Newswire - January, 2009

Thursday December 31, 2009

12:10 PM

Freedom to Marry Celebrates a Remarkable Year

10:03 AM

United for a Fair Economy: Waging Class Warfare - The Rich Win Again

Wednesday December 30, 2009

7:51 PM

ACLU: President Obama Issues Orders To Reduce Government Secrecy

6:36 PM

National Lawyers Guild Urges Government of Egypt to Heed International Law Obligations and Allow Safe Passage to Gaza for Gaza Freedom March and Viva Palestina Convoy Members

6:15 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: New Federal Studies: Alaskan Polar Bear and Walrus in Trouble

5:29 PM

ACLU: In Aftermath Of Attempted Attack, ACLU Advocates Effective Security That Respects Privacy

5:04 PM

Earthjustice: Coal-Power Transmission Line Off the Table

2:01 PM

EQCA: Historic Bills Expanding LGBT Rights and Resources Become Law

9:08 AM

Gaza Freedom March: Update From Cairo from US Activists Participating in Gaza Freedom March

Tuesday December 29, 2009

5:12 PM

Human Rights Watch: United States: End Detention of Refugees for Failure to File Forms

5:05 PM

CSPI Urges FDA Crackdown on False & Misleading Food Labeling

1:54 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Federal Study: Manatee Death Rate Is Seven Times Sustainable Level

10:32 AM

The Yes Men: Canada Successfully Destroys Parody Websites

Monday December 28, 2009

5:04 PM

Gaza Freedom Marchers Walled in Behind Police Barricade in Front of UN Office in Cairo

11:19 AM

Basel Action Network: Holiday e-Waste? Beware Fake Recyclers!

9:02 AM

Center for Public Integrity (CPI): The Climate Lobby from Soup to Nuts

Wednesday December 23, 2009

5:16 PM

PFAW: The Numbers Don’t Lie--GOP Obstruction Efforts Unprecedented in Senate

5:15 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Will Egypt Prevent Marchers from Entering Gaza?

4:39 PM

Congresswomen Lee & Woolsey: Progressive House Leaders say Key Aspects of House Bill Must Be Included in Health Care Legislation

1:22 PM

Human Rights Watch: UN: Ensure Peacekeepers in Congo Focus on Protecting Civilians

12:59 PM

Greenpeace: Greenpeace Climate Heroes imprisoned over Christmas and New Year

12:10 PM

Human Rights Watch: Colombia: Protect Witnesses in Paramilitary Cases

10:17 AM

Friends of The Earth: Prompted by Litigation from Friends of the Earth, EPA Issues Final Rule to Reduce Air Pollution from Ships

Tuesday December 22, 2009

6:51 PM

FAIR: The 2009 P.U.-Litzer Awards

5:26 PM

Groups Applaud American Public Health Association for Opposition to Hormone Use in Beef and Dairy Production

5:23 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): China: Forcibly Returned Uighur Asylum Seekers at Risk

4:58 PM

Conservation Groups: Alaska Native, Tourism, and Conservation Groups Seek Protection for Roadless Areas in Tongass National Forest

4:28 PM

National Lawyers Guild Calls On President Obama to Withdraw Nomination of Sharon Browne to the Legal Services Corporation

1:50 PM

CREW Unveils Its List of Top Ten Ethics Scandals of 2009

1:48 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): European Court: Landmark Ruling on Racial and Religious Exclusion

1:08 PM

Physicians for a National Health Program: Pro-Single-Payer Physicians Call for Defeat of Senate Health Bill

12:07 PM

Voices for Creative Non-Violence: Chicago Activists to Join the Gaza Freedom March

11:48 AM

Oxfam International: Gaza’s Civilians, Still Unable to Rebuild One Year After Operation Cast Lead, ‘Betrayed’ by International Community

Monday December 21, 2009

3:26 PM

Earthjustice: One Year Later: America’s Worst Environmental Disaster Continues with No Regulatory Relief in Sight

3:25 PM

CARE: Statement from CARE's Dr. Gayle on Outcome at Copenhagen

2:40 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: More Than 100 Groups Endorse Petition to EPA to Cap Carbon Dioxide Pollution at 350 Parts Per Million

1:25 PM

National Coalition for the Homeless: 20th Annual National Homeless Person’s Memorial – Washington DC: Commemorating the Lives of Those Who have Died While Homeless

1:23 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Reversing Bush Political Corruption, Feds Agree to Increase Critical Habitat Protection for 12 Texas Endangered Species

12:15 PM

CODEPINK: Gaza Freedom March is Determined to Break the Siege

11:21 AM

Oxfam International: UN Climate Negotiations Need Overhaul If We Are to Avoid 4 Degrees Warming

Saturday December 19, 2009

2:50 PM

US Senator Bernie Sanders: $10 Billion More for Community Health Centers will Revolutionize Care

2:42 PM

NOW President Condems Compromised Health Care Bill; Women's Access to Abortion Care Traded Away

Friday December 18, 2009

7:50 PM

Friends of the Earth U.S.: Sham Deal Requires Nothing, Accomplishes Nothing

7:46 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Statement on “Deal” at Copenhagen

7:00 PM

Friends of the Earth - International: Copenhagen: A Disaster for World's Poorest

6:55 PM

Food & Water Watch: Drinking Water Regulations Should Ban Unsafe Chemicals From Entering Public Systems

6:52 PM

National Organization for Women (NOW): NOW to Senate: Don't Let Us Down on Health Care Reform

5:37 PM

Earthjustice: Last Planned Coal Plant in Florida Cancelled

3:28 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Welcomes Morocco's Release of Sahrawi Human Rights Defender after Monthlong Hunger Strike

3:25 PM

Public Citizen: Tamiflu? More Like Scamiflu: Tamiflu Should Not Be Used for Routine Control of Flu

3:19 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Urges Army Officials To Alter ‘Church Retreat’ Program At Missouri Base

3:02 PM

Human Rights Watch: US: Jumpstart Ratification of Women’s Rights Treaty

2:26 PM

Amnesty International: Côte d’Ivoire: Stop Attempt to Defraud Toxic Waste Dump Victims

2:20 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: Private Lands Could Host More Solar, Wind Power

1:41 PM

ACLU: ACLU Report Hails Michigan As Model For Reducing Prison Populations

1:24 PM

World Wildlife Fund: WWF Statement On Climate Summit Speech By President Obama

1:16 PM

Greenpeace: Greenpeace Reaction to Obama Copenhagen Speech

12:11 PM

Friends of The Earth: Obama's Copenhagen Speech: Saving Face, Not Planet

11:34 AM

Latin American and Caribbean Community Center (LACCC): International Migrants Day: A Day to Stand in Solidarity with Migrants in the United States and Across the World Who Face Racism and Economic Exploitation

11:15 AM

Center for Biological Diversity: Statement on President Obama’s Climate Speech by the Center for Biological Diversity

9:28 AM

ActionAid: Obama Has Said Nothing to Save the Copenhagen Conference from Failure

Thursday December 17, 2009

6:36 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: After Three Failed Attempts, Forest Service Embarks on Fourth Drafting of National Planning Rules That Could Have Major Impact on Wildlife

6:08 PM

Nation Story Prompts Congressional Investigation Into Afghan Supply Line Corruption

5:41 PM

Greenpeace: Protecting Forests Could Set the Stage for a Greenwash Deal in Copenhagen

5:40 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich Announces Credit Cards That Don’t Cost You Your Legal Rights

5:37 PM

Free Press Commends Boucher for Broadband Push

5:09 PM

ACLU: Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Landmark Juvenile Justice Legislation

4:53 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Lawyers Ask Judge to Apply Ruling From Last Week to New ACORN De-Funding

4:31 PM

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC): Young Honduran LGBT Activist Murdered in Wave of Violence and Impunity

3:59 PM

Food & Water Watch: New Analysis of Public Water Systems Emphasizes Need to Address Source Pollution

3:57 PM

Earthjustice: Senate GOP Attempts to Undermine EPA Endangerment Finding on Global Warming

3:55 PM

Greenpeace Emergency Response Unit Declares the US Chamber of Commerce a Climate Crime Scene: Industry Lobbyists Hold Obama's Climate Policy Hostage in Copenhagen

3:54 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Afghanistan: * Just War? * Five Times GDP

3:53 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich Wins $8 Million Dollars for Gulf War Illnesses Research

3:51 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Pennsylvania County Agrees to Remove Religious Symbols From Courthouse Lawn

3:50 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Guinea: Stadium Massacre, Rape Likely Crimes Against Humanity

3:49 PM

Public Citizen: Texas Experiment With Medical Liability Caps Has Failed, New Report Shows

3:44 PM

ACLU: US Still Absent From Women's Rights Treaty 30 Years After Its Adoption

1:35 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Will the Senate Health Care Bill Give Some Employers a Free Ride?

1:17 PM

Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Secretary Clinton’s Speech

1:02 PM

ACLU: Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional Spying Should Be Reinstated, Says ACLU

12:42 PM

Friends of the Earth International: Climate Talks: Rich Countries to Blame for Deadlock

12:14 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): NOAA Petitioned to Remove Gag on Sea Grant Researchers

12:10 PM

SEIU: SEIU Members Lay out Concerns With Expected Senate Healthcare Reform Legislation

Wednesday December 16, 2009

6:54 PM

ACLU: House Introduces Crucial Prison Litigation Reform Legislation

6:40 PM

Food First: Take Back Control of Your Food System

6:35 PM

Amnesty International: Iran: Stop Execution of Alleged Juvenile Offender, Mosleh Zamani

6:14 PM

Conservation Groups: Suit Filed to Stop Hawaii Longline Fishery From Tripling Sea Turtle Kill

6:08 PM

ACLU: House Votes to Briefly Extend Overbroad Patriot Act Provisions

6:00 PM

ACLU: Atlanta Independent School System Officials Will Ensure Students' Constitutional Rights Are Upheld After Settlement of ACLU Lawsuit

5:48 PM

Free Press: Free Press: Solutions to the "Competition Crisis" Missing from the National Broadband Plan

5:38 PM

Maplight.org: Dems Voting No on Prescription Drug Imports Receive 70% More Pharma Money

5:37 PM

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP): Statement: Chuck Marr, Director of Federal Tax Policy, on the Senate Debate on the Federal Estate Tax

4:25 PM

Food & Water Watch - Europe: Are We Moving from Nanotechnology to Nanotoxicity?

4:20 PM

ACLU: ACLU Challenges Nebraska Petition Laws That Keep Independent Candidates Off Ballot

4:14 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Media Advisory: Frostpaw the Polar Bear Available for Comment and Photos in Copenhagen

3:52 PM

Human Rights First: Massimino Calls for Implementation of Human Rights Treaties Across U.S. Government

3:51 PM

War Resisters League (WRL) Activist Ellen Barfield Gets Jail Time for 'Blood Money'

3:21 PM

Free Press: National Broadband Plan: Competition Policy Is Key

3:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Copenhagen: * Rich Dumping on Poor? * Police Arresting Activists

2:57 PM

Rainforest Action Network: World Leaders Must Deliver Strong Goals and Money to Make REDD Happen

2:32 PM

FAIR: Tell PBS: Don't Abandon Hard-Hitting Journalism

2:21 PM

Greenpeace: PolluterWatch.com Launches Investigative Effort to Hold Polluters’ Influence Peddlers and Propagandists Accountable

2:17 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Expanding the Debt for War and Wall Street

1:24 PM

Violence Policy Center: Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Have Killed at Least 9 Law Enforcement Officers, 98 Private Citizens Since May 2007

1:19 PM

Friends of The Earth - International: Danish PM Tries to Derail UN Climate Talks; Friends of the Earth Suspended from the Conference

1:11 PM

CARE: CARE's Dr. Gayle Troubled by Adaptation Text in Copenhagen

1:11 PM

ACLU: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Unveiled

12:43 PM

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC): CCFC to Nickelodeon: "Naughty" and Violent Games Are Not for Children;

12:34 PM

Public Campaign & Common Cause: Congress Rejects Measure to Help Struggling Families Amid Shower of Special Interest Money

12:23 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Park Bio-Prospecting Plan Will Be a Money-Loser

10:53 AM

Friends of The Earth - International: Friends of the Earth Suspended from UN Climate Talks

9:15 AM

Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Criticizes Announcement that GTMO Detainees Will Be Moved to Illinois Prison

Tuesday December 15, 2009

7:09 PM

ACLU: Obama Administration Announces Plans To Move Guantánamo Detainees To Illinois Prison

6:33 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Early Bipartisan Support for Privileged Resolution to End War in Afghanistan

5:52 PM

Brave New Foundation: Congressman Grayson and Afghanistan Veterans Urge Congress Not to Fund Troop Surge

3:32 PM

ACLU: Extraordinary Rendition Case Should Move Forward, Argues ACLU In Court Today

3:28 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich Speaks Against War Appropriations Bill

3:27 PM

United for a Fair Economy: Wealthy Individuals Call for Stronger Estate Tax They Would Pay

3:06 PM

PEER: Off-Roading Ends Until California Park Cleans Up Its Act

2:50 PM

Constitution Project: Constitution Project Welcomes Enhanced Transparency Recommendations from Obama Administration

2:34 PM

Amnesty International Welcomes Rep. Luis Gutierrez’s Immigrant Reform Bill

2:29 PM

SEIU: SEIU Statement on Introduction of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform - American Security and Prosperity Act (CIR-A.S.A.P)

2:04 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Yemen: End Harsh Repression in South

1:22 PM

Oxfam International: UN Publishes Results of Two Years of Climate Talks

12:26 PM

Friends of The Earth - International: Monsanto Wins 'Angry Mermaid Award'

12:24 PM

ACLU: Counterterrorism Efforts Must Not Infringe On First Amendment Rights, ACLU Testifies

12:20 PM

Oxfam International: Climate Change Undermining Human Rights on an Unprecedented Scale

10:48 AM

The Yes Men: Copenhagen Spoof Shames Canada; Climate Debt No Joke

Monday December 14, 2009

6:31 PM

Climate Action Network (CAN): USA Wins First Place Fossil For Weak Target, No Cash

4:56 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Suit Seeking Accountability for Guantanamo Torture

4:53 PM

Planned Parenthood Applauds Congress for Prioritizing Reproductive Health in 2010 Appropriations

4:52 PM

Public Citizen: CEOs Who Steered Economy Off a Cliff Received $28.9 Million Average Annual Salary, New Public Citizen Report Shows

4:50 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Inadequate Aid as Violence Escalates in South Sudan Emergency

4:49 PM

NARAL Pro-Choice America Marks Progress in Omnibus Spending Bill

4:47 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Suit to Challenge Protection Delay for 144 Species

4:46 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: First Amendment Does Not Protect Criminal Activities by Staff at Religious Organizations, Says Americans United

4:42 PM

CREW and Obama Administration Settle Lawsuit Over Missing Bush White House Emails

4:08 PM

Amnesty International, Responding to Secretary Clinton's Human Rights Address, Urges Accountability at Home

4:05 PM

Service Employees International Union (SEIU): DHS’ Immigration 'Enforcement' Strategy Is More of the Same

4:02 PM

National Lawyers Guild Releases Policy Paper on How Corporate Interests Influence State Terrorism Legislation

4:00 PM

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC): New Report Demonstrates Food Industry Self-Regulation Has Failed; Junk Food Still Extensively Marketed to Children

3:57 PM

Brave New Foundation: Congressman to Read 100,000 Signature Petition Calling for No Funding for Afghanistan Escalation Into Congressional Record

3:54 PM

India Resource Center: Norway Campuses Reject Coca-Cola

3:02 PM

Americans for Safe Access: Congress Lifts Ban on Medical Marijuana in Nation's Capitol

2:14 PM

Government Accountability Project: OSC Honors Katrina Pumps Whistleblower With 2009 Public Service Award

1:59 PM

ACLU in Court Tuesday in Extraordinary Rendition Case

1:13 PM

Cornucopia Institute: Nonprofit David Cuts Down Agribusiness Goliaths

12:22 PM

Friends of the Earth International Supports African Call, Africa Moves to Stop Rich Country Power Grab and Protect Kyoto Targets

12:19 PM

American Rivers: EPA Watersense Specifications Move Water Efficiency Efforts in the Right Direction

Friday December 11, 2009

6:00 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): New Bill from Senator Cantwell Would Not Adequately Reduce Emissions

4:14 PM

Climate Justice Action and Climate Justice Now!: Groups March Under The ‘System Change Not Climate Change’ Banner On Saturday’s Climate March

3:59 PM

Public Citizen: With Passage of Reform Bill, House Takes Key Step in Reregulating Financial Sector

2:24 PM

ACLU: ACLU In Court Tuesday In Extraordinary Rendition Case

2:20 PM

Brady Campaign: Gun Owners, NRA Members Once Again Show Strong Support For Reasonable Gun Restrictions

2:12 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Senators' Global Warming Proposal

1:50 PM

Greenpeace: Statement on Kerry-Lieberman-Graham 'Compromise'

1:21 PM

Food & Water Watch: Catch Share Task Force Statement Vague

1:07 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Congressman Kucinich’s Response to President Obama’s “Just War” Doctrine

12:19 PM

American Rivers: Learn how States Used their Water Infrastructure Funding from the Stimulus

10:15 AM

Physicians for a National Health Program: ‘Medicare Buy-In’ Is Really a Subsidy to Private Insurers: Harvard Professor

Thursday December 10, 2009

7:11 PM

Park Center for Independent Media: Nominations Open for Second Annual 'Izzy Award' for Independent Media

6:29 PM

Earthjustice: Fishermen Challenge Federal Agency

6:05 PM

Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) Hails Historic NJ Vote to Roll Back Mandatory Minimum Sentences

5:53 PM

POGO’s Concerns About Insurance Companies Confirmed by SIGTARP Report

5:22 PM

Free Press: GAO: Early Termination Fees Harming Consumers

4:14 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Liberia: Support War Crimes Prosecutions

4:11 PM

Common Cause: Lending Industry Still Fighting Mortgage Modification as Foreclosure Crisis Continues

4:09 PM

Free Press Saddened by the Death of C. Edwin Baker

4:07 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Guns On Amtrak: Negotiators Address Some Safety Concerns

4:05 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich Challenges Linking Unemployment Benefits to War Spending: 'War Spending Will Cost 2 million Jobs'

3:33 PM

ACLU: On Human Rights Day, ACLU Calls for US Commitment to Domestic Human Rights

3:31 PM

Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Kerry, Lieberman, Graham Press Conference on Climate Change and Energy Independence

3:29 PM

Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Ginnie Mae's Troubling Endorsements

1:35 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: 129 Scientists Call on Secretary Salazar to Rescind Bush-Era Policy Limiting the Scope of Endangered Species Act

1:27 PM

Farm Sanctuary: President Obama Urged to Stop Sick and Injured Pigs and Other Farm Animals from Entering the Food Supply

12:41 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama's Nobel Prize vs. Policies

12:40 PM

International Labor Rights Forum: Worst Companies for Union Organizing Highlighted for International Human Rights Day

12:13 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): California OHV Dollars Can Fund Non-Motorized Recreation

12:12 PM

Peace Action Challenges Obama to Live Up to Nobel Prize

11:31 AM

RFK Center: Dominican Constitution Reform Threatens to Increase Number of Stateless Persons

10:38 AM

ACLU Teleconference TODAY at 10:30 AM: The Obama Administration and Impunity for Torture

Wednesday December 9, 2009

8:35 PM

Veterans for Peace: Large Majority of U.S. Peace Activists Express Disappointment to Nobel Committee

6:03 PM

POGO Echoes Today’s Bipartisan Request for a Presidential Review of SIGAR

4:30 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iraq: Cluster Treaty Approval Should Inspire Neighbors to Join

4:28 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): National Park Service Air Expert Receives Conservation Award for Protecting Clean Air in Our National Parks

4:26 PM

Green America Announces 2009 People's Choice Awards

4:17 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Former Guantánamo Bay Detainees Deserve Justice in Italy, Says Amnesty International

3:09 PM

Friends of The Earth: Obama to Receive Prize Based on Promise He Has Failed to Keep

2:31 PM

Greenpeace Statement on President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize

2:30 PM

Human Rights First: Test Case for Inter-American Human Rights Commission Could End Widespread Criminalization of Activism in Colombia

2:29 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): 'The Story of Cap and Trade'

2:16 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich Circulating Privileged Resolutions to End Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan

2:10 PM

CREW Files Ethics Complaint Against Sen. John McCain Over Robocalls in Five States Paid for by NRSC

2:09 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): India: Protect Education in Naxalite Conflict

1:30 PM

Media Matters for America: Liasson Turns a Blind Eye to Fox's 'News Programs'

1:22 PM

Friends of The Earth - International: Europe Must Commit to at Least 40% Reductions by 2020 Without Offsetting

12:53 PM

War Resisters League: No Peace Prize for the War President, Coffin March in NYC

12:28 PM

ACLU: ACLU To Argue TODAY That Government's Display Of Mt. Soledad Cross Is Unconstitutional

Tuesday December 8, 2009

8:24 PM

National Organization for Women: NOW Applauds Senate Defeat of Abortion Ban Amendment, Urges Removal of Stupak-Pitts in Conference

7:48 PM

ACLU: White House Issues Open Government Directive

7:45 PM

PFAW: Extreme Anti-Choice Measure Voted Down in Senate

7:34 PM

ACLU: Senate Defeats Amendment Restricting Women’s Access To Abortion

7:17 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists: Explanation of Stolen Emails, Scientists Receive Death Threats

6:58 PM

Earthjustice: Groups Challenge Weak Air Pollution Standard

6:55 PM

Oxfam International: Danish and Emerging Economies Proposal for a Climate Deal

5:59 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): New Evidence on Honduran Election

5:47 PM

Amnesty International: Nepal: Major Accused of Torturing Girl to Death Must be Arrested

5:31 PM

Mobilization for Health Care for All: Medicare for All: Sit-Ins & Protests at Senators' Offices in 19 Cities

4:28 PM

Center for Food Safety and IATP: FDA Petitioned to Ban Arsenic from Animal Feed

4:03 PM

ACLU: ACLU Teleconference Thursday At 10:30 AM: The Obama Administration And Impunity For Torture

4:01 PM

Food & Water Watch: Water Woes a Product of Inadequate Funding for Infrastructure Upgrades

3:57 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich: Are we in Afghanistan to Fight or to Fund the Taliban?

3:30 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Report: Obama Has Authority to Commit in Copenhagen Without Congress

3:18 PM

ACLU: House Holds Hearing On Death Penalty Appeals

2:46 PM

Amnesty International: Indiscriminate Attacks in Baghdad Are War Crimes, Says Amnesty International

2:40 PM

Friends of the Earth - International: Leaked Copenhagen Accord Text Profoundly Unjust

2:08 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): White House Transparency Memo is Helpful, But Short on Specific

2:07 PM

PETA Targets DOT for Telling Companies to Burn Rabbits With Chemicals

10:34 AM

Global Climate Campaign: Global Day of Climate protest, 12th December 2009

5:19 AM

Mobilization for Climate Justice: 31 Arrested for Interrupting Business as Usual at Chevron Headquarters

Monday December 7, 2009

6:18 PM

Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) Calls Afghanistan a Quagmire Worse than Vietnam

5:01 PM

Amnesty International Condemns Excessive Force by Iranian Security in Student Protests

4:56 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Supreme Court Should Reject Religious Discrimination at Public Universities, Says Americans United

4:54 PM

Earthjustice: EPA: Global Warming Endangers Public Health, Welfare

4:51 PM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): 'Unnatural Disasters: The Impacts of Climate-related Emergencies on Wildlife, Livestock, and Companion Animals'

4:49 PM

Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Hundreds Rally at W.Va. Department of Environmental Protection Against Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

4:43 PM

People For the American Way (PFAW): Report: Rise of the New McCarthyism

4:00 PM

Friends of the Earth: Obama Administration Makes Landmark Decision to Implement Clean Air Act

2:45 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: EPA’s Endangerment Finding Marks First Step Toward Global Warming Solutions Under the Clean Air Act

2:34 PM

Action Against Hunger (ACF): Nutrition Emergency Declared in Sierra Leone

2:33 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Food Label Makeovers Proposed by CSPI

2:30 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Interviews Available from Copenhagen

2:25 PM

CREW Report Reveals Role Bush Officials Continue to Play in Shaping the Debate About Climate Change

1:18 PM

Fair Trade Organizations: Organizations Question Nestlé’s Commitment to Fair Trade Cocoa

11:57 AM

US PIRG: Consumer Group Launches Additional Tools to Help Parents, Toy Shoppers

11:35 AM

Oxfam International: $200bn – The Price of Success in Copenhagen

11:33 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): South Africa: Improve Migrants’ Access to Health Care

Friday December 4, 2009

6:24 PM

United for Fair Economy: Stronger Estate Tax Urged by United for a Fair Economy in Response to House Vote

6:21 PM

Free Press: Exposing Comcast's Hollow 'Public Interest' Commitments

5:19 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights: Innocent Uighurs Still Detained at Guantánamo after Being Cleared for Release Since As Long Ago As 2003 Ask Supreme Court to Set

5:04 PM

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Expiration of START Treaty Expected, No Reason to Panic

4:20 PM

Greenpeace: Congo's Forest Protector receives Right Livelihood Award

4:17 PM

ACLU: Government Agency Wrongly Fires Former Guantánamo Prosecutor For Speaking Out About Military Commissions

3:51 PM

Amnesty International: Activists in Honduras tell Amnesty International of Hidden Human Rights Crisis

3:46 PM

Human Rights Watch: Saudi Arabia/Yemen: Protect Civilians in Conflict with Rebels

3:42 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists: New START Agreement Likely

3:13 PM

Amnesty International: Iraq: Over 900 People on Death Row Face Imminent Execution

2:41 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists: Top U.S. Scientists Tell Congress Stolen E-Mails Have No Bearing on Climate Science

2:28 PM

Americans for Democratic Action: Real Unemployment Rate Falls to 17.2%; Positive Signs May be Temporary

2:18 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Black Unemployment

2:10 PM

Public Campaign and Common Cause: Editorial Memo: Congressional Leaders Push Fair Elections as Answer to Citizens United

1:27 PM

Human Rights Watch: Israel: End Arbitrary Detention of Rights Activist

1:09 PM

Human Rights Watch: Switzerland: Minaret Ban Violates Rights

12:06 PM

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the November Employment Report

Thursday December 3, 2009

6:53 PM

The International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal and The Yes Men: Hundreds of NYC Students 'Die' on 25th Anniversary of Bhopal Chemical Disaster, Massive Photogenic 'Human Installation' in Union Square

6:08 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Are Obama and Clinton Being Honest About How Afghan War Began?

5:53 PM

Food & Water Watch Victory Shows Power of Grassroots Action!

5:51 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN: Use Upcoming Rights Review to Press North Korea

5:49 PM

Greenpeace Asks Schumer to Investigate Big Oil’s Senate Rules Violations

5:43 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Polar Bears Poisoned by Pesticide Pollution: Lawsuit Filed Against EPA to Protect Arctic From Pesticide Contamination

4:32 PM

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood's (CCFC) Statement on the FTC's Media Violence Report

4:08 PM

Public Citizen: It’s Time to Tax Wall Street’s Risky Behavior

4:03 PM

Greenpeace: Coca-Cola Commits to Climate-Friendly Refrigeration Through Engagement With Greenpeace

4:02 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Guinea: Free or Charge Rights Defender

4:00 PM

American Rivers: Obama Administration Takes Important Steps Toward Modernizing Federal Water Project Planning

3:55 PM

Amnesty International Says Honduras New Political Leaders Must Ensure Human Rights Safeguards

3:52 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: The War Is a Threat to Our National Security

3:11 PM

ACLU to Argue FRIDAY for Kindergartener's Right to Religious Expression Before Appeals Court

3:10 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): New Report Looks at Bolivia's Economic Performance Over Last Four Years

3:07 PM

Government Accountability Project: D.C. Fire Chief Deposition Video Showcases Questionable Statements, Behavior

1:43 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Probe Into Misappropriation of Desert Tortoise Money

1:34 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Scrutinizing US Goals in Afghanistan

1:33 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Rep. Boccieri Focuses Aim on NRA 'Virtual Shootout' Rather Than Real Ohio Shootings

1:31 PM

Human Rights First: Hearing Offers Obama Administration Opportunity to Detail New Action to Halt Ongoing Atrocities, Enforce Multilateral Sanctions in Darfur

1:30 PM

Public Citizen: New Evidence of Dangers Associated With Weight-Loss Drug Meridia Makes an Immediate FDA Ban Imperative

1:12 PM

National Whistleblowers Center: Anti-Corruption NGOs Release Principles for International Whistleblower Legislation

12:46 PM

Americans for Safe Access: National Boards of Pharmacy Conference Focuses on Medical Marijuana

12:32 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): New Analysis Points to $1 Trillion Wage Loss Through 2012

11:41 AM

Center for Biological Diversity: More Than 400 Conservation, Animal Protection, Peace and Justice Groups Plead With President Obama to Commute Okinawa Dugong Death Sentence

11:39 AM

Free Press: Comcast-NBC Merger: Just Say No

11:22 AM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Over 200 Economists Voice Support for a Financial Transactions Tax

Wednesday December 2, 2009

6:21 PM

AFL-CIO: Roundtables Held Across Country to Discuss Economy, Need for Urgent Action

5:33 PM

Human Rights Campaign: New York Senate Rejects Marriage Bill for Same-Sex Couples

5:30 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Prominent Climate Scientist Joins Colleagues in Assuring Senators That Stolen E-Mails Have 'No Impact' on Climate Science Conclusions

5:17 PM

Wake-Up Wal-Mart: Statement on China Labor Watch Report: Walmart Standards Fail, Workers Suffer

5:05 PM

Amnesty International - USA: More Troops in Afghanistan Must Not Harm Civilians, Warns Amnesty International

4:43 PM

Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): WTO Ministerial Fails to Make Progress, Again

4:27 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Remote Detainee Lockups Hinder Justice

4:23 PM

Oxfam International: Humanitarian Agencies Call for Aid Based on Afghans' Needs, Not the Military's

4:18 PM

US PIRG: Bernanke Hearing: Taxpayers Deserve Answers

4:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Afghanistan War a "Folly"

3:49 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich: Afghans Want to be Saved from Us, Not by Us

3:44 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Members of Congress Are Spreading Climate Science Conspiracy Theories, Scientist Says

3:28 PM

Beyond Pesticides: Federal Bill Introduced to Protect Children from School Pesticide Use; New Study Documents State Progress in the Adoption of Safer Practices

3:23 PM

Cornucopia Institute: Giant Organic Livestock Operation Decertified by USDA

3:17 PM

Human Rights First: Human Rights First Calls for Full Investigation of Bagram's 'Black Prison'

2:14 PM

Free Press: Waxman on the Future of News: ‘This Is a Policy Issue’

2:10 PM

ACLU: House Judiciary Committee Passes Pivotal Juvenile Justice Legislation

1:59 PM

Africa Action: Advocacy Groups Decry Profiteering by Vulture Funds in Liberia

1:58 PM

Constitution Project Proposes Much-Needed Reforms to Limit Immigration Detention and Improve Access to Counsel

1:38 PM

BanksterUSA / Center for Media and Democracy: It's Not Such A Wonderful Life, George Bailey Weighs In on the Financial Crisis

1:30 PM

ACLU Joins Crucial Lobby Effort to Protect Women’s Right to Comprehensive Health Care

12:42 PM

Center for Biological Diversity and 350.org: EPA Petitioned to Cap Carbon Dioxide Pollution at 350 Parts Per Million Under the Clean Air Act

12:40 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Statement on the President's Jobs Summit

12:30 PM

Military Families Speak Out (MFSO): Military Families Respond to Announcement of Increased Troop Deployments to Afghanistan

12:02 PM

Amnesty International: Afghanistan: More US Troops Must Not Harm Afghan Civilians

11:53 AM

Earthjustice: Communities Have Right to Know About Toxic Coal Ash Impoundments

11:29 AM

Council of Canadians: Opportunities for Green Jobs in Canada Highlighted in Groundbreaking Research Report

Tuesday December 1, 2009

11:15 PM

Senator Bernie Sanders: Senator Sanders’ Statement on Afghanistan

11:01 PM

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin: Statement of Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin On the Announced Troop Surge in Afghanistan

10:49 PM

Senator Russ Feingold: On the President’s Decision to Increase Our Troop Presence in Afghanistan

10:44 PM

Peace Action: Largest Peace Group: Afghanistan Needs Transition Not Escalation

10:34 PM

US Campaign to Ban Landmines: U.S. Reacts to Civil Society Outcry; Corrects Position and Announces Comprehensive Landmine Policy Review

6:27 PM

IATP: Climate Agreement Must Support Shift Toward Sustainable Agriculture

6:13 PM

MADRE: Six Alternatives to a Troop Surge in Afghanistan

5:22 PM

Win Without War: Statement of Tom Andrews On Afghanistan Troop Escalation

3:57 PM

National Lawyers Guild Files Amicus Curiae Brief in Hammer v. John D. Ashcroft, et al.

3:53 PM

CODEPINK: War is Money Down the Drain: CODEPINK Protests Afghanistan Escalation

3:37 PM

PFAW: DC Council Gives Preliminary Approval to Marriage Equality Legislation

3:19 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): World AIDS Day: Punitive Drug Laws, Policing Practices Impede HIV/AIDS Response

3:07 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: America's Hottest Species: New Report Highlights America's 10 Most Global-Warming Endangered Species as Decision-Makers Gather in Copenhagen

2:35 PM

Freedom to Marry: Washington, D.C. Council Votes in Support of the Freedom to Marry

2:02 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Afghanistan Escalation

1:47 PM

National Priorities Project: Afghanistan Fact Sheet: The Numbers Behind the Troop Increase

1:01 PM

National Organization for Women (NOW): Senator Mikulski's Women's Health Amendment Is an Important Improvement to the Senate Health Care Reform Bill

12:59 PM

Friends of The Earth: New Report Details Cruise Industry’s Record of Pollution

12:36 PM

Friends of the Earth - Europe: New Study Shows 40% Emissions Cuts Possible in Europe

11:05 AM

Africa Action: AIDS Activists to Obama and Fenty: Your Decisions are Failing People Living with HIV: "Funeral” Staged at White House, Creative Action At DC’s City Hall: 12 noon Assembly at Lafayette Park

11:03 AM

Veterans for Peace: United Anti-War Movement Tells Obama: NO ESCALATION!

10:03 AM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Marking World AIDS Day 2009

Monday November 30, 2009

6:31 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Brady Law at 16: A Public Safety Success Story

5:23 PM

National Lawyers Guild Calls for the US to Disavow the Legitimacy of Elections in Honduras

4:43 PM

Constitution Project: Prominent Illinois Former Prosecutors and Judge Declare U.S. Prisons Fit to House Guantanamo Detainees

4:14 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): On 10 Year Anniversary of Seattle Protests, New WTO Ministerial Offers Same Harmful Agenda, CEPR Program Director Says

3:19 PM

Health GAP: World AIDS Day: President Obama Earns a ‘D+’ in Fighting Global AIDS; Organizations Call for Urgent Course Correction

2:59 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Honduran Elections Marred by Police Violence, Censorship, International Non-Recognition, CEPR Co-Director Says

2:46 PM

National Low Income Housing Coalition: Shortage of Housing for Lowest Income Families Grew Significantly Between 2007 and 2008, New Data Show

2:13 PM

ACLU: Supreme Court Sends ACLU Torture Photos Case Back to Appeals Court

2:00 PM

Rising Tide North America: Concerned Citizens Block Shipment of Generator to Cliffside Coal Plant

1:39 PM

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR): Public's Opposition to Afghan War Not Reflected in Op-Ed Debate

12:49 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): New Website Lets New Yorkers Switch to Green Power in Three Clicks

12:46 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Repression in Honduras

12:06 PM

Anti-War Groups: United Anti-War Movement Tells Obama: No Escalation!

11:31 AM

Mobilization for Climate Justice: Global Day of Action on Climate Crisis on November 30

10:18 AM

Friends of the Earth International: Two Million Want Climate Justice in Copenhagen

Friday November 27, 2009

8:12 PM

Seattle+10 Organizing Committee: Seattle+10 People's Summit

Wednesday November 25, 2009

3:37 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): President Obama to Attend International Climate Summit in Copenhagen

2:07 PM

Friends of The Earth: Response to News Obama Will Go to Copenhagen

1:46 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): World AIDS Day: Punitive Laws Threaten HIV Progress

12:37 PM

Women Nobel Peace Laureates & Women’s Rights Leaders Urge Secretary of State Clinton to Condemn Violence Against Women in Honduras

12:34 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Equatorial Guinea: Human Rights Concerns Taint Election

10:39 AM

Campaign for Peace and Democracy: A Call for the U.S. to End Its Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan

9:22 AM

Interfaith Worker Justice: 40 Actions Taken across US to Stop Wage Theft

Tuesday November 24, 2009

6:48 PM

ACLU: ACLU Obtains New Information About Destruction Of Torture Tapes

5:40 PM

Boalt Alliance to Abolish Torture (BAAT): Berkeley Law Students and Staff Call for Investigation of “Torture Memo” Lawyers

4:47 PM

Human Rights Watch: UK: Set Judicial Inquiry on Complicity in Torture

4:39 PM

Human Rights First: 9/11 Widows, National Security Experts, Federal Prosecutors Say Fearmongering Must Stop

4:12 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Protection Sought for Colorado River Cutthroat Trout Under the Endangered Species Act

3:59 PM

Americas Voice: GOP Vision for America: “Shining City Upon a Hill” or Electrified Livestock Pen?

3:58 PM

Africa Action: AIDS Activists to President Obama, Mayor Fenty: Your Choices are Failing People Living with HIV

3:51 PM

Center for Arms Control Praises Obama for Not Rushing U.S.-India Nuclear Agreement

3:44 PM

CREW: CDC Responds to CREW's Records Request

3:41 PM

Human Rights Watch: UN: Secretary-General Should Evaluate Gaza Inquiries

2:37 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights: McCarthy Era Blacklist Victims, Peace Groups, Academics, and Media File Amicus Briefs in CCR Case

1:52 PM

US PIRG: Parents Beware - Many Toys Still Toxic, Hazardous

1:45 PM

CSPI: Most Food Ads on Nickelodeon Still for Junk Food

12:08 PM

PEER: Interior to HQ Employees: Let Them Breathe Fumes

11:26 AM

Council of Canadians: Council of Canadians Warns Against Alberta Water Market Plans

Monday November 23, 2009

9:34 PM

Mobilization for Climate Justice: Nationwide Protests in Nine Cities Target Climate Crisis

5:33 PM

CEPR: US Group That Supported Overthrows of Democratically Elected Governments in Haiti and Venezuela Will Observe Elections in Honduras

5:08 PM

Constitution Project: Constitution Project Files Amicus Brief on First Amendment in U.S. Supreme Court

4:47 PM

ACLU: Internationally-Renowned Humanitarian Groups Support Challenge To Unconstitutional "Material Support" Law

4:04 PM

Global Climate Campaign: Global Day of Climate protest, 12th December 2008

3:46 PM

Bread for The World: New Report Warns Against “Bubble” Economic Recovery

3:30 PM

Families Against Mandatory Minimums: FAMM Commends New Jersey Senate for Passing Mandatory Minimum Reforms

2:42 PM

United for a Fair Economy: United for a Fair Economy applauds Action by Congressional Black Caucus to Stand Up for Working Families

1:45 PM

Human Rights Watch: US: Ban Landmines

1:17 PM

Center for Responsive Politics: Watchdog Groups Detail Political Campaign Contributions in Ways Never Before Documented

12:53 PM

Senator Russ Feingold: Feingold Launches 'Spotlight on Spending' Series

12:51 PM

PEER: EPA Showcase Community Funds Never Reach Communities

11:49 AM

Amnesty International Activists Rally for Release of Prisoners of Conscience in Indonesia

7:31 AM

Global Justice Ecology Project / Biofuel Watch: Biochar 'Carbon Sequestration' Company Charged with Fraudulent “Ponzi” Scheme Targeting Elderly

Sunday November 22, 2009

1:17 PM

American Friends Service Committee: Father Roy Bourgeois and SOA Watch Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize

Friday November 20, 2009

5:17 PM

Electronics TakeBack Coalition: New Resolution Calls on Congress to Lead by Example in Handling Its E-Waste

4:48 PM

NLIHC: Statement from NLIHC President Sheila Crowley on HUD’S Rejection of Texas’s Disaster Plan

4:45 PM

National Peace Groups: Peace Groups Call Nationwide Phone-In to White House Against Afghanistan Escalation

4:05 PM

The Cloud Foundation: Activists Ask President Obama & Secretary Salazar to Stop the Assault on America’s Wild Horses and Burros

3:41 PM

CREW: CREW Files Compliant Over "Donation" to US Treasury by Sen. Landrieu's Campaign Committee

3:33 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Center for Biological Diversity Warns of Lawsuit Over Delay in Mexican Wolf Protection

2:31 PM

ACLU: Alabama School Reverses Decision To Bar Lesbian Student From Attending Prom With Her Girlfriend

1:59 PM

Physicians For National Health Program (PNHP): Projections of Savings from Health IT are Baseless, Harvard Researchers Say

1:12 PM

Free Press: Free Press Urges New York City Council to Support Open Internet

12:50 PM

POGO: POGO's Request for Transparency to Revolving Door Database Denied

11:47 AM

US PIRG Applauds Passage of Amendment to Audit the Federal Reserve

10:56 AM

School of the Americas Watch: Mass Mobilization to Shut Down the School of the Americas

Thursday November 19, 2009

7:33 PM

Witness Against Torture Responds to Obama’s Statement that Guantanamo Will Not Close by January 2010

7:16 PM

Cornucopia Institute: Food Manufacturers and Organic Industry Lobbyists Circle the Wagons

5:57 PM

RFK Center Urges Spanish and Moroccan Officials to Protect the Human Rights of Expelled Saharawi Rights Defender, Aminatou Haidar

5:35 PM

National Lawyers Guild Stands by Longtime Member Lynne Stewart as She Surrenders to Federal Custody

5:34 PM

Public Citizen: Former Government Officials, Including Members of Congress, Cashing in as Lobbyists for Financial Industry, Public Citizen Analysis Shows

5:32 PM

CREW Calls for Probe Into Galbraith's Role in Iraq

5:31 PM

NARAL Pro-Choice America Statement on Senate Health-Care Bill

5:28 PM

Greenpeace: Indonesia Suspends Climate Polluters’ License to Destroy Rainforest

5:27 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Fears for Migrants Forced Back to Africa

5:26 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US Senate: Reject Abortion Coverage Restrictions

5:25 PM

Free Press: Low Power FM Radio Advances in Senate

3:55 PM

Equality California to Air Ad Featuring Same-Sex Couple During MISS CALIFORNIA USA Pageant

3:49 PM

Witness Against Torture: Justice Delayed, Justice Denied: Witness Against Torture Responds to Obama’s Statement That Guantanamo Will Not Close by January 2010

3:46 PM

Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Call on President Obama to Use Executive Authority to Ban Import of Armor-Piercing Pistol Used in Fort Hood Attack

2:47 PM

Marijuana Policy Project’s 15th Anniversary Gala to Celebrate ‘15 States in 15 Years’

2:34 PM

Government Accountability Project: Unique Food Safety Conference Tomorrow

2:30 PM

Prometheus Radio Project: Local Community Radio Act: One Step Closer to the Finish Line

2:11 PM

ACLU Seeks Information on Children in US Military Detention Overseas

12:13 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Veteran Fasting Outside White House

12:12 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Japan: Press North Korea on Human Rights

10:40 AM

SEIU: SEIU: Introduction of the U.S. Senate’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Puts America One Step Closer to Health Insurance Reform that Works for the American People

Wednesday November 18, 2009

8:00 PM

Action Against Hunger (ACF): World Food Summit Neglects Millions of Children

7:51 PM

Worldwatch Institute: Will Women's Voices Be Heard in Copenhagen?

7:48 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): California Adopts the Most Advanced TV Efficiency Standards in the World

7:42 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Indonesia: Release Papuan Flag-Raisers

7:18 PM

ACLU: President Obama Says Guantánamo Closure Will Miss Deadline

6:50 PM

ACLU: Texas Appeals Court Rejects Appeal Of Innocent Man On Death Row For 28 Years

3:59 PM

Public Citizen: EPA Should Use Clean Air Act to Address Climate Change

3:57 PM

Oxfam International: Lackluster Food Summit Offers Crumbs

3:55 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Ratify Children’s Treaty

3:54 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): China, US and Global Warming

3:52 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Bipartisan Food Safety Bill Poised for Floor Vote

2:53 PM

ACLU And Americans United Demand Connecticut School District Stop Holding Graduation At Christian Church

2:18 PM

Food & Water Watch: Opposition to Desalination Escalates in Rockland County, New York

2:16 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Cuba: Raúl Castro Imprisons Critics, Crushes Dissent

2:14 PM

Human Rights First: Retired Military Leaders Say Stop Fear-Mongering, Close Guantanamo to Ensure National Security

2:12 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: VA Tech Survivor Tracks Shady Gun Sellers With Hidden Camera

1:59 PM

PEER: GAO Report Underlines Need for Fundamental OSHA Reform

12:49 PM

ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union Calls For Change In The U.S. Commission On Civil Rights

12:42 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Siddiqui Nomination as Chief Agricultural Negotiator in U.S. Trade Office Opposed by Center for Biological Diversity

12:21 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls on President Karzai to Commit to Human Rights in Second Term

12:16 PM

Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA): Obama’s 'Agribusiness as Usual' Problem

11:34 AM

US PIRG: New report: One-Third of Young Adults Lack Health Care

10:54 AM

Oxfam International: Poverty and Unemployment Fuel the Conflict According to 70% of Afghans, New Oxfam Research Shows

10:18 AM

FAIR: WaPo's New Rule of Journalism? On Healthcare: Don't Follow The Money

10:01 AM

ACLU: ACLU At Guantánamo Monitoring Unconstitutional Military Commissions This Week

Tuesday November 17, 2009

7:44 PM

Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA): iPhone App Decodes Pesticide Residue Risks in Time for Thanksgiving

5:53 PM

Greenpeace: Indonesian Authorities Deport Greenpeace Activists and Members of the Press

5:11 PM

ACLU: ACLU In Court Wednesday In Case Of Denver Residents Removed From Bush Event For Bumper Sticker

4:54 PM

Human Rights First: Senate Blocks Amendment to Restrict Obama Administration's Ability to Prosecute Suspected Terrorists in Federal Court

4:53 PM

ACLU: Senate Votes Down Amendment Obstructing Transfer Of Detainees To Federal Criminal Courts

4:47 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Hunger: * Record in U.S. * Global Meeting

4:34 PM

Physicians For National Health Program (PNHP): Massachusetts Physicians say Reform in Their State is No Model for The Nation

3:25 PM

Food & Water Watch: EU Member States fail to protect Atlantic Bluefin tuna

3:18 PM

CREW: CREW Requests Investigation of Rep. Bachmann After Anti-Health Care Bill Rally at Capitol

2:48 PM

Constitution Project Releases Report on Reforming Material Support Statutes

2:37 PM

ICTR-ADAD: ICTR-ADAD Welcomes Acquittal of Fr. Hormisdas Nsengimana on Charges of Genocide and “Genocide Planning”

1:56 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): CCR Files Opening Brief in First Supreme Court Case to Challenge Patriot Act

1:23 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): ICC: Promote Global Support for Court

1:20 PM

NOW: NOW to Rally in Pitts' Pennsylvania District to Denounce Stupak-Pitts Amendment

12:45 PM

Praxis - Institute for Social Justice: Peruvian Former President Fujimori to Appeal Landmark Conviction and Sentence for Crimes Against Humanity

12:28 PM

Media Matters for America: Right-Wing Book Watch: Palin Goes Rogue with the Facts

12:13 PM

CEPR: New Book Finds that Latin America Guarantees Paid Leave to New Mom's, But Dad's Have to Keep Working

11:41 AM

Violence Policy Center: Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Have Killed 8 Law Enforcement Officers, 77 Private Citizens Over 2.5 Year Period According to New On-Line Resource

11:32 AM

Oxfam International: Developing Countries Rebuff Denmark's Push for Delay in Copenhagen

Monday November 16, 2009

5:32 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Washington as Wall Street's 'Biggest Profit Center'

4:49 PM

Earthjustice: Judge Approves Historic EPA Settlement: EPA and Florida Must Set Limits on Fertilizer and Animal Waste Pollution in State Waters

3:49 PM

Conservation Groups: Lawsuit Challenges Uranium Mine That Threatens Water and Wildlife of the Grand Canyon

3:46 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals, Risk to Human Health and Wildlife Survival, Are Polluting Lake Mead

3:45 PM

Public Citizen: Members of House, Senate Banking Committees Rake in Wall Street Campaign Cash, New Report Shows

3:43 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Morocco/Western Sahara: Reverse New Rule on Sahrawi Activists’ Contacts

3:38 PM

Human Rights First: Intergovernmental Report: Hate Crime Remains

3:35 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: San Francisco Park Department Ignores Science, Promotes All-Golf Alternative for Sharp Park Although No-Golf Option Shown to Be Best for Environment, Budget, and Outdoor Recreation

3:27 PM

Torture on Trial: Five Arrested at Fort Huachuca Drone and Torture Protest

3:00 PM

Defense Lawyers: Historic First International Defense Counsel Conference Convenes at The Hague: 'The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and Its Legacy'

2:24 PM

Amnesty International - USA: World’s Largest Letter-Writing Event Saves Lives and Frees People Unjustly Imprisoned; Amnesty International Activists to Use Pens to Fight for Global Justice

1:50 PM

Media Matters for America: Going Rogue With the Facts?

1:47 PM

ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union Calls for Change in the US Commission on Civil Rights

12:02 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Uzbekistan: Free Human Rights Defender

11:34 AM

Americans for Safe Access: Advocacy Group Threatens to Sue Los Angeles if Medical Marijuana Sales Are Banned

6:00 AM

Brave New Foundation: Each Day 16 Americans Get Killed Due to Poor Worker Safety Laws

Friday November 13, 2009

5:42 PM

IATP: U.S. groups call for leadership from the Obama administration at the World Summit on Food Security

4:42 PM

Electronic Frontier Foundation: Keeping a Global Eye on Copyright Law

4:40 PM

Senator Russ Feingold: On Trying Guantanamo Bay Detainees

4:03 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama's Asia Trip Agenda

3:30 PM

Constitution Project: Family Members of 9/11 Victims Welcome the Federal Prosecution of Some Detainees While Criticizing Use of Military Commissions for Others

3:27 PM

La Via Campesina/GRAIN: Farmers and Social Movements Say No to Land Grabbing!

2:38 PM

Amnesty International: China: Obama must press China to uphold human rights

2:37 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: D.C. Council Should Not Cave In To Catholic Church’s Demands On Marriage Exemption, Says Americans United

2:10 PM

Constitution Project Welcomes Federal Prosecution of Some Detainees While Denouncing Use of Military Commissions for Others

1:52 PM

Human Rights First: Human Rights First Welcomes Decision to Try 9/11 Defendants in Federal Courts

12:47 PM

National Campaign to Close Guantanamo: Campaign Applauds Transfer of Detainees from Gitmo

12:14 PM

ACLU: 9/11 Defendants To Be Tried In Federal Court

11:51 AM

Oxfam International: Worlds Ministers meet in Copenhagen ahead of Climate Summit

Thursday November 12, 2009

6:26 PM

CREW Receives Senate Ethics Cmte. Response to Sen. Landrieu Complaint – Nearly Two Years Later

6:25 PM

Conservation Groups: Last Stand Made for Endangered West Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel

6:18 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Former US Diplomat Got Stake in Iraqi Oil

3:40 PM

Action Against Hunger (ACF): World Leaders Must Address Acute Malnutrition

3:36 PM

Earthjustice: Advocates Challenge Water Pollution From TVA’s Kingston Plant

2:01 PM

ACLU Demands Information About Bureau of Prisons Attempts to Ban Religious Material

2:00 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Asian Pacific American Workers Among the Fastest Growing Groups in the Union Workforce

1:54 PM

Amnesty International Urges Obama to Not Ignore Human Rights During His Meeting With ASEAN Leaders

1:32 PM

Latin American Experts and Academics: Honduran Elections: Over 240 Academics and Experts on Latin America Call on Obama to Denounce Human Rights Abuses by Honduran Dictatorship

1:24 PM

ACLU Urges US to Address Voting Rights for Minorities

1:06 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): 'Healthcare' or Family Intervention?: Low-Income Mothers Singled Out for Home Visits

1:04 PM

Oxfam International: Leaders Urged to Salvage UN World Food Summit as Hopes for Action on Hunger Fade

1:02 PM

Greenpeace Sends President Obama an Urgent Call to Action From Heart of South East Asia's Rainforest

12:59 PM

Friends of the Earth: Duke Energy Abandons Plutonium Fuel (MOX) Testing Program in South Carolina Reactor

12:58 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Senator Burr Urged to Withdraw Gun Bill

12:09 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Bangladesh Government Must Hold Fair Trials to Ensure Justice for Victims of Mutiny, Says New Amnesty International Report

11:44 AM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): CCR Charges Congress Violated Constitution in Vote to De-Fund ACORN, Affiliates, Allies

Wednesday November 11, 2009

7:00 PM

Planned Parenthood Condemns Passage of Stupak/Pitts Amendment

6:58 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Financial Reform

6:57 PM

Public Citizen: Thursday Anniversary of Glass-Steagall Repeal: Lessons About Maniacal Deregulation, Political Power of Mega-Financial Institutions

6:20 PM

Media Matters for America: Town Halls Making a Comeback?

