Opinion

Chicago Teachers Union Elects Socialist Leadership

Commentary I know the word "Socialist" was dragged through the mud during the last presidential campaign. Barack Obama is showing himself to be quite the centrist — I know my friends in the right will disagree with that, but it’s the truth. I try to avoid extremes. Strict socialism is[Read More…]

Did the GOP Commission Fox to Rewrite the History Books?

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Appearing on Fox & Friends, purported business expert Stuart Varney made extensive revisions to U.S. economic history, among them: the false suggestion that President Obama has not cut taxes; the false suggestion that President Bush presided over strong job growth; and the false claim that after President Clinton[Read More…]

The Glenn Beck Conundrum

News Analysis By Ben Dimiero Let’s start with a multiple choice question. When Glenn Beck opens the week by spending more than 15 minutes addressing his despicable attack on President Obama’s 11-year-old daughter and says he has “never” dragged an opponent’s family “into the debate,” is he: A Correct. This[Read More…]

CAP: How Bush Administration Inaction Created the BP Disaster

WASHINTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2010. Big Oil spent millions of dollars to sweep—and keep—George W. Bush and Dick Cheney in the White House. And it got its money’s worth. The new administration and its staunchly pro-oil congressional allies returned the favor by enacting one of the most pro-oil, anti-environment pieces of[Read More…]

Marriage Equality For All Couples

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2010.  Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that “marriage is one of the ‘basic civil rights of man.’ ” That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage in the 16 states that still had[Read More…]

Philadelphia’s New Marijuana Policy Takes Effect Today

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2010.  The City of Brotherly Love just got a little kinder. Beginning today, anyone in Philadelphia who is found possessing up to one ounce of marijuana could have his or her charge downgraded from a misdemeanor to a summary offense. Under the new policy, which was announced[Read More…]

Obama’s Cairo Speech One Year Later

CAP Fellow Brian Katulis Writes That the Obama Administration Should Continue to Focus on Long-Term U.S. Interests While Managing the Current Crisis. Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2010.  The first anniversary of President Barack Obama’s historic address announcing a “new beginning” to the Muslim world in Cairo comes at the end of[Read More…]

One Year After Obama’s Cairo Speech, U.S. Policies Continue To Unfairly Target Muslims

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2010.  One year after President Obama’s Cairo speech on the relationship between the United States and Muslims around the world, the American Civil Liberties Union reiterates its call for improvements to national security policies that unfairly target Muslims. Many of the discriminatory policies identified by President Obama[Read More…]

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