Art Gallery to Host Annual Photographer of the Year and Student Exhibition
Featuring Kellie Lachata Card image design by Kellie Lachata CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—UPDATED: August 25, 2016. Prairie State College’s Christopher Art Gallery will host the Annual Photographer of the Year and Student Exhibition from Monday, August 22 through Thursday, September 15. An Artists’ Reception will be held on Wednesday, August 31 from noon[Read More…]
Statement from Hillary for America Campaign Manager Robby Mook on Paul Manafort’s Resignation and Trump’s Continued Pro-Kremlin Ties (Video)
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2016. Today, Hillary For America Campaign Manager Robby Mook issued the following statement on the resignation of Trump’s Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort and the many continuing ties between Trump and his campaign and pro-Kremlin forces: “Paul Manafort’s resignation is a clear admission that the disturbing connections between[Read More…]
Hillary for America Statement on Trump’s Misleading Ad
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2016. Today, in response to Donald Trump’s new divisive and misleading campaign ad, HFA Deputy Communications Director Christina Reynolds offered the following statement: “From his divisive rhetoric to his erratic efforts to alienate our allies to his dangerous plans, Donald Trump has made our country less safe[Read More…]
Democracy In Action Chicago Presents ‘Is Chicago Broke?’ on Sunday, August 21
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 19, 2016. Democracy In Action Chicago will present ‘Is Chicago Broke?’ on Sunday, August 21. The event will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 North Lincoln Avenue in Chicago. Mayor Emanuel claims we cannot afford many services without drastic tax increases.[Read More…]
Naked Statues of Donald Trump ‘The Emperor Has No Balls’ Showing Up in U.S. Cities (Video)
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2016. WARNING: The video below contains explicit artwork that may be offensive to some people. INDECLINE, a self-described “anarchist collective” unveiled life-size statues of Donald Trump on Thursday morning in public spaces in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cleveland and Seattle. The statue named “The Emperor Has[Read More…]
National Organization for Women (NOW): New Trump Campaign Team: Anti-Women, Sexist and Misogynistic
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2016. Paul Manafort is out, but sexism and misogyny are in. Donald Trump’s new campaign team is proof positive that he is doubling down on his war on women. First, he brought Roger Ailes on board as debate coach and behind-the-scenes strategist. This is the same[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Trump in Louisiana is a Study in Ignorance and Reckless Disregard
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2016. Today, Donald Trump is visiting Baton Rouge and a flood ravaged Louisiana. According to WIRED, “This is the eighth time in about a year that 500-year rainfall has hammered the US, and climate change will make extreme weather events like this more common.” The New York[Read More…]
VoteVets Reacts to Report that Trump Campaign Chair Helped Organize Protest of U.S. Marines in Ukraine
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2016. The largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets.org, is responding angrily to news reports that Donald Trump’s campaign chair, Paul Manafort, may have had a hand in organizing pro-Russian protests against US Marines, in Ukraine, in 2006. A report from Fusion, based on leaked[Read More…]