6:06 PM

Public Citizen: Medicare Should Deny Payment for Unproven Anti-Depression Device

6:05 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Efforts to Combat Global Childhood Malnutrition Woefully Underfunded

6:04 PM

Human Rights First: Overly Broad Immigration Provisions Redefine Thousands of Legitimate Refugees, Asylum Seekers as 'Terrorists'

3:49 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: One Spawning Ground Left: Rare Green Sturgeon to Get Needed Recovery Plan

1:37 PM

Iraq Veterans Against the War: IVAW to Hold Candlelight Memorial at Fort Hood

Tuesday November 10, 2009

6:46 PM

MFSO/Gold Star Families: Military Families Decry Move to Send More Troops to Afghanistan

3:24 PM

ACLU: ACLU Lawsuit Charges American Citizen Illegally Detained And Mistreated By U.S. Officials

1:51 PM

ACLU: ACLU Report Calls For Stronger U.S. Privacy Oversight Institutions

1:45 PM

ACLU: 9/11 Families Want Guantánamo Detainees Prosecuted In Federal Court

12:47 PM

Marijuana Policy Project: AMA Calls for Review of Medical Marijuana’s Legal Status

12:27 PM

Physicians for a National Health Program: Over 2,200 Veterans Died in 2008 Due to Lack of Health Insurance

10:01 AM

CEPR: Demographics of the Labor Movement Shift Considerably over the Past 25 Years

Monday November 9, 2009

7:12 PM

MAPLight.org: House Health Care Reform Vote: Table of Contributions from Health Insurance Industry

7:10 PM

Veterans for Peace: National Antiwar Groups Issue Call to Action for Protests Before and After Obama Afghan Escalation Decision

5:32 PM

Buffalo Field Campaign: Conservationists File Suit Against Federal Agencies to End Bison Slaughter

3:38 PM

CODEPINK: Peace Activist Confronts Netanhayu on War Crimes During Plenary of United Jewish Federations

3:30 PM

CEPR: New Report Looks at Honduran Economy Before and Since the Coup

2:17 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Healthcare: Devil in the Details

12:03 PM

PEER: EPA Orders Employees to Remove YouTube Climate Video

Sunday November 8, 2009

2:02 PM

NOW: NOW Opposes Health Care Bill That Strips Millions of Women of Abortion Access Says Bill Obliterates Women's Fundamental Right to Choose

Friday November 6, 2009

6:08 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Dirty Coal Czar Confirmed by Senate

4:33 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Healthcare and Unemployment

4:32 PM

Rainforest Action Network (RAN): REDD Forest Agreement Hits New Low, Missing Basic Elements

4:30 PM

Task Force Honors California Statewide Leaders for Their Contributions to LGBT Equality

4:28 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Turkey: Bar Entry or Arrest Sudan President

4:25 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Statement on Fort Hood Tragedy

4:19 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Fort Hood Shooting

4:01 PM

Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Senate Climate Bill

3:15 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Issues Endangered Species Performance Review: Has Only Listed One Species in 10 Months

3:13 PM

Africa Action Applauds US Decision to Lift HIV Travel Ban, Calls for Sustained US leadership on Global Health Ahead of Global Fund Board Meeting

3:11 PM

Gun Control Groups: Fort Hood Mass Shooting, Leaving 13 Dead and 28 Injured, Latest Example of Price Paid for Deadly Firepower Available to Americans

3:08 PM

RFK Center: National Press Club Newsmakers: Award-Winning Women’s Rights Leaders to Discuss Instability, Injustice in Zimbabwe

12:56 PM

US Senator Bernie Sanders: Sanders Bill Would Break Up Banks ‘Too Big to Fail’

12:41 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Why Is It We Have Finite Resources for Health Care but Unlimited Money for War?

12:39 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): DR Congo: MSF Vaccination Used as Bait in Unacceptable Attack on Civilians

12:37 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Uganda: Bill Threatens Progress on HIV/AIDS

12:36 PM

Human Rights First: New Report by UN Expert Panel Details Violations of Arms Embargo and Widespread Human Rights Abuses in Darfur

12:33 PM

Oxfam International: Rich Countries Must Step out From US Shadow and Do the Right Thing for World's Poor

Thursday November 5, 2009

6:06 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: 100,000 Letters Support Protecting Grand Canyon From Uranium Mining

5:36 PM

People For the American Way (PFAW): Report Exposes Campaign of Racial Attacks From Far Right

5:32 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Italian Court Convicts Operatives: What About the Higher-Ups?

5:17 PM

CREW Asks for Investigation Into Why Wall Street Is Getting H1N1 Vaccine Ahead of Those Who Most Need It

5:15 PM

Earthjustice: Gulf Coast Communities Praise EPA Plan to Limit PVC Plant Pollution

5:13 PM

Food & Water Watch: Proposed Carlsbad Desalination Project to Cost Up to Three Times More Than Claimed

5:11 PM

Oxfam International: EU Says Hopes Are Fading for a Legally Binding Climate Deal in Copenhagen

5:08 PM

Food & Water Watch: Ohio Elections Commission Pursues Frivolous Case Against Consumer Group

5:07 PM

Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Forest Protection Still Missing in REDD Negotiations

4:39 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Media Advisory: Fannie Mae Adopts Limited Right to Rent Policy

4:28 PM

Friends of the Earth: Statement on Climate Bill Action in Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

4:26 PM

Constitution Project: Media Availability: Prominent Legal, National Security Experts Say Graham Amendment Delays Justice for Victims of Terrorism

4:23 PM

ACLU Sues State of Florida and State Officials Over Poor Graduation Rates

2:48 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Honduras' Most Prominent Human Rights Expert Calls on Obama Administration to Denounce 'Grave Human Rights Violations'

2:44 PM

Riverkeeper Releases Fifth Gas Drilling Reporter

1:57 PM

Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): Minnesota Farm to School Efforts Catch Eye of USDA Deputy Secretary Merrigan

1:55 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich , Single Payer Co-Author, Raises Questions About Stand Alone Vote on National Single Payer

1:54 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Too Many Farmers Growing Genetically Engineered Corn Not Complying with Key Environmental Requirements

1:51 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: ENDA Will Provide Much-Needed Employment Protections for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Workers

1:49 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Punishing Success in Tackling AIDS

1:00 PM

Eleven National Consumer Organizations Send Letter Strongly Opposing Medical Malpractice Limits in the Health Care Bill

12:52 PM

Mobilization for Health Care for All: Nine Americans Jailed This Morning When They Tried to Confront Senator Joe Lieberman for Accepting Insurance Company Money

12:12 PM

Ecojustice Applauds Proposed Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights

12:04 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Coal Company Destroys Last Intact Mountain in Coal River Valley

11:01 AM

Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Most Exhaustive Set of Marijuana Arrest Data Ever Shows No Relation Between Arrests and Use Rates; Penalty Structure Boosts Illicit Market

10:55 AM

ACLU: Administration Will Testify Before Senate on Landmark Employment Non-Discrimination Act

8:50 AM

No More Guantánamos: Amherst (MA) Special Town Meeting Approves Resolution to Welcome Cleared Guantánamo Detainees

2:00 AM

Friends of the Earth UK: Carbon Trading 'The Next Sub-Prime' - New Research

Wednesday November 4, 2009

5:27 PM

Center for Responsive Politics: Members of Congress Lose Big Bucks in 2008, But Still Rank Among Nation's Richest

4:56 PM

The Global Climate Change Lobby: Climate Change Talks Spark Global Backlash by Business, Industry

4:56 PM

ACLU: Italian Court Finds Americans Guilty In CIA Rendition Case

4:36 PM

Palestinian Civil Society Organizations: The Goldstone Report at the UN General Assembly: States Must Ensure Victims' Rights and Not Compromise the Rule of Law

3:31 PM

Public Citizen: Senate Climate Change Bill Won’t Wean Us Off Fossil Fuels, Fails to Hold Polluters Accountable

3:00 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights: Rendition Victims Can Get Justice in Italy and Canada But Not in US

2:12 PM

Food & Water Watch: Milwaukee Water System Lease Could Cost Community Millions Per Year

1:31 PM

PFAW: Maine Passes Anti-Marriage Referendum

1:09 PM

Food & Water Watch: Issue 2 Passes: Agribusiness Rewrites Ohio's Constitution

12:07 PM

Public Campaign: Voters Send a Message About Self-Financed Candidates in New Jersey and New York City

12:04 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: The Insurance Companies are the Problem not the Solution

11:54 AM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Election Results Suggest Religious Right Remains Force To Contend With, Says Americans United

11:19 AM

Human Rights Campaign: Maine Families Denied Protections in Marriage Vote

11:16 AM

Freedom to Marry: Narrow Defeat in Maine Won’t Stop Fight for the Freedom to Marry

11:05 AM

NOW: NOW Vows to Press Forward After Fairness Defeated in Maine, Hopes for Victory in Washington State

10:32 AM

PEER: Inspector General to Probe EPA Marketing of Coal Ash

10:02 AM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Marriage Equality Goes Down in Maine

Tuesday November 3, 2009

6:48 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Italy/US: Ruling Expected in Historic CIA Rendition Case

6:46 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Continues Fight to Restore State Single Payer Amendment

5:42 PM

NPCA: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Wolf Plan Sets Target Number of Wolves Too Low

4:44 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Health Care Bill Must Ensure Scientific Integrity, Groups Say

3:37 PM

NRDC: National Outdoor Lighting Improvements Would Save $5.1 Billion Annually

3:35 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Five New York Men Detained and Abused in Post-9/11 Immigration Sweeps Settle Case for $1.26 Million

3:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Making Elections Better

2:34 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Urges IRS To Take Necessary Steps To Limit Partisan Activity By Churches

2:28 PM

Public Interest Groups: Bay Area Public Interest Groups Protest PG&E's Power Plant Proposals

12:35 PM

School of the Americas Watch: Mass Mobilization to Shut Down the School of the America; November 20-22, 2009, Fort Benning, Georgia

10:55 AM

Greenpeace: Greenpeace Tackles Climate Change at Frontline of Indonesian Rainforest Destruction

10:36 AM

PEER: OSHA Expert Files Whistleblower Complaint

Monday November 2, 2009

7:33 PM

The Yes Men: Chevron Execs Chased by Mad Crowd; US Chamber of Commerce Does Not Intercede

6:39 PM

Food & Water Watch: Issue 2 PAC Tries to Distract Ohio Voters by Stifling Ads

6:13 PM

ACLU: Justice Denied: Voices From Guantánamo

5:19 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Eastern DR Congo: Surge in Army Atrocities

4:14 PM

Center for Responsive Politics: New Edition of The Blue Pages Means You'll Never Shop the Same Way Again

3:43 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: New Study: Harmful Bush Policy, Still in Effect, Wrongly Cut Protections for Wolf, Trout, Mouse, Prairie Dog, and Penguin

3:10 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): No Justice for Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar

1:17 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Secret California Park Give-Away

1:15 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Healthcare: Key Democrats Undermining Their Own?

1:12 PM

Oxfam International: Finance Ball Shifts to US Court as Climate Talks Kick off in Barcelona

1:10 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): AU: African Civil Society Presses States for ICC Support

1:08 PM

Greenpeace: CLOROX to Eliminate Chlorine Disaster Risks to 13 Million Americans

1:06 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Congress to Condemn Goldstone Report on Gaza?

1:05 PM

National Lawyers Guild Calls for Immediate and Independent Investigation Into Assassination of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah by FBI Agents in Dearborn

9:27 AM

Friends of Earth International Calls on President Obama to Earn His Nobel

5:07 AM

Brave New Foundation: Afghan Veterans and Former Afghan MP Malalai Joya Lobby Congress to End the War

Friday October 30, 2009

5:01 PM

National Lawyers Guild Calls for Urgent Action on Goldstone Recommendations

3:54 PM

Mother Earth News: Mother Earth News Launches Green-Living Radio Show

3:42 PM

Public Citizen: NHTSA’s Fuel Economy Impact Statement Should Be Revised to Be More Informative to Decision-Makers and Public

3:35 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Lifting HIV Travel Ban Will Finally End 'Federally Sanctioned Stigma'

3:14 PM

Greenpeace: EU Leaders Pledge Climate Funding and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions Seven Times those of US

2:42 PM

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: 24 Experts Urge Congress to Address Proliferation Concerns of Laser Enrichment

2:26 PM

Amnesty International: World's Biggest Arms Traders Promise Global Arms Treaty

1:29 PM

CEPR: Agreement to Restore Zelaya, if Honored, Will Be a Victory for Democracy in the Hemisphere, CEPR Co-Director Says

1:18 PM

Rainforest Action Network: Mountaintop Removal Mining Protests Go National

1:12 PM

Public Campaign: Common Cause report highlights possible effects of Citizens United Decision

1:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Pelosi Ditches Single-Payer Provision

10:48 AM

CREW Issues Statement on House Ethics Investigations

9:24 AM

Oxfam International: The EU is Treating Climate Deal Like an E-Bay Novice

Thursday October 29, 2009

5:10 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Land Speculator Michael Winer Wins 2009 Rubber Dodo Award

4:35 PM

Amnesty International Challenges Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Freedom of Expression

4:33 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network Warns Americans of ‘Demonic’ Halloween Candy

4:32 PM

Common Cause: Corporate Democracy: Likely Fallout From Supreme Court Citizens United Decision

4:27 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Article of Faith: Faith Leaders Support Marriage Equality in Maine

4:26 PM

National Parks Conservation Association Supports Legislation to Expand Service Opportunities in National Parks

4:22 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Japan: Protect Burmese Rohingya Seeking Asylum

2:38 PM

Constitution Project Joins Coalition in Support of the USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009

2:18 PM

US Campaign to Ban Landmines: Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund Supports US Campaign to Ban Landmines

2:14 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): The Nuclear Industry Makes Its Christmas Wish List, and It's a Long One

2:13 PM

ACLU: President Signs Law Giving Defense Department Authority to Exempt Photos From Freedom of Information Act

1:31 PM

ACLU: Pivotal Juvenile Justice Legislation Passes First Hurdle

1:02 PM

Mobilization for Health Care for All: 'I Was Denied a Bone Marrow Transplant and Risked Arrest for Health Care for All'

12:21 PM

Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): Researchers Link Low-Level Mercury Exposure, Zinc Deficiency and Learning Disorders

12:12 PM

Project On Government Oversight (POGO): IG Found Former NRC Commissioner Merrifield Violated Ethics Laws

12:11 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Ellsberg on Resignation Over Afghan Policy

12:09 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich on New Health Care Bill: ‘Is This the Best We Can Do?’

12:00 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): India: Suspend Zimbabwe from Diamond Trade

Wednesday October 28, 2009

6:02 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: Australian Oil Rig Blowout Creates Environmental Catastrophe

5:43 PM

National Parks Conservation Association Urges Senate to Protect National Parks From Climate Change and Support Local Economies

5:40 PM

Task Force: Signing of Hate Crimes Measure Is Historic

4:57 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich to Receive Thomas Merton Award for Social Justice

4:42 PM

EQCA: Equality California Hails Signing of Federal Hate Crimes Law

4:26 PM

PFAW: Obama Signs Hate Crimes Legislation into Law

4:11 PM

Constitution Project: Constitution Project Welcomes Law Allowing Transfer of Detainees into U.S. For Prosecution

3:45 PM

PETA: Hog Farming Exhibit 'A Significant Public Health Concern,' Capitol Police Tell PETA

3:44 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): 15th Anniversary of California Desert Protection Act Celebrates our National Parks, Launches New Mojave Friends Group

3:42 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Will We Stand for the People or the Insurance Companies?

3:40 PM

Campaign for A Commercial-Free Childhood: CCFC Urges Baby Einstein to Come Clean with Parents; Advocates Document Years of Educational Claims

3:39 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iraq: Bring Bombers to Justice

3:35 PM

PEER: Suit to Air Internal EPA Protests on Radiation Exposure Plan

3:03 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Filed Again Seeking California Endangered Species Act Protection for American Pika

2:53 PM

ACLU: President Obama Signs Military Commissions Changes Into Law

2:46 PM

ACLU: Congress To Investigate CIA For Possible Violations Of National Security Act

11:35 AM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): US Official Resigns Over Afghanistan

11:33 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): India: Provide Access to Pain Treatment

5:33 AM

Brave New Films Stands Alongside ACORN Against Extending the Defund ACORN Act

Tuesday October 27, 2009

5:44 PM

ACLU: Federal Court Will Hear Government Appeal In Rendition Case

3:46 PM

Broad Coalition Decries White House Defense of Pesticide Lobbyist Nomination

3:34 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Lethal New Poison Could Exterminate Black-tailed Prairie Dogs — Plus Kill Whooping Cranes and Golden Eagles

2:50 PM

Public Citizen: As Thursday Vote Looms on Two New Reactors, Popular Opposition May Make Selling Nuclear Power More Difficult

2:48 PM

POGO: Defense Board Catches Los Alamos Trying to Dodge Plutonium Safety Vulnerability

2:30 PM

Sierra Club/Earthjustice: Experts Raise Concerns About New Transmission Line from Coal Country to Eastern Grid

1:46 PM

Earthjustice: Hearings Begin on Kerry-Boxer Climate Change Bill

1:43 PM

Labor Rights Groups: Immigration Study Finds Enforcement Has Undermined Workers' Rights

1:33 PM

Financial Reform Advocates: 5,000 Converge On American Bankers Association Convention

12:45 PM

Dēmos: 'Showdown in Chicago' Protests Against Banking Excess

12:16 PM

Greenpeace: Greenpeace to I.T. Sector: Step Up Climate Action, Distance Yourselves from US Chamber of Commerce

12:02 PM

Human Rights Watch: Guinea: September 28 Massacre Was Premeditated

12:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Protests at Insurance Company Offices

11:42 AM

PEER Endorses Bold Position on Economic Growth

10:39 AM

Public Citizen: Obama Administration Settles Hours-of-Service Case, Agrees to Start Over on Rule to Keep Tired Truckers Off the Roads

9:57 AM

Americans for Safe Access: Congressional Medical Marijuana Bill Lifts Ban on Evidence in Federal Court

Monday October 26, 2009

5:39 PM

Farm Sanctuary: Pediatrician and Farm Sanctuary Executive Director Dr. Allan Kornberg Submits Statement on the Next Wave of Swine Flu Outbreaks

4:45 PM

Media Matters for America: Fox News Plays Host to GOP in Exile

4:36 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): A Woman Among Warlords: Afghan Malalai Joya in US

4:34 PM

PETA: Tom Morello, Chuck D, and Serj Tankian Call for End to Army's Cruel Trauma Exercises on Animals

4:33 PM

Common Cause and Public Campaign: Rep. Visclosky Exposé Shows Need for 'Fair Elections' Campaign Reform

4:32 PM

Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Removing DCAA Director Won't Fix the Agency's Problems

4:10 PM

Amnesty International Calls on Russian Authorities to Investigate Activist’s Murder

3:37 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Vanishing Butterflies Flutter Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

2:36 PM

Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation: Forest Service Withdraws Five-Year Permit for Off-Road 'Enduro' Races

2:34 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iran: Overturn Death Sentences, Other Unfair Convictions

1:30 PM

Media Matters for America: The Right-Wing Media Spin Cycle: Lie, Terrify, Win, Repeat

12:27 PM

The Afghan Women's Mission: A Woman Among Warlords: Malalai Joya Available for Interviews

Friday October 23, 2009

5:36 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Afghan Policy a "Script" for Escalation

5:07 PM

The Global Health Initiative: New Report Identifies Priorities and Price Tag for President Obama’s Leadership on Global Health

3:41 PM

The Yes Men: US Chamber Shuts off TheYesMen.org and Websites of Hundreds of Other Activist Groups

3:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Al Qaeda Leaders Killed -- or Construction Workers?

2:34 PM

Greenpeace Reaction to Obama Energy Speech

2:18 PM

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Lawyers' Committee Applauds U.S. Senate's Passage of Critical Landmark Hate Crimes Bill

2:17 PM

ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union Mourns Passing Of Former Executive Director Jack Pemberton

1:54 PM

Earthjustice: EPA to Issue Strict Rules for U.S. Power Plant Air Toxics

12:59 PM

ACLU: ACLU To Honor Regina Kelly, Plaintiff In Landmark Civil Rights Case, With Baldwin Medal Of Liberty Award October 24 At New York Academy Of Sciences

12:52 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Pleasanton Must Reconsider Staples Ranch Development

12:10 PM

VoteVets.org: Vets Choose Musicians Over Liz Cheney

11:58 AM

CCFC: CCFC Victory: Disney Offers Parents Refunds on Baby Einstein Videos

11:39 AM

Americans for Democratic Action: ADA Applauds Passage of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Out of Committee

8:22 AM

Basel Action Network: US Toxic Ship Lands in India

8:00 AM

Progressive Democrats of America: 'Direct Carbon Pricing' Better Than 'Cap and Trade'

Thursday October 22, 2009

4:51 PM

Public Citizen: In Approving New Agency, Lawmakers Take Significant Step Toward Protecting Consumers, Addressing Causes of Economic Crisis

4:50 PM

Free Press Welcomes Progress on Net Neutrality

4:47 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: Polar Bears to Benefit From Proposal to Safeguard Critical Habitat

4:30 PM

Filipino/American Coalition for Environmental Solidarity (FACES): US State Department Gets It Wrong on Chevron’s Operations in the Philippines

4:16 PM

The Michigan Messenger: US Rep. Stupak Reverses Course on Giving Federal Coast Guard Property to Private Christian School

4:00 PM

Environmental Groups: Polar Bear to Receive Habitat Protection: 200,000 Square Miles to Be Designated as Critical Habitat Following Lawsuit Settlement

3:33 PM

Public Citizen: Solution to ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Banks: Break Up Firms, Avoid Future Bailouts, Public Citizen to Tell Congress

3:24 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: LGBT Seniors to Benefit From HHS Plans for Creation of National Resource Center

3:22 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Sri Lanka: US War Crimes Report Details Extensive Abuses

3:08 PM

CEPR Responds to IMF's Defense of Questionable Policies During World Recession

3:02 PM

Amnesty International Calls on Pakistani Army to Stop Harassment of Mehsud Tribe

2:56 PM

Institute for Policy Studies: Reports of Pay Czar's 'Heavy Hammer' on Wall Street Exaggerated, Says Independent CEO Pay Watchdog Group

1:12 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Join the Landmine Ban

1:06 PM

Green America: Report: US Risks Falling Behind Other Nations in Financing Clean Technologies

1:04 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Senate HELP Committee Weighing FDA Reform Legislation

12:00 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Report Details 350 Species Threatened by Global Warming

11:48 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Katrina Cleanup Rife With Fraud and Mayhem

11:17 AM

Anti-Corruption and Whistleblower Advocacy Groups Urge Holder to Review UBS Whistleblower Case

11:01 AM

Peace Groups: Peace Movement Steps Up Congressional Pressure to Stop Afghanistan Escalation

11:00 AM

Media Matters for America: Fox News' War

9:54 AM

Close Gitmo Now!: Musicians Protest Music Used for Torture at GTMO – Seek Declassification of Secret Documents on Music-Related Abuses

Wednesday October 21, 2009

5:52 PM

ACLU: On Anniversary of Treaty Ratification, US Should Ensure Prohibition of Torture Meets International Standards

5:42 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Brazil, at Organization of American States, Accuses Honduran Coup Regime of "Torture"

5:25 PM

Friends of the Earth: Congress Begins Push to Stop Cruise Industry From Dumping Sewage

5:19 PM

CSPI: Family Doctor Group Squanders Credibility by Taking Tainted Coke Cash

5:11 PM

Amnesty International Welcomes Congressional Passage of FY10 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Allowing Detainees to Be Tried in the US

4:08 PM

Free Press: Canada Embraces Net Neutrality

3:28 PM

Consumer Advocacy Groups: Injured Medical Malpractice Survivors Travel to Washington, D.C., to Protect Patients' Rights

3:17 PM

Corporate Accountability International: Sales Not the Only Thing Dragging for Coke’s Dasani

2:57 PM

Human Rights First: Rights Group Welcomes Preservation of Civilian Court Option for Guantanamo Detainee Trials

2:45 PM

SAVE the University: From 'Save the University' to 'Save the State'?

2:27 PM

National Priorities Project Releases Key Energy Consumption & Federal Spending Information Coinciding With International Day of Climate Action

2:22 PM

Food & Water Watch Joins with Local Community Leaders and Businesses to Launch Grand Rapids Take Back the Tap Campaign

2:19 PM

Campaign Against Climate Change: Big 5 for 350 Global Day of Climate Action

2:07 PM

Free Press: Major U.S. Consumer Groups Support FCC Action on Net Neutrality

1:38 PM

Public Citizen: Google’s Willingness to Release Private Customer Information Should Be Open to Public Scrutiny, Public Citizen Argues

12:55 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Issues Update On Proposed Congressional Land Transfer To Michigan Religious School

12:42 PM

Free Press: Free Press Debunks Claims about Net Neutrality and Investment

Tuesday October 20, 2009

8:12 PM

ACLU: ACLU Urges Secretary Gates Not To Block Release Of Torture Photos

7:42 PM

Environmental Groups: Interior Dept. Calls for Investigation into Oil Shale Leases

6:21 PM

ACLU: Patriot Act Legislation Introduced In House With Improved Civil Liberties Protections

6:08 PM

Families Against Mandatory Minimums: FAMM Hails Judiciary Committee Move to Advance Parole Eligibility Bill

5:55 PM

ACLU: Court Rules FBI Can Continue To Silence National Security Letter Recipient

5:34 PM

Constitution Project: USA PATRIOT Amendments Act Welcomed by the Constitution Project

5:20 PM

Labor Network for Sustainability: Labor Activists Launch New Labor Network for Sustainability

4:38 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Can We Afford More Subsidies for Nuclear Power?

3:32 PM

National Campaign to Close Guantanamo: Retired Generals, Veterans Group And Former Congressman Launch Campaign To Close Gitmo

3:10 PM

ACLU: ACLU To Monitor Unconstitutional Guantánamo Military Commission Hearings Wednesday

3:01 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Protection Sought for 83 Coral Species as Coral Heads for Worldwide Extinction

2:49 PM

Physicians For National Health Program (PNHP): Illness Often Undiscovered and Undertreated Among the Uninsured

1:04 PM

Center for Consitutional Rights (CCR): 13 Innocent Uighurs Still Detained at Guantánamo After Being Cleared for Release Since 2004 Get Their Day in Court

12:52 PM

PEER: Professor Stripped of NOAA Funding for Advocacy

12:20 PM

Death Penalty Information Center: New Report Shows States Can Save Hundreds of Millions by Abolishing the Death Penalty

12:07 PM

Constitution Project: Constitution Project Welcomes Supreme Court's Decision to Hear Uighur Detention Case

12:00 PM

Africa Action: Africa Action Reacts to Sudan Policy Announcement by Sec. of State Clinton

11:19 AM

Amnesty International - USA: In New Report, Amnesty International Calls on South Korea to Cease Mistreatment of Migrant Workers

11:04 AM

Cornucopia Institute: Off Target - Major Retailer Accused of Organic Improprieties

10:44 AM

Save The World's Resources (STWR): Global Food Reserves: A Key Step Towards Ending Hunger

8:07 AM

Oxfam International: EU Double Standards Threaten to Leave Poor Countries without Medicines

Monday October 19, 2009

6:08 PM

The Yes Men: Will the Real Chamber of Commerce Please Stand Up?

4:44 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): State Department Officials Challenge Administration Policy on Honduras, Signal Moves Towards Recognizing November Elections

4:42 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Study Shows Water Shortages in Southeast United States Are Due to Overpopulation, Likely to Be Repeated

3:20 PM

Greenpeace: Chemical Security Legislation Moves Through Second House Committee

3:17 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): FDA Acts to Protect Consumers from Vibrio in Oysters

3:15 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): California Adopts Flawed Mileage-Based Auto Insurance Regulations

3:12 PM

CREW Launches New Online State Watchdog Directory

3:11 PM

Human Rights First: Leading Rights Group Says Implementation of New Sudan Policy is Key

2:42 PM

ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Retaliatory Expulsion of Student Under Unconstitutional Disciplinary Policy

2:19 PM

Media Matters for America: Fox News Avoids a Tea Party?

1:25 PM

ACLU Argues Before Ninth Circuit That Right to Vote Be Restored to Former Felons in Arizona

12:12 PM

Americans for Safe Access: Advocates Hail New Federal Guidelines on Medical Marijuana a Victory for Patients

11:20 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): California to Set First Hex Chromium Drinking Water Level

Friday October 16, 2009

4:40 PM

Brave New Foundation Raises Funds for Food for Afghan Refugees

4:20 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: Interior Department Urges Stronger International Protections for Polar Bears

3:04 PM

National Day Laborer Organizing Network: 287(g) Program Should Be Ended, Not Mended

3:01 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Honduras: Stop Blocking Human Rights Inquiries

2:58 PM

Americans United Opposes Proposed Congressional Land Grant to Religious School in Michigan

2:56 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: Haber Devoted His Life to Studying and Saving Alaska's Wolves

2:36 PM

ACLU: Court Rules Government Can Continue to Suppress Detainee Statements Describing Torture and Abuse

12:48 PM

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): PDA Leadership Joins Single-Payer Push in Pennsylvania

12:20 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Nepal: Years of Terror, Then Broken Promises

12:18 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: US-Mexico Task Force Calls for Strengthening US Gun Laws

12:11 PM

La Via Campesina: Peasants Worldwide Rise up Against Monsanto, GMOs

Thursday October 15, 2009

5:49 PM

Brennan Center for Justice: FOIA Lawsuit Seeks Bush-Era DOJ Opinion

5:48 PM

Free Press: Berkman Study Shows Need for Better Broadband Policies

5:30 PM

Media Matters for America: CNN Runs Away From Its Dobbs Problem ... Again

4:52 PM

Equality California (EQCA): Diverse Coalition Re-Launches Multi-Million Dollar Education Campaign for the Freedom to Marry

4:49 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Louisiana Court Battle Over Guantanamo Psychologist Continues Today

4:47 PM

Common Cause: Torture Whistleblowers Commended by Common Cause, President Carter and High-Ranking Military Officials

4:44 PM

Earthjustice: Committee Discusses Future of Clean Water

4:41 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Uganda: ‘Anti-Homosexuality’ Bill Threatens Liberties and Human Rights Defenders

4:36 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): "Wall Street Is Mocking Us"

4:34 PM

Human Rights First: Colombian Activist Granted Visa to Accept Prestigious Human Rights Award

4:32 PM

Free Press: Low Power Radio Advances in Congress

4:30 PM

Conservation Groups: Public Supports Protecting Grand Canyon and One Million Acres of Public Lands From Mining

3:38 PM

ACLU: House Approves Bill That Would Allow Suppression of Torture Photos

2:54 PM

Dēmos: National Youth Economic Movement Convenes in Washington DC

2:52 PM

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Legislation to End Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity Introduced in Senate Today

1:18 PM

Public Citizen: Wall Street Mocks America; Compensation Estimates Highlight Need for Reforms

1:17 PM

POGO Opposes White House Nomination of Industry Cheerleader for Nuclear Regulatory Commission

1:15 PM

Media Matters for America: Drop Dobbs Ad to Air on CNN

1:14 PM

Oxfam International: Looming Food Crisis in Cambodia’s Flood Affected Regions

1:11 PM

Greenpeace: CARBON SCAM: Noel Kempff Climate Action Project and the Push for Sub-National Forest Offsets

1:09 PM

Oxfam International: US Joins Arms Trade Treaty Talks, but at High Price

12:21 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Tellico River Watershed Closed to Off-Road Traffic

11:41 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): USDA and EPA Pushing Coal Ash for Growing Crops

11:36 AM

Gulf Coast Civic Works Campaign: Over 50 Christian, Jewish, Muslim Leaders Urge President Obama: Make Poverty, Climate and Coastal Restoration Priorities in Gulf Coast Recovery

10:32 AM

Ecojustice: Canada Violating Kyoto Law

Wednesday October 14, 2009

6:23 PM

US PIRG: Four Billion or Bust: National Campaign Launches for High Speed Rail Funding

5:40 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Abbas Reverses on Goldstone Report

5:38 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Latinos Use Voces Verdes to Call for Strong Climate and Energy Legislation

5:17 PM

Project on Government Oversight (POGO): Groups Strongly Urge Gates to Curb Congressional Earmarks

4:30 PM

Media Matters for America: Limbaugh Fumbles for Response to Accusations of Racial Insensitivity

3:33 PM

National Whistleblowers Center: Modest Results of IRS Amnesty Program Highlight Need for More Whistleblowers

3:09 PM

SEIU: Hundreds of Thousands of Puerto Rican Workers, Faith Leaders, Students and Citizens to Unite in Hato Rey on October 15

2:50 PM

Farm Workers and Allies Ask Gov't to Protect Kids From Toxic Pesticide Drift

2:48 PM

Free Press: Consumers to Telecom Industry: Tell Us the Truth

2:18 PM

Mobilization for Health Care for All: Citizens and Health Care Providers Will Risk Arrest at Health Insurance Offices in Nine Cities Across the Country Tomorrow

11:46 AM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Violence Expands in Northern Congo, Population in Urgent Need of Assistance

11:44 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): India: Global Role Urged to Protect Human Rights

11:42 AM

RFK Center for Human Rights: Kerry Kennedy, Daughter of RFK, to Speak Out After Visit to Chevron Eco-Disaster Sites in Ecuador

11:37 AM

Teachers, Students, Labor Rights Watchdogs, Religious Leaders Call on Uzbekistan to End Forced Child Labor in Cotton Fields

Tuesday October 13, 2009

6:51 PM

SEIU: What Side of History Will Our Senators Stand?

6:01 PM

Farm Sanctuary and Actress Ginnifer Goodwin Urge Public to Adopt-A-Turkey and Save a Life This Thanksgiving

5:54 PM

Physicians for a National Health Program: Senate Finance Bill is No Solution to Health Care Crisis

5:41 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Military Presence in Afghanistan is Counterproductive

3:40 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Challenges Legality of Prison Telephone Rates Before NY Court of Appeals

2:44 PM

ACLU: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Must Protect Privacy And Civil Liberties, Says ACLU

2:38 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Applauds Gov. Schwarzenegger for Signing into Law Three LGBT Rights Bills

2:37 PM

American Rivers: House Passes Legislation to Designate Illabot Creek as Washington State’s newest Wild and Scenic River

1:55 PM

Human Rights Watch: Iran: Another Execution of Juvenile Offender

1:09 PM

NRDC: NRDC Launches BioGem Campaign to Save Alaska's Bristol Bay

1:04 PM

Environmental Groups Take Feds to the Supreme Court

12:53 PM

Public Citizen: Public Citizen to Congress: Do Not Defang Consumer Financial Protection Agency – Defeat Bean Amendment

11:51 AM

Oxfam International: DR Congo: Civilian Cost of Military Operation is Unacceptable

11:43 AM

Government Accountability Project: D.C. Firefighter Terminated For Whistleblowing

10:49 AM

Greenpeace: Greenpeace’s René Ngongo wins 2009 Right Livelihood Award

10:37 AM

Mobilization for Health Care for All: Citizens and Health Care Providers Will Risk Arrest at Health Insurance Offices in Nine Cities Across the Country on Thursday

Monday October 12, 2009

3:58 PM

CNA/NNOC: Nurses Blast Latest Price Gouging Threat by Insurance Giants, "Massive Public Bailout Apparently Not Enough"

2:04 PM

Veterans for Peace: Press Conference and Action for 'Rape in the Military Awareness Week'

2:01 PM

ACLU and PEN American Center Present Reckoning With Torture: Memos and Testimonies From the "War on Terror" October 13 at Cooper Union

1:59 PM

Equality California (EQCA): Governor Signs Bill Expanding Resources for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Survivors of Domestic Violence

1:43 PM

Equality California (EQCA): Governor Signs Harvey Milk Day and Marriage Recognition Bills

1:11 PM

Americans for Safe Access: Judge to Hear Contempt Charges for Montebello's Defiance of Medical Marijuana Law

10:40 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): NOAA Raises Red Flags on Aggressive Offshore Drilling Plan

Friday October 9, 2009

4:47 PM

Oxfam International: Samoa Tsunami: Relief Is Only the First Step on the Road to Building Back Better

3:43 PM

Americas Voice: CNN: More Like Fox Every Day

3:40 PM

MADRE: Second Forum of Indigenous Women from Wangki: United we Construct our own Worth, Strength, Happiness and Wellness

3:25 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Urges Iran to Rescind First Death Sentence Imposed as a Result of Presidential Protests

3:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Nobel's Will

2:39 PM

Electronic Frontier Foundation: Amendment Would Deny Protections to Bloggers

2:38 PM

Greenpeace: Greenpeace Response to President Obama's Award of the Nobel Peace Prize

2:16 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Nobel Peace Laureate: Obama Choice "Disappointing"

2:13 PM

Peace Action: Peace Action says Obama Does Not Deserve Nobel Peace Prize Yet

1:43 PM

Veterans for Peace: Veterans React to President Obama Receiving Nobel Peace Prize

1:11 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Argues in Court Government Cannot Keep Secret Whether It Spied on Guantánamo Attorneys

12:28 PM

Global Zero Applauds President Obama on Nobel Prize for Leadership to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons

12:13 PM

ACLU: European Union Calls For Global Abolition Of The Death Penalty

11:59 AM

Americans for Democratic Action: Americans for Democratic Action Congratulates President Obama for Winning the Nobel Peace Prize

11:36 AM

Friends of The Earth: Statement on President Obama's Nobel Prize

11:09 AM

Oxfam International: Rich Countries Set to Condemn Billions to Grim Future

Thursday October 8, 2009

9:03 PM

National Lawyers Guild - SF/Bay Area Chapter: Berkeley Law Students Launch Torture Accountability Initiative

6:30 PM

ACLU: House Passes Changes to Guantánamo Military Commissions

5:48 PM

Mobilization for Health Care for All: Seven Arrested at Chicago Cigna Health Insurance Office Calling for End to Denial of Treatment, Real Health Care Reform

5:06 PM

Conservationists Call For Continued Protection of Fragile Utah Lands

5:02 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: New Legislation on Military Commissions Doesn’t Fix Fundamental Flaws

4:55 PM

Human Rights First Praises Final Passage of Hate Crimes Prevention Legislation

4:39 PM

People For the American Way (PFAW): The Pressure Is Building – Confirm Dawn Johnsen Now

4:36 PM

Amnesty International Calls on Governments to Suspend All Weapons and Arms Supplies to Guinea

3:54 PM

Human Rights First: US Government Stalls on Visa for Colombian Activist

3:53 PM

Free Press: Congress Takes Action on Low Power Radio

3:52 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: House Unanimously Approves Honorary Citizenship for American Revolutionary War Hero

3:45 PM

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Laser Uranium Enrichment Undermines US Nuclear Non-Proliferation Efforts

3:41 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Settlement Reached in Sea Turtle Lawsuit

3:37 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Veterans on Afghanistan

3:32 PM

ACLU: Senate Committee Passes Patriot Act Reauthorization Bill

2:20 PM

Friends of the Earth: Controversial Pizarchik Surface Mining Nomination Advances Out of Committee; Key Democrats Voice Opposition

12:56 PM

ACLU: UN Human Rights Body Issues Decisive Observations on Racial Discrimination in US

12:56 PM

Physicians for Social Responsibility: Toxic Chemicals Found in Doctors and Nurses

12:55 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): New Report: Chesapeake Bay’s Health Threats Need Federal Remedy

12:53 PM

Free Press: Public Missing from FCC Broadband Workshops

12:20 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): New Jersey Environmental Agency Wrestles With Transparency

12:00 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights Argues in Court Government Cannot Keep Secret Whether It Spied on Guantánamo Attorneys

10:15 AM

Amnesty International Says Displaced in Sri Lanka Trapped Between Military and Monsoon

Wednesday October 7, 2009

6:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Helen Keller: Radical, Socialist

5:43 PM

Consumer Federation of California: Consumer, Health, and Children’s Groups Urge Governor to Sign Bill to Prevent Sale of Expired Baby Food and Over the Counter Medicine

5:07 PM

Oxfam International: G8 Must Help Poor Countries Cope with Climate Change, Set Up Adaptation Fund

4:59 PM

Human Rights Watch: India: Too Many Women Dying in Childbirth

3:56 PM

Americans for Safe Access: Patients, Advocates to Protest Law Enforcement's Anti-Medical Marijuana Training

2:56 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Article of Faith: It’s Time for People of Faith to Be Visible at This Weekend’s National Equality March

2:42 PM

ACLU: Government Terminates 'No Match' Rule Harmful to Legal Workers

2:00 PM

NRDC: Federal Government Moves Towards Potential Atrazine Phase-Out

1:57 PM

Dēmos: New Study Debunks Flawed Heritage Foundation Report on Low Income Voter Registrations

1:48 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Cause of Credit Card Debt: Stagnant Wages

1:05 PM

Senator Russ Feingold: Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold on the 8th Anniversary of the War in Afghanistan

1:00 PM

Amnesty International Calls on Afghanistan’s Presidential Candidates to Immediately Stop Intimidation of Journalists

12:54 PM

MADRE: War on Afghanistan: Eight Years Too Long

12:52 PM

Drug Policy Alliance: Rockefeller Drug Law Reform Becomes Active Tomorrow: 1,500 Incarcerated People Eligible for Resentencing and Release, Judges Now Have Discretion

12:20 PM

ACLU and Columbia Law School Present: Detention and Human Rights

12:11 PM

US Senator Russ Feingold Statement on the 8th Anniversary of the War in Afghanistan

11:41 AM

Amnesty International: Afghanistan: Candidates Must Stop Intimidation of Journalists

9:54 AM

Peace Action: Foreign Policy Expert Returns From Afghanistan: 7 Day Fact Finding Trip Reveals Policy Myths

9:02 AM

Oxfam International: Talks for an Arms Trade Deal Going at Snail’s Pace as Figures Show Over 2,000 Die per Day from Armed Violence

Tuesday October 6, 2009

7:49 PM

NOW: The Latest Letterman Controversy Raises Workplace Issues for Women

7:45 PM

ACLU: Attorney General Says Guantánamo Closure Will Likely Be Delayed

6:59 PM

Veterans for Peace: Veterans Sparking Renewed Activism in Peace Movement

5:44 PM

Peace Action West: Eight Years of War in Afghanistan: Peace Group Conducts a "Friendly Takeover" of White House Facebook Page

4:54 PM

PFAW: Senate Confirms Thomas Perez

4:32 PM

ACLU: DHS Plan To Improve Immigration Detention An Encouraging Step

3:37 PM

Food & Water Watch: Bill to Prevent Privatization of Milwaukee Water Works Would Protect Vital Public Resource

3:00 PM

PEER: Arizona Cougar Shooting Plan Misguided

2:58 PM

Africa Action: Annual Fall Meetings Begin: Criticism Continues to Mount Towards World Bank/IMF Policies

2:31 PM

National Priorities Project: Eight Years of US War in Afghanistan: The Dollars Add Up

1:48 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Action Fund applauds introduction of D.C. marriage equality bill

1:42 PM

Public Citizen: Public Citizen Urges Texas Court to Force State Air Agency to Regulate Global Warming Emissions

1:31 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Encouraged by Secretary Napolitano’s Decision to Identify New Detention Practices

1:28 PM

CEPR: New Report: Stemming the Rising Costs of Health Care Through Globalization

1:23 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Study Shows Those Armed More Likely To Be Shot

1:21 PM

ACLU: ACLU And PEN American Center Present Reckoning With Torture: Memos And Testimonies From The "War On Terror" October 13 At Cooper Union

12:54 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Feds Will Face Lawsuit for Denying Penguins Endangered Species Protections

12:29 PM

CREW Files Supplements to Complaints Against Sen. Ensign

11:34 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Sudan: End Rights Abuses, Repression

10:49 AM

PEER: Industry Pushes Jersey Governor's Button on Wind Power Permit

10:28 AM

US PIRG: US Senate Must Remove Corporate Loophole from Appropriations Bill

9:52 AM

Brennan Center for Justice: Large Number of People Who Face Foreclosures Don't Have a Lawyer

8:35 AM

Students for Democratic Society (SDS Working Group): Students to Protest Afghanistan War on 25 Campuses

6:40 AM

Brave New Films: Robert Greenwald Presents World Premiere of "Rethink Afghanistan" in Washington, D.C. Documentary Phenomenon Mobilizes Over 500 House Party Screenings

Monday October 5, 2009

5:23 PM

Greenpeace: Brazil Cattle Industry Giants Unite in Banning Amazon Destruction

5:10 PM

National Lawyers Guild and Other Human Rights Groups Issue Open Letter to Eric Holder

5:04 PM

Anti-War Coalition: Hundreds Demand End to Afghan and Iraq Wars, Close Guantanamo and Bagram, Surge Spending on Housing and Jobs, 61* Arrested at the White House

4:21 PM

Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP): Single-Payer Advocate Joins Doctors' Meeting at White House

3:29 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Government Admits Guantánamo Detainee Mohammed al Qahtani’s Torture Videotaped

3:27 PM

Earthjustice: 60 Minutes Examines Danger of Coal Ash

3:17 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Starting Another Year of War in Afghanistan

3:16 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Yemen: Get Aid to Trapped Civilians

2:57 PM

Human Rights Campaign: President Barack Obama to Deliver Keynote Address at the 13th Annual Human Rights Campaign Dinner

2:55 PM

Food & Water Watch and BP Whistleblower to Specify Environmental and Health-Related Risks of Gulf Coast Atlantis Oil Platform

2:01 PM

Healthcare Coalition: Citizens and Health Care Providers Participate in Sit-Ins, Risk Arrest at Health Insurance Offices in Oover a Dozen US Cities

12:26 PM

Peace Action West: Eight Years of War in Afghanistan: Join a Facebook Vigil at the White House

12:04 PM

Peace Action: Foreign Policy Expert Returns Fom Afghanistan: 7-Day Fact Finding Trip Reveals Policy Myths

11:53 AM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): White House Cherry-Picking Doctors for Meeting

11:51 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): France: Press Kazakhstan on Rights

11:49 AM

Oxfam International: Africa Speaks Out on Climate Change

11:36 AM

Veterans For Peace Joins Anti-War Coalition to Demonstrate at the White House to Demand End to Afghan War and Occupation

11:01 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Promoting Coal Ash for Consumer Use

10:19 AM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): New Report Finds IMF Agreements Have Included Policies That Could Worsen Economic Slowdown in 31 of 41 Countries

9:01 AM

Brave New Foundation: WellPoint, Inc. Subsidiary Sues State of Maine for Failing to Guarantee Annual Profit Margin of 3%

Friday October 2, 2009

6:02 PM

Free Press Praises Blueprint for Repairing Broken Media

1:46 PM

Human Rights Watch: UN: US Block on Goldstone Report Must Not Defer Justice

1:20 PM

Human Rights First: US Meets Target for Resettling Iraqi Refugees

12:43 PM

ACLU: ACLU Opposes Texas D.A.'s Attempt To Use Seized Assets To Pay For Her Own Legal Defense

12:23 PM

ACLU: ACLU And PEN American Center Present Reckoning With Torture: Memos And Testimonies From The "War On Terror"

12:02 PM

Human Rights First: Brazilian, Colombian Activists Will Receive Annual Human Rights Award

11:21 AM

Americans for Democratic Action: Real Unemployment Rate at 17%

10:19 AM

Veterans for Peace: Who Decides About War?

9:03 AM

Oxfam International: Samoa Tsunami: People Staying Away from Devastated Villages

Thursday October 1, 2009

4:51 PM

Amazon Watch: Indigenous Blockades Escalate After Police Violently Attack Protest in the Ecuadorian Amazon

4:39 PM

ACLU: TSA Body Scanning Technology Strips Away Privacy

4:34 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): "World Peace March" Begins

4:31 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Uganda: Troops Killed Unarmed People in Riot Period

4:29 PM

Americans United Executive Director Barry Lynn Thanks Religious Right Group For Prayers

4:13 PM

Media Matters for America: Enough Is Enough

3:32 PM

ACLU: Troubling Start for Patriot Act Reauthorization

3:04 PM

Worldwatch Institute: Income Poverty Still Falling, but More Slowly

3:02 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Climate Change Poses Grave Threat to US National Parks

2:59 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): LA Ports Meet Clean Air Goals Years Ahead of Schedule

2:55 PM

CREW: CREW Lawsuit Results in Release of Portions of Former VP Cheney's Interview With FBI in Wilson Leak Investigation

2:39 PM

War Resisters League (WRL): Antiwar Groups Demand End to Afghan War, Demonstrate at White House

1:57 PM

US PIRG: Health Care Reform Can Save Three Trillion Dollars

1:53 PM

Media Matters for America: Fox News Launches Another Smear Campaign Against an Obama Official

11:56 AM

National Day Laborer Organizing Network: Congressional Hispanic Caucus to Obama: “Terminate All 287(g) Programs”

11:52 AM

ACLU Report Finds Continuing and Pervasive Voting Rights Violations in Indian Country

11:17 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Don't Expect New Marine Sanctuaries Under Obama

11:12 AM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Bayer Sued Over Unsupported Prostate Cancer Claims on One A Day

9:58 AM

National Consumer Groups Announce Urgent New Ads Asking Congress to Oppose Medical Malpractice Limits

Wednesday September 30, 2009

5:22 PM

Public Citizen: Reaction to Boxer-Kerry Climate Change Discussion Draft

5:20 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich: ‘Is Wall Street Headed for Collapse?’

5:17 PM

Conservation Groups: Court Rules That Southern California Forest Plans Violate Law by Ignoring Effects of Development on 974,000 Roadless Acres

5:05 PM

CEPR: Is Taxpayer Money Subsidizing the "Too Big to Fail" Banks?

4:07 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Iran Nuclear Story "Doesn't Add Up"

4:05 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Taxing Soda Could Trim State Deficits (and Waistlines), Says Report

4:03 PM

American Rivers Applauds Senate Introduction of Critical Climate Legislation

3:58 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: Defenders Commends Senators Kerry and Boxer for Furthering Efforts to Address Climate Impacts on Wildlife & Natural Resources

3:52 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Supreme Court to Review Statute Criminalizing Humanitarian Aid

3:07 PM

California Nurses Association/NNOC Issues Policy on H1N1 Flu Vaccination: Encourage, Don't Mandate

2:41 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN Security Council: A Victory for Women Caught in War

2:39 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Bill is Introduced in the Senate

2:34 PM

Action Against Hunger: South Sudan Faces Widespread Crop Failure, Food Crisis

2:34 PM

ACLU: FBI Continues To Use Gag Order To Suppress Key Information About National Security Letters

2:33 PM

Earthjustice: Senate Releases Climate Bill Legislation

2:32 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN: US, EU Undermine Justice for Gaza Conflict

2:30 PM

American Rivers: US House Hearing Tomorrow to Protect Molalla River as a Wild and Scenic River

2:28 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): "Obama's Olympic Error"

2:25 PM

NRDC Asks Obama Administration to List Endangered Whale Species

2:23 PM

Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Senate Climate Bill

2:15 PM

Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR): CAIR Asks DOJ to Address Civil Liberties Concerns About FBI Manual

2:02 PM

Friends of The Earth: Updated: Statement on the Kerry-Boxer Draft Climate Bill

12:21 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Drug Companies Called On to Pool HIV Patents

12:19 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Brady President Paul Helmke on Supreme Court Taking Gun Case

12:15 PM

Free Press Debunks Top 10 Net Neutrality Myths

11:38 AM

ACLU: U.S.-Mexico Border Crossing Deaths Are A Humanitarian Crisis, According To Report From The ACLU And CNDH

11:30 AM

PEER: The Last Indian Trader Ruined by Park Service Incompetence

11:02 AM

ACLU: ACLU In Court Today To Argue For Release Of Torture Documents

10:44 AM

Oxfam International: Sanitation and Water Key in Philippines Flooding Response

10:42 AM

Oxfam Responds to Emergency in Samoa

9:00 AM

League of Women Voters: Public Option Essential to Health Reform

Tuesday September 29, 2009

8:36 PM

Billionaires Against Regulating Finance (BARF): "Billionaires Against Regulating Finance" to Face Off with Protesters in Boston's Financial District

7:41 PM

ACLU: New Broad FBI Surveillance Rules Are Unconstitutional

7:19 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Statement on Senate Climate Bill

6:05 PM

Oxfam International: Drought Pushes 23 Million East Africans Toward Severe Hunger as Rains Fail for Fifth Year

6:02 PM

Senator Bernie Sanders: Sanders: Public Option Clearly Needed

5:58 PM

Physicians For National Health Program (PNHP): Doctors' Group Slams Senate Finance Committee Vote on Public Option

4:36 PM

PEER: Industry Moves to Take Over Jersey Eco-Science Board

4:03 PM

ACLU And Columbia Law School Present: Detention And Human Rights

2:58 PM

ACLU: Legislation To Be Introduced To Repeal Immunity For Telecommunications Companies

2:30 PM

Conservation Groups: Florida’s Endangered Manatees May Get New Habitat Protection

2:19 PM

Africa Action: Break the Silence: Condemn the Violence!

