An inside look at how Purdue Pharma pushed OxyContin despite risks of addiction and fatalities. CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2018 By: Fred Schulte Purdue Pharma left almost nothing to chance in its whirlwind marketing of its new painkiller OxyContin. From 1996 to 2002, Purdue pursued nearly every avenue in the drug supply[Read More…]
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Lead Contamination in Schools’ Drinking Water: Worse than Previously Thought
Groups call for swift action to Get the Lead Out Boston, Mass.—(ENEWSPF)—June 14, 2018 Contact: Kara Cook-Schultz Lead contamination in our schools is more pervasive than previously thought, according to water testing data from 20 states published in a national interactive map by Environment America and U.S. PIRG today. As schools begin[Read More…]
Senator Duckworth Statement on Donald Trump-Kim Jong Un Summit
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 12, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and combat veteran issued the following statement in response to the agreement signed by Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in Singapore: “Maximum pressure is wasted when we settle for minimal results. The Trump Administration’s announcement that the[Read More…]
New Analysis Finds That the Cost of Summer Child Care is Crippling Families’ Finances & Exacerbating the Summer Slide
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—June 11, 2018 By: Cristina Novoa Today, the Center for American Progress released a new 50-state analysis looking at families’ ability to afford summer child care by calculating and juxtaposing the median income for a typical family of four and the expected cost of summer programming for 2018. The analysis assumes that[Read More…]
Supreme Court Clears Ohio Voter Rights Purge
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 11, 2018 Contact: Jay Young Statements of Common Cause Illinois on the Husted Decision: “Every American deserves the chance to make their voice heard in our elections without fear of election officials targeting them because of their voting history,” said Common Cause president Karen Hobert Flynn. “But regardless of[Read More…]
Suicide Rates Rising Across the U.S.
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2018 Contact: CDC Media Relations Comprehensive prevention goes beyond a focus on mental health concerns Suicide rates have been rising in nearly every state, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2016, nearly 45,000 Americans age 10[Read More…]
New Report Examines 28 Percent Reduction in Chicago Veteran Homelessness Since 2015
More than 4,000 veterans have been housed through Chicago’s Ending Veteran Homelessness Initiative since 2015. Our report highlights the new collaborations and systems improvements that made this progress possible. Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—June 7, 2018 Contact: Keri Lowder All Chicago released its Understanding the Success of Chicago’s Ending Veteran Homelessness Initiative (EVHI) Report today,[Read More…]
The Center for Economic and Policy Research Statement: Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports
Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)—June 7, 2018 Contact: Karen Conner In response to the Social Security and Medicare Trustees reports released today, CEPR senior economist Dean Baker issued the following statement: “There were few notable changes in the 2018 trustees reports. In the case of the Social Security trustees report, the changes were[Read More…]
The Cost to American Families of Trump’s Culture of Corruption and How to Fix it
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2018 By: Sam Berger, Liz Kennedy, and Diana Pilipenko A new report from the Center for American Progress examines the corrosive impact of President Donald Trump’s culture of corruption and how it weakens U.S. government, creates national security risks, and threatens the economic security of millions of Americans.[Read More…]
Is Trump Using His Pardon Powers the Right Way?
Trump prefers to pardon prominent public figures, but what about people in the lower tax brackets? Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 1, 2018 By Anthony Papa / Independent Media Institute President Trump and the use of presidential pardons is all over the news. Earlier this week the President met with Kim Kardashian to discuss the[Read More…]
