US Officials Were More Concerned With Protecting Military Relationship Than Overturning Coup Washington, DC — A new investigative article published by The Intercept reveals previously unknown details of US support for Honduras’ 2009 coup d’etat that ousted the democratically elected government of President Manuel Zelaya. Center for Economic and Policy[Read More…]
Blog Posts
How You Can Help the Victims of Hurricane Harvey
TEXAS—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2017. The devastation from Hurricane Harvey continues to be felt throughout Texas. And as heavy rains and catastrophic flooding are expected to continue for days, the extent of the damage and death toll is not yet clear. The National Weather Service had called the storm “unprecedented.” According to[Read More…]
Study: Gaps Widen in the Intercity Bus and Rail System, Forcing More to Drive
Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul University calls for steps to curb decline CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2017. For nearly a decade, the rollout of new express bus and train service made it easier for Americans to put down their car keys and hop on a bus or train for[Read More…]
Blue Collar Jobs Down in Rust Belt as the Country on the Whole Continues to See Job Growth
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2017 By: Alan Barber New York continues to see the largest losses in manufacturing jobs in the Rust Belt. The latest state jobs report shows that overall employment grew strongly in 11 states and Washington, DC, while only Georgia lost a substantial number of jobs (-14,100 or[Read More…]
The American People Deserve More Answers on Afghanistan, Center for American Progress Column Says
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2017. President Donald Trump owes the American people more direct answers about what his new strategy for Afghanistan includes—and what it hopes to achieve—before sending more young men and women into battle, according to a new column from the Center for American Progress. Unfortunately, Trump’s way[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Column Highlights Interior Secretary Zinke’s Contradictory Pardon Process
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2017. A new column from the Center for American Progress says Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is treating the country’s national parks and monuments like contestants on a reality show. As Secretary Zinke gets closer to announcing his plan to close or shrink some of the sites, he’s[Read More…]
Solar Eclipse Images from Eugene, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Mother Nature provided clear skies in Eugene today so the viewing of the solar eclipse could not have been more perfect. More than a million people converged on Oregon from all over the country to view the eclipse most of whom are now[Read More…]
South Suburban Solar Eclipse Events, Monday, August 21
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 19, 2017. Unless you’ve been cut off from all means of communications, you know that on Monday, August 21, a rare, solar eclipse will take place. Here in my new hometown of Eugene, Oregon, we’re having “eclipse mania” as the eclipse will begin in our area around[Read More…]
A Guide to Countering Violent Extremism in the Age of Trump
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2017. When it comes to countering violent extremism in the Middle East, the Trump administration should abandon its harmful rhetoric and focus instead on thoughtful strategies that uphold American values of pluralism and inclusivity, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress. The[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Blog: Why a Drug Policy Organization Needs to Speak Out Against White Supremacy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2017 By: Megan Farrington The drug war is a tool of racial oppression. We see this in racial disparities in arrest and incarceration rates for drug offenses that exist even though white people and people of color use and sell drugs at about the same rates. We[Read More…]