1:56 PM

Public Citizen: U.S. Health Care System, Dominated by the Insurance Industry, Must Be Replaced With ‘Medicare-for-All’

12:22 PM

ACLU: ACLU Challenges Illegal Voter Disfranchisement In Georgia

12:08 PM

CEPR: Reimbursement Roulette: The Baucus Bill's Too Playful Approach to "Play-or-Pay" in Health Care Reform

12:05 PM

Project On Government Oversight: Majority of Top Contractors Could be Defunded by House Legislation

12:00 PM

Project On Government Oversight: List of Contractors That Could be Defunded as a Result of Anti-ACORN Bill

11:27 AM

NAACP: NAACP President CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous to Lead Voter Registration Drive at Maine Correctional Facilities

11:08 AM

Environmental Groups: Groups Seek to Protect People and National Parks from Transalta Coal Plant in Washington State

11:03 AM

PEER: Inspector General Swoops Down on Border Agency

10:04 AM

Human Rights Watch: Guinea: Stop Violent Attacks on Demonstrators

Monday September 28, 2009

5:56 PM

Brave New Foundation: Robert Greenwald Extends World Premiere of 'Rethink Afghanistan,' the Documentary that Dared to Raise Questions on the War of Necessity

5:20 PM

Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) Congratulates Chattanooga on Nation's Largest Fiber Broadband Network

5:13 PM

NAACP: NAACP President CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous to Lead Voter Registration Drive at Maine Correctional Facilities

5:11 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): "Mad as Hell Doctors" in D.C.

5:06 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Ice-Dependent Arctic Seals Advance Toward Endangered Species Act Protection

5:01 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Honduras: Restore Press Freedom Immediately

4:15 PM

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC): The Song Is Over for BusRadio

4:09 PM

American Friends Service Committee and Military Families Speak Out: 850 Empty Combat Boots Stand at Attention in Obama's Front Yard

3:06 PM

ACLU in Court to Argue for Release of Torture Documents

2:37 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Honduras Coup Regime Suspends Constitutional Rights, Closes Media, Threatens Brazil: Will Obama Administration Break Its Silence?

2:24 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: New Book Offers ‘Road Map’ to Avoid Conflicts Over Religion in Public Schools, Says Americans United

12:03 PM

Oxfam International: Flooding in the Philippines Highlights Urgency of Climate Leadership

Friday September 25, 2009

4:26 PM

Farm Sanctuary: Farm Sanctuary Appoints Distinguished Nonprofit Leader as New Executive Director

3:41 PM

ACLU: Indefinite Detention Should End With The Closure Of Guantánamo, Says ACLU

3:05 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): G-20 in Pittsburgh

2:18 PM

Mobilization for Climate Justice: Climate Activists Drop Anti Carbon-Trading Banner over UN Motorcade

1:24 PM

Human Rights Watch: EU: Demand Justice for Victims of Gaza War

12:14 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: Despite Population Decline, 2009 May Be Still a Good Year for Sea Otters

11:53 AM

National Lawyers Guild: NLG Observes Improper Use of Force by Law Enforcement at the G-20

11:01 AM

Union of Concerned Scientists: New Disinformation Ads Argue for More Carbon Dioxide

Thursday September 24, 2009

8:36 PM

FAIR: USA Today, AP Mislead on Honduran Coup

6:37 PM

ACLU: FBI Data Mining And Collection Programs Threaten Privacy Of Innocent Americans

6:07 PM

Peace Action: Available for Interview From Afghanistan-Peace Action Director, Expert in US Foreign Policy

5:30 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): California Approves Biggest Energy Efficiency Program in the Country's History

5:29 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Commission Recommends Sweeping Expansion of the National Park 'Idea'

5:25 PM

CREW Posts Additional Missing White House Email Documents Released by Administration

5:20 PM

Human Rights First: Retired Military Leaders Fed Up With Fear Tactics, Urging Closure of Guantanamo Detention Facility to Protect America

5:19 PM

Environmental Working Group (EWG): Gulf Dead Zone Cause and Cure Known, Action Still Required

4:07 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Senate Poised to Give Private Energy Projects a Blank Check, Putting Taxpayers at Risk

3:09 PM

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: Obama's Leadership at UN Security Council Applauded

3:07 PM

ACLU Launches Unique, Interactive Online Report on US Torture

2:48 PM

Constitution Project: Advocacy Groups Urge Legislative Action on State Secrets

2:38 PM

ACLU: Obama Administration Will Not Seek Indefinite Detention Legislation

2:35 PM

Riverkeeper Supports EPA’s Proposal to Consider Newtown Creek for Superfund Status

1:46 PM

US Senator Russ Feingold Statement on the UN Security Council’s Adoption of the US-Backed Nuclear Nonproliferation Resolution

12:53 PM

Oxfam International: 100 People Every Minute Pushed Into Poverty by Economic Crisis

12:48 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Conservationists Sue to Protect Endangered Jaguars From Arizona Game and Fish Department

12:46 PM

Americans for Safe Access: CA Supreme Court Lets Stand Landmark Medical Marijuana Cultivation Ruling

12:37 PM

Congressman Keith Ellison Original Cosponsor of Respect for Marriage Act

12:07 PM

ACLU: ACLU Argues in Federal Court That South Carolina School Board Election Process Resulted in Racial Discrimination

11:28 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Border Agency Axes Top Lawyer for Whistleblower Complaint

11:20 AM

Media Matters for America: Report: ACORN Obsession: Beck, Hannity Devote Disproportionate Attention to ACORN While Virtually Ignoring Blockbuster Scandals Involving Abramoff and Military Contractors

10:57 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Workplace Exposures Rise as Osha Health Inspections Fall

9:11 AM

The Yes Men: Yes Men Honcho Sprung from Clink

9:03 AM

Friends of The Earth: Global Civil Society Calls for Greater U.S. Leadership in Solving the Climate Crisis

Wednesday September 23, 2009

6:23 PM

National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC): New Census Housing Data Confirm Number of Renters Facing Housing Problems on the Rise

4:52 PM

Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy: Security Council Summit on Nuclear Weapons: What the Resolution Does Say and Does Not Say

4:34 PM

Farm Sanctuary: Lamb Born in Transport Truck on Way to Bronx Slaughterhouse Finds Refuge at Farm Sanctuary as Mother Goes to Slaughter

3:49 PM

MADRE: Obama Addresses U.N. - MADRE Responds

3:42 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: Fish and Wildlife Service Takes Important Step Toward Addressing Climate Change

3:40 PM

US Senator Russ Feingold Statement on the Obama Administration's New Policy on the State Secrets Privilege

3:33 PM

ACLU: Obama Affirms Commitment to Human Rights in Speech Before the United Nations

3:28 PM

Campaign for Peace and Democracy: Czech Opponents of US Radar Base Celebrate Their Victory

3:17 PM

Amnesty International: Two Days After Honduran President Returns to Capital, Amnesty International Reports Rise in Police Beatings, Mass Arbitrary Arrests, Closing of Media Outlets, Harassment of Activists Since Coup

3:15 PM

ACLU: Proposed State Secrets Guidelines Don't Relieve Need for Real Reform

2:48 PM

Constitution Project Applauds First Steps in New State Secrets Policy

2:23 PM

Brave New Foundation: Robert Greenwald Presents Theatrical Release of "Rethink Afghanistan"

2:12 PM

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: President Obama Making Good on Nuclear Weapons Promises

1:48 PM

Human Rights First: Rights Group Welcomes State Secret Reforms, Says Legislation Still Needed

1:34 PM

American Rivers: From Drought to Deluge: American Rivers Responds to Extreme Southeast Weather

12:40 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Study: Southern California Forests With Beetle and Drought-killed Trees Do Not Burn More Severely Than Unaffected Areas

12:40 PM

NRDC: Following is a Statement by Frances Beinecke, President of the Natural Resources Defense Council, on President Obama's Speech Today at the United Nations

12:31 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Assessing McChrystal and Afghanistan

12:09 PM

Greenpeace: Greenpeace Activists Greet G20 Leaders with Massive Banner on the West End Pittsburgh Bridge

12:06 PM

US Senator Russ Feingold Statement on Hearing on “Reauthorizing the USA PATRIOT Act: Ensuring Liberty and Security”

11:53 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Lake Okeechobee Pollution Levels Spike Out of Control

11:31 AM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): More Than 200 Scientists and Economists Call on Congress, Federal Agencies to Account for All Emissions From Biofuels

11:08 AM

ACLU: House Hears Testimony on Landmark Employment Non-Discrimination Act

11:06 AM

Constitution Project: Senate Judiciary Committee Addresses Patriot Act Reform

10:47 AM

SEIU: Frontline Caregivers, Leading Health Providers to Rally, Deliver Personal Stories to Congress in Support of Affordable, Quality Healthcare for Allq

10:36 AM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force: Passage of Employment Non-Discrimination Act is critical

Tuesday September 22, 2009

6:33 PM

Human Rights Watch: Honduras: New Reports of Abuses

4:53 PM

Environmental Groups: Government Failed To Evaluate Environmental and Economic Risks of Monsanto Product

4:37 PM

EQCA: Courage Campaign and EQCA join forces to support Manchester Hotels Boycott

4:36 PM

FAIR: NYT Slams Single-Payer

3:39 PM

ACLU: Senator Leahy Introduces Bill To Amend Patriot Act

3:28 PM

Human Rights Campaign: Majority of Workers Still Hide Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity at Work

3:09 PM

Violence Policy Center: Louisiana Ranks #1 in Rate of Women Murdered by Men According to VPC Study Released Annually for Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October

2:01 PM

Global Justice Ecology Project: Actions Spreading Across the U.S. Against Corporate-Driven Climate Policy

1:14 PM

Friends of The Earth: Report Warns That Carbon Derivatives Markets Pose Threats Congress Has Not Addressed

1:10 PM

Secular Coalition Opposes Amendments to Baucus' Health Care Reform Bill

1:03 PM

CSPI: Food Industry Seeks to Maintain Junk-Food Marketing in Schools

12:10 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists: Murkowski, Harkin Amendments Should Be Defeated

12:09 PM

ACLU: Patriot Act Needs Comprehensive Reform, ACLU Testifies

12:06 PM

Oxfam International: Global Business Must Be United in Pushing for an Ambitious Climate Change Deal

12:06 PM

ACLU: ACLU Sues For Bagram Records

11:58 AM

ACLU: Domestic Partners Seek To Intervene In Lawsuit Challenging Wisconsin's Domestic Partner Law

11:45 AM

Constitution Project: Constitution Project Releases Statement on Reforming the Patriot Act

11:40 AM

US PIRG: One Web Day Highlights the Need for a National Broadband Plan

11:31 AM

Progress Democrats of America (PDA): Donna Edwards Joins PDA Board

11:18 AM

US PIRG Disappointed to See Senate Republicans Bowing to Telecom Lobbyists

11:11 AM

Americas Voice: Boehner to Immigrants: Work and Go Home

11:01 AM

Amnesty International: Sierra Leone: That One in Eight Women Risk Dying During Pregnancy or Childbirth is a Human Rights Emergency

10:53 AM

Global AIDS Alliance: GAA Calls on President Obama to Make Good on His Education Promise to the World’s Children

10:02 AM

Cornucopia Institute: National Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement Could Harm Local, Family-scale and Organic Growers

Monday September 21, 2009

6:02 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): UN, G-20 and Climate Change

5:25 PM

Consumers Union and Consumer Federation of America: FCC Net Neutrality: Statement by Consumers Union and Consumer Federation of America

5:21 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Congress Must End War in Afghanistan

4:21 PM

ACLU and PEN American Center Present Reckoning With Torture: Memos And Testimonies From the 'War on Terror'

4:17 PM

Friends of the Earth: Coalition Asks EPA to Regulate Greenhouse Gases and Other Toxic Air Pollutants From Factory Farms

4:08 PM

NOW Endorses National Equality March

4:00 PM

Media Matters for America: Beck Denigrates Yom Kippur

3:52 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Zelaya Reported Back in Honduras: Washington Will Have to Choose Sides, Says CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot

3:49 PM

US Senator Russ Feingold Statement on Sending More Troops to Afghanistan

3:24 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Science, Religious, Military, and Public Health Luminaries Join Together to Call for a 'Common-Sense' Approach to Nuclear Weapons

3:04 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Italy/Libya: Migrants Describe Forced Returns, Abuse

3:01 PM

Human Rights First: UN Expert Voices Rights Concerns in Colombia

2:58 PM

Free Press: FCC Chair Proposes New Net Neutrality Rules

12:00 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Obama Goes to UN With Empty Climate Bag

11:35 AM

ACLU at Guantánamo This Week Monitoring Unconstitutional Military Commissions

11:33 AM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Pittsburgh and G-20 Protests

11:30 AM

Organic Consumers Association: This Holiday Season: Boycott of 'Organic Cheater' Brands - 'Buycott' of Certified Natural & Organic Personal Care

10:54 AM

The Yes Men: 'We're Screwed': Media Heist Blankets City With 'Special Edition' New York Post

5:00 AM

Brave New Foundation: Robert Greenwald Presents Theatrical Release of 'Rethink Afghanistan,' the Documentary that Dared to Raise Questions on the War of Necessity

Friday September 18, 2009

6:25 PM

ACLU: ACLU Condemns Former CIA Directors' Attempt To Derail Justice Department Investigation Into Torture

5:42 PM

CEPR: Play-or-Pay Provisions in Health Care Bills Must be Balanced with Making Coverage Affordable for All Americans

5:37 PM

US PIRG: Campaign Finance Rules That Regulate 527 Spending Overturned

5:02 PM

CODEPINK: G20 Plans are a Go! Women's Coalition Announces Tent City Project

3:56 PM

Progressive Democrats of America: Department of Justice Brief Defends DOMA in Marriage Case

2:03 PM

NRDC: New “Pulso Verde” Blog Brings Diverse Environmental Voices to Latino Audience

12:29 PM

ACLU: CIA Should Stop Suppressing Guantánamo Detainee Statements

12:02 PM

Corporate Accountability International: Two Years Still Waiting for Justice

Thursday September 17, 2009

5:57 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Water Pollution Lawsuit Against California State ORV Park

5:29 PM

ACLU: Bill Introduced to Reform Patriot Act

5:13 PM

Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP): Harvard Study Finds Nearly 45,000 Excess Deaths Annually Linked to Lack of Health Coverage

5:02 PM

4:37 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Up to 200 Walruses Dead in Alaska as Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Third-lowest Level Recorded

4:35 PM

People For the American Way (PFAW): Outside Religious Right Groups Targeting Marriage Equality in Maine With a Prop 8-Style Campaign Based on Lies and Big Money

4:19 PM

Public Citizen: Blogger Who Criticized FreeScore.com Has Right to Remain Anonymous, Public Citizen Argues

3:55 PM

US PIRG Applauds the House’s Historic Investment in Student Aid

3:18 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Free Speech Victory for Rights Groups in Advance of G-20 Summit

3:16 PM

Common Cause: Sale Would Give One Voting Machine Company Most of US Market

3:11 PM

CREW: CREW Urges Sen. DeMint to End Federal Funding for Little-Used Airport in Rep. Hal Rogers’ District

3:10 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Obama Administration Makes the Right Decision to Scrap Missile Defense in Eastern Europe, Science Group Says

3:08 PM

Free Press: Rep. Waxman Co-sponsors Net Neutrality Bill

2:39 PM

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Arms Control Group: Obama's Revamped European Missile Defense Offers Better Security

2:19 PM

Center for Public Integrity (CPI): A Lobbying Free-for-All

1:43 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): UN Report on Israel and the International Criminal Court

1:03 PM

Amnesty International Calls for the Immediate Release of Secretary General of World Uigher Congress

12:45 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United, Allied Groups Urge Attorney General to Reverse Bush-Era ‘Faith-Based’ Rule

12:43 PM

World Wildlife Fund (WWF): As Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2009 Minimum, Pressure Builds On Senate To Pass Climate Bill This Year

12:40 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Makers of Quorn, the Chicken-Flavored Fungus, Sued for Not Disclosing Dangerous Reactions

12:37 PM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Alibaba, World’s Largest B2B Site, Bans Sale of Ivory, Sea Turtle and Shark Fin

12:34 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): UK: Ethiopian ‘Assurances’ No Guarantee Against Torture

12:19 PM

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Grijalva: Medical Security Is the Name of the Game

10:54 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Bid to Save Vanishing Florida Panther Habitat

10:30 AM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Cost Effectiveness of the Most Widely Cited Think Tanks

Wednesday September 16, 2009

5:31 PM

Conservation Groups Ask for More Critical Habitat for Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale

5:05 PM

Constitution Project: Charles Hood Appeal Dismissed by Texas Criminal Court

3:40 PM

Media Matters for America: Fox News Caught in a Smear: Media Matters Calls for Accountability Following Shameful Omission During ACORN Reports

3:30 PM

Earthjustice/Sierra Club: New Rule Will Cut Medical Waste Pollution

3:23 PM

National Lawyers Guild (NLG): NLGSF Pursuing Ethics Complaint Against Torture Lawyer to California Supreme Court

3:05 PM

Free Press: Public Interest and Civil Rights Groups Speak Out Against Unfounded Attacks on Mark Lloyd

3:03 PM

Friends of the Earth: Cruise Lines Graded on Environmental Impacts

2:59 PM

Food & Water Watch: Bill to Establish Human Right to Water in California Passes State Assembly

2:56 PM

Public Citizen: Hearing Highlights Dysfunction of US Health Care System, Points to Need for ‘Medicare for All’

2:52 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: DC Voucher Program Has Failed to Yield Positive Results, Americans United Tells Senate Committee

12:20 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Real Bank Regulation

12:04 PM

Oxfam International: Rich Countries Must Not Raid Aid to Pay Climate Debt

11:51 AM

PEER: Toxic New Jersey Elementary School Finally Wins Relief

11:49 AM

Progress Democrats of America (PDA): Healthcare, Afghanistan on Tap for PDA Western Regional Meeting

11:46 AM

Center for Public Integrity: Nearly 1,800 Interests Vying To Influence New Transportation Bill, Center Report Finds

Tuesday September 15, 2009

7:05 PM

CNA/NNOC: AFL-CIO Convention Endorses Single-Payer

5:47 PM

NRDC: Obama Administration Proposes First National Limits on Global Warming Pollution from Cars and Trucks

5:17 PM

Rainforest Action Network: Rainforest Action Network Releases Seventy-Foot Banner Over Niagara Falls to 'Welcome' Prime Minister Harper to the U.S.

4:44 PM

CEPR: Cut Loose: State and Local Layoffs of Public Employees in the Current Recession

4:30 PM

ACLU: Obama Administration Seeks To Deny Bagram Prisoners Access To U.S. Courts

4:13 PM

Freedom to Marry: Nadler, Baldwin and Polis Introduce the Respect for Marriage Act to Repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

4:07 PM

Americas Voice: Anti-Immigrant Hate Network Descends on Washington

4:01 PM

US PIRG: Amid Bad Economy, Rising Health Care Premiums Slam Consumers, Small Businesses

3:01 PM

Jobs with Justice: Labor and Community Groups Call for a Week of Action to Demand Health Care, Jobs and Housing

2:59 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Admin Moves Forward in Regulating Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions

2:47 PM

US PIRG Works with House Leaders Pelosi and Miller To Fight Student Loan Debt

2:38 PM

CREW: CREW Releases Fifth Annual Most Corrupt Members of Congress Report

2:27 PM

Mercy Corps: Mercy Corps and Reach Out To Asia Join Forces to Expand Youth Activist Network

1:44 PM

Conservation Groups: More Than 600 Groups Urge Senate to Pass Legislation to Protect America’s Natural Resources from Global Warming

1:34 PM

ACLU: Legislation Introduced To Repeal Discriminatory Defense Of Marriage Act

1:32 PM

PFAW: Legislation to Dump DOMA Introduced in Congress

1:29 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists: Analysis of New Vehicle Standards

12:44 PM

Senator Dick Durbin and Senator Russ Feingold: On the Administration’s Willingness to Consider PATRIOT Act Reforms

12:42 PM

Human Rights First: New Bagram Rules Represent an Improvement, Additional Reforms Needed to Ensure Compliance with International Standards

12:21 PM

NOW Supports Legislation to Repeal the Defense of Marriage Act

11:37 AM

Americans for Democratic Action Calls for Marriage Equality

11:25 AM

Global Justice Ecology Project: New Voices on Climate Change North American Tour Launched

11:14 AM

UN - Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR): UN Fact Finding Mission Finds Strong Evidence of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity Committed During the Gaza Conflict; Calls for End to Impunity

11:03 AM

U.S. PIRG Decries Increasing Student Loan Default Rates

9:15 AM

Africa Action: Zimbabwe Global Political Agreement: One-Year Forward

Monday September 14, 2009

6:04 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Interior Department's New Federal Climate Strategy Plan Will Save Money and Lives, Science Group Says

5:12 PM

National Lawyers Guild to Send Legal Observers to Monitor Law Enforcement at G-20 Summit Protests in Pittsburgh

4:23 PM

Common Cause: Financial Industry Spends Big As Obama Pushes for Regulatory Reform

4:21 PM

Action Against Hunger: Flooding in Burkina Faso Leaves Tens of Thousands Homeless

3:23 PM

Greenpeace: Report: Strong Copenhagen Deal Means Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

3:15 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Behind the Poverty Numbers

3:12 PM

Public Citizen: Forced Arbitration Is Ubiquitous, New Public Citizen Study Finds

2:00 PM

Media Matters for America: CNN's Lou Dobbs Loophole: Review of Dobbs' Immigration Reporting Shows 'Most Trusted Name in News' Holds Prime-Time Host to Different Standard

1:03 PM

Oxfam International: Too Poor to Pay: Over Sixty Organizations Call on World Leaders to Make Free Healthcare a Reality for Millions

12:58 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): US Spending in Afghanistan: Upside Down?

12:49 PM

Brave New Films: Denied Knowledge of Her Condition, Former Cancer Patient Jo Joshua Godfrey Confronts CIGNA at Their Office Doorsteps

11:31 AM

Marijuana Policy Project: 33 US Clinical Studies Show Marijuana's Medical Use, Journal of Opioid Management Article Says

11:19 AM

Human Rights Campaign: Number of Top Rated Businesses for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Workers Jumps Despite Tough Economy

11:06 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Punts on Risks to Children From Playground Tire Crumb

10:37 AM

Marijuana Policy Project: Marijuana Arrests Drop for First Time Since 2002

Friday September 11, 2009

5:50 PM

Green The Block: Nearly 100 Green the Block 9/11 Service and Remembrance Events Nationwide

3:34 PM

NRDC: EPA Puts Brakes On Mountaintop Removal Mining

3:32 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Remembering 9/11

3:28 PM

Rainforest Action Newtork (RAN): Statement on EPA’s Decision on Mountaintop Removal Permits

3:16 PM

Conservation Groups: EPA Announces Alternative Plan to Protect Salmon from Pesticides

2:49 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Rights Groups Sue Authorities for First Amendment Violations in Advance of G-20 Summit

2:26 PM

Food & Water Watch: Trenton Water Utility Sale Would Undermine Public Trust Doctrine

2:25 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Center for Biological Diversity Applauds Environmental Protection Agency Decision to Hold Back 79 Mountaintop Removal Permits for Further Review

2:11 PM

Immigrant and Labor Groups Announce Citizenship Push to Help Applicants Overcome Economic Barriers, Boost Naturalization Rates

1:40 PM

Friends of the Earth - International: Environmentalists Welcome World Bank President's Halt to Palm Oil Investments

1:37 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Uninsured Numbers Show Mandate-Based Health Reforms Don't Work

1:08 PM

National Whistleblowers Center: Whistleblower Protections Seen as "Key" to "Preventing" Another Successful Terrorist Attack

11:36 AM

Human Rights First: Human Rights First Statement on the 8th Anniversary of September 11

10:18 AM

September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows: Statement on Eighth Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks

Thursday September 10, 2009

9:20 PM

Equality California Delivers Close to 40K Petitions Urging Governor to Sign Harvey Milk Day Bill into Law

7:55 PM

Brave New Films: Progressive Organization Brave New Films' Lawsuit Forces Apology From Michael Savage's Right-Wing National Radio Network

6:23 PM

National Low Income Housing Coalition: As Predicted, Recession Increases Deep Poverty

6:04 PM

Physicians for a National Health Program: New Uninsured Figures Show Massachusetts, Touted as Model for National Reform, Is Failing to Cover the Uninsured

5:32 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Federal Agencies Offer President Strong Recommendations to Clean-Up Major Pollution Sources in Chesapeake Bay

5:30 PM

CDF Statement on New Data Showing 8.1 Million Uninsured Children, 14.1 Million Children in Poverty in 2008

5:27 PM

Center for Biological Diversity and PEER: Amargosa Toad Takes Long-Overdue Hop Toward Endangered Species Protections

3:59 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Egypt: Stop Killing Migrants in Sinai

3:57 PM

California Nurses/NNOC, Nation's Largest Nurses' Organization, Unanimously Endorses Joining RN Super Union

3:56 PM

Families USA: Census Bureau Finds the Number of Uninsured Grew to 46.3 Million in 2008

3:51 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): IMF Conditions Harmful to Vulnerable Eastern European Economies

3:51 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Mexico: US State Department Should Insist on Rights Compliance

3:35 PM

NOW Urges Single-Payer as Best for Women; Says Reproductive Health Care Must Be Covered

2:35 PM

ACLU Announces New Legislative Counsel for Technology and Privacy Issues

1:48 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): 9/11 and Afghanistan

1:42 PM

Oxfam International: Europe’s Climate Offer Would Rob Tomorrow's Hospitals and Schools in Poor Countries

1:33 PM

Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy and Food & Water Watch: Private Produce Safety Rules Burden Smaller-Scale, Diversified Farms, Threaten Conservation, Lack Transparency, New Report Finds

1:32 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Failing to Curb Global Warming Could Cost the Nation Hundreds of Billions by the End of the Century, New Report Finds

1:31 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Supreme Court and Corporate Power

1:28 PM

Oxfam International: Kenya Threatened by New Urban Disaster

12:59 PM

ACLU Appeals Ruling That FBI Agents Who Attacked Journalists Can't Be Held Responsible

12:56 PM

Environmental Groups: Legal Victory for Endangered Species Across Canada

10:59 AM

Friends of the Earth: Report Exposes Carbon Offsets as Dangerous Gimmick

9:49 AM

International Labor Rights Forum: Department of Labor Lists Cocoa, Cotton and Other Goods as Products Made by Forced, Child Labor

12:30 AM

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC): Public Option Should Be Access to the Congressional Plan, But Best Solution Is to Expand Medicare to Cover Everyone

Wednesday September 9, 2009

6:00 PM

Dēmos: Court "Conservatives" Suggest Readiness to Overturn 100 year-old Democratic Principles: Justice Sotomayor Suggests More Conservative Approach

6:00 PM

Dēmos: Court "Conservatives" Suggest Readiness to Overturn 100 year-old Democratic Principles: Justice Sotomayor Suggests More Conservative Approach

5:46 PM

PFAW: Why Did the GOP Choose a “Birther” to Deliver Health Care Address Rebuttal?

4:56 PM

Conservation Groups: Court Finds Wolf Delisting is Likely Unlawful; Declines to Stop Wolf Hunts

3:30 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama's Healthcare Speech

3:00 PM

Project On Government Oversight: Feds Can Learn a Contractor-Responsibility Lesson from the States

2:30 PM

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): PDA’S Carpenter to Talk Single Payer at Fighting Bob Fest

1:47 PM

Consumers Union: Consumer Groups Call on Chase Bank to End Minimum Payment Hikes on Fixed Rate Credit Cards

1:01 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Role of Disabilities Ignored for Tens of Millions Experiencing Income Poverty

12:18 PM

Oxfam International: Oxfam International Demands Zero-Tolerance Toward Sex Crimes Committed in the Colombian conflict

12:15 PM

Brady Campaign: Gun Show Report Details Why New Gun Laws Needed

11:50 AM

International Campaign to Ban Landmines: African Union Members Must Step Up Efforts in Clearing Landmines, Assisting Mine Survivors

11:45 AM

Climate SOS: Mass Civil Disobedience Against False Climate Bill

11:42 AM

US PIRG: EPIC-Hosted Privacy News Event at the National Press Club

11:30 AM

Marijuana Policy Project: Drug Survey Release Thursday Raises Questions for New Drug Czar

10:12 AM

Amnesty International: Lithuania: Parliament Moves to Criminalize Homosexuality

9:37 AM

Common Cause: Statement of Common Cause President Bob Edgar on President's Planned Address to Congress

8:54 AM

League of Women Voters: Supreme Court Considers Overturning Protections for Democracy

Tuesday September 8, 2009

6:33 PM

ACLU: Federal Contractors Now Required To Use Flawed E-Verify Database

6:32 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Is the Purpose of Education to Make Money?

6:29 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Federal Appeals Court Made Correct Call On Religion At School Graduation, Says Americans United

6:21 PM

Food & Water Watch: Commercial and Recreational Fishermen and Renowned Scientist Join With Food & Water Watch For Hill Briefing on Ocean Fish Farming and Alternate Approaches

5:56 PM

Americans for Democratic Action: ADA Pushes Congress to Address Unemployment Crisis

5:34 PM

Environmental Groups: Uranium Mine Threatens Grand Canyon's Endangered Species, Meets With Legal Challenge

4:23 PM

ACLU: Supreme Court Urged To Deny Appeal On Torture Photo Case

3:39 PM

Human Rights First: Beyond Guantanamo: Expert Panel To Discuss Prosecuting Terrorists And Protecting America

3:26 PM

ACLU: ACLU To Testify Wednesday On Patriot Act Abuses

2:34 PM

Bill of Rights Defense Committee: Privacy Report Card for the Obama Administration

1:50 PM

Public Citizen: Public Citizen President Robert Weissman on …

1:37 PM

Electronic Frontier Foundation: National Coalition of Authors Urge Rejection of Google Book Search Deal

12:43 PM

Free Press: Free Press Calls on Obama Administration to Resist Extremism in the Media

12:14 PM

Public Citizen: Robert Weissman, Longtime Corporate Accountability Expert and Activist, Is Public Citizen’s New President

10:47 AM

US PIRG: Americans to Congress: Reform Health Care Now!

10:38 AM

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee: 1,200 Nurses Make a House Call to Dianne Feinstein To Demand She Cosponsor Employee Free Choice Act

Monday September 7, 2009

5:33 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Groups Denounce Verizon Wireless Sponsorship of Controversial, Climate-change Denying Labor Day Event

Friday September 4, 2009

5:05 PM

CEPR: IMF May Withhold $164 Million Allocated to Honduras

4:30 PM

ACLU: Landmark White House Transparency Policy Will Make Visitor Records Public

3:03 PM

Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy: How to Bring Healthier Food to Corner Stores

2:47 PM

MADRE: NATO Air Strike in Afghanistan Claims Civilian Lives

2:07 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists: Administration Takes Positive Step in Publicizing Visitor Logs, Science Group Says; Federal Agencies Must Follow Suit

2:00 PM

Americans for Democratic Action: Real Unemployment Rate at 16.8%

1:31 PM

Oxfam International: $280 Billion Bailout for Poor Need Not Cost Ordinary Taxpayers Any More Money

1:28 PM

Human Rights Watch: Gaza: Rescind Religious Dress Code for Girls

1:24 PM

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the August Employment Report

1:04 PM

India Resource Center: Groundwater Levels Plummet Around Coca-Cola Bottling Plant, Area Declared Drought

1:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): The Real Death Panels

12:23 PM

Amnesty International: Sudan: Amnesty International Calls on Government to Repeal Law Penalizing Women for Wearing Trousers

10:33 AM

CODEPINK: Ahava Drops Spokesperson Amid Public Relations Fiasco

10:25 AM

CREW: CREW and Obama Adminisrtation Reach Historic Legal Settlement - White House to Post Visitor Records Online

Thursday September 3, 2009

6:15 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): State Department Steps Against Honduran Coup Don't Go Far Enough

5:31 PM

Task Force Endorses National Equality March

5:30 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Kazakhstan: Review Rights Defender’s Harsh Sentence

4:44 PM

Native & Green Groups Challenge State Dept. Permit for Dirty Oil Pipeline

4:42 PM

Food & Water Watch: Obama Administration Allows Factory Fish Farms in Gulf of Mexico

4:15 PM

LWV Urges Copycat Org. to End Misleading Health Care Ads

3:40 PM

Worldwatch Institute: Chinese Economy Drives Metal Production

3:38 PM

World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Updated Statement: WWF Strongly Condemns Brazilian Ad and Apologizes to 9-11 Victims and Families

2:55 PM

Center for Biological Diversity and Greenpeace: Lawsuit Filed to Protect Arctic Seal Threatened by Global Warming

2:51 PM

Equality California (EQCA): Prisoner Safety Act Passes California Senate

2:18 PM

FAIR: New Study: Right Ebbs, Left Gains as Media 'Experts'

1:32 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Just Back From Afghanistan

1:27 PM

Oxfam International: Somalia Conflict: Camps Are 'Barely Fit for Humans'; International Response Inadequate

1:24 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): France: Recommendations on Justice Reform Fall Short

1:22 PM

Friends of the Earth: Energy Department Forced to Release Photos of Trucks Used to Transport Nuclear Bombs and Components and Nuclear Weapons Materials

1:20 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Saudi Arabia: Treat Shia Equally

11:20 AM

International Labor Rights Forum: Freedom to Organize at Work Worldwide Recognized on Labor Day

11:12 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): US Fish & Wildlife Scientists Gain Right to Publish

11:00 AM

National Whistleblowers Center: Greenhouse's Most Recent Letter Causes a Stir

Wednesday September 2, 2009

6:40 PM

Center for Responsive Politics: Live Web Chat to Explore Ramifications of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

4:11 PM

SEIU: Mark Labor Day with Pledge to Pass Affordable Healthcare and Labor Reform

4:08 PM

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee: California's Real Death Panels: Insurers Deny 21% of Claims

3:44 PM

Public Citizen: $2.3 Billion Pfizer Settlement Is Not Enough to Deter Organized Crime in the Pharmaceutical Industry

3:43 PM

Americans United Denounces Arizona Preacher’s Death Prayers Against Obama

2:59 PM

Climate SOS Sets Out to Defeat US 'False' Climate Bill, Claiming 'Worse Than Nothing Is Not Good Enough'

2:52 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Delta Legislation Enabling Construction of Peripheral Canal Disaster for Region’s Already Struggling Fisheries

2:09 PM

Wilderness Society: Wilderness Act Celebrates 45th Anniversary, Sept. 3, 2009

1:33 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Voyage for Human Rights Marks Hudson Anniversary

10:41 AM

PEER: Florida Drops out of Climate Change Fight

10:35 AM

American Rights at Work: Visionary Employers Featured in 2009 Labor Day List

Tuesday September 1, 2009

4:52 PM

Public Citizen: Dangerous Interactions With Oxycodone and Other Commonly Prescribed Drugs Pose Threat, Public Citizen Says

4:42 PM

Free Press: FCC Should Set Bar High for Broadband Definition

4:08 PM

Earthjustice: State Attorneys General Urge Senators to Close Loopholes in Climate Bill

4:04 PM

FairVote: Motion Picture Academy Adopts Instant Runoff Voting for Best Picture

3:55 PM

CREW: CREW and Open Government Organization Urge Congress to Remove FOIA Restrictions from Intelligence Reauthorization Act

2:57 PM

Drug Policy Alliance: California State Assembly Overcomes Republican Fear-Mongering, Slimly Approves Modest Prison Bill

2:36 PM

Food & Water Watch: Food & Water Watch Lauds Canadian Medical Association’s Stance Against Triclosan

2:26 PM

ACLU: ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Expulsion Of Middle School Student After Illegal Cell Phone Search

1:30 PM

CREW: CREW Urges Comcast to Pull Misleading and Delusional Health Care AD

1:21 PM

CREW: CREW Files Second FOIA Request with Federal Reserve Board Over Refusal to Name Recipients of $2.2 Trillion in Aid

1:17 PM

US PIRG: Washington, D.C.: Consumer And Privacy Groups Urge Congress to Enact Consumer Privacy Guarantees

1:12 PM

ACLU: Government Withholds Key Torture Documents In ACLU Lawsuit

12:16 PM

Food & Water Watch: Obama Administration Ignores Opposition From Fishermen and Others, Approves Destructive Fishery Management Plan for Gulf of Mexico

12:13 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Verizon Wireless Faces Boycott for Supporting Mountaintop Removal

11:22 AM

Freedom to Marry: Ben & Jerry's Renames Legendary Flavor to Celebrate Freedom to Marry

11:19 AM

Wake-Up Wal-Mart: Labor, Environmental, and Community Groups Launch American Values Agenda for Change at Walmart

10:51 AM

PEER: Political Arm-Twisting for Massive Delaware Bay Wind Farm

Monday August 31, 2009

7:04 PM

Physicians for Human Rights: PHR Analysis: CIA Health Professionals’ Role in Torture Worse Than Previously Known

6:04 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Lawsuit Challenging Government Funding of ‘Faith-Based’ Youth Home to Go Forward

4:40 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Turkmenistan: Reverse Student Travel Ban

3:21 PM

Earthjustice: EPA Data Reveal Far Reach of Toxic Coal Ash Threats

3:17 PM

Wildlife Groups Seek Halt to Polar Bear Trade

3:14 PM

Action Against Hunger: Severe Drought Causes Acute Malnutrition Spike in Eastern Mali

2:44 PM

US PIRG: Statement on the Connecticut Clean Elections Decision

12:39 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Obama Strip-Mining Pick Bad News for Coal Country

12:15 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): From Kabul: Post-Election Crisis

12:11 PM

Food & Water Watch Supports Louisiana Shrimpers’ Call for Fair Prices on Domestic Shrimp

12:09 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): SADC: Press Zimbabwe to Implement Rights Reforms

11:20 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Feds Okay Tourists Swimming With Manatees

10:47 AM

Cornucopia Institute: Largest Organic Factory Farm Operator Once Again Accused of Illegal Activity

Friday August 28, 2009

5:20 PM

Free Press: Court's Decision to Throw Out Cable Ownership Cap Hurts Consumers

5:13 PM

Common Cause: Connecticut Can't Return to the Days of 'Corrupticut'

4:50 PM

Media Matters to Klein: Dobbs Represents 'Ongoing Threat'; Prime-Time Host's Appearance at Anti-Immigration Rally on Capitol Hill Causes Further Problems for CNN's Credibility

4:27 PM

ACLU: Judge Rules Connecticut Campaign Finance Law Unconstitutional

3:16 PM

Consumer, Safety and Labor Groups File Brief to Overturn Bush Administration Midnight Rule on Truck Driver Hours of Service

3:13 PM

NARAL Network Stands with Dr. Carhart Against Anti-Choice Attacks on Women

12:45 PM

Food & Water Watch: Activists in Pennsylvania Thwart Three Privatization Attempts

12:39 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Groups Demand Obama Terminate Controversial Program Allowing State and Local Police to Act as Immigration Agents

12:34 PM

Oxfam International: Millions of Rural Poor in Nepal Could Face More Hunger as a Result of Climate Change; Situation 'Deeply Worrying'

11:51 AM

NOW Stands With Dr. Carhart in Nebraska, Calls for Protection for Clinics Across U.S.

7:00 AM

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC): Registered Nurses Announce Live Video Chat to Discuss Survey Data Finding Hospitals Unprepared for H1N1

Thursday August 27, 2009

5:49 PM

CREW Urges MSNBC to Pull Misleading and Delusional Health Care Ad

5:48 PM

Free Press Commends NTIA for Overwhelming Interest in Broadband Stimulus Funds

5:46 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Suit Filed to Stop Development of Wildlife Preserve; Land Swap Will Lead to Warehouses in Endangered Species Habitat

5:37 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: New Research: Herbicide Atrazine Linked to Cancer, Birth Defects, Endocrine Disruption, and Endangered Species Impacts

3:21 PM

ACLU: International Tribunal Takes Up Case of Innocent Victim of CIA Extraordinary Rendition Program

2:51 PM

Amnesty International: Kandahar Bombing and NATO Clinic Attack Highlights Increasing anger to civilians, says Amnesty International

2:38 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Domino's Fat-on-Carb-on-Carb Food Porn: BreadBowl Pastas

2:36 PM

Earthjustice Seeks Supreme Court Review in Mountaintop Removal Mining Case

1:28 PM

ACLU Charges Unconstitutional Arkansas Rule Illegally Bars Green Party From Ballot

1:14 PM

Food & Water Watch: Obama Administration Approves Harmful Privatization Plan for Managing Mid-Atlantic Fishery

1:12 PM

American Rivers: Smethport Dam to be Removed to Restore Tributary of Wild and Scenic Allegheny River

12:37 PM

ACLU: AMA, March of Dimes and Others Support ACLU Challenge to Patents on Breast Cancer Genes

11:44 AM

Amazon Watch: Corporation Responsible for Worst Oil-Related Disaster on Earth Sponsors Nonprofits Conference

11:42 AM

Over 500 Organizations Demand White House End Flawed State and Local Immigration Enforcement Program

11:20 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Audit Rips New Jersey DEP Performance

Wednesday August 26, 2009

6:03 PM

American Civil Liberties Union Mourns Senator Edward Kennedy

4:58 PM

Environmental Groups: Interior Begins Analysis of New Grand Canyon Uranium Protections

3:44 PM

Public Citizen: Bailed-Out Banks’ PACs, Lobbyists Have Sponsored 70 Fundraisers for Congress, Donated $6 Million Since Election

2:00 PM

Amnesty International - USA: New Amnesty International Report Says No Justice Ten Years After Independence Vote in Timor-Leste

1:54 PM

Amnesty International Mourns the Death of US Senator Ted Kennedy

1:52 PM

Civil Rights Coalition Mourns The Loss of Civil and Human Rights Champion Edward M. Kennedy

1:48 PM

Public Citizen: Obama Administration Must Make Disciplinary Records of Nurses, Health Workers Available to Hospitals, Nursing Homes

1:45 PM

Task Force: Sen. Edward Kennedy 'Spent Life Fighting for Justice'

1:42 PM

Common Cause: Statement of Common Cause President Bob Edgar on Death of Sen. Kennedy

1:37 PM

Planned Parenthood Federation of America Mourns the Loss of Senator Edward Kennedy

1:34 PM

CREW: CREW Files Ethics Complaint Against Rep. Deal

1:32 PM

NARAL Pro-Choice America: Pro-Choice Leaders Pay Tribute to Sen. Kennedy's Legacy of Support for Women's Equality and Privacy

1:29 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Four Years After Katrina

1:27 PM

Human Rights First Remembers Senate's Voice for the Voiceless

1:24 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Kennedy Was Champion of Church-State Separation, Says Americans United

12:57 PM

National Organization for Women (NOW): In Memoriam: NOW Mourns Loss of Women's Rights Champion Senator Ted Kennedy

12:12 PM

ACLU Seeks Records About Laptop Searches at the Border

11:42 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Mishandled Asbestos Spurs Criminal Complaint at Grand Teton

11:39 AM

300+ Groups Ask Senate for Stronger Climate Bill

11:37 AM

NWC Releases Deposition Video of Whistleblower Sibel Edmonds

11:35 AM

Africa Action: US to Serve over Presidency of UN Security Council

10:20 AM

US Senator Russ Feingold: Statement on the Passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy

9:59 AM

SEIU: Continue to Honor Kennedy Legacy, Pass Healthcare Reform

9:50 AM

California Nurses Association/NNOC: Many Hospitals Are Not Ready for H1N1: Nurse Survey Shows Deficiencies in Hospital Swine Flu Readiness

8:43 AM

Human Rights Campaign Statement on the Passing of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy

Tuesday August 25, 2009

5:25 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Honduras: Rights Report Shows Need for Increased International Pressure

4:50 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): US Continues to Provide Honduran Regime With MCC Aid Money, Despite Having Cut Off Other Countries Following Coups

4:30 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich: US Playing a New Rendition of an Old Song-Torture

4:29 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Greenhouse Gas Lawsuits Force Timber Company Cancellation of Sierra Nevada Clearcut Logging Plan

4:19 PM

NOW President Terry O'Neill to Stand With Reproductive Health Care Providers, Defenders in Nebraska

4:14 PM

CAIR: CAIR: Michigan Muslim to File Suit Over Judge’s Hijab Ban

4:09 PM

Center for Policy Analysis on Trade and Health (CPATH): CAFTA Raises Prices, Limits Availability of Life Saving Drugs for US Trade Partners

3:11 PM

Equality California (EQCA): Governor Schwarzenegger, First Lady Maria Shriver Will Induct Harvey Milk into California Hall of Fame

2:12 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Bernanke at the Fed: Captain of the Titanic?

2:09 PM

Americans for Safe Access: California Senate Urges New Federal Policy on Medical Marijuana

2:07 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): New CBO Numbers Paint Grim Picture of Economy

1:00 PM

Amnesty International Says Displaced Civilians in the Philippines Still at Risk and Face Uncertainty Despite Mindanao Ceasefire

12:26 PM

Greenpeace: Millions of Americans at Risk as Chemical Lobby Blocks Legislation

12:16 PM

ACLU White Paper Says Guidelines Needed for Police in Schools

11:54 AM

ACLU Obtains Detailed Official Record of CIA Torture Program

11:54 AM

Government Accountability Project: OSC Report Substantiates Allegations of Defective Hydraulic Pumps in New Orleans

Monday August 24, 2009

10:39 PM

Amnesty, CCR and NYU Receive Docs Cheney Wanted Declassified to Justify Torture

7:37 PM

Equality California (EQCA): California Senate Officially Calls for End to ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

7:36 PM

ACLU: Attorney General Holder to Appoint Prosecutor to Investigate Torture

5:33 PM

California Nurses Association/NNOC Director Rose Ann DeMoro Named to Healthcare's 100 Power List – 8th Straight Year

5:08 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): SCOTUS Petition Asks Justices to Review Torture Abuse Case of British Former Guantánamo Detainees a Second Time

5:06 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): US Drinking Water and Watersheds Widely Contaminated by Hormone Disrupting Pesticide, Atrazine

5:02 PM

National Parks Conservation Association Hopes Senate Will Act on Hearing's Findings on Climate Change in Parks

4:52 PM

Brennan Center for Justice: Government Reports Show Renewed Need for Commission of Inquiry

4:35 PM

Constitution Project: Interrogation Reports Further Demonstrate the Need for Comprehensive Nonpartisan Commission of Inquiry

4:31 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Cindy Sheehan Traveling to Martha's Vineyard

4:28 PM

California Fishing Communities, Tribes and Conservation Groups Defend Salmon, Steelhead, Green Sturgeon and Killer Whales from Industry Attack

3:56 PM

CCR Demands Full Investigation of Top Officials for Torture and Other Crimes

3:54 PM

Human Rights First: Retired Military Leaders Welcome Task Force's Embrace of Single Standard for Interrogations

2:34 PM

ACLU: Justice Department Office Says Detainee Abuse Cases Should Be Re-Opened

1:24 PM

CREW Launches DELLception.org – Keeping a Watchful Eye on Dell's Dishonest Business Practices

1:16 PM

ACLU: Guantánamo Detainee Mohammed Jawad Returned Home to Afghanistan

11:51 AM

Center for Biological Diversity: With Bat Extinctions Looming, 1.5 Million Dead, Group Says Feds Must Make Saving Bats First Priority

Friday August 21, 2009

3:35 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Interior Secretary Salazar, Senators John McCain and Mark Udall to Visit Grand Canyon Today Following Interior's July Uranium Moratorium

2:47 PM

Earthjustice: EPA Agrees to Set Limits on Fertilizer and Animal Waste Pollution in Florida

2:43 PM

Public Citizen: Cash for Clunkers Wind-Down: Taxpayers, Car Buyers Should Not Have to Pay Twice, Consumer Groups Warn

2:27 PM

Campaign for America's Future: House Progressives Release New Report that Backs Health Reform with Strong Public Option

2:04 PM

Global Justice Ecology Project: Pittsburgh Climate Opposition to G20 & Coal Conference

1:29 PM

ACLU: ACLU Calls On Government To Release CIA Torture Report With Minimal Redactions

1:10 PM

National Whistleblowers Center: Path-Breaking UBS Whistleblower Rewarded With Jail Sentence

11:49 AM

Latin American Experts: Over 90 Experts Call on Human Rights Watch to Speak Out on Honduras Abuses

Thursday August 20, 2009

5:54 PM

Native, Green Groups Oppose State Department Dirty Pipeline Permit

5:51 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Research Confirms St. Lawrence Cement Plant Pollutes Nearby Camden Waterfront Neighborhood

4:18 PM

PETA Releases Graphic Photos of Animals Used in Military Trauma Training Exercises

4:16 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Iraq Violence and Occupation

3:51 PM

ACLU Sues for Memo on Constitutional Rights in Guantánamo Military Commissions

12:32 PM

Physicians for a National Health Program: New Harvard Study Reveals That Taxing Job-Based Health Benefits Would Hit Working Families Hardest

12:22 PM

SEIU: Foundation Laid for Needed Immigration Reform

11:56 AM

Amnesty International - USA: New Amnesty International Report Exposes Abuses in Tunisia

11:35 AM

Greenpeace: President Barack Obama's Grandmother Joins the 'Solar Generation' in Kenya

Wednesday August 19, 2009

4:10 PM

ACLU Sues Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for Illegal Arrest and Detention of US Citizen and Legal Resident

3:34 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Afghanistan Must Lift Media Restrictions, Says Amnesty International

3:30 PM

ACLU: Court Rules Government's Freeze of Charity's Assets Unconstitutional

3:02 PM

Americans Unitied for Separation of Church and State: Illinois May Not Fund Religion, Americans United Warns State Officials

2:28 PM

Friends of the Earth: New Report From Public Interest Groups Warns of Risks From Nanomaterials in Sunscreens

1:42 PM

Free Press: Broadband Is Critical Infrastructure for Rural America

12:47 PM

Brave New Foundation: Former CIA Operatives Agree: American Occupation of Afghanistan Threatens US Security

11:46 AM

Oxfam International: A Third of Afghans at Risk of Hunger Shows Need for Urgent Aid Reforms

11:45 AM

Africa Action: Allow Africa to Seize Control of Its Destiny; Prohibit Vulture Fund Profiteering in US Courts

11:41 AM

Physicians for a National Health Program: Nonprofit Nursing Homes Provide Better Care, Major Study Finds

11:24 AM

Environmental Groups: Gunnison Sage Grouse Gets Another Chance at Protection

10:52 AM

Amnesty International - USA: In New Report, Amnesty International Highlights Abuse of Protestors in Honduras

9:51 AM

Public Citizen: Industry Astroturf Rally Against Climate Change Bill Shows Big Oil Can’t Organize Real Grassroots Movement - API Throws Company Picnic, Not Town Hall Meeting, on Climate Change

6:46 AM

Palestine Solidarity Campaign Welcomes Amnesty's Decision Over Leonard Cohen Concert

Tuesday August 18, 2009

4:24 PM

Americans for Democratic Action: ADA Calls for Robust Public Health Care Option

3:51 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Uzbekistan: Rights Activist Arrested

3:48 PM

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR): Warlord General Dostum’s Return to Kabul Sparks Controversy

3:45 PM

Public Citizen: Public Citizen Urges Public Outcry, Launches Web Campaign In Advance of Pivotal Campaign Finance Case

3:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Afghan Elections

2:25 PM

Human Rights First: Rights Group Calls for Follow Through on Key State Hate Crimes Recommendations

2:01 PM

ACLU: ACLU Forces Sweeping Improvements At Baltimore City Jail

1:39 PM

Center for American Progress: Hurricane Bill - Another Sign of the Spiraling Cost of Inaction on Global Warming?

12:47 PM

Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Doctors, Patients to Testify at Pharmacy Board Medical Marijuana Hearing Wednesday

12:43 PM

Greenpeace: Millions Living In Chemical Disaster Zones in 16 States

11:46 AM

Human Rights First: Today's Obama, Mubarak Meeting Must Prioritize Human Rights, Democracy in Egypt

8:41 AM

Defenders of Wildlife: Wolves Running Scared

Monday August 17, 2009

4:17 PM

Senator Russ Feingold: In Support of a Public Health Insurance Option

3:47 PM

Trident Ploughshares: Five Activists Walk Straight into Faslane Nuclear Weapons Base

3:41 PM

Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva: Statement on Public Option

3:39 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Right-Wing Populism and Health Care Town Halls

2:22 PM

EQCA: Equality California Disappointed by Obama Administration’s Ongoing Defense of DOMA

1:37 PM

Human Rights Watch: Iraq: Stop Killings for Homosexual Conduct

12:36 PM

Human Rights First: Human Rights First Welcomes Appointment of Samantha Power to Coordinate U.S. Iraqi Refugee Efforts

10:56 AM

PEER: Border Agency Denies Sewage, Flooding and Dam Break Dangers

Friday August 14, 2009

6:04 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Forest Service Corrects Course, Allows Review of Off-road Vehicle Plan Threatening Wildlife and Watersheds

4:38 PM

Earthjustice: Obama Administration Announces New Effort to Protect Wildlife in National Forests

4:01 PM

Wilderness Society: The Wilderness Society praises momentous speech by Secretary of Agriculture

2:30 PM

Human Rights Watch: False Allegations about Human Rights Watch’s Latest Gaza Report

2:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): White House Deals With PhRMA

1:37 PM

ACLU: ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Latest Effort To Eradicate Equal Opportunity In Missouri

9:32 AM

Food & Water Watch: Tides Shift Against Nestle as Company Reports Decline in Bottled Water Sales

Thursday August 13, 2009

6:49 PM

Religious and Grassroots Leaders Urge Clinton to Suspend Military Base Talks With Colombia

6:34 PM

Wilderness Society: Beginning of the End of Attempts to Eliminate Roadless Rule?

5:49 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: First Family Enjoys 'No Guns In Parks' Rule Now, Before Loaded Weapons Permitted In February

5:10 PM

Human Rights First: Mubarak Visit Offers Obama Administration Opportunity to Push Human Rights, Democracy in Egypt

5:08 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Filed Over Sierra Nevada Logging Plan's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

4:13 PM

Worldwatch Institute: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle...Energy

4:09 PM

Consumers Union: Consumer Reports 'AdWatch' Takes Hard Look at Health Reform TV Ads

3:41 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): UCS Announces Winner of 2009 'Science Idol' Editorial Cartoon Contest

2:36 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Filed Challenging Improper Bush-Era Removal of Endangered Species Protection for Sacramento Splittail

2:34 PM

ACLU: Alabama Department of Corrections Ends Ban of Prisoners With HIV From Work Release

2:25 PM

FairTest: 'Race to the Top' Guidelines Conflict With Obama's Testing Positions; Assessment Reformers Say, 'Back to the Drawing Board,' for Stimulus Plan to Truly Support Better Education

1:21 PM

ACLU: Tennessee Schools and Students Reach Settlement in Internet Censorship Case

1:14 PM

Food & Water Watch: Tides Shift Against Nestle as Company Reports Decline in Bottled Water Sales

1:11 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Obama Family to Visit Yellowstone National Park This Weekend

12:38 PM

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): DOD Refuses to Turn Over List of Bagram Detainee Information

12:25 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Obama Administration Should Demand an End to Coup Regime's Killings in Honduras, CEPR Co-Director Urges

11:30 AM

Center for Responsive Politics: Watchdogs Release Database Detailing Earmarks and Campaign Contributions

10:48 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel: Investigate ‘White Flag' Shootings of Gaza Civilians

Wednesday August 12, 2009

9:15 PM

ACLU: Napolitano’s Increased Immigration Enforcement Plans Raise Civil Liberties Concerns

5:41 PM

Physicians for a National Health Program: New Poll Shows Canadians Overwhelmingly Support Public Health Care

5:03 PM

Campaign for America's Future: Thousands of Progressive Bloggers, Activists to Gather in Steeltown for 'Netroots Nation' Convention

4:33 PM

Center for Public Integrity: Tally of Interests on Climate Bill Tops 1,100

4:23 PM

Wake-Up Wal-Mart: WakeUpWalmart.com Calls on Walmart to Pull Ads, Stop Supporting Hate Speech

3:29 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Humpback Whales on Rocky Road to Recovery

2:18 PM

Amnesty International Asks Afghan Government to Uphold Rule of Law

1:26 PM

Amnesty International: Afghanistan: Journalists Caught Between Government, Taleban

12:37 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Rove and US Attorneys

11:55 AM

ACLU Challenges Unlawful Banning of Tenants' Families and Invited Guests From Public Housing

11:32 AM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Future Budget Deficits Almost Entirely Due to Rising Private Sector Health Care Costs

11:12 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iraq: UK War Inquiry Should Cover Rights

11:10 AM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Federal Court to Hear Arguments in Case Challenging City-Sponsored Prayer in Greece, N.Y.

10:03 AM

Equality California Today Releases Roadmap, Recommended Timeline to Restore Freedom to Marry for Same-Sex Couples

Tuesday August 11, 2009

6:42 PM

Brady Campaign: Use Common Sense: Keep Guns Out Of Town Hall Debates, Away From Presidential Speaking Events

6:41 PM

NRDC: As Gas Prices Rise, Consumers Face Increased Threat of Oil Dependency

6:38 PM

Global Exchange: Chevron Under Fire: Broad Coalition Targets Chevron in Richmond on Road to Copenhagen Climate Talks

5:06 PM

ACLU: Pennsylvania Court Rules Two Immigrants In Mandatory Detention Are Entitled To A Hearing

4:15 PM

Physicians for a National Health Program: Single-payer Movement Suffers Loss of Another Advocate

4:13 PM

Amnesty International: China: Free Sichuan earthquake activists

3:37 PM

Free Press: Consumer Groups Call for FCC Action on Data Collection

3:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Soldier Refuses Afghanistan Deployment

2:53 PM

Congressman Grijalva/Other Members of Congress: Grijalva, Members of Congress Call on President Obama to Take Further Measures Against Honduran Coup Regime

2:44 PM

NRDC: New Michigan Energy Report: Renewables and Energy Efficiency Are Enough to Power the State

2:12 PM

EQCA: Equality California to Release Roadmap, Recommended Timeline to Restore Freedom to Marry for Same-Sex Couples

1:45 PM

Center for Biological Diversity Petitions for Protection of Mexican Gray Wolf

1:09 PM

Amazon Watch: Pressure Builds on Peruvian Government to Stop Persecution of Indigenous Leaders

11:03 AM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls Suu Kyi’s New Sentence "Shameful"

10:57 AM

Human Rights Watch: Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi Verdict ‘Reprehensible’

Monday August 10, 2009

5:32 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Million Mom March Activists Mark Somber Anniversary, Launch Online 'Mother's Day 2010 Project'

4:05 PM

ACLU: Virginia Jail Ends Censorship of Religious Material After ACLU Letter

2:43 PM

Earthjustice: Distribution Transformers Get Energy Boost From US DOE

2:40 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Malaysia: Drop Sedition Charges Against Parliamentarian

1:10 PM

FairVote: Martinez Resignation Highlights Need for Elections to Fill Senate Vacancies

12:24 PM

ACLU: Government Proposes Massive Shift in Online Privacy Policy

12:02 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Saudi Arabia: Counterterrorism Efforts Violate Rights

11:59 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): DRC: Clinton Should Highlight Rape and Justice Issues

11:49 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Obscure Border Agency Worst in Federal Government

11:06 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Timidly Tiptoes Towards Transparency

Friday August 7, 2009

3:47 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN Security Council: Create Senior Post on Women and War

3:46 PM

Environmental Working Group (EWG): Most Bottled Water Brands Don’t Disclose Information About Source, Purity and Contaminants

3:02 PM

Environmental Groups: Highwood Coal Plant Project Near Great Falls, Montana Officially Dead

2:33 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Three Times, Same Wisconsin Gun Dealer Has Helped Supply Killers

1:49 PM

NAACP: North Carolina Legislature Passes Historic Racial Justice Act

1:39 PM

ACLU: Government Can't Continue To Silence Surveillance Letter Recipient With Secret Evidence

1:37 PM

Americans for Democratic Action: Real Unemployment Rate at 16.3%

12:31 PM

AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on July Jobs Report

Thursday August 6, 2009

4:24 PM

ACLU: ACLU Lawsuit Charges Georgia Kosher Laws Are Unconstitutional

4:17 PM

SEIU: SEIU Statement Following Senate Vote Confirming Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court

4:16 PM

CEPR: Though Home Prices Appear to Bottom Out, Possibility of Long-Term Slump in Housing Remains

4:15 PM

NOW: NOW Celebrates Landmark Confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court

4:15 PM

PFAW: In Historic Senate Vote, Judge Sonia Sotomayor Confirmed to the Supreme Court

3:11 PM

Violence Policy Center: Pittsburgh Fitness Center Attack Only Most Recent Mass Shooting Committed by Concealed Handgun Permit Holder

2:47 PM

ACLU: DHS Plan To Improve Immigration Detention And Close Hutto Facility A Good First Step

2:16 PM

Green America: ResponsibleShopper.org: Are Any Airlines Flying RIght for Responsible Consumers?

1:12 PM

Worldwatch Institute: Water Scarcity Looms as Population, Temperature Rise

12:07 PM

NPCA: Wildlife Need Help Surviving Climate Change Impacts

10:18 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Gaza/Israel: Hamas Rocket Attacks on Civilians Unlawful

9:21 AM

CODEPINK: Oxfam Suspends Ahava Spokeswoman Kristin Davis From All Publicity Work

9:01 AM

Brave New Films Releases "Sick for Profit," Online Campaign Focuses on Lavish Lifestyles of Insurance Industry

Wednesday August 5, 2009

5:52 PM

Netroots Nation Convention Welcomes Valerie Jarrett for Saturday Keynote

5:49 PM

Public Citizen: Senate’s Proposed Budget Increase for Mine Safety Is a Start; More Needed to Address Growing Backlog of Cases

5:46 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force: ENDA 'Reflects Core US Value of Fairness'

5:44 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Feds Propose New Desert Tortoise Translocation Despite Past Disaster

5:22 PM

Wilderness Society: Roadless Forests Win in Court

5:00 PM

Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP): House Vote on Single Payer Will Be Historic First, Doctors' Group Says

4:47 PM

Earthjustice: Federal Appeals Court Upholds Roadless Area Protections

12:46 PM

Greenpeace: Kimberly-Clark Sets the Bar Higher for Tissue Products With Stronger Global Forest Policy

12:44 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Newly Released Crime Gun Data Shows States With Weak Gun Laws Fuel Illegal Gun Market

12:41 PM

Task Force to Co-Sponsor Vigil in Support of LGBT Israelis in Wake of Tel Aviv Shooting

12:29 PM

Center for Public Integrity Wins Knight-Batten and Society of Environmental Journalists Honors for Outstanding Online Investigative Journalism

12:01 PM

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC): Parents to FTC: Don’t Surrender Our Children to G.I. Joe

11:03 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Dupont Presses Jersey to Water Down PFOA Risk Assessment

9:19 AM

The Yes Men: Dow, ExxonMobil Slam New Yes Men Film for 'Inaccuracies', 'Misrepresentation'; Concede Pic 'Entertaining'

Tuesday August 4, 2009

5:35 PM

Public Citizen: Congress Must Restore Patients’ Rights to Hold Medical Device Makers Accountable

5:10 PM

Water Advocates: Water Is Medicine: Why Act Now on the Water and Sanitation Crisis

5:08 PM

National Whistleblowers Center: Sibel Edmonds Requests Attorney General Review the Invocation of State Secrets Privilege

4:40 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iran: Show Trial Exposes Arbitrary Detention

3:59 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Clinton in Africa

3:04 PM

Peace Action: Hundreds of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Events Show Support for Obama’s Nuke Free World

2:52 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Iranian Inauguration a Chance to 'Turn the Page' on Spiraling Repression, Says Amnesty International

2:28 PM

Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): How to Bring Healthier Food to Corner Stores

2:23 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Syria: Free Prominent Rights Lawyer

2:22 PM

Americans United Urges Supreme Court to Reject Scheme Designed to Keep Cross on Public Land

2:19 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): India: Overhaul Abusive, Failing Police System

12:16 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Tejon Ranch to Release Secret Condor Documents at Long Last

11:20 AM

Media Matters for America: CNN Running Scared: Network Refuses to Air Media Matters' Ad Calling for Accountability for Dobbs' Promotion of Birther Conspiracies

10:44 AM

Organic Consumers Association Responds to Faulty and Misleading UK Organic Nutrition Study

10:04 AM

ACLU Argues Lawsuit Challenging Prolonged Detention of Immigrants in Pennsylvania

Monday August 3, 2009

7:54 PM

Environmental Groups: Conservationists’ Win Upheld in Nat’l Cotton Council v. EPA

6:19 PM

Conservation Groups: Groups Seek to Defend Lynx Against Snowmobile Lawsuit

6:00 PM

Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA): Strawberry Pesticide Up for Debate

5:57 PM

ACLU: Groups Call on Napolitano to Fix Conditions at Louisiana Immigration Detention Facility

3:45 PM

Earthjustice: Groups to Federal Agency: Stop Financing, Approving New Coal Plants

3:43 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Sri Lanka: Adopt International Inquiry for Aid Worker Killings

2:31 PM

ACLU: Human Rights Groups Ask UN to Investigate Case of Disappeared Spanish Citizen

1:39 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Forest Service ORV Plan Near Grand Canyon Halted

11:56 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): New Jersey Environmental Leaders Launch Ethics Reforms

11:33 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Kenya: Deliver Justice for Victims of Post-Election Violence

11:28 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel: Ensure Improved ‘Attack Warnings' to Civilians Are Effective

11:15 AM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): US Small Business Sector One of the Smallest Amongst Comparable Countries

10:44 AM

Media Matters for America: 'CNN's Dobbs Problem' Ad Set to Hit CNN Airwaves: Media Matters Announces Ad Campaign Calling for Accountability From 'The Most Trusted Name in News'

Friday July 31, 2009

3:58 PM

POGO: POGO Provides Oversight Handbook To Congress And Hill Staff To Encourage Increased Oversight

3:55 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Clinton Should Stress Human Rights on Africa Trip

3:03 PM

National Organization for Women (NOW): NOW Outraged at House Vote on Abortion Coverage -- Women's Rights Traded Away

2:32 PM

Government Accountability Project: Statement of Government Accountability Project on Merit Systems Protection Board Appointments

2:14 PM

ACLU: Bill Introduced To Repeal Failed Real ID Act

1:57 PM

NARAL Pro-Choice America: NARAL Pro-Choice America Issues Assessment of Health-Reform Efforts

1:26 PM

CREW: CREW Sues Dept of Army for Refusing to Disclose Records of Guidance Discouraging PTSD Diagnosis

1:24 PM

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP): Statement by Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on Today’s Economic Growth Repor

12:49 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Secures $8 Million For Gulf War Veterans Illness Research

Thursday July 30, 2009

5:38 PM

ACLU: Senate Committee Votes to End Funding for Failed Abstinence-Only Programs

4:51 PM

ACLU: US Signs International Treaty on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities

4:09 PM

Cornucopia Institute: Farm Policy Group: Make Selection of Key Organic Advisors Transparent

4:06 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama's Doctor, Others: Not Doing Single Payer a 'Terrible Mistake'

4:04 PM

Task Force Applauds White House Announcement That Harvey Milk and Billie Jean King Will Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

4:02 PM

Common Cause: Members, Experts Testify at Congressional Hearing for Fair Elections Now Act

4:00 PM

Congressman Kucinich Calls for Debate on National Priorities, Speaks Against Military Funding Bill

3:58 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Congress Should Reject Scheme to Extend DC School Voucher Plan, Says Americans United

3:29 PM

Equality California (EQCA): President Obama to Bestow Presidential Medal of Freedom on Harvey Milk

3:17 PM

Human Rights Campaign: Harvey Milk, Billie Jean King, Sen. Edward Kennedy to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

2:26 PM

ACLU: Judge Orders Release of Guantánamo Detainee Mohammed Jawad

2:19 PM

National Organization for Women (NOW): Single-Payer Health Care Would Benefit Women Promote Equality and Justice for All

2:16 PM

Human Rights Campaign Calls on the LGBT Community and Allies to Participate in National, Grassroots Push to Lobby Congress Face-to-Face

1:37 PM

Public Citizen: Have the Courage to Say Health Care Is a Right, Not a Privilege

1:33 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Africa: Reaffirm Support for International Criminal Court

12:38 PM

ACLU: ACLU Drops Community Education Partners From Federal Lawsuit After Atlanta Severs Contract

12:20 PM

American Humanist Association: Humanists Say to Texas State Board of Education, 'Don't Mess With Texas'

12:12 PM

Public Health Groups: Obama's Health Care Reform Policy Is the Wrong Prescription, Say President's Former Physician and Public Health Groups

10:11 AM

National Low Income Housing Coalition: On First Anniversary of Passage, Campaign Calls for Funding of National Housing Trust Fund

Wednesday July 29, 2009

6:15 PM

CEPR: Congress Takes First Step Towards Allowing Foreclosed Homeowners to Stay as Renters

5:43 PM

Families Against Mandatory Minimums: FAMM Praises Vote to Restore Sentencing Fairness

5:02 PM

Americas Voice: Frustration Mounts as DHS Continues and Expands Bush-Era Immigration Enforcement Strategies

4:27 PM

ACLU: Key House Committee Votes To End Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity

3:53 PM

Global Justice Ecology Project: On the Road to Copenhagen: New Voices on Climate Change Must be Heard

3:50 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Governor and Cabinet Send Message to County--Do Not Expand Urban Development Boundary

3:47 PM

Public Citizen: Fair Elections Bill Stands Best Chance in Decades for Passage

3:44 PM

Defenders of Wildlife Applauds the Passage of Important Sea Otter Bill by House of Representatives

2:52 PM

ACLU: Hearing Thursday In Habeas Case Of Guantánamo Detainee And ACLU Client Mohammed Jawad

2:08 PM

Public Citizen Lauds Senate Committee for Strengthening Bill to Modernize Whistleblower Protections

2:03 PM

Food & Water Watch Partners with Washington, DC Chefs to Oppose Controversial Gulf Aquaculture Plan and Rally to Support Sustainable Seafood

1:03 PM

Media Matters for America: CNN President Tells a Whopper in His Defense of Dobbs

12:38 PM

National Whistleblowers Center: Statement Concerning the Senate Markup of the Whistleblower Enhancement Act

12:29 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Medicare Anniversary

11:50 AM

American Rivers Helps Redefine Water Infrastructure

11:49 AM

NARAL Pro-Choice America: Key Bill Zeroes Out Funding for ‘Abstinence-Only’ Classes

11:47 AM

Greenpeace Praises Timberland’s Policy on Amazon Leather

11:44 AM

NRDC: Beach Closing Days Nationwide Top 20,000 for Fourth Consecutive Year

11:41 AM

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP): New Healthy WIC Foods Available in Minnesota August 1

11:24 AM

CODEPINK: In Upscale Beauty Shops TODAY, CODEPINK Women in Bikinis to Protest Israeli Cosmetics Company

8:54 AM

Montanans for Single-Payer: Action Alert for Camp Baucus: We'll 'Follow the Money' and Start the 'Buy Back Baucus' Campaign

Tuesday July 28, 2009

6:05 PM

CODEPINK: In Upscale Beauty Shops TODAY, CODEPINK Women in Bikinis to Protest Israeli Cosmetics Company

6:03 PM

Project on Government Oversight (POGO): Stimulate Good Government, Report Your State's [Government’s] Accountable Recovery Efforts

5:40 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama's Doctor for Single Payer * Skewed Healthcare Debate

5:01 PM

Dēmos: New Survey Report Reveals Truth Behind Excessive Credit Card Debt in the United States

4:10 PM

Constitution Project: Congress Continues to Debate Military Commissions

4:09 PM

ACLU: Gitmo Detainee Should Be Sent Home After Torture And Illegal Detention

3:45 PM

Civil Rights Coalition: Civil Rights Coalition Applauds Senate Judiciary Committee Vote Recommending Confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court

3:30 PM

Water Advocates: 1,000 Schools Get Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education

3:07 PM

Center for Democracy & Technology: CDT Report: Privacy, Legal Concerns Surround Secret Government Cybersecurity System

2:20 PM

Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Healthcare: July 30th: America's Nurses, Doctors, Seniors Celebrate Medicare's 44th Birthday and Toast the "Uniquely American" Healthcare Solution

1:46 PM

Oxfam International: Pakistan: Three months after clashes began, Oxfam International Emphasizes Need for Voluntary, Safe Return of Displaced People

1:41 PM

Food & Water Watch to Congress: Start Equivalency Process from Scratch for Chinese Imports

1:12 PM

NOW: Judiciary Committee Sees the Wisdom in Voting for Sotomayor

1:07 PM

PFAW: Senate Judiciary Committee Votes in Favor of Sotomayor

12:48 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists: Unchecked Climate Change Would Result in More Heat Waves, More Flooding, and Reduced Crop Yields in Indiana, New Report Finds

11:44 AM

NRDC: New Report Finds Transportation Efficiencies Can Contribute to Significant GHG Reductions and Consumer Savings

11:43 AM

Human Rights First: Human Rights and Impunity in Guatemala

10:24 AM

Center for Biological Diversity: Report: Threats to Roadless Forests Show National Roadless Rule Urgently Needed

10:05 AM

Government Accountability Project: Public Demand for Federal Whistleblower Protection Unparalleled, Senate Mark-Up Wednesday

8:00 AM

FAIR: Doctors, Media Critics Demand Broader TV Debate on Healthcare

Monday July 27, 2009

6:51 PM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): European Union Finalizes Seal Product Ban

6:45 PM

Planned Parenthood: Abortion Care Coverage and Health Care Reform: Getting the Facts Straight

6:40 PM

Brennan Center for Justice: The Vote and the Draft

5:04 PM

Mercy Corps Praises Obama Administration’s Commitment to the World’s Hungry

4:01 PM

Water Advocates: Water Is Medicine: Safe Water, Sanitation and Global Public Health Challenges

3:18 PM

Media Matters for America: CNN's Dobbs Problem Just Got Bigger: Media Matters Calls on Public to Pressure 'The Most Trusted Name In News'

2:10 PM

US Senator Russ Feingold: Feingold, Conyers Continue Effort to Restore Voting Rights for Millions of Americans

11:08 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): New Jersey Environmental Agency at Heart of Bribery Scandal

10:43 AM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Costs of Renting Still Considerably Cheaper Than Ownership

6:04 AM

Basel Action Network: Navy Set to Pollute Ocean With McCain's ship

Saturday July 25, 2009

1:04 PM

NGOs & Scholars: Obama Administration Must Support Human Rights In Honduras

Friday July 24, 2009

8:25 PM

ACLU: Government Seeks To Continue Detaining Mohammed Jawad At Guantánamo Despite Lack Of Evidence

5:16 PM

Congressional Progressive Caucus: Congressional Progressive Caucus Urges Speaker Pelosi Not to Delay Health Care Reform

4:15 PM

ACLU: Democracy Restoration Act Needed To Restore Voting Rights Of Millions Of Americans

3:53 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Treaty Signing Signals Policy Shift

2:59 PM

United for Iran: July 25-Global Day of Action for Iran in New York

1:56 PM

ACLU: Obama To Sign International Treaty On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities

1:53 PM

Corporate Accountability International: Maine Community Rebuffs Nestlé, Demonstrates Power of the Grassroots

12:50 PM

Congressman Raùl M. Grijalva: Congressman Grijalva Urges Secretary Napolitano to Review Environmental Impacts on Border Region

12:32 PM

CCFC: Statement of CCFC Director Susan Linn on FCC’s Proposed Inquiry into Children’s Television Rules

11:56 AM

ACLU: House Hears Government Testimony On Unconstitutional Military Commissions

11:55 AM

US PIRG: Statement on House Approval of $4 Billion Investment for High-Speed Rail Funds

11:31 AM

Human Rights First: New Report Finds Federal Courts Best Equipped to Handle Complex Terrorism Cases

Thursday July 23, 2009

5:44 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Minimum Wage Raise

5:30 PM

Interfaith Worker Justice: Important Step for Stopping and Deterring Wage Theft

4:56 PM

Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA): Bayer to Stop Selling Endosulfan

3:56 PM

Earthjustice: Judge Rejects Industry Legal Filings in Toxics Right-To-Know Case

3:52 PM

CREW Responds to White House 'Release' of Health Care Exec Visitor Logs With Letter to White House Counsel Gregory Craig

3:35 PM

SEIU: Tomorrow’s Minimum Wage Increase Will Strengthen America’s Economy

3:27 PM

Media Matters for America: Dobbs vs. CNN: How Will Network Solve Serious Problem With Its Premier Host?

2:56 PM

Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP): Founder of National Doctors' Group to Testify Before House Judiciary Comittee on Increasing Role of Medical Bills in Personal Bankruptcy

2:48 PM

NARAL Pro-Choice America, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Welcome Ryan-DeLauro Bill to Prevent Unintended Pregnancy

1:34 PM

Human Rights First: New Report Offers Roadmap for Handling Complex Terrorism Cases

1:32 PM

American Rivers: Landmark Hydro Agreement Will Boost Safety and Health of Saluda and Congaree Rivers

1:28 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Unsafe Sodium Levels at Denny’s Prompt Class Action Lawsuit

1:25 PM

CREW Files Ethics Complaint Against Rep. Eric Cantor for Creating Taxpayer-Funded Political Organization

12:14 PM

Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Blue Dog Democrats Cashing in Their Clout

11:28 AM

Farm Sanctuary Applauds City of Chicago for Passing Nation’s First Ever Green Food Resolution

Wednesday July 22, 2009

7:42 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Iraq: Myth and Reality

6:45 PM

Breakthrough Institute: Over 100 Groups Urge Congress to Support Obama's Energy Education Initiative

4:37 PM

Center for Community Change: Leading Progressive Nonprofit Supports New Campaign to Cap Loan Interest Rates at 10 Percent

4:35 PM

Amnesty International: Saudi Arabia: Stop Human Rights Violations Committed in the Name of Fighting Terrorism

4:08 PM

ACLU: Attorney General Holder Should Order Comprehensive Torture Investigation, Says ACLU

3:44 PM

Coalition to Stop Gun Violence: Senate Rejects Amendment to Weaken Hidden Handgun Laws

2:14 PM

Public Citizen: Climate Change Legislation Requires Significant Changes to Protect Consumers and Environment

2:11 PM

Planned Parenthood and National Women's Law Center Applaud Governors for Urging Expansion of Medicaid Family Planning State Option in Health Care Reform

2:02 PM

Greenpeace Applauds Nike's New Amazon Policy

2:00 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Statement of Paul Helmke on Senate Rejection of Thune Amendment

1:37 PM

Violence Policy Center Statement on Defeat of Thune Amendment Creating National Concealed Handgun System

1:33 PM

CREW: CREW Sues Secret Service Over Refusal to Release White House Healthcare Exec Visitor Logs

11:32 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Manatees' Fragile Fate Mirrors National Wildlife Peril

9:48 AM

Organic Consumers Association: Former Monsanto Lobbyist Chosen for Food Safety Post

9:45 AM

US Senator Russ Feingold: US Senator Russ Feingold Statement on July 2009 Becoming the Deadliest Month for US Troops in Afghanistan

9:39 AM

Drug Policy Alliance: Oakland Voters Approve Taxing Cannabis Dispensaries; Measure Expected to Produce $300,000 Annual Revenue for Essential Services

9:00 AM

ACLU: Oral Arguments TODAY in FISA Amendments Act Lawsuit

Tuesday July 21, 2009

5:51 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Congress Copying Massachusetts' Failing Healthcare?

4:21 PM

SEIU and NNOC/CNA: Tenet Nurses, Healthcare Workers Take Action to Protest Sick Leave Cuts

2:57 PM

Business for a Fair Minimum Wage: Business Owners Welcome Minimum Wage Increase

2:47 PM

Demos: As Congress Debates Transportation Bill, New Study on Port Trucking Shows Need For New Regulations For Clean Air, Worker Safety, And Economic Stability

2:27 PM

ACLU: Expansion Of Federal Death Penalty Counter To Furthering Civil Rights, Says ACLU

2:02 PM

Center for American Progress: Dangerous Chemicals Threaten America’s Reproductive Health

1:54 PM

Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE): Advocates for Health Millennium Development Goals Unite to Demand World Leaders Honor Funding Commitments

1:11 PM

US PIRG: Student Group Urges Passage of Student Aid Bill

12:53 PM

ACLU: Senate Subcommittee Today to Examine Electronic Employment Verification

12:46 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Court Throws Out NRA Lawsuit Against Pittsburgh Gun Trafficking Law

12:39 PM

US PIRG: New US PIRG Survey: Small Businesses Crushed by Rising Health Costs

12:13 PM

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP): Rural Summit to Bring Together Policymakers, Rural Residents

12:10 PM

NARAL Pro-Choice America and NARAL Pro-Choice New York Announce Support for Sotomayor Nomination

11:53 AM

Electronic Frontier Foundation: A Practical Guide to Internet Technology for Political Activists in Repressive Regimes

11:26 AM

NPCA Commends Sec. Salazar for Suspending Uranium Mining Claims Near Grand Canyon

11:25 AM

Public Citizen: Government Withheld Important Safety Data Showing Drivers’ Hands-Free Cell Phone Use Is Just as Hazardous as Handheld Use

11:23 AM

Food & Water Watch: New Food & Water Watch Report Calls for Improved National Data Collection on Groundwater Resources

10:31 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): New Jersey Alters Health Study Under Industry Pressure

10:29 AM

NOW Hails Reintroduction of the Equal Rights Amendment

9:33 AM

CODEPINK: Women's Peace Group Launches Boycott Campaign of Israeli Ahava Cosmetics

Monday July 20, 2009

5:25 PM

CREW: Responding to CREW Complaint Against Sen. Ensign, DOJ Claims It's Up to the FBI – Not DOJ - to Open Criminal Investigation

5:24 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Afghanistan Policy: Assessing the Latest

5:22 PM

Human Rights First: Russian Raids Target Human Rights Groups

5:09 PM

CEPR Statement on the Increase of the Minimum Wage

4:45 PM

Environment America: Department of Interior Takes a Critical Step Toward Protecting the Grand Canyon

2:36 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Sub-Optimal Treatment Threatening Survival of HIV/AIDS Patients

1:40 PM

Human Rights Watch: Nigeria: Investigate Killings by Security Forces

12:00 PM

Conservation Groups: Salazar Protects Grand Canyon Watersheds From New Uranium Claims and Exploration

11:38 AM

CODEPINK: TODAY: Bikini-Clad Activists Protest Ahava Cosmetics at Cosmoprof Trade Show

11:36 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Nerve Gas Leak Detectors Inoperative for Years

10:39 AM

ACLU: Oral Arguments Wednesday in FISA Amendments Act Lawsuit

10:28 AM

Violence Policy Center: Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Kill 7 Police, 44 Private Citizens Over Two-Year Period

10:18 AM

Latin American Experts: Over 55 Organizations and Scholars Call on Obama Administration to Warn Honduran Regime Against Further Violence

Friday July 17, 2009

4:23 PM

Justice for Reggie Clemons Campaign: Campaign Salutes NAACP on Resolutions Calling for Justice for Reggie Clemons

3:55 PM

Drug Policy Alliance: U.S. House Repeals Provision Prohibiting Washington, D.C. from Enacting Medical Marijuana; Nation’s Capital Could Soon Join 13 States That Have Legalized Marijuana for Medical Use

3:53 PM

Environmental Groups: Media Advisory: Grand Canyon Rally to Focus on Uranium Threats

3:49 PM

CREW Provides Information on Senator Ensign Payments

3:44 PM

Brady Campaign: Vote Looms In Senate On Amendment Allowing Dangerous People To Carry Hidden Handguns Virtually Anywhere In The United States

3:19 PM

SEIU: House Committees Increase Momentum on Long March towards American Healthcare Reform

2:52 PM

ACLU: Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of US Organizations That Challenged Exclusion of Prominent Muslim Scholar

2:46 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Congress Protecting Insurance Companies from States?

1:57 PM

Human Rights Watch: Palestinian Authority: Lift the Ban on Al Jazeera

1:54 PM

ACLU: DHS Continues State and Local Immigration Enforcement Program Without Meaningful Changes

1:49 PM

National Gun Violence Prevention Groups Express Outrage That in Wake of Shootings, U.S. Senate Is Poised to Consider Amendment to Dramatically Weaken State Concealed Handgun Laws

1:47 PM

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC): RNs Praise House Vote to Permit State Single-Payer Laws

12:58 PM

Physicians for a National Health Program: Doctors' Group Backs Single-Payer Amendment to House Health Care Bill

12:52 PM

Friends of the Earth: International Maritime Organization Hits and Misses on Ship Pollution

12:52 PM

ACLU: Senate Passes Hate Crimes Amendment Lacking Free Speech and Association Protections

12:43 PM

Greenpeace: Obama Administration Cuts Both Ways

11:51 AM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Disruptions in HIV Drug Supplies and Funding Endangering Patients' Lives

10:49 AM

Amnesty International - USA: Women's Rights Activist and Lawyer Violently Arrested in Iran, Says Amnesty International

10:40 AM

Amnesty International Condemns Forced Eviction of Cambodian Families

10:33 AM

SEIU: Statement by SEIU President Andy Stern on Employee Free Choice Act

10:21 AM

Africa Action Honors Nelson Mandela’s Birthday

10:00 AM

Physicians for Human Rights: Afghan General Dostum Denies Allegations of Massacre of Taliban Prisoners; Confirms Their Joint Surrender to US and Afghan Forces

Thursday July 16, 2009

7:47 PM

Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): US Congress Ends Decade-Long Obstruction of D.C. Medical Marijuana Law

5:51 PM

National Priorities Project Tallies Cost of War Through September 30, 2009

5:22 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Right to Rent Plans Offers Simple Solution to Foreclosure Crisis

5:21 PM

MADRE: A Step Forward: Survivors of Domestic Violence Now Eligible for Asylum in the US

5:13 PM

Constitution Project Releases Recommendations on Improved Information Sharing and Increased Government Transparency

5:01 PM

US PIRG: Proposed Consumer Agency Will Protect Against Another Economic Collapse

4:56 PM

Conservation Groups: Obama Administration Cancels Bush-Era Plan to Clearcut Oregon Forests

4:54 PM

Brady Campaign President Responds to NRA Opposition to Judge Sonia Sotomayor

4:51 PM

NARAL Pro-Choice America: NARAL Pro-Choice America Commends Sen. Dodd, HELP Committee Members for Turning Back Anti-Choice Attacks

4:06 PM

EQCA: State of California Urges Passage of Federal Hate Crimes Law

3:08 PM

FAIR: Censored by ABC, Obama's Longtime Doctor Speaks Out on Healthcare

2:58 PM

ACLU: House Hears Testimony On Unconstitutional Guantanamo Military Commissions

2:56 PM

Constitution Project: Restarting Flawed Military Commissions Will Endanger National Security

2:51 PM

Planned Parenthood Takes Women's Health Message to Capitol Hill

2:49 PM

Americans United Commends Appellate Court Decision Against Bible Distribution in Mo. Public School

2:35 PM

Let Justice Roll: Minimum Wage Hike Best Stimulus Say Workers, Business, Faith Leaders

12:47 PM

Constitution Project and POGO Release Handbooks on Congressional Oversight Authority

12:43 PM

Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy: Ethanol Industry Can Stop Using Unnecessary Antibiotics

12:41 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iran: Halt Moves to Curtail Lawyers

12:35 PM

Global Justice Ecology Project: Public Overwhelmingly Rejects Genetically Engineered Trees

12:33 PM

Center for Public Integrity: Is Congress Failing On Homeland Security Oversight?

11:51 AM

Center for Constitutional Rights: Rights Group Says Government Requirements and Penalties Against Cuba Travelers Unconstitutional

11:35 AM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Will Holder Uphold the Law on Torture?

11:30 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): DR Congo: Hold Army Commanders Responsible for Rapes

10:10 AM

Media Matters for America: Two Minutes Hate: Media Matters Launches Daily Round-Up of Talk Radio Vitriol

Wednesday July 15, 2009

5:04 PM

Free Press Urges FCC Confirmations

4:46 PM

HRF Statement on the Murder of Russian Activist Nataly Estemirova

3:01 PM

ACLU Requests Justice Department Memo Regarding Constitutional Rights In Guantánamo Military Commissions

2:58 PM

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: 17-Year-Old Wins National Peace Video Contest for Second Year Running

2:56 PM

US PIRG: New Bill Makes Historic Investment in Student Aid

2:54 PM

Public Citizen: Minnesota Attorney Generals Suit Shines Light on Unfair Arbitration Practices

2:50 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Congressional Hearing Today: Parks Group Supports Legislation to Establish Two New National Park Sites to Commemorate the Life of Harriet Tubman

2:48 PM

American Rivers Applauds Introduction of Multi-Billion Dollar Water Trust Fund

2:33 PM

ACLU Demands Disclosure of New Parameters for Flawed State and Local Immigration Enforcement Program

1:27 PM

SEIU Commends Senate HELP Committee for Legislation That Guarantees Americans Have Access to Affordable Healthcare

12:54 PM

US Senator Bernie Sanders: Demanding an End to Fed Secrecy, Sanders Questions Bonuses at Goldman Sachs and Other Big Banks

12:50 PM

Food & Water Watch Applauds Introduction of Federal Trust Fund for Clean Water Infrastructure

11:18 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Move to End Harassment of Florida Manatees

11:12 AM

ACLU: Senate Hearing Today to Examine Problematic Real ID Act of 2005

Tuesday July 14, 2009

6:18 PM

Center for Biological Diversity Statement on the Army Corps of Engineer’s Proposal to Suspend Nationwide Permits for Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining in Appalachia

5:52 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Cambodia: End Assault on Opposition, Critics

4:34 PM

Families Against Mandatory Minimums: Unusual Allies Call on Congress to Fit the Punishment to the Crime

4:31 PM

Task Force Responds to Former President Bill Clinton's Support of Marriage Equality

4:25 PM

Children's Defense Fund: Nearly 12,000 Youths Hold Rallies and Marches in 27 States Urging Health Coverage Reform for Children

4:07 PM

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC): Nurses File Cal-OSHA Complaint After Hospital Refuses to Supply Swine Flu Masks for Units With Infected Patients

3:54 PM

Organic Consumers Association: Vilsack to Appoint New Organic Standards Board Members

3:10 PM

Public Citizen: Congress, Obama Urged to Address Mountain of Unheard Mining Safety Cases

3:08 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Report Finds Lake Clark National Park in Pristine Condition, Resources Threatened by Mining

2:26 PM

People for the American Way (PFAW): Senator Hatch Attacks Straw Man Over Ricci 'Smear'

2:14 PM

US PIRG: Health Care Reform and the Biologics Bill: US PIRG Supports Innovation, Not Monopoly

2:07 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): FDA Calls for Livestock Antibiotic Limits

2:06 PM

Public Citizen: Consumer Financial Protection Agency Bill Is Right to Address Forced Arbitration, Says Coalition

2:04 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: National Religious Leadership Roundtable Applauds Episcopal House of Bishops Decision to End Ban on Gay Bishops

12:57 PM

Human Rights First: Colombian Attorney-General Orders Investigation of Prosecutor for Corruption

12:56 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Papua New Guinea: Don’t Regress on Death Penalty

12:38 PM

Food & Water Watch and Beyond Pesticides: Popular Pesticide Triclosan Found to Carry Numerous Health and Environmental Risks

12:28 PM

Government Accountability Project: Federal Whistleblower Rights Finishes as Highest-Rated Recommendation for Obama’s Open Government Initiative

11:30 AM

ACLU at Guantánamo This Week Monitoring Unconstitutional Military Commissions

11:22 AM

Constitution Project: Mandatory Minimums Fail to Achieve Justice

11:20 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Russia: Halt Punitive Attacks in Chechnya

11:16 AM

Food & Water Watch: Trenton Judge Flip-Flops on Water Utility Sale

Monday July 13, 2009

6:07 PM

ACLU: After Being Detained Five Years Without Bond Hearing, Immigrant to Get Day in Court

5:50 PM

People For the American Way (PFAW): Day One of Confirmation Hearings a Big Win for Sotomayor

5:43 PM

The Yes Men: 'B'eau-Pal' Water Scares Dow Execs Into Hiding

4:19 PM

FairVote: FairVote's Adam Fogel Advises DC Council to Pass Election Reform

3:31 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): First Case Under Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act Heard in San Jose, CA

3:13 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Malaysia: Politics Drive Upcoming Anwar Trial

2:50 PM

National Gun Violence Prevention Groups Express Outrage That in Wake of Shootings, US Senate Is Poised to Consider Legislation to Dramatically Weaken State Concealed Handgun Laws

2:31 PM

ACLU: Yup'ik-Speaking Voters to Receive Additional Language Assistance in the City of Bethel, Alaska

2:27 PM

ACLU and Other Privacy Groups Ask Lawmakers to Oppose 'Pass ID Act'

1:55 PM

Public Citizen: Insider Trading Is Illegal for the Rest of Us; It Should Be Unlawful for Congress as Well

1:49 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Dow Pitching New Pesticide That Doubles As an Extraordinarily Potent Greenhouse Gas:

12:42 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Mexico: US Should Withhold Military Aid

12:19 PM

Ecojustice: Endangered Species Victory: Landmark Court Victory Forces Government to Protect Endangered Species Habitat

12:15 PM

US Senator Russ Feingold: On the Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to Be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee

11:51 AM

Amnesty International - USA: Native Advocates Come to DC to Change Policies, Obtain Funds to Combat Sexual Violence

10:31 AM

NOW Calls for Swift Confirmation of Judge Sotomayor to Supreme Court

10:15 AM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): New Paper Shows Costa Rica's Economic Stimulus Has Been Hampered by Inflation Worries

9:42 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Somaliland: Fragile Democracy Under Threat

Friday July 10, 2009

5:35 PM

ACLU: Senate Passes Harmful Grassley Amendment Encouraging Use of E-Verify for Existing Employees, Not Just New Hires

4:57 PM

Health GAP Applauds First Step to Remove Ban on Federal Funding for Syringe Exchange Programs

4:34 PM

NARAL Pro-Choice America Praises House Subcommittee for Eliminating Funding for Failed 'Abstinence-Only' Program

3:53 PM

CODEPINK: Peace Activists to Rally Monday Outside Creech Air Force Base: Will Call For End to US Drone Attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan

3:30 PM

Earthjustice: Court Rejects Bush Administration Air Pollution Waivers

3:13 PM

SEIU on AIG Bonus Requests: You've Got to Be Kidding Us

3:03 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Saudi Arabia: Shura Council Passes Domestic Worker Protections

3:02 PM

Human Rights First: Suspect in Indonesian Murder Case to Go Free

1:09 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Senate May Try to Override State Concealed Weapons Restrictions by Amendment to Defense Authorization Bill

12:12 PM

US HIV/AIDS Groups: US Organizations Speak Out on Women and HIV to Inform Health Policy and National AIDS Strategy

11:38 AM

Food & Water Watch Disputes Obama Administration’s Reliance on Trade, Biotechnology to Combat Global Hunger and Poverty

11:36 AM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Insider on Health Insurance PR

11:34 AM

Amnesty International: Authorities Widen Crackdown After Xinjiang Riots in China, Says Amnesty International

11:33 AM

Food & Water Watch Launches 'Healthy School Milk or Bust' Tour Across the Midwest

11:07 AM

SEIU Demands Corporate Lobbyists Take Down Deceptive Ads on Employee Free Choice Act

10:41 AM

NLIHC's Sheila Crowley Testifies on Funding for National Housing Trust Fund

9:53 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Germany Ratifies Cluster Munitions Treaty

Thursday July 9, 2009

6:48 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Honduras: Will a Coup Continue to Stand?

5:18 PM

Equality California (EQCA): Bill Clarifying Rights of Same-Sex Couples Married Outside of California Passes Key Committee

5:01 PM

School of the Americas Watch: US Human Rights Activists Stand Vigil in front of the United States Embassy in Honduras

5:01 PM

ACLU: Senate Overturns Obama Decision Wednesday to Rescind Flawed Bush “No-Match” Immigration Rule

4:19 PM

Latin America Experts Call on Clinton to Oppose Early Elections Option in Honduras

3:13 PM

Food & Water Watch Exposes Kona Blue’s Claims of Sustainability

3:11 PM

CREW Asks DoJ for Criminal Investigation Into Ensign Severance Payment to Former Mistress

3:08 PM

Earthjustice: Environmentalists Signal Support for Sotomayor

3:07 PM

Americans United Urges Senate Judiciary Committee to Ascertain Sotomayor's Views on Church-State Separation

2:53 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Charges That Iran Used Tear Gas Against Demonstrators Marking 18 Tir Anniversary

2:25 PM

Friends of the Earth: California Congressional Delegation Urges Obama Admin to Let State Protect Its Waters From Ship Pollution

12:51 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): The Fight Against Chagas: Time to Focus on Patients

12:41 PM

ACLU Seeks End to Censorship of Religious Material by Virginia Jail

11:55 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Equatorial Guinea: Account for Oil Wealth

11:15 AM

Health GAP: AIDS Activists Take Over Capitol Rotunda to Demand Action on AIDS From Obama and Congress

10:46 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Fish & Wildlife Service in Florida: Portrait of a Failed Agency

10:43 AM

Brennan Center for Justice: Sotomayor Not an Activist Judge, Study Finds

10:24 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): UK: Investigate Complicity in Torture in Pakistan

10:03 AM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): In Norway, Obama a "Right Winger"

9:59 AM

Iran Analysts: Where Is the Iranian Movement Going?

Wednesday July 8, 2009

5:43 PM

Food & Water Watch: Michigan Citizens Score Victory in Bottled Water Battle Against Nestlé

5:28 PM

ACLU: House Subcommittee to Examine Role of Federal Statute in Denying Prison Rape Victims Access to Court

4:52 PM

Conservation Groups: Ad Campaign Asks President Obama to Keep Promise to Protect Roadless Forests

4:47 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): "The Obama Justice System"

4:36 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Honduras: Evidence Suggests Soldiers Shot Into Unarmed Crowd

4:35 PM

American Rivers: Hearing Tomorrow on State Water Permit for Catawba-Wateree Dams

3:45 PM

ACLU: Justice Department Official Tells Congress Due Process Applies to Guantánamo Military Commissions

3:41 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Polar Bears Poisoned by Pesticide Pollution: Lawsuit to Be Filed to Force EPA to Protect Arctic From Pesticide Contamination

3:39 PM

Human Rights Campaign Comments on Historic Challenge to Discriminatory 'Defense of Marriage Act'

3:37 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Revisions Can’t Fix Military Commissions

3:35 PM

Task Force Action Fund Urges for Passage of the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act

2:55 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Saudi Arabia: Women’s Rights Promises Broken

2:52 PM

Greenpeace Makes Urgent Call for Climate Action From Face of Mt. Rushmore

2:50 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iran: Detainees Describe Beatings, Pressure to Confess

2:26 PM

Brave New Foundation Releases Its Fifth Rethink Afghanistan Installment and Focuses on How Bombs Are Not Solving Women's Issues in the Region

2:23 PM

SEIU, Lupus Foundation, Future of Music Coalition Hosted Hip-Hop 'HealthCare Remix' Discussion on Reform

2:20 PM

US PIRG: Congested Roads Cost Billions in Wasted Hours and Dollars

2:18 PM

Human Rights Campaign, Servicemembers United Launch National Tour to Repeal 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell'

12:46 PM

Worldwatch Institute Launches Initiative to Assess Agricultural Methods’ Impacts on Sustainability, Productivity

12:43 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): New Report: Dengue Fever a Looming Threat in the United States

12:41 PM

Food & Water Watch: BP Records Show One of World’s Largest Oil and Gas Platforms Lacks Documents Needed for Safe Operation and Maintenance

12:40 PM

Human Rights First: Posner Pick Praised by Leading Human Rights Organization

12:37 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Action Fund Applauds Hearing on School Safety Through Bullying Prevention

12:35 PM

NARAL Pro-Choice America Praises House Committee for Voting to Lift D.C. Abortion Ban

12:31 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: From Coast to Coast, State Lawmakers Categorically Reject Forcing Guns Onto College Campuses

12:15 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Condor Experts Condemn Proposed Tejon Ranch Development

11:37 AM

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) and CIDSE: G8 Commitment on Hunger Must Support Smallholder Farmers and Sustainable Practices

11:09 AM

PEER: Teflon Coats Public Agency Environmental Science

10:30 AM

ACLU Testifies Against Fatally Flawed Military Commissions

10:29 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Guinea: Coup Leaders Undermining Rights

Tuesday July 7, 2009

5:00 PM

Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA): Industry Pressuring Governor to Override Science and Allow Use of Controversial New Pesticide in California’s Strawberry Fields

4:29 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama, Africa and Priorities

4:26 PM

Task Force Action Fund Applauds DC for Honoring and Recognizing Same-Sex Marriages

4:24 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Obama Administration Takes Welcome Actions on Food Safety

4:20 PM

Human Rights First Statement Following President Obama's Remarks at the American, Russian Civil Society Shadow Summit

3:45 PM

Climate Crisis Coalition / Carbon Tax Center / Citizens Climate Lobby: Capitol Hill Expert Briefing on Enacting Effective Climate Policy

1:18 PM

US PIRG: New Report: Research Needed to Improve Health Care Practices, Save Money

1:13 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): New Report Cites Renewable Energy Development as Key for Growing Missouri's Rural Economy

12:40 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Shortchanging Justice Carries High Price

12:38 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Somalia: Majority of North Mogadishu Population Flees as Fighting Escalates

11:41 AM

Constitution Project Warns Against Revival of Failed Military Commissions

10:34 AM

ACLU: Senate Holds Hearing On Continuation Of Fatally Flawed Military Commissions

Monday July 6, 2009

8:53 PM

Peace Action: Largest Peace Group Reacts to Obama’s Russian Deals

3:47 PM

End Water Poverty: G8 Leaders Risk Derailing Progress in Developing Countries

3:13 PM

Amnesty International: China: Fair and Impartial Investigation Must be Launched in Urumqi

3:08 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama in Russia

2:54 PM

Real News Network: Full Spectrum Dominance

2:12 PM

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Leading US Arms Control Group: Obama-Medvedev Made Progress, Still Long Way to Go

1:53 PM

ACLU: Alabama School District Agrees to End Illegal Sex Segregation

1:44 PM

PEER: Fuel Tax Surplus Could Save California State Parks

1:15 PM

Oxfam International: Millions Face Climate-Related Hunger as Seasons Shift and Change

12:30 PM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Mission Accomplished - 83 Elephants Safely Rescued

11:44 AM

Africa Action: Akwaaba! …Ghana Should Meet Obama With Cautious Optimism

11:05 AM

Oxfam International: More than 3 Million Face Death while Berlusconi and the G8 Fiddle

11:05 AM

Oxfam International: More than 3 Million Face Death while Berlusconi and the G8 Fiddle

Friday July 3, 2009

5:41 PM

School of The Americas Watch: Pro-Coup Government and Allies Pushing Agenda Forward at Citizens Rights Expense

12:38 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Russia/US: Obama Should Press Medvedev on Rights at Summit

12:00 PM

Amnesty International: India's Ruling Against 'Sodomy' Laws Is First Step to Equality

Thursday July 2, 2009

4:30 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists: Scientists Urge Obama to Drop European Missile Defense

4:24 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): DR Congo: Massive Increase in Attacks on Civilians

3:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq: Looking Ahead

2:26 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Honduras: Decree Suspends Basic Rights

1:30 PM

Human Rights Campaign: Man Convicted in Anti-Gay Killing Released from Prison One Year After Sentencing; Victims Mother Notified by Automated Message

1:21 PM

CREW: CREW Posts Additional Details of the Missing White House Emails Released by Administration

1:19 PM

Amnesty International: Pakistan: More than two million people living outside displacement camps face appalling conditions

12:55 PM

ACLU: "America's Toughest Sheriff" Agrees To Stop Requiring Court Orders For Abortions But Creates New Obstacle

11:07 AM

CREW: In Cheney Interview Case, DOJ Argues White House Officials Won't Cooperate with Law Enforcement Investigations

10:28 AM

Environmental Working Group: EWG's '09 Sunscreen Consumer Guide

10:03 AM

Amnesty International: Israel/Occupied PalestinianTerritories:Impunity for war crimes in Gaza and southern Israel recipe for further civilian suffering

9:42 AM

UFPJ: Nation's Largest Antiwar Coalition Calls for Rapid and Total End to U.S. Occupation of Iraq

Wednesday July 1, 2009

7:21 PM

ACLU: Court Should Suppress Evidence Obtained Through Torture In Jawad Habeas Case, Says ACLU

6:27 PM

ACLU: Ohio Supreme Court Protects The Privacy Of Medical Records In Abortion Case

6:16 PM

World Wildlife Fund (WWF): U.S. Lags Behind G8 Nations in Growing Clean Energy Economy, Reducing Emissions

5:29 PM

NRDC: Shipping Industry Must Use Cleaner Fuel, Says Court

4:28 PM

Free Press: Broadband Grant Criteria Reflect Public Interest Priorities

4:26 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Pesticide Victory: Proposal to Restrict Toxic Pesticides in Bay Area Endangered Species Habitat

3:15 PM

SEIU to Citigroup: Shameful to Raise Interest Rates During Economic Crisis

3:00 PM

Human Rights Watch: Burma: Make Ban’s Visit Meaningful

2:58 PM

Oxfam International: African Crises Escalate as AU Leaders Meet in Libya

2:56 PM

American Rivers: Go Green This Summer: Save Water, Save Money, and Prevent Pollution

2:53 PM

Human Rights Campaign: Human Rights Campaign Statement on DOJ Decision Not to Appeal Schroer v. Billington

2:34 PM

Environmental Groups: Bush-Era Rules Abandoning Wildlife Protections Rejected by Federal Court, Again

2:15 PM

Free Gaza Movement: We are NOT the “Story”, It’s Not Just Our 21 Kidnapped Passengers

1:16 PM

Veterans for Peace: Veterans Press for Complete Withdrawal of Troops from Iraq

12:55 PM

Greenpeace: Greener Electronics - Companies Backtrack on Toxics Phase-out

11:53 AM

Corporate Accountability International: Big Tobacco Attempts to Smuggle Loopholes Into Global Tobacco Treaty

Tuesday June 30, 2009

7:04 PM

Environmental Groups: Shell Oil Proposes New Arctic Ocean Drilling Plan

7:02 PM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK Condemns Israeli Abduction of US Congresswoman, 21 Others from Gaza Aid Ship

6:05 PM

Public Citizen: Obama Administration Wise to Uphold California’s Right to Regulate Vehicle Emissions

6:03 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Leader Hand-Delivers Community Messages to President Obama at White House Pride Month Reception

5:54 PM

NAACP: Supreme Court Delays Decision on Whether to Grant Cert in the Case of Death Row Inmate Troy Davis, Widely Termed the Most Compelling Case of Innocence in Decades

5:06 PM

Public Citizen: New Consumer Agency Will Keep Wall Street in Check

4:42 PM

American Rights at Work: Statement on the Minnesota Supreme Court Ruling

4:08 PM

Earthjustice: Environmental Justice Advocates Testify: Repeal Bush-Era Hazardous Waste Loophole

4:06 PM

School of the Americas Watch: Denounce the Human Rights Abuses in Honduras

3:52 PM

People For The American Way (PFAW): Minnesota Supreme Court Rules for Franken

3:25 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists: EPA Recognizes Science, Legal Precedent in Granting State Waiver to Implement Clean Car Standards, Science Group Says

3:10 PM

Environment America: Dependence on Big Oil, Dirty Coal Could Cost U.S. $30 Trillion By 2030

2:52 PM

ACLU: New Report From ACLU And RWG Finds Racial Profiling Still Pervasive

2:51 PM

Earthjustice: Family Farmers Challenge State and Corporate Feedlot Operation Over Water

1:46 PM

Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Interior Secretary Salazar’s Plan to Fast-track Solar Energy Development on Public Lands

1:42 PM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK calls for true, complete end to six years of brutal war in Iraq

1:16 PM

Amnesty International: Nigeria: Amnesty International says pollution has created human rights tragedy in the Niger Delta

12:50 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel: Misuse of Drones Killed Civilians in Gaza

12:17 PM

Win Without War: Celebration, Fear and Loathing On National Sovereignty Day

12:14 PM

Amnesty International: Honduras: Security Forces must respect human rights

11:38 AM

Free Gaza Movement: Israel Attack Justice Boat; Kidnaps Human Rights Worksers; Confiscates Medicine, Toys and Olive Trees

10:48 AM

Greenpeace: More than Half of Leading U.S. Supermarkets Show Progress in Latest Greenpeace Sustainable Seafood Scorecard

Monday June 29, 2009

7:08 PM

Human Rights Advocates/Psychologists: Open Letter in Response to the American Psychological Association Board

5:24 PM

Veterans for Peace: Veterans Call For Release of Detainee Abuse Photos

4:56 PM

Lawyers' Committee Outraged by U.S. Supreme Court's Ricci Decision

4:55 PM

Food & Water Watch: JBS Swift Beef Recall Exposes Critical Gaps in USDA E. Coli Policy

4:49 PM

National Organization for Women: Ginsburg Dissents Offer Bright Spots in Two Disappointing Supreme Court Rulings

4:43 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Court-ordered Settlement Restores Endangered Species Act Protections to Great Lakes Wolves

4:40 PM

Brady Campaign: Law Enforcement And Gun Violence Prevention Groups Urge Massachusetts High Court To Uphold Safe Gun Storage Law

4:09 PM

ACLU: Supreme Court Rules Connecticut Firefighters Unfairly Denied Promotions Because Of Race

2:46 PM

People for the American Way: Supreme Court Rules Against Diversity in Ricci

2:45 PM

Green America Recognizes the House Passage of ACES as a First Step, Seeks Strengthened Bill in the Senate

2:06 PM

ACLU: Obama Administration Should Not Revive Military Commissions, Says ACLU

1:52 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: DOI to Unveil Potential Areas for Fast Tracking Solar Energy Development

1:14 PM

Friends of The Earth: Shell’s Climate Crimes Exposed

12:41 PM

Constitution Project Decries Consideration of Preventive Detention by the Obama Administration

12:06 PM

Amnesty International: Honduras: Human Rights and Rule of Law at Serious Risk

11:04 AM

Amnesty International: Iran: Detained Political Leaders at Risk of Torture, Possibly to Force “Confessions”

6:12 AM

Free Gaza Movement: Free Gaza Boat "Spirit of Humanity" Departs Cyprus

Friday June 26, 2009

3:52 PM

Environment America: Now Is the Time to Unleash the Power of Clean Energy

3:12 PM

National Lawyer's Guild: Over 100 State Bar Complaints Filed This Week Against Torture Lawyer William Haynes

2:22 PM

Campaign for Peace & Democracy: Academics' Declaration of Support for Iranian Demonstrators

12:10 PM

ACLU: State Department Agrees To Fair Issuance Of Passports To Mexican Americans

11:03 AM

American Rivers Calls for Water Management Overhaul, Supports Disaster Relief on Eve of Secretary Salazar’s Visit to Fresno

10:33 AM

Ecojustice: Canadian Feds Grossly Underestimate Impact of Gutting Environmental Law

10:26 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Zimbabwe: End Repression in Marange Diamond Fields

10:18 AM

National Low Income Housing Coalition: Foreclosures Lead to Homelessness for Many, Joint Report Finds

Thursday June 25, 2009

7:24 PM

Greenpeace Opposes Waxman-Markey

4:12 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: One Year Later: Uranium Threat to Grand Canyon Still Dire Despite Emergency Action by Congress

2:17 PM

Human Rights Campaign: U.S. Senate Holds Hearing on Hate Crimes Legislation

1:27 PM

ACLU: U.S. Supreme Court Declares Strip Search Of 13-Year-Old Student Unconstitutional

1:19 PM

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC): Transformers Marketing: Still Not Transformed

12:23 PM

National Coalition for the Homeless: National Survey Finds Foreclosures Adding To Homeless Crisis

11:30 AM

ACLU: Italian "Extraordinary Rendition" Victim Still Held In Morocco Based On Tortured Confession

10:42 AM

People For The American Way (PFAW): The Ricci Ruling and the Sotomayor Nomination

10:41 AM

PEER: One-Third Of Wildlife Refuges Use GM Crops In Southeast

9:02 AM

Free Gaza Movement: Mile by Mile

Wednesday June 24, 2009

6:57 PM

ACLU: Closure Of DHS Domestic Spy Satellite Program A Positive Step, Says ACLU

6:50 PM

Human Rights First: Crimes Against Humanity Bill Would Close Loophole in U.S. Law

6:04 PM

ACLU: House Bill Announced Today To Ban Workplace Discrimination Based On Gender Or Sexual Orientation

5:56 PM

Nurses, Progressive Dems Single-Payer, Medicare for All, as Best Solution to Crisis

5:17 PM

ACLU: New Evidence Of Abuse At Bagram Underscores Need For Full Disclosure About Prison, Says ACLU

3:37 PM

Electronic Frontier Foundation: EFF Demands Public Release of FBI Surveillance Rules

3:32 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Will Increased CO2 Emissions be our Gift to the Next Generation?

3:30 PM

Brennan Center for Justice: Federal Bill Draws Needed Attention to Redistricting Reform

3:26 PM

ForestEthics: Clinton, State Deptartment Asked to Stop World's Dirtiest Oil

3:20 PM

Amnesty International: USA: Abuses at Bagram Must Be Part of Wider Inquiry

3:02 PM

CEPR: New CEPR Paper Assesses the Ecuadorian Economy Under Correa

1:59 PM

SEIU to Citigroup: Ensure Raises Go To Workers, Not Top Execs

1:28 PM

Public Citizen: Private Health Insurance Is Not Part of the Health Care Solution, Consumer Advocates Tell Congress

12:35 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: California Proposes Logging Rules That Would Exterminate Coho Salmon

12:03 PM

Government Accountability Project: MSPB Ruling Guts Whistleblower Protection Act

11:45 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Immigration Policy Harms Women, Families

9:45 AM

Friends of the Earth - International: Scotland's Climate Bill Sets Key Precedent

9:24 AM

BIll of Rights Defense Committee: Thousands Demand Accountability for Torture

Tuesday June 23, 2009

5:27 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Malaysia: Release Burmese Celebrating Suu Kyi’s Birthday

5:24 PM

Greenpeace: Cattle Industry Giant Marfrig takes Lead in Ending Amazon Destruction

5:22 PM

Friends of the Earth Launches Ad Campaign Opposing House Climate Bill

5:20 PM

Children's Defense Fund: Marian Wright Edelman Testimony at House Committee on Energy and Commerce Hearing

5:19 PM

Environmental and Religious Groups: Faith, Human Rights, Environmental Leaders Applaud Congressional Efforts to Restore Rule of Law in Borderlands

5:16 PM

Public Citizen: New Hampshire Court Should Not Force Internet Site to Identify Anonymous Critic

5:03 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): General Strike: Possible in Iran? In the US?

3:51 PM

Conservation Groups: Suit Filed to Overturn Bush-Era Removal of Protections for Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse in Wyoming

3:38 PM

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: 'Eight Minutes That Can Help Change the World'

3:31 PM

Amnesty International to Hold Iran Vigil in NYC

3:29 PM

Real News Network: 'Natural Growth' of Israeli Settlements

2:52 PM

Campaign for America's Future: Robert Reich Challenges Senate Democrats to Fight for Public Health Insurance Option to Control Costs

2:46 PM

ACLU: Commission Finds Federal Law Denies Prison Rape Victims Access to Courts

2:31 PM

CREW and 22 Orgs Call for Hearings on Revisions to Military Commissions Act - Urges Light on Legal Issues Surrounding Guantanamo

2:30 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Prevent Prison Rape

2:28 PM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): New Report Documents Massive Growth in Whale Watching

2:26 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Vietnam: Free Prominent Rights Lawyer Le Cong Dinh

2:20 PM

Human Rights First: Moscow Summit Is Prime Opportunity for President Obama to Address Troubling Rise of Hate Crime in Russia

2:04 PM

Justice at Stake Campaign: Senators Urged to Probe Sotomayor on Proper Role of Impartial Courts

2:03 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Cut Out Insurers, Save $400 Billion on Healthcare?

2:00 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): No Loophole in Cluster Munitions Ban

12:37 PM

ForestEthics: Action at State Department on Tar Sands - World's Dirtiest Oil

Monday June 22, 2009

6:27 PM

The Real News Network: Retired Auto Workers Have Their Say

6:24 PM

Brennan Center for Justice: Supreme Court Affirms Voting Rights Act

6:22 PM

Earthjustice and Sierra Club: Proposed Kansas Coal Plant Draws Warning Letter

6:20 PM

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW): FEC Fines Rep. Ted Poe $25,000 After CREW Files Complaint

6:20 PM

FAIR: Tell ABC: Include Single-Payer in Healthcare Debate

6:16 PM

Free Press Warns of Global Censorship Technology Deployed in US

3:42 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Urges Iran to Stop Using Basij Militia to Police Demonstrations

3:07 PM

ACLU: Supreme Court Preserves Voting Rights Act Oversight Provision

2:25 PM

NLIHC Participates in Release of State of the Nation’s Housing: 2009

2:24 PM

CREW Issues Statement on Supreme's Court Refusal to Hear Wilson Lawsuit

2:22 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): End the Death Penalty for Drug-Related Offenses

2:19 PM

CREW Files FOIA Request With Secret Service for Records of Health Care Execs’ White House Visits

2:18 PM

Food & Water Watch: New Survey: Fishermen Oppose Controversial Management Plan

2:14 PM

Earthjustice: Supreme Court Clears Way for Mining Company to Destroy Alaskan Lake

2:14 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Angola: Stop Military Abuses in Cabinda

2:13 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls on Al-Shabab Armed Group Not to Carry out Amputations of Accused Robbers

2:08 PM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Whaling Commission Countries Face Critical Choice

2:06 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Italy: Reject Anti-Migrant Bill

1:46 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): President Urged to Form 'Healthy Weights, Healthy Lives Commission'

10:06 AM

PEER: Endangered Species Act Fell Into Disuse Under Nominee

Friday June 19, 2009

5:49 PM

ACLU: CIA Delays Release of Inspector General Report on Torture

4:07 PM

Congressional Progress Caucus Insists on Strong Public Plan

3:15 PM

NAACP Applauds U.S. Senate for Passing Bipartisan Resolution Apologizing for the Enslavement and Racial Segregation of African-Americans;

3:13 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN: End Rape in War

3:08 PM

Food & Water Watch: Consumer Safety on Track as Ban on Chinese Chicken Kept Intact

2:53 PM

National Low Income Housing Coalition: Toolkit for Renters Facing Eviction Due to Foreclosure Now Available on NLIHC Website

2:03 PM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK Calls for End to Violence Against Peaceful Iranian Protesters

1:10 PM

Human Rights First: World Refugee Day Must Spark Renewed Commitment to U.S. Protection of Refugees

12:47 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Ayatollah Khamenei’s Speech Gives Legitimacy to Police Brutality, Charges Amnesty International

12:16 PM

Physicians For National Health Program (PNHP): Single-Payer Advocate Speaks to Blue Dogs on Health Reform

11:10 AM

Amnesty International , Iranian Student Activists to Hold Peace Vigil in Front of CNN Center in Atlanta on Saturday

9:00 AM

NOW: 2009 National NOW Conference with Officer Elections Starts Today

Thursday June 18, 2009

6:13 PM

CORE: Chicago Educators to Demonstrate Against Arne Duncan’s Visit Coalition of Education Activists to Warn Nation About Duncan’s Draconian 'Turnarounds'

6:10 PM

Marijuana Policy Project: Barney Frank Introduces Sweeping Reform of Federal Marijuana Laws

5:27 PM

Amazon Watch: Peruvian Congress to Vote Today on Repealing Two Controversial Decrees

5:23 PM

Constitution Project: Effectiveness of Criminal Justice System Diminished by Today's Supreme Court Decision

4:53 PM

Earthjustice: City Budgets $141 Million for Toxic Waste Cleanup at Staten Island Site

4:52 PM

Earthjustice: Senate Committee Approves Urgently Needed Clean Water Legislation

4:50 PM

Earthjustice: Groups to Feds: Communities Have Right to Know of Toxic Coal Ash Sites

4:24 PM

Public Citizen: Transportation Bill Must Improve Health, Safety of Drivers and Pedestrians

4:23 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Critical Clean Water Protections Approved by Key Senate Committee

4:21 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iran: Investigate Protester Deaths

4:16 PM

Africa Action: Congress Acts to Tame Prowling Vulture Funds

4:10 PM

ACLU: ACLU MEDIA to news show details 2:23 PM (46 minutes ago) Reply Follow up message ACLU Sues DHS Over Unlawful TSA Searches And Detention

3:30 PM

Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA): Farmworker Groups Urge EPA to Reverse Backsliding on Fumigant Pesticide Rules

3:27 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Statement of Brady Campaign President on GAO Report of American Guns Trafficked to Mexican Criminals

3:14 PM

Beyond Talk/The Yes Men/Greenpeace: Newspaper Ignites Hope, Announces "Civil Disobedience Database"

2:53 PM

Amnesty International Condemns Cambodian Government's Eviction of 20 Families Living with HIV/AIDS

2:12 PM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Iceland Urged to Call Off Slaughter of Endangered Whales

2:09 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Long-Suffering Rohingya in Bangladesh Face Unacceptable Abuse

2:06 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Clean-Energy Investment Provides Economic Boost, More Jobs, and Expanded Opportunities

2:05 PM

Common Cause: Democrats Ignore Spirit of President Obama's Fundraising Restrictions

1:58 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): HIV-Positive Migrants Face Deadly Barriers

1:56 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): 'Regulatory Laws Legalize Corporate Harms'

1:54 PM

Free Press Questions AT&T's Mobile Video Gatekeeping

1:52 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Bayer Ads Misleading Men About Prostate Cancer, Says CSPI

1:51 PM

American Rivers: A Big Day for Clean Water

1:01 PM

CCFC: Parents Send Father’s Day Appeal to President Obama: Protect Children from Corporate Marketers

12:58 PM

ACLU: ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Secret Creation Of Isolated Housing Units In Federal Prisons

12:56 PM

Free Gaza Movement: ‘Free Gaza: Brick by Brick’

12:52 PM

Violence Policy Center: Over 90 Percent of Mexican Crime Guns Originate in U.S., New GAO Report Finds

12:05 PM

EQCA: Harvey Milk Day Bill Passes Key Assembly Committee

10:22 AM

PEER: America's Ten Most Imperiled Wildlife Refuges

9:31 AM

Mountain Action: Activists Risk Arrest to Stop Mountaintop Removal

Wednesday June 17, 2009

6:59 PM

Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA): New Database Links Pesticides on Food with Toxicology Science

6:16 PM

Public Citizen: President Proposes New Credit Safety Agency for Consumers

6:14 PM

Free Press Launches FreeMyPhone Campaign

6:12 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Growing Insecurity Forces MSF to Leave its Largest Health Center in Somalia

5:19 PM

CAIR Seeks Clarification on Hijab in Michigan Courts

5:09 PM

CREW: CREW Posts Details and Copies of the Missing White House Emails Released by Administration

3:25 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): More Power for the Fed?

3:08 PM

Worldwatch Institute: Climate Change Melts the Rockies

3:08 PM

Worldwatch Institute: Climate Change Melts the Rockies

3:06 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists: Senate Energy Committee’s Energy Package Misses Opportunity to Create Clean Jobs, Save Consumers Money

3:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Kennedy Plan Problems and Single-Payer Solutions

3:00 PM

EFF & Public Knowledge: EFF and Public Knowledge Reluctantly Drop Lawsuit for Information About ACTA

2:32 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Sri Lanka's Presidential Commission of Inquiry Fails Victims of Serious Human Rights Violations, Charges Amnesty International

2:24 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Tennessee Slow, Florida Out Front in Protecting Freshwater Turtles

2:14 PM

Friends of the Earth: Senate Committee Attempts Flashback to Bush Energy Policy

2:03 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Obama Plan Improves Regulatory Structure but Doesn't Address Accountability

2:02 PM

Free Press: House Bill Would Protect Consumers Against Internet Overcharges

1:56 PM

CSPI: Soda Taxes Can Help Fund Health Coverage and Prevention Programs, Say Experts

1:37 PM

ACLU: Obama Administration Should Release CIA Inspector General Report Without Substantial Redactions, Says ACLU

1:27 PM

SEIU: White House Plan to Cleanup Wall Street, Stabilize Economy & Protect Consumers Is Strong First Step

12:52 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Livestock Grazing Threatens Fossil Creek Restoration, Endangered Wildlife

12:00 PM

ACLU Justice Department Should Reverse Damaging Policies Of Previous Administration

11:03 AM

Human Rights First: Human Rights Leaders Call on Attorney General Holder to Make Clean Break From Abusive Practices, Release OPR Report

10:49 AM

American Rivers: Rep. DeFazio and Sen. Wyden Introduce New Legislation to Protect the Rogue

Tuesday June 16, 2009

5:13 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Carter: Netanyahu ADDING Demands

4:52 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: U.S. Government Report On Climate Change Details Far-Reaching Impacts To US: Strong Climate Action Needed Now

4:51 PM

Free Press Urges Quick Confirmation for FCC Chair

4:49 PM

American Rivers: National Climate Impacts Report Underscores Need to Protect, Restore Rivers and Water Resources

4:10 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Thirty-One of Earth's Most Imperiled Birds to Gain Protection

3:32 PM

Free Press: Sen. Kerry Invites Public to Weigh In With Wireless Concerns

3:30 PM

American Rivers: Climate Impacts Report Underscores Need to Protect, Restore Rivers and Water Resources in Great Lakes/Midwest Region

3:29 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): New US Government Report Confirms Urgent Need for Clean Energy and Climate Action

3:05 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists: National Climate Report: Factsheets, Green Group Statement

3:02 PM

Wilderness Society Praises Long-Overdue Release of National Climate Assessment

2:59 PM

EQCA: Federal Hate Crimes Resolution Passes Assembly Committee

2:58 PM

PEER: Chambers Wins Appeal Against U.S. Interior Department

2:36 PM

Public Citizen: It’s Time to Bring Fairness, Oversight to Financial Markets

2:34 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Made in America – War

2:15 PM

National Organization for Women (NOW): NOW Calls on Obama to Withdraw DOMA Brief and Renounce Discriminatory Law

1:31 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN Human Rights Council: Continue Scrutiny of Rights in Sudan

1:28 PM

Brennan Center for Justice: Bermuda Accepts Detainees as US Starts Dismantling Guantanamo

1:25 PM

CREW Sues Secret Service Over Refusal to Release White House Coal Execs Visitor Logs

12:15 PM

ACLU: Terrorism Finance Laws Undermine American Muslims' Religious Freedom, Says ACLU

11:14 AM

Progress Democrats of America: PDA Mobilizes Against Supplemental War Funding, Calls for Withdrawal Plan for Afghanistan

10:53 AM

ACLU: U.N. Expert Calls On U.S. To Address Ongoing Issues Of Racism

10:23 AM

Cornucopia Institute: USDA Report: Corporate Imports from China, Elsewhere Throw Organic Farmers under the Bus

Monday June 15, 2009

6:26 PM

ACLU: Newly Released Detainee Statements Provide More Evidence Of CIA Torture Program

5:04 PM

CEPR: U.S. Treasury Responds to CEPR's Cost Estimate for IMF Funding; CEPR Responds

3:23 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama, AMA and 'Our Traditions'

3:20 PM

Conservation Groups: Off-Road Vehicle Plan Threatens to Destroy Public Lands Near Grand Canyon

2:36 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Iranian Election Stolen?

2:35 PM

Food & Water Watch: Bi-Partisan Congressional Letter Urges Commerce Secretary to Disapprove Gulf Council Offshore Aquaculture Plan

2:33 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Brazil: Support Victims, Not Abusers

2:32 PM

Brennan Center for Justice: Can the US Register Every Voter?

2:29 PM

Food & Water Watch: Food & Water Watch Joins With Local Groups to Oppose Potential Privatization of Milwaukee’s Water System

2:27 PM

Human Rights First: Human Rights First Praises Bermuda for Accepting Chinese Uighurs

2:25 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Population Assessment Finds Too Many Manatees Suffer Death-by-Boat-Strike

2:12 PM

Freedom to Marry: U.S. Conference of Mayors Passes Resolution Supporting the Freedom to Marry

2:09 PM

Marriage Equality Advocates: Same-Sex Couples, Faith leaders Celebrate First Anniversary of Marriage

1:08 PM

Amazon Watch: US Government Pressured to Take Action on Peru Conflict Given Role of US-Peru Trade Agreement

1:05 PM

PEER: Political Manipulation of Science Rife During Nominee's Tenure

11:46 AM

Constitution Project Applauds Bermuda for Welcoming Uighurs

11:13 AM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls for Investigation into Violence Against Demonstrators in Iran

Friday June 12, 2009

5:22 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Action Fund Slams DOJ Brief Attacking Same-Sex Couples, Reiterates Call for Immediate Repeal of DOMA

4:25 PM

EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors Issues Statement on President Obama’s Support of Defense of Marriage Act

4:14 PM

NOW Launches Expanded Media Hall of Shame

3:39 PM

Constitution Project Dismayed by Department of Justice Request for Review of State Secrets Case

3:31 PM

ACLU: Torture Photo Release Decision Should Be Left to Courts, Says ACLU

3:19 PM

Human Rights Campaign Statement on the Obama Administration’s Defense of the 'Defense of Marriage Act' in the Smelt v. US Case

3:03 PM

ACLU: Obama Administration Seeks to Keep Torture Victims From Having Day in Court

2:46 PM

Basel Action Network: Warning: Digital Conversion May Result in Tsunami of Toxic TV Exports to Developing Countries

2:39 PM

Hope Community Development Association: Biloxi City Council Set to Remove FEMA Trailers, Victimizing Katrina Survivors and Undermining Obama

2:38 PM

Oxfam International: Industrialised Countries Sabotaging Talks Through Inertia

2:31 PM

Amnesty International Mobilizes Kenya's Slum Dwellers to Demand Adequate Housing

1:04 PM

Congressional Progressive Caucus Committed to Opposing Any Health Care Bill Without Robust Public Option

1:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Soldier Refusing Deployment to Afghanistan

12:55 PM

Americans for Safe Access: Congress Introduces HR 2835, The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act

12:30 PM

CSPI: USDA Urged to Reverse Bush-Era Gag Rule that Prevented Criticism of Soda

10:32 AM

Congressional Progressive Caucus Committed to Opposing Any Health Care Bill Without Robust Public Option

9:23 AM

Friends of the Earth International: US holds UN Climate Negotiations Hostage

Thursday June 11, 2009

5:54 PM

Amazon Watch: Peru Congress Suspends Two Divisive Decrees

5:23 PM

Americans for Safe Access: Medical Marijuana Provider Sentenced to One Year in Prison

5:01 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Gag Order Remains as Tejon Project Moves Forward; Group Vows Lawsuit to Force Disclosure of Secret Condor Documents

4:59 PM

Human Rights First: Response of Human Rights First to US Holocaust Museum Shooting

4:19 PM

MPP Condemns Prison Sentence for Medical Marijuana Defendant Charles C. Lynch

3:59 PM

Amnesty International Urges Senate to Pass Foreign Relations Authorization Act As Key Step Toward Reducing Violence Against Women Worldwide

3:22 PM

PEER: Critical New Tsunami Reporting System Has Gaping Holes

3:22 PM

Public Citizen: Chesapeake Safe Energy Coalition Applauds PSC’s Decision to Regulate Nuclear Sale

3:21 PM

Public Citizen: Public Pressure Helps End Silence on Single-Payer in Congress

3:20 PM

Earthjustice: White House Announcement on Mountaintop Removal Does Little to Stop Destruction

3:18 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Jordan: Outcome Report of the Universal Periodic Review

3:16 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): China: Government Rebuffs UN Human Rights Council

3:14 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Iranian Election

3:12 PM

Friends of the Earth: Nano-Silver: Extreme Germ Killer Presents Growing Threat to Public Health

3:06 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Suit to Challenge Slashing of Habitat for Endangered Peninsular Bighorn Sheep

2:24 PM

ACLU: ACLU Files Lawsuit Seeking Disclosure Of Still-Secret Torture Documents

1:43 PM

Global Justice Ecology Project: Government Set to Approve Planting of a Quarter Million Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees in US South

1:18 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Hearing Today Will Focus on Emissions Accounting for Biofuels

1:07 PM

Africa Action Releases Statement on U.S.- Policy Towards Zimbabwe

9:57 AM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Holocaust Museum Shooting

9:48 AM

SEIU: 10 Questions to Ask Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis at House Testimony on Disastrous Merrill Lynch Purchase

9:42 AM

Basel Action Network (BAN): EPA Files Legal Action against Exporter of e-Waste Following Toxic Trade Watchdog Investigation

9:32 AM

CEPR: Better Paid Sick Day Policies Don't Mean Job Loss

Wednesday June 10, 2009

5:50 PM

Environmental Groups: America's Wildlife Heritage Act introduced in House of Representatives

5:46 PM

CARE: Report Finds Climate Change a Detectable Driver of Migration

4:56 PM

National Whistleblowers Center: Senate Hearing on Whistleblower Protection Act Set for June 11, 2009 at 2:30PM

4:30 PM

Government Accountability Project: Crucial Senate Hearing Tomorrow for Federal Employee Whistleblower Rights

3:58 PM

EWG Calls on Coca-Cola to Protect Customers From BPA

3:53 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Recognizing Outstanding Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Individuals in the Struggle for LGBT Equality

3:52 PM

NAACP: NAACP Launches Campaign To Save Innocent Man From Execution Troy Davis Could Die Within Weeks

3:51 PM

Prometheus Radio Project: Congressional Hearing Indicates Promise for Bipartisan Local Community Radio Act

3:47 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): $200 Billion Supplemental: * Afghanistan * IMF and European Banks

3:43 PM

Food & Water Watch: Lease of Milwaukee Water System Would Require  Public Referendum 

3:40 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: “We Cannot Afford These Wars”

3:14 PM

Americans for Safe Access (ASA): Federal Judge Suggests Leniency for Medical Marijuana Sentencing Thursday

2:14 PM

Real News Network: Chilean UN Rep - Latin America Demands Equality

1:47 PM

Constitution Project Welcomes the End of Unlawful Detention of the Uighurs

1:16 PM

ACLU Challenges Defense Department Personnel Policy to Regard Lawful Protests As 'Low-Level Terrorism”

12:38 PM

Amnesty International: Guantánamo: Palau’s Offer to Accept Detainees Would Not Excuse USA

12:00 PM

Save Ontario s Species: Groups Badger Government Over Endangered Species Act

11:51 AM

ACLU Seeks Records About Laptop Searches at the Border

10:45 AM

Human Rights First: Human Rights First Responds to Possible Relocation of Uighers to Palau

10:15 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Federal Agent Sacked for Reporting Illegal Cougar Kills

10:06 AM

MADRE: As Peruvian Indigenous Leader Seeks Asylum, Indigenous Voices Must Be Heard

9:41 AM

Earthjustice: Bill Would Protect Drinking Water From Toxic Chemicals

8:50 AM

World Wildlife Fund (WWF): WWF, Other NGOs Draft Benchmark Copenhagen Climate Treaty

7:03 AM

Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Thousands of Free Trips Taken by Pentagon Staff

Tuesday June 9, 2009

5:33 PM

Equality California (EQCA): Activists to Protest Proposed HIV/AIDS Funding Cuts at State Capitol

4:33 PM

Human Rights First: Statement of Human Rights First CEO Elisa Massimino on Ahmed Ghailani's Federal Court Appearance

4:30 PM

ACLU: House Subcommittee Considers Bill To End “Life Without Parole” For Children

4:27 PM

Constitution Project Welcomes Transfer of Detainee Into Federal Judicial System to Face Charges

4:17 PM

US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation: Jewish and Christian Organizations: 'Caterpillar Should Build America, Not Destroy Palestine'

3:30 PM

ACLU: ACLU Marks 46th Anniversary of Equal Pay Act With Call For Paycheck Fairness Act

3:11 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Congress Hears Single Payer

3:09 PM

Free Press: AT&T's Exclusive Deal Impedes iPhone Innovation

3:07 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich on Supplemental: 'Cash for Clunkers and Bunkers'

2:20 PM

PFAW: Nomination on Track, Sotomayor Hearings Set to Begin July 13th

2:01 PM

ACLU: CIA Refuses To Disclose Interrogation Tape Documents

1:10 PM

Human Rights First: Prolonged Detention Hurts America's Efforts to Defeat Terrorists

1:07 PM

Common Cause Calls on House to Prohibit Earmarks for Campaign Contributors

1:04 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Judge Requires Increased Protections for Endangered Species on Southern California National Forests

12:43 PM

PEER: Interior Sued to Obtain Oil Royalty Revenue Data

12:41 PM

Americans for Safe Access: California Medical Marijuana Bill Calls for End to Federal Interference

12:38 PM

Cornucopia Institute: Scandal Fuels Meltdown in Organic Dairy Industry

12:00 PM

MADRE Denounces Peruvian Police Crack Down on Indigenous Protesters

11:37 AM

ACLU: Federal Court Says Religious Monument At Oklahoma Courthouse Is Unconstitutional

11:14 AM

ACLU: Senate Questions Indefinite Detention Without Charge

11:11 AM

Constitution Project: "Prolonged Detention" Would Continue Ruinous Policies of Guantanamo, Says Constitution Project

11:09 AM

Government Accountability Project: Report Details Racial Discrimination at World Bank

11:04 AM

Senator Russ Feingold: Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold on 'Prolonged Detention'

Monday June 8, 2009

6:43 PM

CCR/Earth Rights International: Settlement Reached in Human Rights Cases Against Royal Dutch/Shell

6:18 PM

Environmental Groups: Court: Chevron Refinery Must Redo Environmental Review in Richmond, CA

5:09 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Kosovo: Protect Independent Journalist

5:07 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: IRS Should Investigate Virginia Church for Partisan Politicking, Says Americans United

4:34 PM

ACLU: ACLU Releases Report On Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor

4:03 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists: EPW Hearing Tomorrow on Science at EPA

3:39 PM

Food & Water Watch: World Oceans Day: Setting Sail to Keep Oceans in Public Hands

3:37 PM

Free Press: National Broadband Plan Must Promote Competition, Openness and Access

3:32 PM

National Whistleblowers Center: Supreme Court Restricts Right To Appeal Under The False Claims Act

3:27 PM

Human Rights Campaign: Human Rights Campaign Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Denial of Certiorari in Pietrangelo v. Gates Case

2:24 PM

Brennan Center for Justice: Supreme Court Reverses Decision in Caperton v. Massey

1:08 PM

Amazon Watch: Peru Police Accused of Disposing of Dead Indigenous to Cover Up Death Toll

12:49 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Hamas Letter to Obama

12:33 PM

Global Forest Coalition: UN URGENT: End Deforestation, Conserve World's Forests

11:20 AM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK and Israeli Feminist Group Protest at Erez Checkpoint at Israel/Gaza Border

9:47 AM

Waging Nonviolence: New Website Launches to Cover Nonviolent Actions and Campaigns Around the World

Friday June 5, 2009

5:36 PM

Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR): CAIR Welcomes AG Holder’s Statement on Muslim Civil Rights

3:49 PM

Amazon Watch: 4 Dead 18 Injured as Police Violently Attack Peaceful Indigenous Blockade in Peru

2:36 PM

Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): New Anti-Drug Plan Doomed to Failure, Reformers Charge

2:23 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama in 2002 on Egypt and Saudi Arabia

2:22 PM

American Rivers: Clean up a River for National Rivers Month

2:20 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): European Perspectives: * Foreign Policy * Economy

2:19 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Kenya: Relieve Somali Refugee Crisis

12:04 PM

ACLU: Rep. Harman Introduces Bill To Restrain Domestic Deployment Of Spy Satellites

10:53 AM

Americans for Democratic Action: Real Unemployment at 16.4%

9:07 AM

NLIHC: Administration Announces Plan to Help Hurricane Katrina and Rita Victims Living in FEMA Trailers Attain Permanent Homes

Thursday June 4, 2009

7:58 PM

Basel Action Network (BAN): ANAB Announces Accreditation for Ethical e-Stewards Electronics Recycling Certification

5:12 PM

ACLU: Tennessee Schools End Censorship Of Gay Educational Web Sites After ACLU Lawsuit

5:09 PM

Stop Recruiting Kids: Update on DOJ Efforts to Invalidate the Arcate and Eureka Youth Protection Acts

4:46 PM

Human Rights First: As International Hate Crimes Escalate, Human Rights First Urges Senate to Strengthen US Laws

4:11 PM

Consumer Federation of California: State Senate Votes to Ban Toxic Flame Retardants from Children’s Furniture

4:04 PM

Constitution Project: Constitution Project Committee Members Testify Before House Subcommittee in Support of Reform to the State Secrets Privilege

3:52 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): EU: Agreement on Guantanamo Detainees Should Pave Way for Resettlement

3:51 PM

Human Rights First: HRF Urges Senate to Adopt Federal Hate Crime Law

3:20 PM

ACLU: ACLU Testifies In Support Of Bill To Reform State Secrets Doctrine

3:18 PM

Green Party: Greens Challenge Baucus & Insurance Defenders to Debate Single-Payer Advocates

2:42 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Chomsky on Obama Speech

2:38 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Two Groundbreaking Studies Find Religious Voices Critical to the Advancement of LGBT Equality

2:35 PM

Food & Water Watch: Marin Desalination Plant Unnecessary Finds  Food & Water Watch Report

2:32 PM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Epic Rescue to Save Endangered Elephants in Malawi

2:30 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich Secures Good Government Victory

2:28 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): US and Canadian Green Leaders Unite

2:27 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN: Press for Surrender of Sudanese President

2:25 PM

Human Rights First: Obama Asks Muslim Nations to Be Partners in the Pursuit of Human Rights and Democracy

2:20 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Responses to Obama's Cairo Speech

2:16 PM

Public Citizen: Two-Thirds of Bankruptcies Are Medically Related; National Health Insurance Needed Now

12:06 PM

GI Rights Germany: As Obama Visits the Wounded at U.S. Military Hospital in Germany, Some U.S. Soldiers Press for an End to the Wars

10:53 AM

PEER: Safety of Shredded Tires in Playgrounds Under Question

10:48 AM

International Labor Rights Forum: New Report shows Continued Use of Forced Child Labor in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Industry Despite Some Improvement

10:38 AM

Peace Action: U.S. Largest Peace Group Responds to Obama Cairo Speech

10:26 AM

ACLU/SC: U.S. Citizen Tortured in U.A.E. Could Soon Face Trial; ACLU/SC Presses for Details of U.S. Involvement

7:19 AM

Friends of the Earth Canada: Majority of Provinces Fail on Provision of Environmental Rights

Wednesday June 3, 2009

5:48 PM

Free Press: Tell the FCC What You Want from a National Internet Plan

5:07 PM

ACLU: Holder Moves To Restore Fairness To Immigration Proceedings

5:02 PM

Public Citizen: Consumer Groups Call for Reversal of Bankruptcy Court’s Decision to Exempt Chrysler from Accountability

4:55 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Healthcare: What Can We Learn from Europe?

4:39 PM

American Immigration Law Foundation: AILF Applauds Attorney General Holder's Withdrawal of Bush Administration's No-Right-To-Counsel Decision

3:21 PM

CCR/Earth Rights International: Appeals Court Rules Against Shell Nigeria, Allows Plaintiffs to Seek Further Information to Establish Connections to United States

3:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama in Cairo

1:52 PM

CREW: CREW and other Government Transparency Advocates Call on OPM to Revise FOIA Personnel Practices

11:50 AM

NLIHC: NLIHC to Testify Before Congress on Section 8 Voucher Reform Draft Bill

11:21 AM

CODEPINK: US Group Returning from Gaza to Deliver Hamas letter to Obama in Cairo

11:18 AM

PEER: Crist Environmental Enforcement Initiative Fizzles

10:31 AM

Amnesty International - USA: China's Harassment of Activists Escalates Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary, Says Amnesty International

9:58 AM

Military Families Speak Out (MFSO): As Wars' Death Toll Passes 5,000, Military Families Urge President Obama to Bring All Our Troops Home Now

7:12 AM

ACLU: ACLU Calls For Independent Investigation Into Guantánamo Death

Tuesday June 2, 2009

9:23 PM

FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting): Misquoting Sotomayor: Media Let Right-Wing Critics Frame Debate

8:25 PM

Human Rights First: HRF Statement on Suicide of 4th Guantanamo Detainee

8:24 PM

Human Rights First: Test Case for Colombian Supreme Court to End Widespread Criminalization of Activism

7:16 PM

Food & Water Watch and Local Activists Halt Privatization of Milwaukee Water System

5:30 PM

ACLU: Immigration Law Denies Equal Protection For Same-Sex Life Partners

5:22 PM

ForestEthics: New Ontario law promises to protect northern Boreal Forest

4:18 PM

ACLU: ACLU Experts Featured At Annual Computers, Freedom And Privacy Conference

4:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama Urged to Go to Gaza

2:24 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Egypt/US: Obama Should Press Mubarak on Rights

2:22 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: Lawsuit Last Hope for Long-Term Wolf Recovery in Northern Rockies

1:08 PM

Senator Bernie Sanders: Single-Payer Advocates to Meet with Sens. Sanders and Baucus

1:06 PM

CREW: Open Government Advocates Call on Congress to Strengthen FOIA

12:24 PM

ACLU: ACLU In Court Today In Guantánamo Habeas Case

12:09 PM

Worldwatch Institute: Farmers Poised to Offset One-Quarter of Global Fossil Fuel Emissions Annually

10:03 AM

Amnesty International: China: Hold Independent Inquiry into 1989 Tiananmen Square Crackdown

8:01 AM

Oxfam International: Oxfam Boosts Aid Effort to Thousands Fleeing New Fighting in Somalia

Monday June 1, 2009

5:58 PM

Worldwatch Institute: New WWF Podcast Showcases Innovative Efforts To Save World's Wild Places, Species

4:39 PM

Greenpeace: Undercover Investigation Implicates Top Brands Nike, Adidas, and Others in “Slaughtering the Amazon” Report

3:22 PM

Rethink Afghanistan/Brave New Films: Congressional Briefing with Roshanak Wardak, Afghan MP, author Ann Jones, and Chrsitian Science Monitor's Anand Gopal

3:13 PM

Organic Consumers Association: Monsanto's Genetically Engineered Wheat Rejected Globally

2:33 PM

ACLU: Court Rules In Favor Of Transparency In Guantánamo Cases

1:37 PM

Leading Rights Groups Call On Obama To Release Prisoner Abuse Photos

1:02 PM

ACLU: ACLU In Court Tomorrow In Guantánamo Habeas Case

12:52 PM

ACLU: ACLU Mourns The Loss Of Dr. George Tiller, Murdered In An Apparent Act Of Anti-Abortion Violence

11:38 AM

The Real News Network: GM's Bankruptcy

8:30 AM

CODEPINK: American Jews Attempt to Enter Blockaded Gaza Through Israel this Week

Sunday May 31, 2009

7:09 PM

PFAW: PFAW Statement on Assassination of George Tiller

5:17 PM

National Organization for Women (NOW): NOW Identifies Murder of Dr. George Tiller As Domestic Terrorism, Calls for Action from Justice Department and Homeland Security

Friday May 29, 2009

3:22 PM

Human Rights Watch: US Out of Step on Cluster Bomb Ban

2:18 PM

Human Rights Watch: Honduras: End Violence Against Transgender People

1:33 PM

ACLU: U.N. Expert On Extrajudicial Killings Calls For Special Prosecutor

1:08 PM

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): U.S. Muslims Seek Policy Initiatives in President’s Cairo Address

1:05 PM

World Future Council: Crimes Against Future Generations Need to Become Taboo

12:52 PM

US Human Rights Network Condemns Federal Government’s Move to Repossess Trailers and Leave Thousands Homeless

Thursday May 28, 2009

7:16 PM

ACLU: Crack, Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity Undermines Criminal Justice System

6:53 PM

FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting): Hearing From Sheriff Arpaio, Not Those He Targets

5:33 PM

Environment America: Obama Administration Moves to Protect Forests

5:16 PM

Human Rights First: President Obama's Approaching Middle East Visit, Speech Is Opportunity to Address Human Rights in Egypt

5:13 PM

CODEPINK: 66-Member American Delegation to Attempt Entry into Gaza TOMORROW

5:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): GM and Unemployment

4:56 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Orders Time-Out for Most National Forest Roadless Areas

3:48 PM

Congressman Grijalva Supports Ruling to Protect Nation’s Roadless Areas

3:28 PM

Wilderness Society: Obama Intervenes to Protect Pristine Forests

2:35 PM

Real News Network: Everything Is on the Table Except What's Not

2:29 PM

NPCA: Interior Secretary Salazar Visits Everglades; Parks Group Advocates for Commitment to Everglades Restoration and National Park

2:23 PM

Center for Democracy & Technology: CDT Proposes New Federal Privacy Framework for the Digital Age

2:01 PM

Healthcare-NOW!: Single-Payer Actions Planned in Over Fifty Cities

1:29 PM

ACLU Calls on Federal Judge to Levy Sanctions Against Virgin Islands Officials for Failing to Improve Jail Conditions

1:26 PM

CREW: Web of Special Interests

12:18 PM

Amnesty International: Underlying the Economic Crisis is a Human Rights Time Bomb

9:20 AM

Physicians for a National Health Program: New Report Casts Exclusion of Single Payer Option as a Question of Democracy and Human Rights

8:22 AM

Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Statement on Prop 8 and SCOTUS Decision on Questioning Defendants Without Lawyers Present

Wednesday May 27, 2009

7:59 PM

National Lawyers Guild Calls for Reasoned Analysis of Sotomayor Nomination

5:00 PM

FAIR: NYT's Pentagon Propaganda: Misleading Report on Guantánamo and Terrorism

4:36 PM

Justice in Nigeria Now: Chevron Shareholders and Executives Greeted by Protesters from Across the Globe

4:19 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: IRS Should Review Liberty University’s Tax-Exempt Status for Partisan Politicking, Says Americans United

3:22 PM

PETA: At 'Bloody' Protest in Albany, Group Will Urge Consumers to Buy American in Hopes of Stopping the Annual Massacre

3:19 PM

Public Citizen: Turning a Blind Eye: Hospitals Fail to Discipline Doctors, Exploit Loopholes to Avoid Requirement to Report Doctors

3:16 PM

Common Cause: Earmarks for Campaign Cash?

3:08 PM

Win Without War: Anti-War Leader: General Casey’s Comments Contradict President’s Iraq Policy

3:08 PM

Greenpeace Launches IT Climate Leadership Challenge

3:06 PM

Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA): Free Trade With Panama: Some Winners and Some Losers

3:03 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Massive Water-Rights Application for Utah Nuclear Power Plant Threatens Survival of Endangered Fish

2:58 PM

Africa Action: Africa Action Mourns the Loss of Tajudeen Abdul Raheem

2:46 PM

Media Matters for America: America the Progressive: Joint Report From Media Matters and Campaign for America's Future Shows America Is a Center-Left Nation

1:45 PM

Healthcare Now: Single-Payer Events Planned in Fifty Cities

1:42 PM

Progressive Democrats of America: May 30: 50 Cities Host Single-Payer Events

1:24 PM

LGBT Organizations Warn that Lawsuits Could Set Back Progress on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples

1:04 PM

ACLU: ACLU In Court In Case Of South African Scholar Banned From U.S.

Tuesday May 26, 2009

5:56 PM

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): CAIR Questions FBI Tactics in NY Synagogue ‘Plot’

5:54 PM

CNA/NNOC: New Healthcare Video Game Promotes Single-Payer Reforms

5:48 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): China: Leading Civil Rights Lawyers Face Threats to Licenses

5:46 PM

Planned Parenthood: Statement From Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, on Nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court

5:09 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): North Korea and Malign Neglect

4:42 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Russia: Free Human Rights Defender

4:40 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): New Report: California Businesses Could Save More Than Enough Water to Supply Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco

4:22 PM

Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club: Old-Growth Logging Project Near Grand Canyon Halted in Victory for Conservation and Goshawks

3:52 PM

Americans United Criticizes California Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Ban on Same-Sex Marriage to Stand

3:34 PM

Marriage Equality Advocates: Court Upholds Prop 8; State Continues To Recognize 18,000 Marriages

3:20 PM

EQCA: Equality California Vows to Restore Marriage at Ballot Box in Wake of Prop. 8 Ruling

3:15 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Sotomayor Nomination

3:13 PM

Task Force Profoundly Disappointed in California Supreme Court Decision Upholding Proposition 8

2:58 PM

NOW: NOW Denounces California Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Prop 8:

2:36 PM

Human Rights Campaign: California Supreme Court Takes Step Back from Equality

2:32 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Jordan: End Administrative Detention

2:31 PM

NARAL Pro-Choice America: Statement of Nancy Keenan, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America, on the Nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court

2:29 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Supreme Court Nominee Should Be Closely Questioned on Church-State Views, Says Americans United

2:27 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Pakistan: Lift Swat Curfew for Trapped Civilians

2:17 PM

Freedom to Marry: California Supreme Court Fails to Overturn Proposition 8

1:51 PM

Human Rights Campaign: Human Rights Campaign Praises President Obama’s Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court

12:32 PM

SEIU: Working Women and Men of SEIU Hail Supreme Court Nominee as Extraordinary Choice for Today and Tomorrow

12:03 PM

ACLU: ACLU To Present Arguments Wednesday In Case Of South African Scholar Barred From U.S.

11:40 AM

The Real News Network: Canadians Talk to Americans about Health Care

11:33 AM

People for the American Way: PFAW Statement on Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor

11:10 AM

NOW Cheers President Obama's Reported Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court

Saturday May 23, 2009

11:52 AM

It’s Getting Hot In Here: Breaking: Civil Disobedience at WV Mountaintop Removal and Coal Sludge Impoundment Sites

Friday May 22, 2009

4:59 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Nigeria Violence and Oil

4:00 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): New Funds for IMF Approved by US Senate Would Worsen Global Economic Downturn, Economists Say

3:33 PM

Farm Sanctuary: Severely Neglected Goat Seized and Brought to Farm Sanctuary

3:25 PM

Friends of the Earth: Public Interest Group Appeals South Carolina Public Service Commission Decision Approving Nuclear Reactors to State Supreme Court

2:16 PM

Equality California (EQCA): Prop 8 Challenge Legal Team to Hold Press Conference Following Supreme Court Ruling

12:59 PM

Broad Coalition Criticizes Climate Bill

12:24 PM

Wilderness Society: Statement of David Moulton, Director of Climate Policy and Conservation Funding on the Waxman-Markey 'American Clean Energy and Security Act'

12:10 PM

National Whistleblowers Center: Army Corps Backs Down on Censorship

10:41 AM

ACLU: Intelligence Community Raises Its Standards for Information Collection

9:56 AM

CODEPINK: Egyptian Government Attempts to Block Four Foreign Delegations From Reaching to Gaza Border

Thursday May 21, 2009

5:38 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): EPA Announces Reforms to Chemical Database That Make Process More Transparent

5:35 PM

Rights Groups: Human Rights, Humanitarian, and Faith-Based Groups Back Landmark US Legislation to Help Protect Civilians From the Lord’s Resistance Army

5:29 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama Violating Constitution on Detainees Plan?

5:24 PM

Amnesty International Distressed by Death of Libyan Government Critic Fathi el-Jahmi

4:20 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Protective Regulations Proposed for Ancient, Imperiled Southern Green Sturgeon

3:41 PM

The Constitution Project Joins President Obama's Call to Depoliticize National Security

3:29 PM

Human Rights First Responds to Former Vice President Cheney's National Security Speech

3:25 PM

Friends of the Earth: S.C. Nuclear Reactor Costs Jump by More than $1 Billion

3:24 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Condor Shooting Investigation Goes Public: 'Wanted' Poster Distributed Throughout Central Coast

3:22 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: At Least One ‘Recidivist’ Tortured to Confess to Terrorism

3:16 PM

Public Citizen: Chrysler Bankruptcy Could Leave Victims of Defective Vehicles With No Legal Recourse

3:14 PM

Families USA: Report Calls Tennessee's Barebones Health Plan a Bad Model for Other States to Follow

3:02 PM

ACLU: Obama's Commitment to Constitution a Welcome Break From Past

2:57 PM

Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): Iowa Forest Protects Critical Bird Habitat

2:54 PM

Human Rights First: Fact Sheet: Vice President Cheney Debunked

2:51 PM

Human Rights First Responds to President Obama's National Security Speech

2:49 PM

Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA): The Cuban Five: A Starkly Controversial Case

2:48 PM

Kucinich Advances Asbestos Reduction in Developing Countries

2:46 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: More Clearcutting Slated for White Mountain National Forest Roadless Areas

2:45 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Sudan: Prevent Recurrence of Violence in Southern Town

2:43 PM

Task Force Action Fund Hails Introduction of Federal Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act

2:41 PM

Public Citizen Urges Dynegy Shareholders to Pull Out of Coal Projects

2:30 PM

CCR Guantánamo Attorneys Comment After President’s Speech

2:21 PM

Amnesty International Responds to President Obama’s Major Address on National Security

2:19 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): EPA Restores Science to Air Quality Standards, Science Group Says

2:15 PM

US Senator Russ Feingold: On President Obama’s Remarks on National Security

1:32 PM

ACLU: House Considers Bills to Equalize Federal Crack and Powder Cocaine Sentencing

11:59 AM

Peace Action: Anti-War Activists Confront Foreign Relations Committee, Demand No More Taxpayer 'Blood Money'

Wednesday May 20, 2009

7:11 PM

United for Peace & Justice: National Media Day of Action on Afghanistan Thursday, May 21

6:06 PM

CREW Issues Statement on Government's Opposition to the Supreme Court Considering the Dismissal of the Wilsons' Lawsuit

6:04 PM

Consumers Union: House Approves Credit Card Reform Bill

6:03 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Statement of Brady President Paul Helmke on House of Representatives Action Today

6:01 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iran: Iranian Rights Defender Receives Martin Ennals Award

5:59 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): National Park Rangers and Park Advocates Outraged by Votes Allowing Loaded Guns in National Parks

5:39 PM

Human Rights Campaign Update on New Hampshire Marriage Equality Bill

4:50 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Royal Dutch Shell to Go to Trial May 27 for Alleged Complicity in Torture and Murder of Nigerian Protesters

4:21 PM

Earthjustice: Environmental Groups Defend Northeast's Global Warming Effort, File Court Papers to Support New York in Power Plant Lawsuit

4:09 PM

National Whistleblowers Center: Greenhouse Suffers Retaliation After Testifying to Congress

3:31 PM

CREW Launches CorporateCrackdown.org – Outside Oversight Where Business and Government Intersect

3:29 PM

Public Citizen Report Exposes Builders’ Use of Forced Arbitration and Deceptive Warranties to Escape Accountability for Construction Flaws

2:39 PM

Food & Water Watch: New Food & Water Watch Study Reveals Privatized Water Systems Result in Job Losses

2:37 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Forced Repatriation of Hmong Refugees to Laos Denounced

2:35 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Kazakhstan: Improve Human Rights Record

2:30 PM

International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL): Nobel Peace Laureate Campaign Denounces Taliban Use of Landmines in Pakistan's Swat Valley

2:28 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Massive Effort Needed to Save Bat Species From Extinction

2:04 PM

MADRE: UN Committee against Torture Calls for an End to Nicaragua's Life-Threatening Abortion Ban

1:43 PM

Justice in Nigeria Now: Civil Society Groups Call on ICC Prosecutor to Investigate Military Violence in the Niger Delta

1:41 PM

The Real News Network: Borrowing into Submission

12:59 PM

Center for Public Integrity: Who Are The Top 10 Climate Lobbyists?

12:30 PM

Media Matters for America: Media Matters Launches Redesigned Website

12:12 PM

PEER: Lawsuit to Force EPA to Reveal Its Research Plans

12:10 PM

ACLU: FBI Director Mueller To Testify Before Congress Today

Tuesday May 19, 2009

5:34 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Former US Ambassador to Be CEO of Afghanistan?

4:46 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Loaded Guns Don't Belong in National Parks

4:26 PM

Brave New Foundation/Stop Starbucks: What do Wal-Mart and Starbucks Have in Common? Both Have a Long Track Record of Breaking Labor Law

4:14 PM

CEPR: New Release: U.S. Unemployment Now As High as Europe

3:48 PM

EQCA: EQCA and Assemblymember Brownley Call for Repeal of DOMA

3:33 PM

The Real News Network: Who's Afraid of the CIA?

3:29 PM

Public Citizen: Obama’s Plan to Cut Vehicle Emissions, Increase Fuel Efficiency Is Cornerstone of Wise Energy Policy

3:27 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: LA Vote on Rape Evidence Backlog a ‘Major Step’

3:25 PM

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW): FEC Dismisses CREW Complaint Against Palin and RNC for Clothing Purchases

2:41 PM

Media Matters for America: Research: Newspapers Ignore Reports on Cheney Office's Push for Al Qaeda-Iraq link

2:10 PM

Environment America: Cleaner Cars to Hit the Fast Lane as a Result of State and Presidential Leadership

2:04 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): DR Congo: Hold Army to Account for War Crimes

2:02 PM

PETA: Canadians Need to Confront Their National Shame, Says PETA

2:00 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): New Study Finds Tennessee Civil War National Parks Need Additional Funding to Preserve Historic Battlefields and Tell Civil War Stories

1:57 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): UAE: Exploited Workers Building ‘Island of Happiness’

1:56 PM

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC): Teachers to Scholastic: Don’t Use Us to Market Toys, Make-up, and Brands to Children in School

1:54 PM

Mercy Corps: Mercy Corps Prepares to Help Displaced Families in Northern Sri Lanka

1:53 PM

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW): DC Circuit Holds Office of Administration Is Not an Agency, Not Subject to FOIA

1:43 PM

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP): Europe and US Bear Special Responsibility for Food Crisis, New Report Finds

1:08 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): CCR Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Against Holding High-Level Officials Accountable for Post-9/11 Domestic Sweeps

12:37 PM

ACLU: ACLU Sues To Stop Tennessee Schools From Censoring Gay Educational Web Sites

11:27 AM

The Real News Network: Is Public Health Care "Off the Table"?

Monday May 18, 2009

7:03 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Analysis of New Obama Car Standard

4:37 PM

National Priorities Project: The President's Budget: Bush to Obama National and State Impact 2008-201

4:14 PM

Environment America: Citizens Call on EPA to Take Action on Clean Energy and Global Warming

3:14 PM

Public Citizen: Climate Change Bill Suffers From Backroom Dealings, Industry Influence

3:11 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Somali Refugees Imperiled in Overcrowded Camps in Kenya

3:09 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Bangladesh: Executions, Torture by Security Forces Go Unpunished

3:07 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN Security Council: Push for Civilian Protection During Congo Visit

3:03 PM

American Rivers: American Rivers’ 21st Century Water Solutions Highlighted at Congressional Hearing in Philadelphia

2:14 PM

ACLU: Minnesota Rejects Real ID Act Of 2005

1:59 PM

Amnesty International: Urgent Need for Human Rights Protection in Sri Lanka, Says Amnesty International

1:22 PM

Cornucopia Institute: New Report: Many Organic Soy Food Brands Importing Beans from China

1:09 PM

Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Supreme Court Squashes Challenge to Prop. 215

1:05 PM

CEPR: US Lags World in Paid Sick Days for Workers and Families

12:27 PM

ACLU: Obama Administration Will Not Ask Supreme Court To Take Up National Security Letter "Gag Order" Decision

10:00 AM

Applied Research Center (ARC): New Report Findings Link Racial Discrimination to Economic Recession

Friday May 15, 2009

5:50 PM

Doctors Without Borders: New Promise for Sleeping Sickness Treatment

5:49 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights Urges Obama Administration to Abandon Failed Guantanamo Military Commissions

5:47 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Revival of Guantanamo Military Commissions a Blow to Justice

5:45 PM

CREW Asks DoJ for Records Regarding Decision to Fund Murtha Pet Project

5:38 PM

Center for Biological Diversity and Earthjustice: Court Tells California to Reconsider Protecting Pika From Climate Change

5:18 PM

Amnesty International Calls on President Obama to Urgently Act to Prevent Human Tragedy in Sri Lanka

5:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): $96 Billion More for War

5:00 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich Introduces Legislation to Audit Federal Reserve’s Response to Economic Crisis

4:40 PM

Media Matters for America: Yoo Brings History of Inconsistency and Hypocrisy to 'Inquirer'

4:34 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: President Must Show Leadership on Guns in Parks, Urge Clean Credit Card Reform Bill

3:00 PM

CREW and 36 Groups Call on White House to Reverse Bush Admin Policy Shielding Office of Administration from FOIA Compliance

2:04 PM

Human Rights First: Rights Group Opposes Reconstituted Military Commissions

2:04 PM

ACLU: Obama Administration to Revive Fatally Flawed Military Commissions

2:03 PM

Human Rights First: Retired Military Leaders Call on Obama Administration to Abandon Military Commissions, Defend the Rule of Law

1:51 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Obama Breaks Major Campaign Promise as Military Commissions Resume, Says Amnesty International

1:25 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Pakistani Civilians Trapped in Conflict Zone Lack Food, Health Care, Water Must Be Allowed to Leave, Urges Amnesty International

12:25 PM

Real News Network: Obama and Osama - McChrystal Clear

12:22 PM

Constitution Project: President Obama To Revive Flawed Military Commissions

Thursday May 14, 2009

4:42 PM

BORDC Disappointed by Obama's Reversal on Detainee Photos

4:04 PM

Human Rights First: Unjustly Detained Colombian Activist Freed from Jail

3:53 PM

Food & Water Watch: Water Infrastructure Financing Act Benefits Corporations  at the Expense of Taxpayers 

3:51 PM

American Rights at Work: New Ad: Will Specter Choose Wall Street or Workers?

3:49 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Sri Lankan Government, LTTE Must Heed Demands From UN Security Council, Says Amnesty International

3:45 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: 'Get Out of Iraq. Get Out Afghanistan. Come Home America.'

3:43 PM

SEIU: SEIU Launches New 'Keep America Working' Hotline and Website to Support Workers and Small Business Owners as Big Banks Push to Liquidate

3:32 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Filed Against Environmental Protection Agency for Failure to Combat Ocean Acidification

3:31 PM

Win Without War: Tom Andrews: War Supplemental Sets Wrong Direction

3:28 PM

Peace Action Applauds McGovern’s Afghanistan Exit Strategy Bill

3:02 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): An Openly Gay Supreme Court Justice?

1:57 PM

CODEPINK Calls on House to Vote 'No' on $94.2 Billion War Supplemental

1:26 PM

Equality California Marriage Director Receives Mass. Democratic Party’s Top Honor

1:15 PM

Veterans for Peace: Veterans' Group Asks President Obama 'To Turn Away From Violence' in Afghanistan

12:00 PM

ACLU: Attorney General Holder to Face House Committee

11:54 AM

Free Press: AT&T’s Not-So-Secret Veto over 3G SlingPlayer Mobile

11:37 AM

ACLU: Failure to Protect National Security Whistleblowers Threatens US Security and Liberty, ACLU Testifies

11:15 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Teresa Chambers Finally Testifies Before Congress

10:29 AM

Amnesty International - USA: UN Security Council Must Demand Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Immediate Release by the Myanmar Government, Urges Amnesty International

9:24 AM

National Whistleblowers Center: Department of Justice Opposes Court Access for National Security Whistleblowers

Wednesday May 13, 2009

5:51 PM

Consumers Union Commends Chicago for Leadership in Banning BPA

5:15 PM

Greenpeace, FOE, and Public Citizen: Joint Statement on the House Energy and Commerce Committee Climate and Energy Bill

5:13 PM

American Rivers: Positive News for Nation’s #2 Most Endangered River

4:48 PM

National Whistleblowers Center: Former Federal Procurement Executive Will Testify At House Hearing On Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection

4:09 PM

The Real News Network: US-Pakistan Policy is Floundering

3:54 PM

Public Citizen Urges Strong Regulations Over Energy and Carbon Emissions Markets to Protect Households From Unfair Prices

3:52 PM

Rethink Afghanistan/Brave New Films: Culminating a Week of Lobbying, Afghanistan Vets to Stage Action in Front of Capitol Building in Opposition to War Supplemental

3:25 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): China: Tiananmen’s Unhealed Wounds

3:17 PM

Common Cause: On Eve of Climate Debate, Energy Industry Opens Wallet

3:16 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Act to Prevent Rape in War

3:15 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Credit Card Regulation

3:14 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Extremely Disappointed by Obama Administration's Decision to Hold Torture Photos Release

3:13 PM

Human Rights First Calls on Congress to Fortify Efforts to Prevent Torture

3:10 PM

Friends of the Earth: ShellGuilty TV Ads Launched to Hold Shell Accountable for Gas Flaring in Advance of Wiwa v Shell Trial

3:08 PM

Free Press: Tomorrow: Michael Copps, Vivian Schiller, Susan Crawford to Keynote Free Press Summit

3:06 PM

Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA): Separating Fact from Fiction: An Analysis of Venezuela’s Military Power

3:04 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich Secures Promise from AIG CEO to Review $96 Million in Claims by Ohio Police, Fire, Teacher and Public Employee Pension Funds

3:01 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit to Challenge Government Plan for Coal-Fired Power Plants and Destructive Land Management in Nevada

11:42 AM

Amnesty International Calls on Obama Administration, U.N. Security Council to Act Now to Save Sri Lankan Civilians

11:15 AM

ACLU: Senate Hears Testimony Today On Torture Policy

10:45 AM

Peace Action Releases “Afghanistan and Pakistan: Myths vs. Facts”

Tuesday May 12, 2009

8:31 PM

ACLU: ACLU Challenges Patents On Breast Cancer Genes

7:45 PM

FAIR: CBS Pro-Drone Propaganda

6:40 PM

Congressional Progressive Caucus: CPC Report Highlights Key Findings on U.S. Role in Afghanistan and Pakistan Region

6:34 PM

Congressional Progressive Caucus: CPC Report Highlights Key Findings on Role in Middle East

5:53 PM

ACLU: U.S. Elected To U.N. Human Rights Council

5:42 PM

CEPR: Social Security Projections: Downturn Does Not Affect Long-Run Picture

5:29 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): How Torture Facilitated Invasion

5:20 PM

Human Rights First Welcomes US Membership on the UN Human Rights Council

5:06 PM

US Human Rights Network Comments on US Gaining Seat on UN Human Rights Council

4:46 PM

Americans United Joins Public Education Allies In Seeking End To D.C. School Voucher Plan

3:52 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Healthcare: * Single Payer Efforts Excluded, Nurses Arrested * Analyzing "Voluntary Efforts"

3:51 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Don’t Revive Guantanamo Military Commissions

2:52 PM

CNA/NNOC: Nurses, Doctors Arrested But Insurers Get a Seat at the Table

1:56 PM

Center for Biological Diversity Takes First Step in Lawsuit Against the Arizona Game and Fish Department for the Illegal Killing of Macho B and to Prevent Capture of Another Jaguar

1:30 PM

Human Rights Campaign: Report Shows Healthcare Industry Lags in Addressing Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Patients

1:18 PM

National Whistleblowers Center: House Hearings Set For Federal Employee Whistleblower Protections

12:44 PM

The Real News Network: Poppy Palaces in Afghanistan

11:46 AM

Free Press Presents New Policies to Save the News

11:43 AM

Human Rights Campaign: New York State Assembly Votes in Favor of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples

11:11 AM

PEER: White House Grapples With How To Ensure Scientific Integrity

11:09 AM

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC): Parents to President Obama: Unfettered Commercialism is Harming our Children.

11:00 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Bahrain: Investigate Abduction, Beating of Rights Activist

Monday May 11, 2009

6:00 PM

Food & Water Watch: Federal Dollars Prematurely Slated for Offshore Fish Farming

5:40 PM

GLBT Rights Groups: Leading Organizations Partner to Make Faith Communities More Welcoming of LGBT People

5:40 PM

SEIU: “It’s Time Everyone Pays Their Fair Share to Rebuild Our Economy”

5:12 PM

American Bird Conservancy: EPA Bans Deadly Pesticide Responsible for Millions of Bird Deaths

5:10 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International's Sri Lanka Experts Available for Interviews

5:02 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy: 'Not Surprising': U.S. Soldier Kills Five Others in Iraq

4:26 PM

Public Citizen: Congress Must Restore Rights of Consumers to Hold Medical Device Makers Accountable

4:25 PM

Human Rights Campaign: New Report to be Released Tomorrow will Show Healthcare Industry Lags in Addressing Needs of LGBT Patients

4:24 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State Urges Oklahoma Governor to Veto Ten Commandments Bill

4:20 PM

Amnesty International - USA: U.N. Security Council Must Act Immediately to Stop "Bloodbath" in Sri Lanka, Urges Amnesty International

4:06 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Two Juvenile Executions Are "Deplorable Additions to Grim Tally" in Saudi Arabia, Says Amnesty International

3:44 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): * New Healthcare Ads * Corrupted Finance Committee?

3:42 PM

Progressive Policy Groups: A Bold Agenda for Change from Grassroots America: Voices from the Front Lines of the Economic Crisis

3:35 PM

Media Matters for America: Response to Apology by CBS Sports' Feherty

3:15 PM

SEIU & Workers United: Hartmarx Workers Vote to “Sit In” to Save Their Jobs

2:57 PM

Americas Voice: Lessons from Postville: There is a Better Way

2:53 PM

Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA): Global Chemical Treaty Adds Lindane to Ban List

2:51 PM

Greenpeace: Greenpeace Launches iPhone Application Version of Its Recycled Tissue and Toilet Paper Guide

2:22 PM

CNA/NNOC: Nurses and Doctors Call for "Florence Nightingale Day Protest" Against Max Baucus and Health Insurers: May 12

2:09 PM

Buffalo Field Campaign: Livestock Interests Harass Wild Bison In and Around Yellowstone

1:08 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Welcomes News of Iranian-American Journalist's Release Today

11:45 AM

The Real News Network: War on drugs and Mexico's Demise Pt.2

11:26 AM

PEER: Highway Agency Breaking Federal Laws on Delaware Refuge

11:00 AM

Free Press: Free Press Proposes New Direction for US Broadband Policy

10:00 AM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): 'Heart Attack Entrées With Side Orders of Stroke'

9:54 AM

Peace Action: Peace Action Claims Military Bias in 60 Minutes Predator Story

Friday May 8, 2009

4:09 PM

National Priorities Project: The Obama Administration's First Budget Shows Progress

3:40 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Problem for Polar Bears: Department of Interior Sticks With 'Special Rule' Undercutting Protection

2:59 PM

ACLU: Federal Judge Approves Order Requiring Santa Rosa, FL Schools To Abide By First Amendment

2:24 PM

Worldwatch Institute: Wind Power Installations Up 29 Percent in 2008

2:22 PM

Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood Statement on President Obama's 2010 Budget

2:13 PM

American Rivers: Water Infrastructure Financing Act Is Step in Right Direction for Clean Water

1:52 PM

US Human Rights Network: Rights Network Condemns FEMA's Move to Evict Katrina Survivors from temporary Housing

1:36 PM

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Center Offers Details and Analysis of Obama Administration's Defense Budget

1:28 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Administration Adopts Bush’s Polar Bear Extinction Plan as its Own

12:45 PM

Media Matters for America: Savage Makes a Joke Out of Autism

12:44 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Suit Challenges New Uranium Exploration That Threatens the Grand Canyon

12:15 PM

Greenpeace: Obama Retains Bush-Era Regulation Gutting Protections for Polar Bear

12:03 PM

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Nurses at Forefront of Lobby Day and Rally for Single-Payer

11:17 AM

Americans for Democratic Action: Real Unemployment at 15.8%: Highest Level Since ADA Began Tracking

11:00 AM

Defenders of Wildlife: Sec. Salazar Leaves Polar Bears Poorly Protected

10:00 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): South Africa: Put Rights at Center of Foreign Policy

Thursday May 7, 2009

5:12 PM

ACLU: ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Hear Case of 17 Uighurs Detained Indefinitely at Guantánamo

5:08 PM

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR): Obama Administration Shows Disappointing Inaction on Syringe Exchange Funding

5:06 PM

NPCA: National Parks Conservation Association Praises Obama Budget for National Parks

5:05 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: End Life Sentences for Youth Offenders

4:35 PM

North American Congress on Latin America: New NACLA Report Examines the Causes and Consequences of the Food Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean

4:03 PM

Global AIDS Alliance: President Obama’s FY10 Budget Breaks His Campaign Promises on Global Issues

3:16 PM

Constitution Project: Constitution Project Files Brief Urging Supreme Court to Hear Uighur Detention Case

3:13 PM

Gulf Coast Civic Works Campaign: Campaign Applauds Job-Creating Gulf Coast Recovery Legislation

3:09 PM

Public Citizen: New Book: How to Build a New U.S. Trade Consensus

3:04 PM

Food & Water Watch: Food & Water Watch Lauds New York State’s Rejection of Bottled Water

3:02 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Pakistan: MSF Forced to Reduce Emergency Activities in North-West

2:20 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Sonoma County Population of California Tiger Salamander to Receive Critical Habitat Protection

2:18 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Lebanon: A Year Later, No Accountability for Killings

2:13 PM

Africa Action: Africa Action Responds to the Obama Administration’s FY10 Detailed Budget Release

2:06 PM

National Low Income Housing Coalition: NLIHC Applauds Passage of Crucial Renter Protection, Homeless Amendments in Senate Housing Bill

2:06 PM

Friends of The Earth: Biofuels Slated to Receive More than $400 Billion in Federal Subsidies

2:02 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Demands That United States Conduct Transparent, Independent Investigation into Afghan Civilian Deaths

1:20 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Italy, Malta Failed to Protect Migrant and Asylum-Seekers' Rights, Says Amnesty International

12:57 PM

Africa Action: Analysis Shows U.S. Under-Funding AIDS Programs

12:19 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Commercial Aquaculture in Wilderness Pushed by Key Senator

11:39 AM

Center for Biological Diversity: Forty-Six Law Professors Call on Secretary Salazar to Rescind Bush Administration Rule Weakening Protections for the Polar Bear

Wednesday May 6, 2009

7:35 PM

ACLU: FBI Inspector General Reports 35 Percent Error Rate on Terror Watchlist

5:47 PM

American Rivers: Washington D.C. Water Main Break Is Example of National Water Infrastructure Problems

5:05 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Mother's Day: A Day Against War?

4:49 PM

Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): New Poll: 52% Say Marijuana Should Be Legal, Taxed, Regulated

4:47 PM

Friends of The Earth (FOE): House Ag Chair's Embarassing Biofuels Hissy Fit

3:46 PM

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Nuclear Posture Commission: Good on Stockpile Reductions, Bad on Test Ban Treaty

3:14 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Maine Becomes the Fifth State to Grant the Freedom to Marry to Same-Sex Couples

2:58 PM

Senator Russ Feingold: Feingold Presses DHS Secretary About Laptop Seizure Policy

2:53 PM

SEIU: Statement on Bank of America's Failure to Pass Stress Test

2:48 PM

Freedom to Marry: Maine Becomes Fifth State to End Gay Couples’ Exclusion from Marriage

2:46 PM

Equality Maine (EQME): Governor Signs Marriage Bill into Law!

2:24 PM

Earthjustice/Center for Biological Diversity: American Pika Advances Toward Endangered Species Act Protection

2:11 PM

ACLU: Justice Department Ethics Report No Substitute For Criminal Investigations

2:08 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research: IMF Voting Shares: No Plans for Significant Changes

2:05 PM

Environmental Working Group (EWG): Mercury in Fish Predicted To Soar

1:06 PM

Americans for Democratic Action: Torture Architects Escape Prosecution; ADA Calls for a Special Prosecutor

1:00 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Secures Victory for Northeast Ohio Children That Would Fund Lead Removal From Schools

12:08 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Zimbabwe: Drop Politically Motivated Charges Against Activists

11:27 AM

Violence Policy Center: States with Higher Gun Ownership and Weak Gun Laws Lead Nation in Gun Death

11:05 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): China: End Quake Zone Abuses

10:00 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN: Support Goldstone Investigation into Gaza War Violations

10:00 AM

Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): Report Finds Faith Organizations Building Community, Improving Health Through Healthy Foods

9:10 AM

Center for Public Integrity: Who’s Behind the Financial Meltdown?

8:29 AM

CNA/NNOC: Hundreds of Nurses Mark New "Nursing Super Union"

Tuesday May 5, 2009

5:21 PM

Earthjustice: New Administration Re-Thinks Bush-Era Exemptions for Hazardous Waste

5:14 PM

Single Payer Advocates: Doctors Protest Exclusion of Single-Payer at Senate Finance Committee

4:41 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Iran Must Stop Wednesday’s Execution of Two Juvenile Offenders, Urges Amnesty International

4:20 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Action Fund Applauds Maine House's Passage of Marriage Equality Bill

3:35 PM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): European Union Bans the Sale of Seal Products

3:34 PM

PETA: Company Sets New Policy After PETA Appeal

3:33 PM

Equality Maine (EQME): EqualityMaine Applauds House Passage of Marriage Equality Bill

3:31 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Park Advocates Move Forward With Legal Challenge to Ordinance Permitting Inappropriate Development in Valley Forge National Hist

3:27 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Wolves Targeted

3:23 PM

CREW: CREW and Votevets.org Ask House Armed Service to Investigate Army Misdiagnoses of Service Members and Veterans With PTSD

3:16 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Commends Obama for Discontinuing Religious Right-Focused Prayer Event at White House

3:01 PM

Human Rights Campaign: Maine State House Votes in Favor of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples

3:00 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Administration Moves Ahead With First-Ever Global Warming Standards for Biofuels

2:38 PM

Friends of The Earth: EPA Confirms Most Corn Ethanol Worsens Global Warming Pollution

2:36 PM

EQCA: Academy Award Winning Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black to Testify in Favor of Harvey Milk Day Bill

1:35 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists: EPA Proposes Rule to Reduce Global Warming Emissions from Biofuels

1:26 PM

PEER: Navy Seeks To Continue Illegal Marine Detonations

1:19 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): AIPAC

12:29 PM

National Priorities Project: Spotlight on the War in Afghanistan:

12:28 PM

Africa Action: Zimbabwe Human Rights Activists Rearrested

11:30 AM

Media Matters for America: Fox News: Leaving Fairness on the Cutting Room Floor

11:29 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Fiji: Reinstate Rule of Law

10:16 AM

Center for Biological Diversity: Four Days to Save the Polar Bear

Monday May 4, 2009

5:30 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Off-road Vehicle Plan Threatens Public Lands Near Grand Canyon

5:13 PM

CODEPINK: Leaders from Sri Lanka, Congo, Iran and More to Host 'Voices Of Peace: In Conversation With Women In Conflict'

5:10 PM

American Rivers: Senate Has Opportunity to Protect Clean Water, Public Health

5:08 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: Wolves Once Again in the Crosshairs

5:01 PM

ACLU: Guantánamo Military Commissions Should Not Be Revived, Says ACLU

2:33 PM

Mayors for Peace: Mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki leading delegation of 3,000 cities to Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference at United Nations

1:00 PM

CREW: CREW Releases Analysis of Credit Card Execs' 2008 Electoral Cycle Political Giving

12:17 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Wolves in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes Lose Protections

12:00 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): State & Local Budget Shortfalls to Blunt Effect of ARRA

11:07 AM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK Interrupts Israeli President at AIPAC Conference

10:43 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): High Chromium Danger Known By New Jersey Leaders Since 2007

10:00 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Vietnam: End Crackdown on Labor Activists

8:03 AM

Nurses Organizations: RN 'Super Union' Takes Next Step in Building Strong National Voice for Nurses With Focus on Organizing

Saturday May 2, 2009

8:16 PM

Peace Action: Seven Arrested at Philadelphia Mall Over Military Recruiting Practices

Friday May 1, 2009

5:17 PM

Common Cause: Washington Becomes Fifth State to Join Agreement on Popular Vote for President

3:04 PM

Human Rights First: Rights Group Hails Al-Marri Plea as Proof that Existing Criminal Justice System Works

3:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Kagan on the Supreme Court?

2:56 PM

People for the American Way: Obama Has Historic Opportunity to Establish Legacy of Justice

2:55 PM

ACLU: Gates Suggestion Would Move Guantánamo Onshore

2:19 PM

Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA): Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Could Be a Lose-Lose Deal

2:03 PM

Peace Groups: Several Hundred To Protest Military Recruiting Practices at Philadelphia Mall

12:52 PM

American Rivers: Milwaukee’s Communities and Clean Water to Benefit From Grant Awarded to American Rivers

12:50 PM

NARAL Pro-Choice America: Statement of Nancy Keenan, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America, on Reports of Justice David Souter’s Possible Retirement

12:49 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): A 2,000-Calorie Snack? No Fudgin' Way, Says Nutrition Action

12:03 PM

PEER: National Parks Should Stick To Their Guns On Lead Ammo Ban

12:00 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): National Parks Conservation Association Praises Introduction of the Climate Change Safeguards for Natural Resources Conservation

11:59 AM

Amnesty International: Amnesty International Outraged at Iran's Execution of Delara Darabi

11:17 AM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): IFAW Enforcement Training Prompts Unprecedented Wildlife Seizure in Caribbean, 1000+ Animals Confiscated

10:00 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Morocco: New Charges Against Detained Activist

9:58 AM

National Organization for Women: NOW Urges Obama to Protect Women's Reproductive Rights

2:57 AM

People for the American Way: Justice Souter to Retire from Supreme Court

2:48 AM

Environmental Working Group: Pollution Found in Five Extraordinary Women Leaders

Thursday April 30, 2009

7:26 PM

Constitution Project: Secretary Gates Hints at Establishing Indefinite Detention on U.S. Soil

7:03 PM

ACLU: Bill Introduced To Examine National Security Policies

6:50 PM

Demos: House Passes Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights

5:23 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists: California Could Be First to Limit Potent Warming Gas

5:08 PM

People For The American Way (PFAW): NOM Board Member Advocates Criminalization of Homosexuality, Overthrow of Government

5:04 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Swine Flu and Factory Farms

4:23 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): CCR Testifies on Need for Independent Oversight and Greater Transparency for NYPD

4:09 PM

Farm Sanctuary: Farm Sanctuary Releases Report on “Humane” Meat Labels

3:37 PM

ACLU: ACLU And Women’s Groups Brief Senate On Paycheck Fairness Act

3:05 PM

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood: CCFC Blasts New Hasbro/Discovery Channel Children’s Network

2:49 PM

Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA): Global Chemical Treaty Tests New US Leadership

2:47 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Violence in the North of Central African Republic Forces Thousands to Flee

2:46 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): China: Court Should Reject Charges Against Phurbu Tsering

2:44 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Torture, State Secrets and Spanish Prosecution

2:41 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Action Fund Applauds Maine Senate's Passage of Marriage Equality Bill

2:23 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Congress and California Legislature Speak Out for Polar Bears: Letters Seek Revocation of Damaging Bush Rule

2:02 PM

Public Citizen: 72 Weight-Loss Products Illegally Spiked With Prescription Drugs

2:00 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Turkey: Prevent Repeat of May 1 Police Violence

1:28 PM

Peace Groups: Peace Groups to Target "Army Experience Center" in Philadelphia

12:55 PM

Human Rights First: Report Finds U.S. Often Greets Asylum Seekers with Prison, not Protection

12:25 PM

ACLU: Federal Court To Hear Arguments In KindHearts Case Tomorrow

11:57 AM

Environmental Groups: EPA Seeks To Remand Permit for Desert Rock Coal Plant

11:54 AM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Momentum Grows for Push to Expel Junk Food from Schools

11:24 AM

ACLU: Investigation Ordered Into Virginia Fusion Center Document

9:55 AM

Africa Action: 100 Days Pass Obama Administration

Wednesday April 29, 2009

6:00 PM

American Rivers: Toledo City Council Votes for Clean Water

5:59 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Mexico: Hold Military to Account on Rights Abuses

5:55 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): DR Congo: 100,000 Civilians at Risk of Attack

5:48 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Action Fund Lauds New Hampshire Senate’s Passage of Marriage Equality Bill

5:44 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich on Budget: I Will not Vote for the Expansion of War

5:07 PM

Public Citizen: New Report Finds CPS Energy Choosing Most Expensive Power Option in South Texas Nuclear Project Expansion

5:00 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): CCR Applauds Spanish Judge’s Decision to Open New Criminal Investigation Into US Torture Program

4:54 PM

American Rivers: New York State Governor Paterson's New Executive Order May Put Communities at Risk of Dam Failure

3:22 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Update on Displacement and Civilian Casualties in Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province from Amnesty International

2:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Swine Flu: Budgets and Immigration Status

1:48 PM

PEER: EPA Release Libby Clean-Up Report

1:45 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Activists to Show Their Support for Accountability for Past Abuses During President's 100 Days Press Conference

1:42 PM

Planned Parenthood: First 100 Days of Obama Administration Sees Women's Health Become a National Priority

1:40 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): EU Should Help Close Guantanamo by Resettling Detainees

12:53 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists: First 100 -- Obama Gets High Marks on Scientific Integrity

12:41 PM

Organic Consumers Assocation: Organic Consumers Association & Via Organica Demand Factory Farms Spreading Deadly Swine Flu be Shut Down

11:08 AM

Human Rights Campaign: Maine Legislative Committee Votes in Favor of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples

11:06 AM

ACLU: Supreme Court Hears Voting Rights Act Challenge

10:00 AM

Public Citizen: Poll: Americans Oppose Forced Arbitration, Demand Corporations Be Held Accountable

9:02 AM

Witness Against Torture: Anti Torture Activists Demand Prosecution of U.S. Torture and Release of Innocent Detainees

Tuesday April 28, 2009

7:05 PM

Congressman Jerrold Nadler: Conyers and Nadler to Attorney General: Appoint Special Counsel to Investigate Torture

5:44 PM

Progressive Caucus, Black Caucus, Hispanic Caucus, and Asian and Pacific American Caucus: Caucuses Unite Behind Public Health Insurance Plan Option

5:43 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Interior, Commerce Departments Overturn Rule That Cut Science Out of Endangered Species Act

5:36 PM

Human Rights First: Report Examines Progress, Problems with U.S. Government's Efforts to Help Iraqi Refugees

5:33 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Swine Flu and Sick Days

5:25 PM

US Senator Russ Feingold: Statement of US Senator Russ Feingold

5:25 PM

Friends of The Earth: EPA Asked to Update 30-Year-Old Sewage Standards for Ships

4:49 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Secretary Salazar Rescinds Bush Regulations Weakening Endangered Species Act, But Leaves Polar Bear Extinction Rule in Place

4:42 PM

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights: Broad Coalition Urges Swift Passage of Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act on the Eve of Expected House Vote

4:36 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights and EarthRights International: Congressional Commission Hears Testimony on Shell's Environmental Abuses in the Niger Delta

4:26 PM

ACLU: Federal Court Permits Landmark ACLU Rendition Case to Go Forward

4:06 PM

Water Advocates: Water for the World Act of 2009 Vital for Addressing Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation Crisis

3:47 PM

Constitution Project: 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Overbroad State Secrets Claim by Federal Government

2:47 PM

ACLU: Supreme Court Rules FCC Ban on Fleeting Expletives Not 'Arbitrary,' Doesn't Rule on Constitutionality

2:23 PM

Free Press: Cablevision Plan Puts an End to Bandwidth Bogeyman

1:54 PM

NRDC: President Obama's First 100 Days: A Fast Start on Energy and the Environment

1:48 PM

Farm Sanctuary: Farm Sanctuary Issues Statement on the Swine Flu Outbreak

1:48 PM

ACLU: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights and Religious Advocates Lobby Congress to Fix Crack Law on April 28

1:47 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: 200,000 Citizens, Members of Congress, and Scientists Call for Sec. Salazar to Rescind Rules Weakening Endangered Species Ac

1:28 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN: Punish Abuse of Children in War

1:21 PM

People For the American Way (PFAW): New Report Examines Political Activities of Bishop Harry Jackson, Face of the Religious Right's Outreach to African Americans

1:21 PM

Democracy21: Reform Groups Strongly Praise President Obama’s Government Integrity Reform Measures during First Hundred Days

1:12 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): IMF's Economic Growth Projections for Latin America and Caribbean Appear Questionable

1:07 PM

FairTest: NAEP Results Produce More Evidence of NCLB's Failure;

12:34 PM

American Rights at Work: National Ad Campaign for Employee Free Choice Act Intensifies

12:29 PM

Amnesty International - USA: E.U. and U.S. Must Begin New Phase of Transatlantic Relations Based on Respect for Human Rights, Says Amnesty International

12:12 PM

CODEPINK: As Obama Meets with Middle East Leaders, More Than 100 Citizen Diplomats Travel to Gaza

11:40 AM

Amnesty International: USA: President Obama’s First 100 Days on Counter Terrorism in Numbers

11:14 AM

Government Accountability Project: OSC Finds Substantial Likelihood of National Security Vulnerability Involving Airlines

10:03 AM

Senator Russ Feingold: Feingold Issues 100 Day Report on Obama's Actions to Restore Rule of Law

Monday April 27, 2009

6:31 PM

Food & Water Watch Urges Investigation of Swine Flu and Link to Industrialized Pork Production

5:28 PM

American Rivers: Salazar Moves to Withdraw Bush Administration Rule on Mountaintop Mining

4:45 PM

Earthjustice: EPA to Review Bush-Era Air Pollution Rules

4:02 PM

ACLU: ACLU Observes Equal Pay Tuesday With Call for Pay Fairness Law

1:40 PM

ForestEthics: Washington Climate Meeting Asked to Resist Special Treatment for Tar Sands

1:37 PM

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW): CREW Urges Investigation Into FDIC Contract Awarded to CB Richard Ellis

1:34 PM

Consumers Union: Consumers Union Report: Almost 100,000 Surgical Patients Didn’t Get the Right Infection Prevention Care During Year Studied

1:32 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Proposed 'Christian' License Plates in Florida May Spark Lawsuit

12:43 PM

ACLU: Supreme Court to Hear Voting Rights Act Challenge Wednesday, April 29

11:51 AM

Science Groups: Biologists Call on Obama Administration to Overturn Bush Rules That Cut Science Out of Endangered Species Decisions

11:05 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Boca Raton Water Contamination Triggers Health Sanctions

10:00 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Guinea: Rein in Soldiers

9:38 AM

Greenpeace Calls for Climate Action in Acrobatic Banner Hang

Saturday April 25, 2009

1:28 PM

Indigenous Environmental Network: Indigenous Peoples from around the World Outraged at the Rapid Escalation of Climate Change and Denounced False Solutions

Friday April 24, 2009

5:20 PM

ACLU: Hearing In the Case Of Guantánamo Detainee Monday, April 27 In Washington

2:30 PM

ACLU: Supreme Court to Hear Voting Rights Act Challenge Wednesday, April 29

2:20 PM

Food & Water Watch: Kansas Governor Sebelius Vetoes Milk Labeling Bill and Protects Consumers

12:26 PM

Food & Water Watch: Water for the World Act of 2009 Well-Meaning, But Flawed

12:23 PM

CARE Ramps Up Response in Sri Lanka

11:55 AM

Africa Action: Save the Date: April 28: Panel Discussion on 'The Future of the South African Dream'

11:52 AM

EcoJustice: Court Victory Forces Canada to Report Pollution Data for Mines

10:20 AM

Corporate Accountability International: Nestlé Gets 10,000 Messages in a Bottle

10:17 AM

Witness Against Torture: Anti-Torture Activists to Rally, Engage in Civil Disobedience at the Obama White House

Thursday April 23, 2009

7:59 PM

ACLU: Defense Department To Release Prisoner Abuse Photos By May 28 In Response To ACLU Lawsuit

5:15 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Judge Rejects Last Ditch Attempt by Shell to Stop Human Rights Trial

5:13 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Sudan: Revise Repressive Press Law

4:35 PM

Senator Russ Feingold Questions Afghanistan Strategy During Foreign Relations Committee Hearing

4:01 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): E+C Testimony on Transportation in Climate and Energy Bill

4:01 PM

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Group Hopes Ad Will Persuade Canadian Citizens, Government to End Disgraceful Seal Slaughter

3:57 PM

American Rivers: Climate Change Causing Many Rivers Worldwide to Shrink

3:53 PM

People For The American Way (PFAW): Hate Crimes Legislation Passes House Judiciary Committee

3:50 PM

Advocacy Groups A Quarter Million Americans Demand Torture Prosecutions

3:23 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Consumers From Toxic Pet Products

3:20 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Action Fund Applauds House Judiciary Committee Passage of Hate Crimes Legislation

3:19 PM

American Rivers: Stimulus Funds to Speed Timeline for Elwha Dam Removal

3:00 PM

Peace Action: Peace Action Responds to Kerry’s Hearing with Soldiers on Afghanistan Occupation

2:56 PM

ACLU: Government Should Make Bagram Documents Public, Says ACLU

2:18 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): IMF and World Bank Meetings in Washington

2:16 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Darfur: Doctors Without Borders Gravely Concerned for Patients Left Without Care

2:14 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): US DOE Heats up New Energy Standards for Home Furnaces

2:12 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change

2:06 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: Ashley Judd, Jeff Corwin Call on Congress to Help Wildlife Survive Global Warming

1:58 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Members and Other Activists to March from Capitol to White House as President Reaches 100 Days Mark

1:45 PM

Friends of The Earth / Rainforst Action Network: Monsanto CEO Voted Country’s Biggest ‘Biofool’

1:42 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Indian Prisoner of Conscience Dr. Binayak Sen Completes Two Years in Jail

1:10 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): EU: Use Trade Pact to Improve Rights in Turkmenistan

11:59 AM

Public Citizen: Finally, a Voice in the National Health Care Discussion That Makes Sense

11:55 AM

CREW: CREW Releases 'Payday Lenders Pay Up' - First Ever Study on the Payday Loan Industry's Efforts to Gain Influence in Washington

11:37 AM

Free Press: Free Press Testifies on Dangers of Deep Packet Inspection

11:13 AM

PEER: Obama Taps Bush Appointee to Run Surface Mining Agency

10:08 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel/Gaza: Israeli Military Investigation Not Credible

Wednesday April 22, 2009

6:28 PM

ACLU: Attorney General Holder Says He Will "Follow The Law" And Investigate Torture

4:30 PM

Labor Campaign for Single Payer Healthcare: Vermont Labor Leaders Welcome Introduction of Single-Payer Healthcare Bill by Senator Sanders

4:03 PM

Government Accountability Project: Internal World Bank Report Finds Staff Fear Reprisal; Corruption Inadequately Addressed

3:13 PM

ACLU: Judge Upholds Guantánamo Prisoner's Right to Challenge Indefinite Detention

3:10 PM

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC): America's RN Union Targets Congressional Healthcare Leaders in New Ad Drive

3:06 PM

Free Press: Free Press Urges Congress to Investigate Internet Pricing Schemes

3:00 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Files Suit to Block Public School Graduation Ceremonies in Wisconsin Church

2:32 PM

Constitution Project: Senate Report Furthers the Need for Nonpartisan Commission of Inquiry

1:57 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): National Parks Conservation Association to Empower Park Visitors to 'Do Your Part' in Changing Climate Change

1:14 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Chromium Far Deadlier Than Earlier Assessments Indicate

1:02 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Senate Report Strongest Refutation to Date of 'A Few Bad Apples' Theory, Says Amnesty International

1:01 PM

Human Rights First: Senate Report Marks Important Step Forward in Efforts to Learn from Past Prisoner Abuse, Improve National Security

1:00 PM

India Resource Center: Coca-Cola Not Disclosing Financial Liabilities in India

1:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Torture and Accountability

12:03 PM

Food & Water Watch: Maude Barlow Addresses UN General Assembly

11:07 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Governments Should Endorse Anti-Racism Declaration

10:14 AM

Africa Action: On Earth Day, Africa Action Calls for US Climate Legislation That Addresses International Adaptation and Mitigation

Tuesday April 21, 2009

7:52 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Sri Lanka: MSF Treating Hundreds of Wounded Arriving from War Zone

7:42 PM

FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting): Action Alert: NBC's Secret Ballot Falsehood

6:53 PM

Food & Water Watch: Maude Barlow to Address UN General Assembly

5:54 PM

Human Rights Watch: UN: Elect Rights-Respecting States to Human Rights Council

4:54 PM

Environmental Groups: Federal Government Finds Three More Pesticides Harm Salmon

3:41 PM

ACLU: ACLU Urges Congress to Improve Intelligence Oversight

3:27 PM

US Senator Russ Feingold: Responding to President Obama’s Comments on Possible Consequences for Those Who Authorized Torture

2:51 PM

ACLU: Interrogation Memos Provide Further Reason to Give Torture Victims Day in Court, Says ACLU

2:50 PM

Brady Campaign: Report Shows Need For Brady Checks At Gun Shows And For All Gun Sales;

2:47 PM

Americans for Safe Access: DOJ: Policy Statements on Medical Marijuana Don't Affect Federal Sentencing

2:26 PM

ACLU: ACLU Response to Former Vice-President Cheney's Call for Release of Bush Torture Documentation

1:59 PM

Free Press: Free Press Calls for National Journalism Strategy at House Hearing

1:48 PM

Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): G-8 Ag Ministers’ Support for Free Trade and Biotech Undermine Progress to Eradicate Hunger

1:08 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): New Paper Finds IMF Lending Still Requires Harmful and Inappropriate Economic Conditions

12:30 PM

SEIU: SEIU: Today’s SPLC Report Is 'A Wakeup Call' for America

12:08 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Coalition Requests Impeachment of Jay Bybee

12:04 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): US Can Dramatically Cut Carbon Emissions and Lower Energy Bills at the Same Time, New Study Finds

12:00 PM

CREW: CREW Asks Government Oversight to Rework Proposed Federal and Presidential Records Acts Bill

10:49 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Secret EPA Report on Libby Clean-Up Sparks Lawsuit

10:03 AM

Center for Public Integrity (CPI): 'Clean Coal’s' Lobbying Blitz

9:57 AM

Oxfam International: 54% Increase in Number of People Affected by Climate Disasters by 2015 Could Overwhelm Emergency Responses

9:00 AM

Peace Action: Peace Action, Vets and Military Families Challenge Constitutionality of Iraq War at April 21 Hearing in Federal Court

8:52 AM

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): PDA Forum in Santa Barbara Supports Single-Payer Healthcare

Monday April 20, 2009

4:22 PM

People For The American Way (PFAW): Kathleen Turner Phone Calls Support Confirmation of Dawn Johnsen

4:15 PM

Society of American Law Teachers: Urges President Obama to Reconsider His Decision on Prosecuting for Torture

4:12 PM

Civil Rights Coalition: Broad Coalition Collaborating on Poll to Assist Community on Timing, Efforts to Repeal Prop. 8 Should Court Uphold Marriage Ban

4:00 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich: Victory Against Privatization

3:57 PM

CREW: CREW Asks OCE and DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility to Investigae Rep. Harman Immediately

3:54 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Federal Trade Commission Stops Kellogg From Claiming Frosted Mini-Wheats 'Improve Kids’ Attentiveness' in School

3:13 PM

Rights Groups: Broad Coalition Collaborating on Poll to Assist Community on Timing, Efforts to Repeal Prop. 8 Should Court Uphold Marriage Ban

2:46 PM

Worldwatch Institute: Our 'Foodprint:' It's Not Just the Miles

2:17 PM

CCR & Earth Rights International: Goldman Prize Recipients Issue Open Letter Hailing Trial Against Royal/Dutch Shell for Execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa

2:07 PM

EcoJustice: Regulations Unlawfully Gut Key Federal Environmental Law

1:54 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Condemns Harsh Sentence for Iranian-American Journalist Roxana Saberi

1:31 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls on Chinese Authorities to End Harassment, Beating of Human Rights Activist's Wife

1:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama Administration and Cuba

12:33 PM

Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR): CAIR Seeks FBI Response to NY Rep’s Claim of Mosque Surveillance

12:15 PM

Freedom to Marry: Freedom to Marry Launches Voices for Equality Program

11:28 AM

PEER: Park Service Protests Big Solar Expansion in Nevada Desert

11:00 AM

Public Citizen: Public Citizen Releases Annual Ranking of State Medical Boards

10:56 AM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Warns of Deteriorating Human Rights Situation in Fiji

10:00 AM

Worldwatch Institute: Don't Blast Away My Home

Friday April 17, 2009

6:51 PM

Senator Russ Feingold: On the Obama Administration’s Release of OLC Memos

4:11 PM

Greenpeace: Better Late Than Never. EPA Finds Global Warming Is Dangerous

3:51 PM

CREW: DC Court of Appeals Orders Secret Service to Show Cause in Two Cases Over CREW FOIAs

3:49 PM

Common Cause: Releasing Torture Memos Was Right Thing to Do

3:48 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): National Parks Conservation Association Applauds EPA’s Finding on Greenhouse Gas Threat to Human Health

3:17 PM

EQCA: Broad Coalition Collaborating on Poll to Assist Community on Timing, Efforts to Repeal Prop. 8 Should Court Uphold Marriage Ban

2:58 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Americas: Create Unified, Effective Approach to Cuba

2:56 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Commemorates Day of Silence

2:37 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Pressure Grows for Accountability with Torture Memos' Release

1:46 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: EPA Finds Greenhouse Gas Emissions Endanger Public Health and Welfare

1:18 PM

Public Citizen: Conspicuously Absent at Summit of the Americas: A US President Pushing the ‘Washington Consensus’

1:15 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): EPA Takes Big Step to Reduce Carbon Pollution

1:11 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama in Latin America

12:35 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists: Obama Administration EPA Recognizes the Science, Opens Door for National Climate Regulations

12:10 PM

People for the American Way: White House Releases Bush Torture Memos

11:00 AM

US Human Rights Network: Participate or Not, Obama Must Administration Must Meet Its Obligations Under International Law to Eliminate Racism

10:56 AM

Progressive Democrats of America: Nurses Organizing Committee Joins 'Week of Action' California Efforts

10:25 AM

CODEPINK\: Women Nationwide to Join Inspiring 24-hour Peace Vigil This Mother's Day in DC

Thursday April 16, 2009

6:50 PM

Amnesty International - USA: AIUSA Applauds President Obama’s Call to Ratify OAS Firearms Convention

6:09 PM

Amnesty International - USA: With Release of Torture Memos, U.S. Department of Justice Appears to Offer "Get-out-of-Jail-Free Card," Says Amnesty Internation

5:31 PM

Human Rights First: Human Rights First Reacts to Release of Torture Memos

5:30 PM

Food & Water Watch: Food & Water Watch Highlights Importance of Clean, Affordable Water for All on Earth Day

5:01 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): CCR Decries Immunity for Torture, Secrecy

5:00 PM

Free Press: Consumers Win Major Victory as Time Warner Cable Scraps Metering Trials

4:49 PM

ACLU: Justice Department Releases Bush Administration Torture Memos

4:07 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Normalization in Chechnya Must Bring Accountability, Urges Amnesty International

3:53 PM

US Working Group on the Food Crisis: G8 Urged to Reject Another 'Green Revolution'

3:00 PM

Food & Water Watch: Cap-and-Trade for Water: A Bad Idea for People and the Planet

2:45 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Immediate Humanitarian Truce Needed So Trapped Sri Lankan Civilians Can Reach Safety

2:00 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Tunisia: Honor Pledge on Prison Access

1:37 PM

ACLU: NSA Spies On Americans Outside The Law

1:00 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Don't Let Any Nations Derail UN Racism Conference

12:33 PM

Media Matters for America: "Fair and balanced" Fox News is Anything but in Coverage of Tea Parties

12:04 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Applauds Washington Legislature's Passage of Bill Expanding State Domestic Partnership Rights

11:49 AM

Senator Russ Feingold: Reacting to Reports of Wiretapping Abuses at the NSA

11:31 AM

PEER: States Strengthen Whistleblower Protection Laws

11:07 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Eritrea: Repression Creating Human Rights Crisis

10:02 AM

Human Rights First: Summit Is Prime Opportunity for President Obama to Promote Human Rights in the Americas

9:00 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Burundi: Find Killers of Anti-Corruption Activist

Wednesday April 15, 2009

4:27 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Polluters Could Fund Clean Energy Projects

4:25 PM

Sierra Club/Organic Consumers Association: Sierra Club and the Organic Consumers Association Call on President Obama to Halt GM Sugar Beets

3:20 PM

Earthjustice: Groups Sue National Marine Fisheries Service to Protect Sea Turtles

3:18 PM

ACLU: ACLU Demands Tennessee Schools Stop Censoring Gay Educational Websites

2:45 PM

ACLU: Obama Administration Reportedly Considering Withholding Vital Information in Torture Memos

2:39 PM

Dēmos: Demos Statement on Sallie Mae Report Showing Skyrocketing Student Credit Card Debt

2:21 PM

Greenpeace: Amazon Soy Moratorium Holds

2:07 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Obama: Release Documents on Secret Negotiations Between Feds and Tejon Ranch Over Fate of Endangered Condors

1:23 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Deportation Splits Families

1:19 PM

Free Press: Free Press Summit: Changing Media in D.C. on May 14

12:16 PM

Conservation Groups: New Documents Show 42-square-mile Uranium-leasing Program Threatens Endangered Species and Rivers

11:07 AM

US PIRG: U.S. PIRG: $100 Billion a Year Hidden in Off-Shore Tax Havens

11:00 AM

Marijuana Policy Project: Obama in Mexico: Marijuana on the Agenda?

10:45 AM

Violence Policy Center: Mexican Gun Traffickers Buy Military-Style Weapons in U.S., New Study Shows

9:46 AM

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Kudos From Conyers as PDA Brings Single-Payer Outreach to the OC

Tuesday April 14, 2009

5:07 PM

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR): Crisis in Darfur: Where Are the Windows to Peace?

4:47 PM

Campaign for America's Future: New Report: US Tax Code Widens Gap Between Wealthy and Middle-Class Americans

4:45 PM

NRDC: New Report: Across America, Waters in Crisis

4:20 PM

National Priorities Project: Another $77.1 Billion for the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

4:13 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Sri Lanka: Commonwealth Should Act on Crisis

4:11 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Polar Bear Attempts to Deliver Over 50,000 Petitions to Interior Secretary Salazar in Anchorage Requesting He Rescind Bush Regul

3:17 PM

SEIU: Change to Win and AFL-CIO Unveil Unified Immigration Reform Framework

3:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Taxes Going to Military Spending

2:45 PM

Media Matters: Culture of Conservative Paranoia Running Rampant on Fox News

2:08 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Genetic Engineering Has Failed to Significantly Boost US Crop Yields Despite Biotech Industry Claims, New Report Finds

1:46 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Brazil: Prosecute Dictatorship-Era Abuses

1:43 PM

ACLU: ACLU Releases Expert's Report On Nightmarish Conditions At Men's Central Jail In Los Angeles

1:17 PM

Conservation Groups: Petitioners Urge Federal Communications Commission to Protect Millions of Migratory Birds

12:44 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel/Gaza: Cooperate With Goldstone Investigation

12:41 PM

Human Rights Campaign: Human Rights Campaign to Host National Web Chat on LGBT Financial Issues in Advance of Tax Day

11:41 AM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Japan's Whalers Return With Bloody Sway

11:25 AM

PEER: Plight of Whistleblowers Shows No Improvement

9:40 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Russia/Georgia: Cluster Bombs’ Harm Shows Need to Join Ban

7:28 AM

United for Fair Economy: New Tax Day Report on Obama's Tax Proposals

Monday April 13, 2009

8:14 PM

Labor and Gay Rights Groups: Labor and Gay Rights Groups to Ban together to Fight for Marriage Equality and expose 'Hyatt Hypocrisy'

7:13 PM

ACLU: Guantánamo Attorneys Urge Panetta To Preserve CIA Black Site Evidence

5:03 PM

US Human Rights Network: US Human Rights Network Urges Obama Administration to Participate in UN Conference on Racism in Geneva

4:59 PM

Rights Groups: Rights Groups Call on Obama to Declassify Documents on Secret Detention, Rendition, and Torture

3:17 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Haiti’s Public Health System Failing Patients

3:14 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): The Great Tax Burden Shift: From the Rich to the Rest?

3:13 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): UAE: Media Law Undermines Free Expression

3:10 PM

Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA): Summit of the Americas: Obama Goes to Trinidad

3:09 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): NPCA Applauds New York and Pennsylvania Activists for Stopping Power Line From Being Built Through Park

2:43 PM

National Low Income Housing Coalition: Study Finds That Rents for Modest Studio and 1-Bedroom Housing Units Are Higher Than Monthly Income or People With Disabilities

12:51 PM

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Week of Action for Healthcare Reform

10:49 AM

Peaceful Tomorrows: 9/11 and Military Families Oppose Afghanistan Escalation

Friday April 10, 2009

4:18 PM

International Labor Right Forum/Organic Consumers Assoc.: Mars, Inc. Announces Sustainability Commitments for Cocoa

4:15 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists: UCS: Information on Benefits of Auctioning Emissions Allowances

4:02 PM

FAIR: PBS Ombud Sides with Frontline Critics

3:35 PM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK Calls on Congress to Reject Obama Request for $83 Billion for Wars

1:44 PM

Free Press: Free Press Organizes Nationwide Opposition to Time Warner Metering

12:36 PM

Amnesty International: Nepal: Government Fails to Protect Women Human Rights Activists from Violent Attacks

Thursday April 9, 2009

5:40 PM

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood: CCFC to Nickelodeon: Did You Approve the SpongeBob SquareButt Burger King Commercial?

4:46 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Department of Health and Human Services Should Revoke Bush-Era 'Conscience' Rules, Says Americans United

4:44 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Federal Court Opts Out of Hearing Case on Future of Valley Forge National Historical Park

3:36 PM

Action Against Hunger: Nutritional Crisis Now Acute: Malnutrition Spikes in Northern Kenya

3:21 PM

ACLU: Incident On School Bus Exemplifies Dangers Of Using Police In Schools

3:16 PM

Consumers Union: 29 Groups Urge Kansas Gov. Sebelius to Veto Bill on RBGH Milk Labeling

3:15 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Japan: Speak out for Human Rights

1:38 PM

ACORN: New Report Shows Media Consistently Scapegoat ACORN

1:30 PM

Real News Network: Obama's Military Budget

1:23 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: 50,000 Petitions Delivered to Interior Secretary Salazar

12:41 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama's Afghanistan Plan Could Be His 'Fatal Mistake'

12:36 PM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK Hosts 24-hour Vigil This Mother's Day Across from White House

11:42 AM

American Rights at Work: New Nationwide Ad: Wall Street Chooses Greed over Workers, Employee Free Choice Act

11:39 AM

Africa Action: Africa Action Honors Rwandan Genocide with Increased Public Mobilization to Stop the Genocide in Darfur

10:38 AM

Institute for Policy Studies: Tax Day Report: Documents Burden Shift from Ultra-Rich to the Rest of Us Identifies $450 Billion in Hikes to Fund Recovery

10:22 AM

Media Education Foundation: Acclaimed Documentary About the Porn Industry to be Offered Free to College Campuses in Response to Maryland Controversy

9:46 AM

Peace Action / Peace Action West: Peace Groups Release Congressional Scorecard

Wednesday April 8, 2009

5:12 PM

Western Environmental Law Center: Conservationists Applaud EPA Decision to Not Seek Reversal of Victory Protecting Local Water Supplies, Fisheries &Wildlife

4:58 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Transforming the US Strategic Posture and Weapons Complex tor Transition to a Nuclear Weapons-Free World

4:55 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Uganda: End Torture by Anti-Terror Unit

4:50 PM

Gold Star Families Speak Out: 'The War Is Not a Game:' Gold Star Families Speak Out Expresses Outrage at Video Game Based on Deadly Battle in Iraq

4:07 PM

Brennan Center for Justice: Brennan Center Releases Report on Brunner’s Historic Election Summit

4:02 PM

Public Citizen: A Number Not to Repeat From G-20 Communiqué: $150 Billion in Gains From WTO Doha Round

4:00 PM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): No Market for Pelts Overshadows Expanded Seal Hunt Quota

3:17 PM

ACLU: ACLU to Hold Teleconference THURSDAY to Announce Lawsuit Charging Police in Mississippi

2:54 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Serbia: Aid Evicted Roma

1:31 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): D.C. Circuit Court Decision Refuses to Allow Advance Notice Before a Guantanamo Detainee is Transferred

1:31 PM

Dēmos: Demos Applauds Chairman Schumer for Urging Attorney General Holder and DOJ to Sue States that Ignore Federal Voter Registration

12:58 PM

NRDC: New Report Recommends Nuclear Policy on the Path Toward Nuclear Disarmament

12:51 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Pistachio Recall Shows FDA Needs to Shift from Voluntary Guidance to Food Safety Mandates for the Nut Industry

12:49 PM

Human Rights First: Petition Calls for Progress in Thai Disappearance Case

12:47 PM

PEER: Constitutional Clash Over Defunct Land Exchange

11:56 AM

Amnesty International: Brazil: Reopening of Dorothy Stang’s case is rare opportunity for justice

11:47 AM

Greenpeace: As Bonn Negotiations Conclude, U.S. Climate Leadership Still Missing

11:45 AM

Free Press: FCC Improves Media Ownership Data Collection

11:03 AM

Dēmos: Lifting the TARP: Is a Reconstruction Finance Corporation a Better Way to Restore the Banking System?

Tuesday April 7, 2009

7:41 PM

FAIR: Frontline Distorts Global Healthcare Options

4:24 PM

CREW: CREW’s Melanie Sloan Issues Statement on Dismissal of Charges Against Former Senator Ted Stevens

4:23 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): NPCA Testifies to Global Warming Impacts on National Parks

4:19 PM

Americans for Safe Access: Report: Federal Monopoly Obstructs Medical Marijuana Research

3:44 PM

Center for Justice & Accountability: Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori Convicted of Human Rights Violations

3:32 PM

ACLU: Full ICRC Report Further Underscores Extent Of Torture And Abuse By U.S. Officials

3:05 PM

National Priorities Project: Your 2008 Tax Dollar: 37 Cents to Military; 2.8 Cents to Environment and Energy

2:53 PM

EQCA: Equality California Applauds Vermont Legislature Vote in Favor of the Freedom to Marry

2:37 PM

Media Matters: When in Doubt, Blame Immigrants and ACORN: Media Conservatives Choose Scapegoats Over Substance

2:17 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): * Obama in Iraq * Military Spending * Drone Attack Protests

2:11 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Hails Enactment of Vermont Legislation Granting the Freedom to Marry to Same-Sex Couples

2:10 PM

Human Rights First: HRF Reacts to Release of ICRC Report

1:42 PM

Peace Action: Nation's Largest Peace Group Comments on Obama's Iraq Trip

1:14 PM

Free Press: Wired Less: Disconnected in Urban America

12:26 PM

Government Accountability Project: New Report Urges FDA Clinical Trial Reform

12:17 PM

Human Rights Campaign: HRC Applauds Vermont Legislature’s Historic Vote Recognizing Marriage Equality

11:42 AM

PEER: Democrates Pressure EPA to Green-light Pork

11:16 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Peru: Fujimori Verdict a Rights Victory

11:00 AM

CEPR: Unionization Substantially Increases the Wages of Service-Sector Workers

10:41 AM

Amnesty International: New UN Inquiry Offers Hope for War Crimes Victims From Gaza Conflict, Says Amnesty International

9:49 AM

Africa Action: On April 15th, AIDS Activists Target Congressional Leaders with Nationwide Prayer Vigils

Monday April 6, 2009

5:44 PM

The Real News Network: Obama Should Save the Banks, Not the Bankers Pt.5

4:53 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Did North Korea Break the Rules? Does the U.S.? Does Israel?

4:34 PM

ACLU: Fusion Center Declares Nation’s Oldest Universities Possible Terrorist Threat

3:56 PM

Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA): Canada and the Mexican War on Drugs: Lack of Involvement But Not of Interest

2:12 PM

Oxfam America: Congressional Resolution on Women and Climate Change - Oxfam Reaction

2:10 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Forty-four House Democrats Call on Obama Administration to Repeal Harmful Bush Endangered Species Regulations

2:09 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): 17 Innocent Uighurs Detained at Guantánamo Ask Supreme Court for Release

1:52 PM

Consumer Federation of America (CFA): CFA Analysis of Financial Crisis Documents Causes, Demonstrates Need for Comprehensive Reforms

12:59 PM

Human Rights Campaign: Human Rights Campaign Launches Website to Kick Off Campaign to Pass Federal Hate Crimes Legislation

11:00 AM

Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): How to Build a Climate-Friendly Food System

10:43 AM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): NPCA Calls on Presidio Trust to Extend Comment Period, Reduce New Construction in Main Post Plan

9:01 AM

Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care: Hundreds of Healthcare Activists to Rally in Los Angeles Outside White House Forum on Healthcare, TODAY

Friday April 3, 2009

4:19 PM

Equality California (EQCA): Equality California Says Iowa Court’s Decision to Uphold Marriage for Same-Sex Couples Should Send Strong Message to CA Justices

3:27 PM

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC): Hundreds of Healthcare Activists to Rally in Los Angeles Outside White House Forum on Healthcare, April 6

3:01 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Iowa Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Upholds Religious Liberty, Says Americans United

2:59 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): House and Senate Pass Budget

2:58 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): NATO; Wall Street; Nevada Protests Against War

2:33 PM

SEIU: Statement of SEIU President Andy Stern on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Dedication to Working Families

2:00 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US/EU: Help Close Guantanamo by Accepting Some Detainees

1:46 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Hails istoric Iowa Supreme Court Ruling Granting the Freedom to Marry to Same-Sex Couples

1:37 PM

People For the American Way (PFAW): Unanimous Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Marriage Equality Ruling

1:30 PM

Real News Network: Can G20 Avert the Crisis?

12:49 PM

Free Press: Free Press Calls on FCC to Protect Wireless Net Neutrality

12:42 PM

Freedom to Marry: Iowa Ends Gay Couples' Exclusion From Marriage

12:37 PM

Human Rights Campaign: Iowa Becomes First Midwestern State to Recognize Marriage Equality for Gay and Lesbian Couples

12:16 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty Int'l Activists to Urge Their US Representatives and Senators to Fully Investigate Past Abuses in War on Terror

12:07 PM

Cornucopia Institute: Family Farmers Fear Being Run over by Food Safety Juggernaut

11:06 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Michigan Give Feds Notice of Surrendering Wetlands Program

10:50 AM

Amnesty International - USA: Human Rights 'Hang in the Balance' at NATO Summit on Afghanistan, Says Amnesty International

9:32 AM

United for Peace & Justice: March On Wall Street, April 4 National Mobilization

Thursday April 2, 2009

6:04 PM

ACLU: ACLU Agrees To Extension Of Torture Memo Deadline Based On DOJ Pledge To Consider Releasing Bybee Memo

5:16 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): R.E.I. President Testifies Before Congress on Importance of Service in National Parks

4:50 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Challenges Obama Fuel Economy Standards

4:31 PM

ACLU: Federal Judge Rules That Some Detainees Held At Bagram Can Challenge Their Detention

4:24 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: Offshore Energy Report Details Potential Resources Without Weighing Risks

3:45 PM

Consumer Federation of America (CFA): CFA’s Carol Tucker-Foreman Urges Congress to Modernize Food Safety Laws

3:42 PM

International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL): New Mine Victims Reinforce the Need for Treaty

3:39 PM

Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA): Arctic Tribal Leaders, Doctors, Parents and Advocates Call for New US Position on Pharmaceutical Uses of the Pesticide Lindane

3:37 PM

Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA): The G20 and Latin America: A 'Rendezvous With Destiny' or a False Start?

2:59 PM

Public Citizen: G-20’s Bizarre Contradiction: We All Pledge to Re-Regulate Financial Services … and Further De-Regulate Financial Services

2:03 PM

National Lawyers Guild (NLG): American Lawyers in Gaza: Evidence That Israel Violated International Law, US Domestic Law Implicated

1:55 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): G-20 Economics

1:54 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Ensure Yemenis Not Mistreated After Release

1:51 PM

US Senator Russ Feingold: Feingold Reintroduces Effort to Protect the Drinking Water of Over 100 Million Americans

12:52 PM

Environmental Working Group (EWG): CDC: Rocket Fuel Chemical in Most Powdered Infant Formula

12:47 PM

CREW: CREW Urges Passage of Bill to Improve to Presidential Records Act

12:14 PM

Military Families Speak Out (MFSO): Military Families Say That Military Children Are the Forgotten Victims of the Iraq War

11:54 AM

MADRE: NATO Gathers to Debate Afghanistan Policies; MADRE Releases New Talking Points on Afghanistan

11:32 AM

Peace Action: Progressives Respond to Petraeus

10:56 AM

Amnesty International - USA: 'De Facto Impunity' for French Police Unacceptable, Charges Amnesty International in New Report

Wednesday April 1, 2009

5:35 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: Wolves Back in the Crosshairs After Salazar Decision to Remove Federal Protection in the Northern Rockies

5:34 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Russia: Rights Advocate Seriously Hurt in Attack

5:33 PM

Public Citizen: Florida Bar’s Advertising Rules Unconstitutionally Restrict Free Speech on the Internet

5:00 PM

Human Rights First: Russia: Rights Advocate Seriously Hurt in Attack

4:01 PM

CEPR: New Issue Brief on Recovery Plan Resources for Direct Care Workers

3:33 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Filed Seeking Endangered Species Act Protection for the Ashy Storm Petrel

3:05 PM

Consumer Rights Groups: Senate Committee Passes Landmark Credit Card Bill

3:03 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Conservation Groups Bring Wolf Fight Back Into Court

3:02 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Why Does NATO Still Exist?

3:01 PM

Public Citizen: Drug-Induced Dementia and Delirium Common in Seniors But Often Undetected, Public Citizen Says

2:59 PM

The Real News Network: Obama's Afghan Plan

2:59 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Seeking Human Rights Council Seat

2:57 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: NRLR Responds to Endorsement of Policy Changes by the Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America

2:57 PM

ACLU: House Hearing Will Examine Illegal Profiling and Police Misconduct by Local Law Enforcement Acting as Federal Immigration Agents

2:54 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Energy Bill Would Take Needed Steps on Climate Change

2:46 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Tax Funding for Baptist University Violates Kentucky Constitution, Says Americans United

1:57 PM

The Wilderness Society: Flying Squirrel: Bush’s Prank Still Not Funny

1:53 PM

ACLU: ACLU Urges Obama Administration To Turn Over Torture Documents

1:37 PM

Government Accountability Advocates: Groups Seek Whistleblower Rights Clarification from Obama

1:25 PM

Media Matters for America: Americans Not Falling for Media's Misleading Coverage of Economy

1:11 PM

PEER: Maine's Sears Island Port Plan Slammed

1:05 PM

The Real News Network: The Rights of Women in Afghanistan

1:03 PM

Council for a Livable World: Gary Hart Praises Obama-Medvedev Commitment to New Nuclear Treaty

12:34 PM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK to Lead Women's Delegation Saturday in National Mass March on Wall Street

12:18 PM

CHANGE: US Shows the World it is a New Day in its Support for Universal Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health/Rights

11:49 AM

Center for Public Integrity: Dramatic Decline in Defense Contracting Fraud and Corruption Cases, Center Finds

11:43 AM

ACLU: ACLU Calls For Internal DHS Investigations On Fusion Centers

10:50 AM

Enough Project: Strategy Paper: Can You Hear Congo Now?

9:14 AM

Africa Action: Debt Cancellation Urgently Needed in Face of Global Financial Crisis

Tuesday March 31, 2009

7:57 PM

ACLU: House Passes Media Shield Bill

7:51 PM

Peace Action: Peace Action Responds to Reports of New Nuclear Treaty

6:55 PM

ACLU: ACLU Welcomes U.S. Decision To Join U.N. Human Rights Council

5:58 PM

Equality California (EQCA): EQCA’s LGBT Prisoner Safety Act Passes Committee by Unanimous Vote

5:11 PM

Common Cause: Fair Elections Now Act Would Break Special Interest Grip on Congress

5:10 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Issues Statement on Tony Dungy Appointment to Obama Faith Council

4:54 PM

EQCA: Equality California to Co-Host April 1 Town Hall on Prop. 8, the Fight for the Freedom to Marry

4:05 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Los Angeles County Should Test Thousands of Rape Kits

4:03 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): With Obama in Europe: Critical Perspectives

4:01 PM

Brennan Center for Justice: Fair Elections Now Act Would Break Special Interest Grip on Congress

3:39 PM

SEIU: With GM Chief Wagoner Out, SEIU Says, 'Fire Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis Next'

3:32 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Judge Strikes Down Refusal to Recover Jaguars, Protect US Habitat

3:11 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Groups Urge EPA to Release Renewable Fuels Standard Rulemaking

3:09 PM

Public Citizen: Climate Legislation Good First Step;

2:36 PM

The Real News Network: G20-Make or Break?

2:07 PM

Cizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, ACLU, and American League of Lobbyists: Diverse Coalition of Organizations Call for White House to Rescind Rule Restricting Lobbyist Communications on Bailout Funds

1:12 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): House Leaders Present a New Vision for America's Clean Energy Future

1:04 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: Congressmen Waxman and Markey Make Important Strides Towards Addressing Climate Impacts

12:16 PM

Oxfam America: Waxman Climate Discussion Bill-Oxfam Reaction

12:06 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Waxman-Markey Draft Sets Stage for Climate Legislation

11:35 AM

Violence Policy Center: President Can Use Current Law to Help Stop Assault Weapon Flow to Mexico, New Study Says

11:31 AM

PEER: Oil & Gas Drilling Labeled Major Threat to Eastern Forests

Monday March 30, 2009

5:16 PM

Amnesty International: Summit of the Americas: Draft Declaration Falls Short on Human Rights

4:38 PM

ACLU: Legislation Introduced to Curtail Patriot Act Abuse

4:20 PM

Friends of the Earth: US and Canada Seek International Approval of Air Pollution Reduction Zone for Ships

4:16 PM

Conservation System Alliance: National Landscape Conservation System Signed Into Law by President Obama

4:11 PM

Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and Consumers Union: Senate Panel to Consider Landmark Credit Card Bill March 31

4:10 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Statement of Paul Helmke on Mass Shooting in Carthage, North Carolina

4:08 PM

American Rivers: President Obama Signs Historic Wild and Scenic River Bill Into Law

4:00 PM

Real News Network: Betrayed in Iraq

3:28 PM

Earthjustice: US EPA Proposes to Slash Harmful Ship Emissions, Leaves out Arctic Protections

3:26 PM

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR): Human Rights Advocates Urge Sebelius to Act Swiftly

3:07 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): EPA to Clean Up Diesel Ship Pollution Nationwide

3:00 PM

Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA): Global Recession: Protectionism and Diversification in the US and South America

2:04 PM

Public Citizen: Tuesday Deadline Looms for Information About Junked and Salvaged Vehicles to Be Sent to Auto Safety Database

1:21 PM

ACLU: Justice Department Finds DNA Collection From Arrestees Overloads Backlog In Crime Labs

1:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): 'Globalization from Below'

12:40 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Three Concrete Steps to Improve Conditions for Afghans

12:19 PM

Progress Democrats of America (PDA): PDA Protests For-Profit Healthcare in Greensboro, NC

11:55 AM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): CCR Applauds Spanish Efforts to Hold US Torture Conspirators Accountable

11:20 AM

Greenpeace: Greenpeace Report Shows that Forests in Carbon Markets Would Derail Climate Action

10:16 AM

Amnesty International - USA: In Investigating December Riots, Greece Must Address "Entrenched Pattern" of Police Abuse, Charges Amnesty International

10:14 AM

Amnesty International - USA: On Eve of Algeria's Presidential Elections, Amnesty International Calls for Truth About Killings, Abductions, Torture, Rape

10:08 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Kenya: End Abuse and Neglect of Somali Refugees

8:03 AM

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East: Panel of Canadian Health Experts Discuss their Experiences in Palestine

Friday March 27, 2009

6:30 PM

Veterans for Peace: Veterans For Peace Statement on Obama's Afghanistan Policy

4:51 PM

ACLU: DHS to Review Spy Satellite Program at Urging of Congresswoman

4:34 PM

Amnesty International: Historic Day for Cambodian Victims as 'Notorious Khmer Rouge Commander Stands Trial, Says Amnesty International

3:49 PM

Win Without War: Andrews: President’s Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategy Will Lead to Quagmire

3:35 PM

NRDC: Labor Unions, Environmental Organizations Urge Passage of Climate Change Legislation in 2009

3:34 PM

Campaign for America's Future: New Report: Obama Budget Proposed Direct College Aid for 954 More Students in Maine

3:33 PM

Amnesty International: Guatemala: Threats and Attacks Against Human Rights Defenders Must Be Investigated

3:26 PM

ACLU: ACLU Seeks Immediate Improvement to Grossly Inadequate Conditions at Canyon County Jail

3:24 PM

American Rivers: Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Could be Washington's Next Wild and Scenic Rivers

3:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Afghanistan and Pakistan

2:52 PM

Drug Policy Alliance: New York State Lawmakers Reach Historic Agreement to Reform Rockefeller Drug Laws

2:23 PM

Peace Action: Peace Group Warns Obama to Reconsider His Plan in Afghanistan

2:15 PM

Brave New Foundation: Afghans Opposed to Escalation; Robert Greenwald Returns From Kabul With Exclusive Footage

2:00 PM

Real News Network: Obama and Wall Street

1:30 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): New Fuel Economy Rule Based on Flawed Bush-Era Methodology, But Limitied to One Year

1:00 PM

Real News Network: Chomsky on Geithner

12:59 PM

Cornucopia Institute: We Must Tell Congress to also Protect High Quality Organic and Local Food

11:28 AM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK Denounces Obama Plan for Afghanistan

9:42 AM

Oxfam International: Humanitarian Crisis Imminent in Somali Refugee Camp

9:04 AM

Turning Tide Productions: Voices From Three Mile Island 30th Anniversary Release • Nationally Broadcast on Public Radio

Thursday March 26, 2009

7:39 PM

Physicians for a National Health Program: Single-Payer Health Reform Bill Introduced in Senate

5:32 PM

Americans for Safe Access: Medical Marijuana Advocates Decry DEA Raid in San Francisco Yesterday

5:30 PM

AFL-CIO: Working Families Ramp Up Grassroots Events in Support of Employee Free Choice Act

5:15 PM

Amnesty International: Thousands of Sri Lankan Civilians Under Attack as Fighting Intensifies, Says Amnesty International

3:29 PM

Amnesty International: Indonesia Must Release 152 Peaceful Protesters Jailed for Raising a Flag, Urges Amnesty International

2:57 PM

Marijuana Policy Project: Medical Marijuana Raid Raises Questions About Obama Policy

2:47 PM

NARAL Pro-Choice America: Pro-Choice Americans Prevail in First-Ever Congressional Vote on So-Called "Crisis Pregnancy Centers"

2:23 PM

ACLU: Media Invited to Attend April 1 Symposium on School-to-Prison Pipeline

1:45 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Mexico and the 'War on Drugs'

12:43 PM

Center for American Progress: Advisory: Strengthening the Group of 20 to Tackle Global Crises

12:00 PM

Real News Network: Barak Joins Netanyahu

11:52 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): National Park Lead Ammo Ban in Doubt

11:46 AM

NAACP: Statement of NAACP Leaders on the Passing of Noted Historian And Spingarn Medalist John Hope Franklin

11:07 AM

ACLU: Inadequately Funded Public Defender Services Threaten Criminal Justice System, ACLU Testifies

9:55 AM

Friends of the Earth: New Report Sounds Alarm on Subprime Carbon and the Need to Regulate Carbon Markets

5:24 AM

Student/Farmworker Alliance: Students Launch National Campaign: Aramark, Sodexo Must Eliminate Human Rights Abuses in Florida's Agricultural Fields

Wednesday March 25, 2009

5:45 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Assessing Nuclear Power 30 Years After Three Mile Island

5:43 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Historic Lands Bill Will Restore Water Flow and Salmon to San Joaquin River

5:33 PM

Earthjustice: House Sends Key Lands Protection Bill to President

5:00 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): National Parks Conservation Association Praises Congressional Passage of Public Lands Bill

4:24 PM

Americans United: Americans United Praises Arizona Supreme Court Ruling Against School Vouchers

3:52 PM

National Low Income Housing Coalition: Statement From NLIHC President Sheila Crowley on President Obama’s March 24 News Conference Question on Homelessness

3:20 PM

Conservation System Alliance: Congress Approves First New Land Conservation System in a Generation

3:15 PM

American Rivers: Historic Wild and Scenic River Bill Heads to President's Desk

3:11 PM

Wilderness Society: Monumental National Wilderness Bill Passes Congress

2:45 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Aims to Protect Endangered Grand Canyon Condors From Lead Poisoning Due to Poor Federal Management

2:30 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Lake Okeechobee Flow Cutoff Looms

2:13 PM

Media Matters for America: Media Matters commends CNBC over Kudlow announcement

1:50 PM

ACLU of Florida: Gainesville Voters Reject Discriminatory Effort to Remove Gainesville’s Nondiscrimination Protections for LGBT People

1:40 PM

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC): Nurses Blast 'Cruel Ruse' by Insurance Giants to Cover Patients as Deal for Forcing Americans to Buy Insurance

12:30 PM

Real News Network: Who Are We Saving -- Banks or Bankers?

12:23 PM

ACLU: Alabama School District Agrees to End Illegal Sex Segregation

12:21 PM

Ask the President Coalition: Ask the President Praises Obama for New Online Initiative

12:06 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel: White Phosphorus Use Evidence of War Crimes

11:56 AM

Water Advocates: Dear Secretary Clinton: 'Women of the World Need Safe Water'

11:49 AM

Nuclear Information and Public Safety Groups: Federal Government Orders Hearing on Licensing of Proposed Calvert Cliffs-3 Nuclear Power Reactor

10:40 AM

Amnesty International: Tens of Thousands Languish in Immigration Detention Without Hearings or Bond, Numbers Tripled Since 1996,

10:30 AM

Broad Coalition: Groups Unite to Urge Congress to Redirect Federal Spending to Meet Human Needs and Rebuild the Economy

Tuesday March 24, 2009

7:12 PM

American Rights at Work: Statement from American Rights at Work Executive Director Mary Beth Maxwell

7:10 PM

Earthjustice: EPA to Corps of Engineers: Mountaintop Removal Mining Poses Serious Threat to US Waters

6:22 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Decision to Halt New Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Permitsoal

4:48 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Lawsuit Ends Genetically Engineered Crops on Wildlife Refuge

4:01 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Boca Raton Tap Water Violations Trigger Health Probe

4:00 PM

Real News Network: The American Way of War Pt.2

4:00 PM

Real News Network: Iran Responds to Obama

4:00 PM

Healthcare Coalition: Major Coalition Launches Health Care Equality Project,

3:38 PM

Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood Applauds Federal Court Ruling on Plan B

3:30 PM

Free Press: Free Press Releases Broadband Stimulus Grant Scorecard

2:55 PM

ACLU: House Votes to Create Privacy Officers at DHS

2:45 PM

Americans Unitied for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Urges Texas School Board To Reject Religious Indoctrination In Science Classes

2:33 PM

Bread for The World: Bread for the World Urges Congress to Pass Global Food Security Act, Reform Foreign Assistance

2:29 PM

Food & Water Watch: Food & Water Watch Joins 200 Groups to Urge an End to Speculation that Drove Global Food Crisis

2:28 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): New York: Stop Sending Prison Drug Users to ‘the Box’

2:21 PM

The Bay Institute and Center for Biological Diversity: Feds Stall as State Moves Forward on Increased Legal Protections for Endangered Delta Fish

1:36 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Brady Campaign Urges Stronger Laws To Curb Guns To Mexico: Enforcing Existing Laws Is Not Enough

12:26 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Rule by 'Hedge Fund Democrats'

11:31 AM

CREW: CREW Launches tarptales.org - Keeping Tabs on All-Things TARP

11:03 AM

ACLU: ACLU Presenting Oral Arguments Today in Case of Prominent Muslim Scholar Barred From US

10:29 AM

Amnesty International: Time to End Executions in Belarus, Urges Amnesty International in New Report

10:25 AM

Amnesty International - USA: US House to Hear Testimony on Sexual Violence Against Native American and Alaska Native Women

10:18 AM

Amnesty International - USA: New Amnesty International Report Cites United States Mirroring Global Progress Toward Death Penalty Abolition

10:00 AM

US Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Bombs: Tell the Senate to Give Cluster Bombs the Boot!

Monday March 23, 2009

5:58 PM

Privacy Groups: Coalition Urges Obama to Defend California Financial Privacy Law

5:56 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Court Orders FDA to Reconsider Decision on Morning-After Pill Restrictions

4:02 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Bahrain: Coerced Testimony Taints Trial

4:00 PM

Brennan Center for Justice: Brennan Center Study Shows Parole Fees Undercut Reentry

3:18 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Consumers Warned of Web-Based Açai Scams

3:01 PM

Environmental Groups: On Exxon Valdez Anniversary, Nationwide Call for State Authority in LNG Decisions, Natural Gas Export Ban

3:00 PM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Canada’s 2009 Commercial Seal Hunt Opens Today – The World Watches as 280,000 Baby Seals Are Set to Die

2:22 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Saving Money on Health Care

2:19 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Kosovo War: "Humanitarian Interventionism" Ten Years Later

1:52 PM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK Holds Overnight Vigil for a People’s Bailout on Eve of Second AIG Hearing

1:30 PM

Real News Network: What Is Withdrawing 'Responsibly' From Iraq?

1:17 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Suit to Be Filed Over Staples Ranch Development

12:12 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): $100 Million Still Owed From Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

11:27 AM

Environmental Groups: Communities Seek Accountability for Military Pollution

11:20 AM

Amnesty International: China: Activist Feng Zhenghu Victim of Enforced Disappearance

11:14 AM

Media Matters for America: Introducing Financial Media Matters

Friday March 20, 2009

6:11 PM

ACLU: ACLU to Present Oral Arguments in Case of Prominent Muslim Scholar Barred From US

4:53 PM

Food & Water Watch: Food & Water Watch-Sponsored Film Blue Gold Screens at Environmental Film Festival in Washington, D.C.

4:02 PM

Greenpeace: Greenpeace Issues Appeal Against Japanese Government Censorship

3:56 PM

Peace Alliance: Harmony Bell for Peace to Open 2009 Department of Peace Conference

3:38 PM

SEIU: SEIU: CBO Deficit Projections Reinforce 'Now Is the Time to Take Action' to Fix America’s Broken Healthcare System

2:15 PM

Americans for Safe Access: Medical Marijuana Provider to Be Federally Sentenced in Los Angeles 3/23

1:35 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Brady Campaign Wins Injunction Against Weapons In National Parks: Judge Says Process 'Astoundingly Flawed'

1:31 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Judge Blocks Loaded, Concealed Guns in Parks

12:33 PM

Human Rights First: As UN Antiracism Day Is Marked, Racist Violence on the Rise

12:08 PM

FAIR: Tell CNBC: Hold Wall Street Accountable!

Thursday March 19, 2009

5:01 PM

Equality California (EQCA) and Transgender Law Center: California Activists Explore Transgender Civil Rights at San Diego Conference

4:58 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Court Rules Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Can Sue Contractor CACI, According to Legal Team for Former Detainees

4:14 PM

Jubilee USA: Report: IMF Gold Sales Could Raise $10 Billion for Poor Country Debt Relief

4:11 PM

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Conyers, Smith, Nichols 'Turning Hope into Action'

4:11 PM

Senator Russ Feingold: Feingold Reintroduces Bill To Abolish Federal Death Penalty

4:01 PM

Food & Water Watch: Democratic Forum Demands Public Water for All

3:29 PM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Rare Birds Confiscated in Russia

3:04 PM

MFSO, IVAW, VFP: Our Troops and Iraqis Are Still Dying

3:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Former Senator: 'Let the Republicans Filibuster'

2:57 PM

Media Matters for America: Conservative Movement Divided on Two Fronts Over AIG

1:46 PM

The Wilderness Society: Statement of The Wilderness Society’s Paul Spitler on Senate Passage of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009

1:39 PM

The Real News Network: Historic Power Shift in El Salvador

1:26 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Beyond the AIG Bonuses

1:21 PM

CEPR: US Unemployment Understated in Recent Data

1:15 PM

Food & Water Watch: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Water Study Flawed, Shortsighted

1:09 PM

The Nature Conservancy and American Rivers: Conservancy, American Rivers Support Designating Illabot Creek as Wild and Scenic

11:52 AM

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Despite Economic Slump, Global Defense Spending Soars

11:36 AM

SEIU & CNA/NNOC: SEIU, CNA/NNOC Announce Major Accord

11:36 AM

SEIU & CNA/NNOC: SEIU, CNA/NNOC Announce Major Accord

11:12 AM

Planned Parenthood: Statement on Rising Teen Birth Rate by Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America

10:46 AM

SEIU: 10,000 Join in Nationwide Protests at AIG and Major U.S. Banks Today

10:28 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Morocco: Free Rights Activist

10:17 AM

Human Rights First: Rights Group Urges International Community to Press for Reinstatement of Aid Groups in Sudan,

9:38 AM

CODEPINK: On War anniversary TODAY, CODEPINK Calls for Shoe-Thrower's Release, Demand Arrest of True War Criminal: George W. Bush

9:22 AM

Consumers Union: CU: House Hearing on Industry Role in Salmonella Outbreak Underscores Need for Comprehensive, Annual Food Inspections

Wednesday March 18, 2009

9:48 PM

ACLU: New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson Takes Bold Step By Abolishing Death Penalty

6:44 PM

Food & Water Watch: Food & Water Watch Calls on Obama Administration to Defend  Human Right to Water

5:24 PM

Institute for Energy and Environmental Research: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ignores Depleted Uranium Risks

4:32 PM

ACLU: Legislation Introduced to Strengthen Freedom of Information Act

4:22 PM

Military Families Speak Out (MFSO): Six Years Too Long -- Military Families Call For End to Iraq War

4:12 PM

US Senator Russ Feingold: Feingold Urges House to End Automatic 'Taxpayer-Funded Bonuses' for Members of Congress

3:33 PM

Human Rights Campaign: Human Rights Campaign Applauds Obama Administration for Supporting UN Declaration Affirming Human Rights of LGBT People

3:28 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Middle East and North Africa: US Cuts Cluster Bomb Supply

3:26 PM

Earthjustice: Groups Fight Deregulation of Hazardous Waste

3:12 PM

Iraq Veterans Against the War: Iraq Veterans Against the War Commence 'Operation Not Change'

3:02 PM

Labor Campaign for Single-Payer Healthcare: Labor Leaders Disappointed by Lack of Working People's Voices at Vermont Healthcare Reform Discussion

2:56 PM

Violence Policy Center: US Can Act Immediately to Halt Import of AK-47 Assault Rifles Fueling Gun Violence on US/Mexico Border, VPC Tells Congress

1:10 PM

Peace Action: Nation's Largest Peace Group Laments Sixth Anniversary of War in Iraq

12:30 PM

CODEPINK: On War Anniversary, CODEPINK Calls for Shoe-Thrower's Release, Demands Arrest of True War Criminal: George W. Bush

12:30 PM

Real News Network: The Encirclement of Tamil Tigers and the Resulting Humanitarian Crisis

12:09 PM

ACLU: ACLU Asks Justice Department to Appoint Independent Prosecutor to Investigate Torture

11:04 AM

ACLU: Over-Zealous Intelligence Gathering Warrants Strict Congressional Oversight, ACLU Testifies

10:34 AM

ACLU: Groups Call on Obama Administration to Stop Refusing Visas on the Basis of Political Views

Tuesday March 17, 2009

6:46 PM

Human Rights Campaign: Human Rights Campaign on Pope Benedict’s Remarks that Condoms Increase HIV Infections

5:33 PM

CARE: CARE Joins Call to Prioritize and Modernize Foreign Assistance

5:24 PM

ACLU: “Responsible Education About Life Act” Provides Needed Funding For Comprehensive Sex Ed

4:25 PM

Constitution Project: Preventive Detention and Prosecution in the Post-Guantanamo Era

3:37 PM

NARAL Pro-Choice America: NARAL Pro-Choice America Praises Introduction of Lautenberg-Lee REAL Act

2:54 PM

Food & Water Watch: Food & Water Watch Supports California Legislation Banning Overuse of Antibiotics in Livestock

2:46 PM

ACLU: Appeals Court Refuses to Revisit Decision Ordering Defense Department to Release Prisoner Abuse Photos

2:24 PM

Veterans For Peace: At the End of the 6th Year of U.S. Occupation of Iraq, A Veteran’s Group Says The End of 2011 is Too Long

2:07 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Immigration Detention Neglects Health

2:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Assessing the El Salvador Election

1:51 PM

ACLU: ACLU Says Bureau of Prisons Again Attempting to Illegally Ban Religious Material

12:38 PM

ACLU: ACLU Announces Winners Of 2009 Youth Activist Scholarship

11:52 AM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK Women Across America to Mark Iraq War's Sixth Anniversary

11:00 AM

CEPR: More Stimulus Needed to Slow Spiraling Unemployment and Deepening Recession

Monday March 16, 2009

8:00 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: State Initiates Massive New Helicopter Wolf Slaughter

7:04 PM

Children's Defense Fund: New Report Finds Low-Income Families Lose Billions to Predatory Commercial Tax Preparers

5:50 PM

Farm Sanctuary: Farm Sanctuary Thanks President Obama and Ag Secretary Vilsack for Banning Non-Ambulatory Cattle from the Human Food Supply

3:59 PM

Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP): Protest Set for White House Health Forum Tomorrow in Vermont

3:18 PM

Friends of the Earth: DOE’s Plans to Use Plutonium Fuel (MOX) Jolted by Duke Energy’s Withdrawal From Program

3:01 PM

Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): Integrated Solutions Needed for Water, Climate and Food Crises, New Report Finds

3:00 PM

Earthjustice: Advocates Challenge Water Pollution from Hatfield’s Ferry Power Plant

2:59 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): MSF Confirms LRA Attack on Village in Northern DRC

2:54 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Requests Investigation Into 'Executive Assassination Ring'

2:52 PM

The Real News Network: How the World Pimps America

2:28 PM

Senator Russ Feingold: Feingold Praises Obama Effort to 'Pursue Every Legal Avenue' to Block AIg Bonuses

1:57 PM

Friends of the Earth - International: World Forests Rapidly Disappearing - Biofuels a Major Driver

1:51 PM

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW): CREW Files DOJ FOIA Request Concerning Status of White House Office of Administration

1:23 PM

Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice: Statement from the Family of Rachel Corrie, March 16, 2009

1:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): How to Stop AIG's Bonuses

11:48 AM

Food & Water Watch: Food & Water Watch Denounces Violent Suppression of Protestors at World Water Forum

11:10 AM

PEER: Former Governor Milliken Speaks Up To Save Wetlands Program

10:37 AM

American Rivers: National Flood Safety Awareness Week Begins Today

10:06 AM

National Lawyers Guild (NLG): Complaint Filed Against Former Dept. of Defense Lawyer William Haynes

Friday March 13, 2009

3:34 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): What Should the Global Economy Look Like?

3:32 PM

Sierra Club, American Rivers and Taxpayers for Common Sense: Sierra Club, American Rivers and Taxpayers for Common Sense Oppose Taylor Bill Adding Wind Coverage to the National Flood Insura

3:30 PM

Public Citizen: Defibrillator Recall Raises More Concerns About FDA’s Competency

3:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Beyond Madoff

2:26 PM

International Solidarity Movement: Oakland Man Shot by Israeli Forces in West Bank

12:30 PM

Real News Network: Leaving Iraq Responsibly

11:55 AM

Constitution Project: Administration Decision on 'Enemy Combatant' Definition Expected Today

Thursday March 12, 2009

5:57 PM

National Lawyers Guild (NLG): National Lawyers Guild Calls for Release of Arrested in Pakistan's Clampdown on Democratic Dissent

5:55 PM

National Whistleblowers Center: NWC Urges Congress to Pass Whistleblower Bill Immediately

5:47 PM

Government Accountability Project: GAP Praises House Whistleblower Protection Bill

4:53 PM

American Rivers: Congress Takes Big Step Forward to Protect Clean Water, Public Health

4:45 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): New Coal Plants Would Create Nearly 18 Million Tons of Waste Annually

4:38 PM

People For The American Way (PFAW): David Ogden Confirmed as Deputy Attorney General

3:52 PM

FAIR: CNN: Single-Payer Is So '90s

2:39 PM

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW): CREW Asks AG Holder to Investigate New White House Appointee Adolfo Carrión for Bribery and Honest Service Fraud

2:36 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich: Eliminate Deceptive Army Recruitment

2:00 PM

Consumers Union: Fed Urged to Require Banks to Get Customers’ Permission First Before Enrolling Them in Expensive Overdraft Programs

1:33 PM

Free Press: Free Press Testifies on Universal Service Reform at House Hearing

1:28 PM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK Women Across America to Mark Iraq War's Sixth Anniversary

12:31 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Cluster Bomb Exports Banned

11:34 AM

Violence Policy Center: Gun Industry Feeds Violence on U.S./Mexico Border, Violence Policy Center Tells Congress

11:33 AM

CEPR: Greater Transparency Needed for Fed's Special Lending Facilities

11:31 AM

CODEPINK: Nine Members of International Women’s Delegation Stay Behind in Gaza

Wednesday March 11, 2009

6:09 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: End Unsustainable Commercial Harvest of Wild Turtles

5:35 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Interior Department Announces New Focus on Global Warming & Renewable Energy

5:07 PM

The Wilderness Society: On Secretary Salazar’s Order Establishing Renewable Energy Development as a Priority for the Department of the Interior

5:00 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Cayman Islands: Ensure Equality for All

4:27 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Freeman's Attack on 'Israel Lobby'

4:24 PM

Media Matters for America: Democracy Corps Poll: Americans See Limbaugh as a Top Leader of GOP; Doesn't Share Their Values

4:06 PM

Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Painkiller Trial Raises Questions for FDA, Pfizer

3:41 PM

Cornucopia Institute: Despite Legal Setback, Raw Almond Fight Continues

3:38 PM

The Wilderness Society: Statement of Wilderness Society President William H. Meadows on House Vote on S. 22, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of

3:33 PM

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) and Center for SCREEN-TIME Awareness: Advocates Ask PBS Sprout to Put 'The Good Night Show' to Bed;

3:23 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Healthcare Reform and the 'Marginalization of the Majority'

3:22 PM

The Wilderness Society: 'Change' Delivered: Obama Makes Down Payment on Environmental Legacy

3:03 PM

National Gun Violence Prevention Organizations: Alabama Shooting Shows Need for Assault Weapons Ban Say National Groups

3:00 PM

American Rivers: Omnibus Public Lands Package Meets Opposition in the House

2:09 PM

ACLU: ACLU Releases Comprehensive Report On Patriot Act Abuses

1:07 PM

Public Citizen: Federal Agencies Have Stymied Access to Records Showing Impact of Texas-Mexico Border Wall

12:03 PM

Food & Water Watch: Food & Water Watch Launches National Coalition to Promote Artificial Hormone-Free Milk in Schools

11:56 AM

PEER: Gas Drilling Divides Another National Forest

11:01 AM

Common Cause: Senate Vacancies Should Be Filled by Special Elections, Common Cause Tells Congress

10:30 AM

Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE): American University Washington College of Law and the Center for Health and Gender Equity to Host Conference on Human Traffickin

10:05 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: A Positive Step on Travel to Cuba

10:00 AM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Whaling Commission Harpoons Science in Favor of Political Compromise

Tuesday March 10, 2009

8:13 PM

ACLU: Senate Votes Down More Federal Funds for School Vouchers

8:01 PM

Single Payer Action: Single Payer Action Says -- No Compromise with Health Insurance Corporations

6:04 PM

Free Press: Free Press Responds to First Public Meeting on Broadband Stimulus

5:18 PM

Physicians For National Health Program (PNHP): Urgent Message to Single Payer Supporters of New England

4:47 PM

The Wilderness Society: Bill Addressing Wildfire Funding Crisis Introduced in US House, Senate

4:06 PM

Center for Democracy & Technology: 'Next Generation' of Privacy Needed for Health Information Technology Comprehensive Framework of Privacy Protections Needed

3:06 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Michigan Torpedoes Its Own Great Lakes Restoration Plan

2:59 PM

Center for Community Change: Passage of Employee Free Choice Act is Critical

2:58 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): After Years of Delay, EPA Lays Foundation for Regulation of Global Warming Pollution

2:56 PM

American Rights at Work: Encourages Lawmakers to Swiftly Pass Legislation Benefiting America’s Workers

2:26 PM

ACLU: Guantánamo Judge Proceeds With Military Commissions in Defiance of Obama Order

2:08 PM

SEIU: Workers From Across Nation Lobby Congress to Get Economy Back on Track With Employee Free Choice Act

2:02 PM

Food & Water Watch: World Bank Urged to Promote Public Control of Water Resources

2:01 PM

Free Press: Free Press Responds to First Public Meeting on Broadband Stimulus

1:59 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): DR Congo: Militia Leader Guilty in Landmark Trial

1:35 PM

ACLU: ACLU Presents Arguments Today for Congressional Select Committee to Reform US Surveillance Policies

1:24 PM

ACLU: ACLU Calls on Obama Administration to Release Bush-Era Prisoner Abuse Photos

1:05 PM

Environmental Working Group (EWG): EWG Updates The Pesticide Shopper’s Guide

10:21 AM

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Massachusetts Forum on Healthcare to Feature Rep. Conyers

9:12 AM

Oxfam International: Sea Level Rise Spells Increased Likelihood of Disaster for the World’s Poorest People

Monday March 9, 2009

6:20 PM

Americans Unitied for Separation of Church and State: Federal Appeals Court To Hear Argument In Kentucky Case Contesting 'Faith-Based' Bias

5:19 PM

Earthjustice: California AG, Environmental Groups in Court Over Weak Energy Efficiency Standards

4:17 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): 'Capitalism Hits the Fan'

4:08 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls on Chinese Authorities to Open Tibet

4:00 PM

SEIU: Industry Groups to Expose Massive Anti-Worker Lobbying Even as Individual Firms Attempt Low Profile

3:56 PM

OneAmerica: ICE Raid Targets Immigrants, Breaks Apart Families

3:18 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Mexico Violence And The US As The Gun Source

3:07 PM

Equality California (EQCA): Equality California Expands Marriage Fight

2:49 PM

Government Accountability Project: Tuesday Panel Examines Future of Domestic Surveillance Controversy

2:22 PM

AFL-CIO: America's Workers Hold Over 100 Grassroots Events Across the Country Urging Congress to Pass the Employee Free Choice Act

2:17 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): China: Hundreds of Tibetan Detainees and Prisoners Unaccounted For

2:07 PM

Public Citizen: Joan Claybrook Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Standing Up for Whistleblowers and Accountability

2:03 PM

Peace Action: 17 National Organizations Ask Congress to Tell Obama to Reconsider Afghanistan Surge

1:51 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Obama Administration Follows UCS Recommendations to Protect Scientific Integrity

1:49 PM

National Whistleblowers Center: Key Members of Congress Pledge Support for Whistleblower Protection

1:29 PM

US Senator Russ Feingold: On President Obama Lifting Restrictions on Federally Assisted Stem Cell Research

1:14 PM

Marijuana Policy Project: 10 Years After Institute of Medicine Recognized Medical Marijuana, Policy Catches Up With Science

1:08 PM

Constitution Project: A Discussion of National Security Courts, Preventive Detention, and President Obama's Executive Orders

12:56 PM

Public Citizen: Safety Advocates Ask Court to Overturn Bush ‘Midnight Regulation’

12:54 PM

Amnesty International: China: Amnesty International Calls on Chinese Authorities to Open Tibet

12:30 PM

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): The People Give Congress a Taste of Managed Care's Bitter Medicine

11:55 AM

Free Press: Pickering, Free Press and OIC to Discuss Broadband Stimulus Programs

Friday March 6, 2009

5:43 PM

Brennan Center for Justice: Al-Marri Detention Case Vacated

5:41 PM

NARAL Pro-Choice America: Obama Administration Makes Official Move to Repeal Federal Refusal Rule

5:36 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: Same Bad Plan to Delist Wolves in the Northern Rockies

5:33 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Outpouring of Support Worldwide Urging the US Supreme Court to Review the Convictions of the 'Cuban Five'

4:34 PM

FAIR: Study: Media Blackout on Single-Payer Healthcare

4:28 PM

Friends of The Congo: Sunday, March 8, Vigil in Support of the Women of the Congo

4:17 PM

Global Exchange: US Advocates Congratulate Cadbury on Fair Trade Chocolate Announcement

4:08 PM

Constitution Project: Constitution Project Hails Supreme Court Order to Vacate Lower Court Enemy Combatant Ruling

4:00 PM

Public Citizen: Medical Device Maker’s Brazen Manipulation of Approval Process Shows Need to Reform FDA

2:24 PM

ACLU: Supreme Court Vacates Decision Giving President Indefinite Detention Power In Al-Marri Case

2:15 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: US Senate Should Reject Ensign School Voucher Proposal, Says Americans United

1:15 PM

Africa Action: Leading South African Political Activist Ends 21-Day Hunger Strike in Solidarity with Zimbabwean People

12:12 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Executive Director Rea Carey Attends White House Forum on Health Reform

12:01 PM

ACLU: New York Ends Mandatory Pregnancy Testing For National Guard Soldiers

11:43 AM

Media Matters for America: Earmarks: Déjà Vu All Over Again

10:00 AM

National Organization for Women (NOW): International Women's Day March 8: Difficult Global Times Call for Improving Status of Women

Thursday March 5, 2009

8:17 PM

FAIR: What the Dow Isn't: Stocks Misused as 'Scorecard' of White House Policy

6:50 PM

Oxfam International: Sudan Aid Crisis: Oxfam GB Pulls Back International Staff to Khartoum While it Appeals Decision to Revoke Registration

6:49 PM

Senator Russ Feingold: On the Intelligence Committee’s Announced Review of the CIA Detention and Interrogation Program

6:45 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Doctors Without Borders Releases Sexual Violence Report

6:44 PM

EQCA: EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors on Prop 8 Legal Challenge

6:43 PM

American Rivers: Congress Takes Big Step Forward to Protect Clean Water, Public Health

5:41 PM

NRDC: Broad Coalition Finds Energy Efficiency Provisions Key for Managing Costs of Climate Change Legislation

5:10 PM

Physicians For National Health Program (PNHP): Single-Payer Advocates Win Seats at White House Health Summit

4:53 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Pacific Fisher One Step Closer to Protection Under California Endangered Species Act

4:52 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: State Endangered Species Protection Sought for the Kittlitz's Murrelet

4:41 PM

Government Accountability Project: Whistleblower Fights Back Against Retaliatory Jailing

3:48 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Additional Doctors Without Borders Section Expelled from Darfur

3:38 PM

CEPR: Ambitious Health Care Reform Can Lead to Lower Budget Deficits

2:39 PM

Earthjustice: US Senate: EPA Must Immediately Regulate Coal Ash Disposal

2:16 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Congress to Tackle Junk Food in Schools

1:38 PM

COHA: As Mexico’s Problems Mount: The Impact of the Economic Recession on Migration Patterns from Mexico

1:33 PM

PEER: Air Force Wiping Out Rare Wildlife Of Guam

12:36 PM

Amnesty International: Sudan: Amnesty International Warns 2.2 Million at Risk in Darfur After Aid Agencies Expelled

10:24 AM

Unions for Single Payer Healthcare: Victories are Good, Congratulations! Single Payer Advocates Given Invitations

Wednesday March 4, 2009

5:39 PM

Park Center for Independent Media: Glenn Greenwald And Amy Goodman Share Inaugural Izzy Award For Independent Media

4:50 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): ICC: Bashir Warrant Is Warning to Abusive Leaders

4:48 PM

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR): International Criminal Court’s Arrest Warrant for Sudan’s President a Welcome Step

4:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): "How Wall Street and Washington Betrayed America"

3:56 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Iconic Jaguar of Southern Arizona to Be Remembered and Honored

3:45 PM

Human Rights First: Human Rights First Submits Statement Calling for Nonpartisan Inquiry into Post 9/11 Abuses

3:12 PM

Human Rights First: Rights Group Urges International Community to Back Charges Against Sudan's President, Cease Arms Sales Immediately

2:44 PM

Public Citizen: Supreme Court Correct to Uphold Right of Injured Patients To Sue Drug Companies

2:40 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Forced Closure of Refugee Area Further Endangers Zimbabweans in South Africa

2:39 PM

Amnesty International: Colombia: Authorities Must Guarantee Safety of Demonstrators

2:27 PM

Labor Campaign for Single Payer Healthcare: Labor Leaders Demand That 'Single Payer' Be Part of Obama Healthcare Reform Discussions

1:05 PM

CODEPINK: Parents of Rachel Corrie, Novelist Alice Walker Join Historic 60-Person Aid Delegation in Gaza This Week

12:38 PM

ACLU: Senate Hears Testimony On Proposed Truth Commission

11:30 AM

CEPR: Pro-Union Workers Fired in Over One-fourth of Union Election Campaigns

Tuesday March 3, 2009

9:59 PM

Constitution Project: Military Experts and Scholars Call for Presidential Commission on Post 9/11 Detention Policy

8:31 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Health Care Summit: Single Payer Excluded?

6:55 PM

CNA/NNOC: Nation's RNs on the Healthcare Summit: Insurance-Based Reform Will Fail

6:25 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Obama Reverses Midnight Regulation on Endangered Species Act

5:08 PM

CODEPINK: The "Good" War: Local Afghan-, Pakistani-American Women to Debate Current Escalation in Afghanistan

4:15 PM

Free Press: Five Days on the Digital Dirt Road

4:13 PM

Common Cause: Common Cause Statement on the Caperton v. Massey Supreme Court Case

4:00 PM

Public Citizen: Transparency Fight Over CVS Caremark Contracting Practices Escalates With Lawsuit for Release of Univ. Drug Benefit Contract

3:35 PM

Senator Bernie Sanders: Sanders’ Bill Would Make Fed Disclose Loan Recipients

3:13 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: President Obama Issues Presidential Memorandum Rescinding Bush Administration Regulations Weakening Endangered Species Act

2:30 PM

Free Press: NEW REPORT: Five Days on the Digital Dirt Road

2:24 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): National Parks Conservation Association Testifies Before Congress in Support of Saguaro National Park Expansion

2:22 PM

ACLU: House Hearing Spotlights Need For Better Health Services For Immigration Detainees

2:07 PM

Media Matters for America: Question For Media: Is Rush Limbaugh Conservative Movement's 'Unofficial Leader?'

2:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Why Not Really Tax the Rich?

1:36 PM

ACLU: U.S. Human Rights Experts To Make Recommendations For Advancing Women’s Rights

12:51 PM

EQCA: Oscar Winner Sean Penn Calls for Day Commemorating Harvey Milk

12:20 PM

People For The American Way (PFAW): Republicans Threaten to Block Obama’s Judges

11:38 AM

PEER: Michigan Threatens to Fumble Obama Great Lakes Initiative

11:00 AM

American Rivers: American Rivers Launches National River Cleanup 2009

10:20 AM

Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy: Sow the Seeds Announces Grants to Support Local Food Systems in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa

10:16 AM

EQCA: Equality California Launches Statewide TV Ad Campaign on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Movement

10:00 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN: Stop Needless Suffering

9:14 AM

CODEPINK: US $300 Million Pledge to Gaza Leaves Inhumane Siege Intact

6:11 AM

Rachel Corrie Foundation: Memorial Honors Iraqi Losses on 6th Anniversary of Invasion

12:14 AM

EQCA: State Legislature Goes On Record to Oppose Prop. 8

Monday March 2, 2009

10:17 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Capitol Climate Action Victorious in Washington DC

8:59 PM

FAIR: More Hot Air from George Will

8:34 PM

ACLU: Justice Department Releases Bush Administration National Security Memos

4:19 PM

EQCA: Oscar Winner Sean Penn Calls for Day Commemorating Harvey Milk

4:00 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): FDA Can't Protect Americans from Dangerous Dietary Supplements, GAO Says

3:55 PM

Oakland Institute: New Report From the Oakland Institute Issues a Challenge to Western-led Plans for a Genetically Engineered Revolution in Africa

2:47 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Drug Arrests Skewed by Race

2:45 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Lauds Supreme Court's Refusal to Hear NJ Football Prayer Case

2:41 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): New Ocean Report Card: Florida Making Progress, But Not There Yet

2:38 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Requests Assurances Regarding Treasury’s Plan for Citigroup

1:39 PM

Capital Climate Action: Biggest Ever Civil Disobedience on Climate at Congressional Power Plant

1:24 PM

Just Harvest USA: Leading Food Advocates To Visit Farmworker Community Dubbed 'Ground Zero for Modern Slavery'

1:24 PM

North America Congress on Latin America (NACLA): New Report on Elections in El Salvador

1:17 PM

ACLU: CIA Destroyed 92 Interrogation Tapes

12:35 PM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK Women to Join Thousands at Capitol Power Plant Mass Civil Disobedience Action Today

11:23 AM

Power Shift '09: Despite Snow, 10K Climate Advocates at PowerShift Events Today

Friday February 27, 2009

6:12 PM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK Calls Obama's Announcement of Timetable, Residual Troops in Iraq a 'Broken Promise'

5:30 PM

Children's Defense Fund: Children's Defense Fund, National Leaders Convene to Address America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline

5:08 PM

Veterans for Peace: Veterans' Group Says Leaving 50,000 Troops to Control Iraq Is No 'Withdrawal'

5:00 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich on Iraq Troop Withdrawal: You Can’t be In and Out at the Same Time

4:55 PM

ACLU: Supreme Court Should Hear Illegal Detention Case of Ali Al-Marri

4:45 PM

The Constitution Project: Constitution Project Applauds Administration Decision to Criminally Prosecute Al-Marri

4:34 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): National Parks Conservation Association Praises Obama Administration Budget Proposal for National Parks

4:25 PM

Peace Action: Largest Peace Group Gives Mixed Review of Obama’s Iraq Plan

4:16 PM

People For the American Way (PFAW): Dobson Steps Down as Chair of Focus on the Family

4:13 PM

Media Matters for America: George Will Doubles Down on Global Warming Distortions

4:02 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Center for Biological Diversity Supports Largest Day of Climate Action in US History

3:41 PM

Equality California (EQCA): Assemblymember John A. Pérez Introduces Legislation to Expand Domestic Violence Services

3:32 PM

Brave New Foundation: Rethinking Afghanistan: New Full-Length Documentary Released Online Offers Insight Into America's Costly Quagmire

3:30 PM

ACLU: Government Brings Federal Charges Against ACLU Client Ali Al-Marri, Only "Enemy Combatant" Held on US Soil

3:15 PM

ACLU: Obama Administration Initiates Review of Bush Health Care Denial Rule

2:27 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Issues Statement on Resignation of James Dobson as Focus on the Family Chairman

2:21 PM

Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood Applauds Rescinding of Bush HHS Midnight Rule

2:17 PM

NARAL Pro-Choice America: NARAL Pro-Choice America Calls President Obama’s Action on Dangerous Bush-Era Rule a Victory for Women

2:11 PM

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Military Officers Applaud Obama’s Plan for Iraq Withdrawal

2:08 PM

ACLU: Designating Non-Profits as Terrorist Organizations Without Due Process Undermines Security and Humanitarian Aid, Say Groups

2:00 PM

The Real News Network: A House of Credit Cards Pt2

1:24 PM

International Campaign to Ban Landmines: A Mine-Free World: Mission Possible

1:20 PM

Gold Star Families Speak Out: Gold Star Families Thank President Obama for Lifting Ban on Photographs of Returning War Dead

1:10 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Join Allies in Banning Landmines

1:07 PM

Human Rights First: Leading Rights Group Lauds Obama's Decision to Indict

10:58 AM

ACLU: Senate Intelligence Committee to Investigate CIA Detention and Interrogation

Thursday February 26, 2009

8:42 PM

ACLU: Fusion Center Encourages Improper Investigations Of Lobbying Groups And Anti-War Activists

7:59 PM

Free Press: Free Press Outlines Roadmap for Broadband Stimulus Success

7:56 PM

Public Citizen: President Obama Must Include Single-Payer Advocates In National Health Care Debate

7:53 PM

Center for Community Change: Grassroots Groups Mobilize, Napolitano Orders Review of First Workplace Raid Under Obama Administration

7:48 PM

Beyond Nuclear: Indigenous Leaders Call for End to Discriminatory and Deadly Uranium Mining

5:09 PM

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement by Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, on The President's 2010 Budget Proposal

5:07 PM

NRDC: President Obama Announces Historic Budget

5:04 PM

Earthjustice: Court Rules Cleanup Tab For Mines and Other Hazardous Sites Should Not Fall to Public

5:01 PM

American Rivers: Clean Water Restoration Act Will Protect Our Nation's Waters

4:35 PM

ACLU: Government Preparing Federal Charges Against ACLU Client Ali Al-Marri, Only “Enemy Combatant” Held On U.S. Soil

3:18 PM

Military Families Speak Out (MFSO): Obama: Bring All Our Troops Home From Iraq Now!

2:58 PM

Congressman Keith Ellison: Ellison Expresses Concern and Disappointment with Decision to Screen Anti-Islamic Film

2:20 PM

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Reaction to Obama’s Defense Budget Outline

2:02 PM

Amnesty International: Afghanistan: Accountability for Civilian Casualties Needed Before More Troops Arrive

12:08 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists: Nat'l Renewables Standard Could Save Consumers $94 Billion

10:46 AM

Center for Biological Diversity: Statement on Department of Interior Plans to Rescind and Reissue Public Lands Oil Shale Leases

Wednesday February 25, 2009

8:59 PM

ACLU: Senator Leahy Calls Hearing To Discuss Truth Commission To Investigate Bush Administration Abuses Of Power

6:39 PM

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Media Advance Copy: Analysis of Obama’s Defense Budget Set for Release Thursday

6:06 PM

People for the American Way: Supreme Court Rules Religious Monuments to be Government Speech

6:02 PM

CNA/NNOC: Nurses Welcome Obama's Call for Comprehensive Health Reform But Only One Reform, Medicare for All, Will Solve Crisis/Cut Costs

3:59 PM

Greenpeace: Obama's Speech Recognizes Seriousness of Global Warming

3:50 PM

CEPR: Housing Market Meltdown and Stock Market Collapse Threaten Retirement Wealth of Millions of Baby Boomers

3:47 PM

Amnesty International: Guatemala: Congress Must Approve Law for National Search Commission for the Disappeared

3:31 PM

ACLU: Stimulus Funds Should Go To Improving Education For Poor And Minority Communities, Says ACLU

2:43 PM

American Rivers: Group Targets Flawed Federal Levee Policies in Puget Sound

2:39 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Pakistan Government Must Resolve Hundreds of Baluch "Disappearances," Says Amnesty International

2:31 PM

NLIHC: Report Released: Renters in Foreclosed Properties May Face Homelessness

2:03 PM

EcoJustice: Lawsuit Forces Canada to Protect Endangered Killer Whales

11:33 AM

Food & Water Watch: Cash-Strapped Communities Suffer as Corporations Target Water Systems

10:02 AM

Center for Public Integrity: Latest Center for Public Integrity Analysis Reveals Explosive Growth in the Climate Change Lobby

Tuesday February 24, 2009

6:00 PM

Common Cause: Common Cause Applauds Senate Vote on DC Voting Rights

5:56 PM

Earthjustice: Earthjustice Wins Case Seeking Stronger Particulate Pollution Standards

5:45 PM

Peace Action West: Peace, Veterans, and Faith-Based Groups Organize Quickly to Prepare a Campaign Against Troop Escalation in Afghanistan

4:59 PM

ACLU: DHS Head Napolitano to Testify Wednesday in Congress for First Time

4:08 PM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Poachers Kill Five Elephants in Kenya’s Most Critical Elephant Habitat

4:03 PM

Human Rights First: Rights Group Re-issues Call for Independent Monitoring of Detention Conditions at Guantanamo

3:50 PM

Prometheus Radio Project: Low Power Community Radio: Legislation Draws Bipartisan Support

3:00 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Supreme Court Upholds Reasonable Restrictions on Guns for Domestic Abusers

2:46 PM

ACLU: ACLU Report Reveals Breakdown in Mississippi Alternative Schools

2:21 PM

Potomac Riverkeeper and Waterkeeper Alliance: Clean Coal? National Campaign Aims to Get Coal Industry to Come Clean

2:15 PM

CODEPINK: On Day of Obama's Union Speech, CODEPINK Tells Obama His War Funding Check Has Bounced

2:00 PM

Free Press: Congress Should Ignore the Fairness Doctrine Distraction

1:37 PM

National Lawyers Guild (NLG): Statement on Prosecution of Former High Officials

1:00 PM

Media Matters for America: Will's Climate Change Column Sparks Outrage in Environmental Community

12:55 PM

Cornucopia Institute: Message to Obama: Please Fix the USDA’s Organic Mess

11:15 AM

Government Accountability Project: World Bank Exempts Its Own Operations From Accountability Demanded of Borrowers

10:59 AM

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Groups Request Special Prosecutor for Bush, Cheney

10:00 AM

CNA/NNOC: Medicare-for-All Would Create Jobs Throughout Economy, 2.6 Million New Jobs in Manufacturing, Retail, Health, and Other Sectors

10:00 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Syria: Dissolve the State Security Court

Monday February 23, 2009

10:31 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Appropriation Committee Moves Omnibus Appropriations Bill Giving Obama Administration Power to Remove Midnight Regulations

7:16 PM

Brave New Foundation and Peace Action West: Antiwar and Faith Groups Organize Quickly to Prepare a Campaign Against Troop Escalation in Afghanistan

7:00 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): CCR Releases Independent Report on Current Conditions at Guantánamo, Calls for Closure of Camps 5, 6, and Echo

6:24 PM

American Humanist Association: Sham Religious Land Deal Decried

5:08 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): The End of the Road for Bush-Era Power Plant Mercury Rule

4:53 PM

ACLU: Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Religious Display Case

4:10 PM

Veterans for Peace: Veteran Organization: 'More Soldiers Will Only Lead to More Death; Not Stability and Peace'

3:43 PM

ACLU: Obama Administration Continues Indefinite Detention Policy for Bagram Prisoners

3:30 PM

Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): CA Bill to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Introduced

3:15 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Nationalize Failing Banks?

2:24 PM

Equality California (EQCA): EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors Statement on 'Milk' Oscar Wins

1:35 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Supreme Court Should Strike Down Display of Cross on Federal Land in California, Says Americans United

1:34 PM

Media Matters for America: The Media's Spotty Track Record on the State of the Union

1:02 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Call for Scale-up of R&D for Neglected Diseases

12:32 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Why the Obama Climate Change Plan Won't Work

11:02 AM

CODEPINK: 50 International Delegates to Arrive in Gaza With Gift Baskets for Gazan Women

10:00 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Angola: Strengthen Voting and Rights Protections

Sunday February 22, 2009

3:37 PM

US Senator Bernie Sanders: Sanders: White House Summit Must Spare Social Security and Medicare

Saturday February 21, 2009

2:51 PM

National Security Archive: Obama Justice Department Misses Opportunity for Transparency

Friday February 20, 2009

7:34 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Responds to News of Pentagon's Report to President Obama on Guantanamo Prison Conditions

6:47 PM

ACLU: Pentagon Review Reportedly Says Guantánamo Complies With Geneva Conventions

6:36 PM

Demos and The Century Foundation: Demos and The Century Foundation Announce Launch of ‘The Fiscal High Road’ Project and Website -- www.fiscalhighroad.org

4:29 PM

ACLU: Judge Rules School Board Elections Violate Voting Rights Act

3:57 PM

Physicians for a National Health Program: Massachusetts Is No Model for National Health Care Reform

2:22 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Binyam Mohamed's Release 'Not a Moment Too Soon,' Says Amnesty International

2:18 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Belgium Asks World Court to Act on Former Chad Dictator

1:30 PM

The Real News Network: Israel's Loyalty Oath

1:15 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): UN Reaches Landmark Agreement to Reduce Global Mercury Pollution

12:56 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Shocked, Dismayed by US Secretary Clinton's Comments That Human Rights Will Not Top Her China Agenda

12:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Malcolm X's Legacy

10:11 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): EU: Press Croatia to Continue Cooperation With Yugoslav Tribunal

Thursday February 19, 2009

5:51 PM

Food & Water Watch: Food & Water Watch-Sponsored Film The Water Front Screens in NYC

5:50 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Despite Today's Acquittals, Investigation Into Murder of Russian Journalist Anna Politkovskaya Must Continue

4:34 PM

NRDC: California Budget Done, Now Millions Breathe More Dirty Diesel Fumes

4:27 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama and Canadian Healthcare

3:13 PM

Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Coal Ash: The Hidden Story

2:38 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Afghanistan Escalation Creep

2:12 PM

The Constitution Project: Constitution Project Joins Call for Investigation of Post 9-11 Detainee Policies

2:00 PM

The Real News Network: Are Generals Disputing Iraq Pullout?

1:58 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Ridership for Stoughton Line Falls as Costs Rise

1:36 PM

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: New Report Outlines How Obama Can Execute Iraq Withdrawal Plan

12:45 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Forest Service at Sea on Status of Vast Mineral Rights

12:37 PM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK Heartbroken by Obama's Commitment to Continued Military Aggression in Afghanistan

5:54 AM

Congressman Keith Ellison and Congressman Brian Baird: Congressmen View Destruction in Gaza; Call for Immediate Relief and Change in Policy

Wednesday February 18, 2009

10:09 PM

Capitol Climate Action: James Hansen and Coalition to Protest Congressional Power Plant

8:19 PM

Peace Action: Largest Peace Group Denounces Obama’s Afghanistan Escalation

7:57 PM

Public Citizen: Ending the Insanity of Failed State Health Insurance Reforms

7:52 PM

Physicians For National Health Program (PNHP)/Public Citizen: Massachusetts Is No Model for National Health Care Reform

7:51 PM

NRDC: Obama Expected to Bring a Clean Energy Message to Canada

7:45 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel/Egypt: Choking Gaza Harms Civilians

7:39 PM

Amnesty International: Afghanistan: Tens of thousands of People Displaced by Fighting and Hunger

6:44 PM

UNITY: Journalists of Color: UNITY Condemns NY Post Cartoon

6:43 PM

Human Rights First: Rights Group Criticizes Uigher Ruling, Urges Resettlement in US

6:43 PM

Equality California (EQCA): Legislative Committee Passes Equality California-Sponsored Measure Challenging Prop. 8

6:32 PM

Environmental Groups: Environmental Community Releases “Green Budget”

6:29 PM

Equality Florida (EQFL): LGBT Press Teleconference on Gainesville's Fight to Protect LGBT Floridians

6:10 PM

ACLU: ACLU Sues South Dakota Secretary Of State Over Illegal Voter Disfranchisement

5:46 PM

Media Matters for America: Flashback: Conservative Media Games in Housing Crisis

5:39 PM

ACLU: Appeals Court Orders Continued Imprisonment Of Uighurs Unlawfully Detained At Guantánamo

4:42 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Authorizes Continued Illegal Detention of 17 Wrongly-Detained Guantánamo Detainees

4:37 PM

Center for American Progress: REPORT: Minorities Struggle in the Labor Market

3:53 PM

ACLU: ACLU Opposes Justice Department Efforts To Throw Out Case Challenging Illegal Detention Of Guantánamo Prisoner Mohammed Jawad

3:51 PM

Amnesty International - USA: United States and International Community Must Emphasize Well-Being of Afghan People

3:13 PM

The Constitution Project: Constitution Project Disappointed by D.C. Circuit Ruling in Uighurs Case

2:18 PM

Environmental Working Group (EWG): EWG Asks EPA Chief To Support Toxics Reform Bill

1:32 PM

Labor Campaign for Single Payer Healthcare: Union Leaders to Campaign for HR 676, The National "Medicare for All" Bill During Congressional Recess

1:28 PM

Peace Action West: Peace Action West Alarmed by Deployment of 17,000 US troops to Afghanistan

12:14 PM

Sun Day Campaign: Coal, Nuclear Decline as Renewables Increase Share of US Electricity Supply

12:13 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Law Lords' Decision Opens Way for More Deportations from United Kingdom, Says Amnesty International

12:06 PM

Ceres and ICCR: News Reminder - 'Climate Watch List' of 9 Companies to Focus on Exxon, GM, Massey and Others

Tuesday February 17, 2009

7:01 PM

National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC): NLIHC Presents Briefing on Renters in Crisis: Issues and Solutions

6:53 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: NYC Must Obey Church-State Rules When Converting Catholic Schools to Charter Schools, Says Americans United

6:26 PM

Food & Water Watch: Food & Water Watch Sponsored-Film “The Water Front” to Screen

6:25 PM

ACLU: Cancelled: Hearing on Obama Request to Delay ACLU Lawsuit Over Release of Torture Memos Cancelled

6:10 PM

Free Press: Obama Gives Broadband Stimulus the Green Light

6:09 PM

Public Citizen: Federal Appeals Court’s Decision on New York Fast-Food Menu Rule Is a Major Victory in the Fight Against Obesity

6:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Auto Industry and the Environment

4:13 PM

Media Matters for America: Substantive Policy Takes Back Seat to Raw Politics

3:33 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Raging Cholera Just Tip of Zimbabwe's Humanitarian Crisis

3:32 PM

The Oakland Institute: Is Ecological Agriculture Productive?

3:24 PM

American Rivers: Go Green This Spring: Save Water, Save Money, and Prevent Pollution

3:19 PM

SEIU: ‘King Size Combo:’ New Report Reveals Broad Toll on Taxpayers by Bailed-Out Bank Goldman Sachs and Its Holdings in Burger King

2:26 PM

Friends of The Earth: Massive Nuclear Bailout Removed From Stimulus

2:23 PM

ACLU: UPDATE: This Hearing Has Been Cancelled, But Will Be Re-scheduled

1:26 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): EPA Takes a Critical Step Forward on Regulating C02

12:58 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): GM, Chrysler to Report Back to Congress Today

12:57 PM

The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: On Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities and Intentions, Group Urges Caution

12:28 PM

Green America: Environmentally Friendly Business on the Rise:

11:00 AM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Wildlife Fire Survivors Not Forgotten

7:47 AM

ForestEthics: Full-Page USA Today Advertisement Warns Obama about Canada’s Controversial Tar Sands Oil

Monday February 16, 2009

4:40 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Statement on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Decision to Allow Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining to Proceed Without Review

2:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Who Was George Washington?

1:03 PM

EQCA: Equality California to Bring Over 2,000 Californians to Sacramento for Lobby Day

1:00 PM

Human Rights First: Rights Groups Welcome US Engagement in Durban Review Process

10:00 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Lebanon: Removal of Religion From IDs Positive but Not Sufficient

Friday February 13, 2009

7:46 PM

ACLU: Judge Sets Hearing on Obama Administration’s Request to Delay Lawsuit Over Release of Torture Memos

7:27 PM

Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC): Livestock Producers from Mexico, Canada and United States Seek New Trade Policy and Market Reforms

6:44 PM

Equality California (EQCA): EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors Urges Bar to Reconsider Hosting Annual Convention at Manchester Hyatt Hotel

6:22 PM

ACLU: Bipartisan Crime Prevention Bill Takes Smart Approach to Juvenile Justice

6:20 PM

Dēmos: Credit Card Accountability Act Reintroduced in Senate

6:13 PM

NRDC: Congress Gets it Right: Recovery Deal to Spur Clean Energy Economy

6:09 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama, Lincoln and Native Americans

6:06 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Thailand: Stop Threatening Activists in the South

5:08 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): DR Congo: Rwandan Rebels Slaughter Over 100 Civilians

4:09 PM

Power Past Coal: Breaking up With Coal

4:00 PM

The Real News Network: Conservative Solutions to a Radical Crisis

3:03 PM

Greenpeace: Unlucky 13 for Kleenex and Kimberly-Clark

3:00 PM

The Real News Network: Barack and the Progressives

2:20 PM

National Whistleblowers Center: Contractor-Whistleblowers Win Big Victory In Stimulus Bill

1:20 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): GOP "Filibuster Hypocrisy"

1:19 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Venezuela Referendum

12:11 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: New Transgender Education Resource for Churches from the Institute for Welcoming Resources

10:45 AM

Government Accountability Project: Stimulus Agreement Gives Whistleblower Rights to Contractor Employees; Fails to Protect Federal Workers

10:44 AM

ACLU: Flawed Employment Verification Stripped Out Of Stimulus Package By Conference Committee

Thursday February 12, 2009

8:15 PM

ForestEthics: Canada Places ‘Personal Ad’ to Obama in US Newspapers ahead of his Feb. 19 Visit

8:13 PM

Oxfam International: Rich countries and World Bank must stop pushing privatized health in poor countries

6:11 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Two-Thirds of Americans Want to See Bush Investigations for Torture and Wiretapping; 40 Percent Want Prosecutions

6:10 PM

Public Citizen: Congress Must Level Playing Field Between Consumers and Corporations, Pass Arbitration Fairness Act

6:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Getting the Credit Card Industry Under Control

5:51 PM

Veterans for Peace: Veteran Organization: "Congress Must Face Escalating Military Suicides. Bring the troops home now!"

4:25 PM

Brennan Center for Justice: Letter to FEC Expresses Deep Concerns about the Agency

4:22 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Government Documents Show Bush Administration Ignored Warnings 'Guns in Parks Rule' Violated Law

4:21 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Southern Sudan: Protect Civilians, Improve Rule of Law

4:19 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund: Task Force Action Fund Calls for Swift Passage of Uniting American Families Act

3:21 PM

Media Matters for America: Rush's Voice Leads Conservative Echo Chamber

2:08 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Rights Groups Release Documents Obtained in FOIA Case Relating to Secret Detention, Extraordinary Rendition, and Torture Program

2:00 PM

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy: Have a Happier Valentine’s Day

1:47 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Pakistani Government Must Not Leave Swat Valley Residents "At the Mercy of the Taliban," Urges Amnesty International

1:25 PM

ACLU: House Hears Testimony On International Free Speech Issue

1:11 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): House Subcommittee Considers Coal Ash Regulations

12:53 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Human Rights Organization Organizing Call-in Week Beginning February 17 to Urge Congress to Fully Investigate Past Abuses

11:36 AM

Friends of The Earth: Massive Nuclear Bailout Removed from Stimulus

11:30 AM

CODEPINK: Americans to Rally TODAY Outside AIPAC Headquarters

11:06 AM

Africa Action: NYTimes Reports ICC Approval for Warrant for Sudan’s President Bashir

10:14 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN: Strengthen Action to End Use of Child Soldiers

3:46 AM

Center for Biological Diversity: $17 Million Climate Law Institute Launched

Wednesday February 11, 2009

8:53 PM

National Whistleblowers Center: Key Whistleblower Oversight Provisions Should Not Be Cut From the Final Stimulus Bill

8:09 PM

Human Rights Groups: Rights Groups Hold Press Call to Release Documents Relating to Secret Detention, Rendition, and Torture Program FOIA

7:33 PM

ACLU: Both Houses of Congress Urge State Secrets Reform

6:48 PM

Common Cause: Common Cause Applauds Senate Panel's Passage of DC Voting Rights Bill

6:27 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): New CEPR Study Looks at Recent Inflation In Latin America, in Context of Current Economic Slowdown

5:30 PM

ACLU: ACLU and US Chamber Support Stripping Basic Pilot Provision From Stimulus Plan

4:43 PM

The Constitution Project: Constitution Project Commends Introduction of State Secret Protection Act

4:38 PM

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW): CREW Welcomes Rep. Murtha to Long List of Corrupt Congressmen in Denial

4:36 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): New NYPD Data Shows Record Number of Stop-and-Frisks in 12-Month Period

4:33 PM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): IFAW Helps Australia’s Wildfire Animal Victims

4:31 PM

ACLU: State Secrets Fix Introduced in House

4:26 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Warns Milwaukee-Area Schools Not to Hold Graduation Ceremonies in Church

4:00 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich: 'Keep People in Their Homes, the Banks Will Get Their Money as Well'

3:57 PM

ACLU: Lawsuit Charging Sheriff Arpaio Illegally Targeted Latinos in Maricopa County Can Go Forward

1:09 PM

CODEPINK: Days After Visiting Gaza, CODEPINK Representatives Decry Netanyahu or Livni Win

1:00 PM

Human Rights First: Darfur Destroyed: Sudan's Perpetrators Break Silence

1:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Turning Downturn Into Depression?

12:46 PM

The Wilderness Society: New Analysis Guides Northern Rockies Forest Restoration, and the Future of Forest Management

11:00 AM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): The Year of Lincoln -- and John Brown

10:00 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Indonesia: Protect Child Domestic Workers

Tuesday February 10, 2009

7:23 PM

Defenders of Wildlife and New Mexico Wildlife Federation: Public Land Management Needs Greater Accountability for Wildlife

7:06 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Senate Passes Stimulus Package; Science Group Urges Confereees to Accept House Version

6:26 PM

CODEPINK: Oregon State Police Dismantle 'Guard Home' Vigil

6:07 PM

Fur Cultural Revival: Darfuris in the US Increase Efforts to End the Genocide in Sudan

6:02 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Salazar Announcement Shows New Approach to Offshore Energy at Department of Interior

5:37 PM

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Early Talk on Arms Control Signals Strong Potential for Change

5:25 PM

Senator Bernie Sanders: Sanders: Where Did $2 Trillion Go?

4:25 PM

National Priorities Project: Army Recruiting Analysis in a Time of Stand-Down

4:19 PM

SEIU: SEIU to Conferees on Recovery Bill: Don’t Shortchange Working People

4:15 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Assessing Geithner

3:59 PM

Public Citizen: Attack on New Product Safety Law Fails; Lawmakers Should Block Future Attempts to Weaken Measure

3:56 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): EPA Plugs Loophole to Stop Industrial Polluters and Reduce Smog

3:54 PM

American Rivers: Senate Economic Recovery Plan Is Big Step Forward for Jobs, Clean Water

3:20 PM

Government Accountability Project: World Bank Refuses to Divulge Procedural Info in Letter to GAP

3:02 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): D.C. Appeals Court to Rule on CACI and L-3 Complicity in Abu Ghraib Torture

2:58 PM

Senator Russ Feingold: On the Need for Accountability for Bush Administration Wrongdoings

2:00 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Great Basin National Park Spared from Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plant

1:05 PM

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Healthcare NOT Warfare: Members Will Take to the Phones to Support Conyers' Single-Payer Bill

12:51 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Senate Passes Recovery Package, Makes Down Payment on Clean Energy Future

12:01 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iran: Four Journalists Sentenced to Prison, Floggings

12:01 PM

ACLU: Juvenile Justice System Failing Ohio’s Children, Investigation Finds

11:38 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): NOAA Sea Grant Seeks to De-Fund Scientist for Advocacy

11:15 AM

Africa Action: Africa Action to Host US - Africa Policy Forum

Monday February 9, 2009

7:00 PM

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP): IATP Congratulates Yoplait on Eliminating rBGH

6:11 PM

The Constitution Project: Constitution Project Disappointed by Justice Department Secrecy Stance

6:04 PM

Media Matters for America: Media Fail to Stimulate Honest Debate

6:00 PM

Amnesty International: Mexico: Amnesty International Issues Alternative Report to Human Rights Council on the Situation of Human Rights

5:57 PM

North American Congress on Latin America: Latin America Solidarity Activists to Address US Militarization at Washington, DC Conference

5:30 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Solicitor General Nominee Hired Torture Memo Writer

4:26 PM

ACLU: Justice Department Stands Behind Bush Secrecy In Extraordinary Rendition Case

4:14 PM

Human Rights First: Rights Group Hails Senator Leahy's Call for Independent Inquiry into Post-9/11 Abuses

4:05 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Stimulus and the "Destructive Center"

3:48 PM

Amnesty International - USA: U.N. Misses Opportunity to Push China on Human Rights, Charges Amnesty International

2:09 PM

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood: CCFC to Scholastic: Put the Book Back in “Book Club”

11:56 AM

ACLU: ACLU In Court Today To Argue Extraordinary Rendition Case Should Go Forward

Friday February 6, 2009

5:57 PM

ACLU: ACLU In Court Monday To Argue Extraordinary Rendition Case Should Go Forward

4:45 PM

Environmental Working Group (EWG): Everything but the Bow: Bush Handed DuPont Goodbye Gift Over Toxic Teflon Chem

4:43 PM

Citizens Trade Campaign: Hundreds of Organizations Unite to Support a New Day in Trade Policy

3:04 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): DR Congo: Groups Fear for Civilian Safety

2:15 PM

ACLU: Charges Dropped In USS Cole Case Of ACLU John Adams Client At Guantánamo

1:15 PM

Friends of The Earth: Landmark Global Warming Lawsuit Settled

12:44 PM

The Constitution Project: Constitution Project Urges Justice Department to Abandon Overbroad Secrecy Claims

12:05 PM

Americans for Democratic Action: Real Unemployment at 13.9%

10:00 AM

Peaceful Tomorrows: Peaceful Tomorrows will Join other 9/11 Relatives In Meeting with President Obama to Discuss Closing Guantanamo

Thursday February 5, 2009

8:31 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Report Examines Economy and Social Indicators During the Chávez Decade in Venezuela

8:28 PM

Food & Water Watch: U.S Government Agencies Should Consider Taking Back the Tap

7:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Afghanistan: Endless War 2.0?

6:03 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Mohammed al Qahtani Seeks Exculpatory Evidence in His Case, Contempt Ruling for Government Delay

6:00 PM

Public Citizen and Natural Resources Defense Council: Court Upholds Congressional Ban on Toxic Toys

5:55 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Says President Obama's 'Faith-Based' Program Lacks Adequate Constitutional Safeguards

5:50 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Urges Sri Lanka Government, Tigers to Declare Temporary Truce to Let Civilians Out, Aid In

5:46 PM

Friends of The Earth (FOE): Ads Slam Sen. Bennet for Nuclear Bailout

5:39 PM

ACLU: Obama Endorses Bush Secrecy On Torture And Rendition

5:03 PM

Military Families Speak Out (MFSO): Military Families Come to Washington to Push for End to Iraq War

5:00 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): NRDC Statement on President Obama’s Energy Efficiency Announcement

3:49 PM

People For The American Way (PFAW): Obama Should Stick to Constitutional Principles on Faith Based Programs

3:44 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Human Rights Groups Praise EU Resolution to Accept Guantanamo Detainees Who Cannot Return Home for Fear of Persecution, Torture

3:01 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Republicans Mount Mini-Criticisms of Stimulus in the Media

1:40 PM

Common Cause: Biggest Need for Reform Since Watergate

1:24 PM

Institute for America's Future: New Report Shows Why Health Care Reform Must Include Obama's Public Health Insurance Plan

11:48 AM

International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL): A Mine-Free World: Mission Possible

10:15 AM

Africa Action: Leading Members of Sudanese Civil Society Call for National Conference

10:00 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN: Press Senegal on Habré Trial

Wednesday February 4, 2009

8:19 PM

ACLU: ACLU Asks Secretary Of State Clinton To Clarify U.S. Policy On Exposing Torture And Rendition

7:00 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Reintroduces Department of Peace Bill With 62 Cosponsors

7:00 PM

Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA): California Coalition Urges Obama Administration to Pull Controversial Moth off 'High-Risk' List

6:01 PM

American Rivers: US Water Infrastructure Transformation Needed to Protect Public Health, Safety, and Save Money

4:52 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Bold Action by Department of Interior Halts Leasing of Utah Wilderness

4:00 PM

Free Press: Free Press Wary of Internet Caps

3:59 PM

Conservation Groups: Groups Sue To Protect North Coast Rivers and Fisheries

3:42 PM

National Whistleblowers Center: Senator McCaskill Proposes Whistleblower Amendment To Senate Stimulus Bill

3:32 PM

SEIU: Statement by SEIU President Andy Stern on Obama Administration Plans to Limit Executive Pay at Firms Receiving Bailout Money

3:26 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Lack of Protection for Civilians Under Attack in Northeast Congo

3:03 PM

Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS): 243 Groups Urge Senate to Drop $50B in Nuclear/Coal Pork from Stimulus Bill

3:03 PM

Consumer Federation of America: CFA Supports Efforts to Modernize Food Safety System

3:00 PM

Consumers Union: Obama Cap on Executive Pay: Statement by Consumers Union

2:54 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): New Markey-Platts Bill Would Dramatically Boost Clean Energy Development

2:46 PM

Dēmos: Krugman, Rendell, Miller Join Other Economic Experts to Discuss Current Economic Crisis And How We Must Change The Economy

2:39 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): California Desert Wins New Protection Via Feinstein Amendment

2:33 PM

Food & Water Watch: Ocean Desalination No Solution to Water Shortages

2:20 PM

Institute for Policy Studies: Media Availability on New Bailout Pay Rules

11:47 AM

ACLU: House Passes Bill Providing Redress For Those Erroneously Placed On Watch Lists

11:00 AM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Brady Campaign State Scorecards: Most Scores Remain Low Despite Renewed Push for Stronger Gun Laws

10:41 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): DR Congo: Rights Panel Condemns Abuses Against Children

Tuesday February 3, 2009

8:36 PM

Rights Groups: California Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Prop 8 Legal Challenge on March 5

7:05 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Sri Lanka: Disregard for Civilian Safety Appalling

6:41 PM

Freedom to Marry: New Web Campaign Helps Promote Conversations for Upcoming Freedom to Marry Week

5:32 PM

Climate Ground Zero: Eight More Arrests Following Second Wave of Citizen Protest at Toxic Coal Sludge Lake and Mountaintop Removal Site

5:30 PM

NRDC: Toxic Chromium Clean-Up Battle in Jersey City Heads to Federal Court

5:27 PM

Public Citizen: Congress Must Reregulate Energy Markets To Stop Wild Swings in Oil Prices

5:12 PM

NRDC: NRDC Identifies 13 Threatened Natural Areas in the Americas as “BioGems”

5:08 PM

Witness Against Torture: Citizens Urge New Attorney General Holder & President Obama to Release 17 Uighur Guantanamo Prisoners Into the US

4:22 PM

Greenpeace: Advisory: Biggest Ever Civil Disobedience on Climate at Congressional Power Plant

4:12 PM

Equality California (EQCA): New Web Campaign, Tell-Three.org, Encourages People to Talk About What it Means to be LGBT

3:41 PM

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Pentagon Budget Faces Uncertain Future During Economic Crisis

3:35 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich to Citi: TARP Money Not for Advertising? Prove It

3:20 PM

Food and Water Watch: Senator Gregg a Bad Choice for Commerce Secretary

3:05 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research: CEPR Releases Summary of Tax and Benefit Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

2:41 PM

Government Oversight Groups: Post Editorial Misses Mark on Whistleblowers; Protections in Stimulus Bill Help Workers Hold Government Accountable

2:27 PM

Consumer Federation of America (CFA): Despite $1.90 Pump Price, a Large Majority Americans Remain Concerned About Gas Prices and Oil Import Dependence

1:03 PM

Amnesty International: Nigeria: Government to be Quizzed on Human Rights Record at UN

12:02 PM

Amnesty International: Darfur: UNAMID Must Not Desert Civilians in Muhajeriya

Monday February 2, 2009

7:00 PM

National Lawyer's Guild (NLG): National Lawyers Guild Announces the Arrival of Fact-Finding Mission to Gaza

7:00 PM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): US Plan to Expand Whaling Released

6:26 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): The Most Comprehensive, Independent, Web-Based Satellite Information Site Just Got Better

5:17 PM

Amnesty International USA: China Must Immediately Disclose Whereabouts of Lawyer, Urge Human Rights Groups

5:02 PM

Public Citizen: Obama’s Rumored Choice for Justice Department Post Has Long History of Working Against Consumer Rights

5:00 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): China: Human Rights Lawyer in Arbitrary Detention

4:57 PM

Oxfam International: UN Appeal on Gaza: Access for Aid Just as Crucial as Funding

4:54 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): PA Gov. Urged to Ignore Findings of Trans Fat Panel

4:43 PM

Consumers Union: Consumers Union Calls for Annual Inspection of Food Plants in Wake of Peanut Butter Recalls

4:30 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Announce Programs to Help Homeowners

4:00 PM

Human Rights First: Blackwater Will Exit but Contractor Problem Persists

3:59 PM

FAIR: FAIR Study: Human Rights Coverage Serving Washington's Needs

3:45 PM

ActionAid International USA * Friends of the Earth * Jubilee USA Network: Development, Environment Organizations Challenge Loans for Adaptation in Newly Announced World Bank Funding

3:18 PM

Animal Rights Groups: Ringling Brothers Stands Trial in Federal Court for Elephant Mistreatment

2:00 PM

The Real News Network: Is Obama a Feminist?

11:25 AM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK Women Arrive in Cairo, En Route to Gaza Border

11:00 AM

Southern Poverty Law Center: Release New Report Showing Anti-Immigration Lobby’s Racist Roots

Friday January 30, 2009

6:13 PM

Environmental Working Group (EWG): Lipstick Chemicals Declared Toxic by Canadian Gov’t

6:01 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Grant Rights Groups Full Access to Guantanamo

4:27 PM

Public Citizen: Fox News Can’t Support Its Phony Copyright Claims

3:54 PM

Public Interest Organizations: Consumer and Science Groups Set the Record Straight: Landmark Product Safety Law Makes the Marketplace Safer

2:48 PM

Senator Bernie Sanders: Sanders Proposes Investigation Into the Financial Crisis

2:46 PM

Human Rights Groups: Leading Human Rights Groups Request Full Access To Guantánamo Prison

2:35 PM

Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS): Senate Appropriators Lard Stimulus Bill with Nuclear Pork

2:00 PM

The Real News Network: The Letter to Iran

2:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): * Iran * Afghanistan

12:02 PM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK Women Travel to Gaza TODAY to Witness Damage and Demand A Lifting of The Blockade;

Thursday January 29, 2009

6:52 PM

The Hunger Project: Non-Profit Advocates for Women Farmers at Major International Food Security Conference

6:48 PM

ACLU: ACLU Calls on Secretary Gates to Halt Guantánamo Case

6:28 PM

ACLU: ACLU and Advancement Project Challenge Unlawful Disenfranchisement of Michigan Resident

5:39 PM

Public Citizen: Public Citizen Applauds House Vote to Encourage Federal Workers to Watchdog Spending of Taxpayer Dollars

5:35 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Says Obama Should Act Swiftly to Fix Constitutional Flaws of 'Faith-Based' Office

5:30 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Rwanda: End Lifetime Solitary Confinement

5:27 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Families Demand Justice for Abuse and Deaths of Wrongfully Detained Sons at Guantanamo

5:22 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund Hails Enactment of Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

4:47 PM

National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights: Immigrant Rights Supporters Urge Obama to End Raids, Restore Rights

4:34 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Urges Senate to Reject 'Compassion Capital' Funding in Economic Recovery Package

4:13 PM

ACLU: ACLU Says Federal Criminal Justice System Appropriate For Guantánamo Detainees

3:12 PM

American Rivers: American Rivers Applauds Army Corps for Natural Flood Management Proposal

3:07 PM

Government Accountability Project: House Passage of Taxpayer Accountability Amendment Safeguards Stimulus Dollars

2:31 PM

PFAW: President Signs Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

2:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Can the Stimulus Expand the Safety Net?

2:00 PM

Food and Water Watch: Widened Peanut Butter Recall Exposes Flawed Food Safety Net

12:46 PM

Americans for Democratic Action: Republicans Ignore the Needs of Working Americans Obstructing Economic Stimulus and the Need for Job Creation

12:40 PM

Environmental Working Group (EWG): UCLA study: U.S. Women at Greater Risk from Teflon Chemical

12:34 PM

ACLU: ACLU Praises Obama’s Swift Signing Of Pay Discrimination Legislation

12:18 PM

Media Matters: Media Myths on Economic Recovery Package Continue

12:17 PM

MADRE: Quotas in Upcoming Elections in Iraq to Place Women in Local Government Positions

12:14 PM

International Labor Rights Forum: Super Bowl Halftime Sponsor Bridgestone Firestone Continues to Exploit Workers in Liberia

11:49 AM

PEER: Dow Dioxin Deal Flying Under EPA Radar

Wednesday January 28, 2009

7:34 PM

ACLU: ACLU Calls on Congress and President Obama to Renew Their Commitment to Greater Family Planning Access

7:28 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): CCR Executive Director Decries Reported Holder Promise Not to Prosecute for Torture

5:47 PM

Mercy Corps: Mercy Corps Launches Extensive Rebuilding and Post-Trauma Assistance in Gaza

4:31 PM

Friends of the Earth: Senate Attempts to Waste up to $50 Billion in Stimulus Funds on Preemptive Bailout for Nuclear Industry

4:22 PM

Public Citizen: From the Front Lines: Single-Payer System Is the Sole Solution

4:05 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Sri Lankan Government and Tamil Tigers Violating Laws of War, Charges Amnesty International

4:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama Claims U.S. Not Born a Colonial Power

3:13 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Congress Should Heed Al Gore's Advice, Science Group Says

2:08 PM

COHA: Ramming the Matter Home: Peru-U.S. FTA Rushed, Diluted and Finagled

1:48 PM

Dēmos: American Seniors Living Longer on Less

1:43 PM

ACLU: Respected Military and Civilian Leaders Urge Supreme Court to Overturn Indefinite Detention Case

1:29 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Jump in Public Sector Unionization Raises Overall Rate Again in 2008

12:56 PM

ACORN: Statement from ACORN Chief Organizer Bertha Lewis in Response to Statement from U.S. Rep. John Boehner

12:37 PM

Joint Statement: Whistleblower Rights Amendment to Receive Vote During Stimulus Debate Today

10:00 AM

Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care: Single Payer Advocates Launch New Health Care Alliance

9:53 AM

Africa Action: Africa Action Releases 'Africa Policy Outlook 2009'

9:00 AM

ACLU: ACLU Calls on Justice Department to Release Bush Administration Torture and Surveillance Memos

8:44 AM

Oxfam International: The EU Passes Climate Change Burden to World’s Poorest

Tuesday January 27, 2009

8:38 PM

Free Press: Free Press Concerned with Cox's New Internet Practices

8:34 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich on Proposed Pfizer-Wyeth Merger

7:31 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): * Will Mitchell Go to Gaza? * What Is Al-Arabiya?

6:46 PM

People For the American Way (PFAW): Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 Goes to President Obama’s Desk for Signing

6:41 PM

Public Citizen: Federal Highway Administration Is Undermining Pay-to-Play Reforms in Illinois

6:39 PM

Greenpeace: Bush Holdovers Attempt to Undermine Obama Foreign Policy on Whaling

6:32 PM

Planned Parenthood: Medicaid Family Planning Provision Expands Health Care for Women

6:29 PM

ACLU: ACLU Hails Swift Progress of Pay Disparities Bill

6:15 PM

American Rivers: New Studies Confirm Klamath Dam Removal Beneficial for Salmon and Water Quality, No Increased Flood Risk

6:00 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Parks Group Expresses Disappointment in Funding for National Park Work in Senate Recovery Package;

5:01 PM

ACLU: ACLU Decries Critics of Guantánamo Closure Proposals

4:54 PM

ACLU: ACLU Meets With Top UK Officials to Garner International Support for US Restoration of Civil Liberties

4:17 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): UCS: Green Stimulus Measures Would Help Revive Economy

4:08 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: EPA Agrees to Review Ocean Acidification Impacts Under Clean Water Act:

2:48 PM

The Constitution Project: High Court Must End Al-Marri's Indefinite Detention

1:55 PM

Amnesty International - USA: In Expert Testimony, Amnesty International's T. Kumar Urged Active US Role in UN Review of Human Rights in China

12:15 PM

Government Accountability Project: Groups, Members of Congress Press for Federal Whistleblower Rights

12:12 PM

National Whistleblowers Center: Federal Employee Whistleblower Protections Proposed for Stimulus Legislation

12:00 PM

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW): A Call to Action - CREW Asks Obama Admin to Release Bush Admin Records Withheld From Public

11:33 AM

ACLU: Privacy Needed For Health IT Implementation

10:40 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US Congress: Pass Employee Free Choice Act

Monday January 26, 2009

6:13 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Effective Stimulus: Food Stamps vs. Tax Cuts

5:59 PM

Conservation Groups: Groups Sue Over Plans Harmful to Arizona Strip National Monuments

5:00 PM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Newspaper Reveals Secret US Plan to Expand Whaling

4:54 PM

Food and Water Watch: Sale of Trenton & Township Water Will Negatively Impact Consumers

3:37 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): NRDC Statement on President Obama's Announcement to Fight Global Warming and Move to Clean Energy

3:16 PM

American Rivers: American Rivers Calls for Additional Wild and Scenic Protections for John Day Basin

2:34 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Obama Opens the Door to States Implementing Clean Car Law

12:47 PM

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Bolivia Approves New Constitution; How Will the Obama Administration Respond?

12:46 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Lisa Jackson Should Fulfill EPA Confirmation Promises Now

11:00 AM

SOA Watch: Human Rights Advocates Face Six Months in Federal Prison for Nonviolent Direct Action Opposing the School of the Americas

10:14 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Middle East and North Africa: Sign Treaty Banning Cluster Weapons

10:14 AM

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): PDA, Allied Groups Launch Joint Effort for Single-Payer Healthcare

10:00 AM

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP): Much High Fructose Corn Syrup Contaminated With Mercury, New Study Finds

Friday January 23, 2009

7:26 PM

ACLU: ACLU Praises Obama’s Decision to Rescind Global Gag Rule

7:00 PM

Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards's Statement on Pres. Obama's Executive Order Overturning the Mexico City Policy

7:00 PM

NARAL Pro-Choice America: President Obama Reverses Bush-Backed Attack on Family Planning

6:34 PM

MADRE: President Obama Eliminates Major Obstacle to Women's Health

6:02 PM

ACLU: ACLU Says Failure to Properly Administer Medicines at Wisconsin Prison Puts Women’s Lives at Risk

5:39 PM

Media Matters: Media Fudge Numbers on Guantánamo Detainees

5:06 PM

American Rivers and Alliance for Water Efficiency: 16 Water Efficiency Projects Ready-to-Go Across Washington to Create Jobs, Boost Clean Water Supply

5:00 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Last Minute Rules Expose Millions of Marine Mammals to Sonar Harm

3:10 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): UN Madrid Food Summit Could Miss Critical Target

2:08 PM

Public Citizen: Much-Needed Fair Pay Act Won’t Fully Help Some Employees

1:37 PM

Human Rights Groups: Human Rights Groups Urge Europe to Help Close Guantanamo

1:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Poverty Policy

11:23 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): DRC: ICC’s First Trial Focuses on Child Soldiers

11:00 AM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Mitchell as Mideast Envoy

Thursday January 22, 2009

7:09 PM

ACLU: ACLU Calls on US to Fulfill International Obligations

6:46 PM

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Elephant Poacher Shot and Killed in Kenyan National Park

6:39 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Steps to End Torture Set a New Course

6:18 PM

Public Citizen: Obama’s Swift Actions Will Hold Government Accountable

6:04 PM

People for the American Way (PFAW): Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Passes the Senate

5:52 PM

ACLU: ACLU Hails Senate Passage of Pay Disparity Bill

5:49 PM

US Senator Russ Feingold: Feingold Hails Obama Executive Orders as a Triumph for the Rule of Law

4:55 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): CCR Praises Obama Orders, Cautions Against Escape Hatch for Torture

4:52 PM

Children s Defense Fund: Children's Defense Fund Lauds President Obama's Plan to Reverse Bush Administration Policy for Children's Health Coverage

4:30 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): New Evidence: Top Intel Nominee Lied About Knowing of Massacre

3:59 PM

ACLU: President Obama Orders Guantánamo Closed and End to Torture

3:36 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Legislation Introduced to Protect Grand Canyon From Uranium Threat and Override Bush Midnight Regulation

3:00 PM

MADRE: Repeal of the Global Gag Rule a Crucial Move to Promote Women's Health

2:06 PM

Human Rights First: Historic Orders Signal Clean Break With Bush Administration Policies

1:25 PM

National Organization for Women (NOW): Celebrating 36 Years of Roe v. Wade

1:04 PM

MADRE: MADRE Welcomes President Obama's Decision to Close Guantanamo

12:00 PM

Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards Statement on Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

10:40 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Zimbabwe: African Leaders Should Intervene

Wednesday January 21, 2009

6:03 PM

ACLU: ACLU Urges Senators to Oppose All Amendments Watering Down Pay Discrimination Bill

5:31 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Gaza Crisis: Regimes React with Routine Repression

5:15 PM

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW): CREW Applauds Obama's New Ethics Rules and Approach to the Freedom of Information Act

5:13 PM

ACLU: Presidential Memorandum Lets Sun Shine On Government Secrecy

4:31 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): President Obama Circulates Draft Order to Close Guantánamo

4:09 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): JAMA Study Shows Food Supplements Can Significantly Reduce Rates of Deadliest Form of Malnutrition

4:07 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Obama Calls for 120-Day Halt to Guantanamo Military Commissions

4:00 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Advancing LGBT Rights at State and Local Level a Key Focus of Creating Change Conference Next Week in Denver

4:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): "To the Muslim World..."

3:34 PM

Conservation and Clean Energy Groups: Massive New Coal Plant In Nevada Threatens Local Environment and Global Climate

3:15 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Administration Freezes Finalization of Midnight Regulations: Worst of Bush Administration Regulations Already In Effect

1:06 PM

ACLU: President Obama Orders Prosecution To Seek Suspension Of Guantánamo Military Commissions

1:05 PM

Brennan Center for Justice: Supreme Court Case First Major Challenge of Bush Counterterrorism Policy for Obama Administration

12:53 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Vietnam: Halt Abuses of Ethnic Khmer in Mekong Delta

12:32 PM

ACLU: ACLU Asks Supreme Court To Outlaw Indefinite Detention Of U.S. Residents

12:16 PM

National Organization for Women (NOW): Marking 36 Years of Roe v. Wade: A New President, a New Commitment to Protecting Women's Reproductive Rights

11:40 AM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: Radiation Exposure Limits Weakened in Departing Bush Move

9:48 AM

CODEPINK: Pledges to Remind Him to Keep His Peace Promises!

Tuesday January 20, 2009

6:13 PM

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR): Iran Uses AIDS Doctors’ Imprisonment as First Test of Obama Administration

11:09 AM

Military Families Speak Out (MFSO): Military Families Watch Inauguration With Cautious Optimism

Monday January 19, 2009

1:31 PM

American Humanist Association: Obama's Secular Humanist Upbringing Praised

12:38 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Feds Intervene to Set Florida Water Quality Standards

12:00 PM

The Real News Network: Israeli FM confronted at National Press Club

11:11 AM

Ecojustice: Canada's Toxic Mine Tailings Secret Goes to Court

10:03 AM

ACLU: ACLU Monitoring Unconstitutional Guantánamo Military Commissions This Week

Friday January 16, 2009

4:31 PM

Get Afghanistan Right!: Get Afghanistan Right Week Uncovers Significant Dissent on Planned Escalation

4:09 PM

The Real News Network: Obama and Gaza

2:00 PM

Worldwatch Institute: IPCC Chief Challenges Obama to Further Cut US Emission Targets

12:35 PM

ACLU: ACLU Calls On International Bodies To Intervene In Case Of Alleged Child Soldier At Guantánamo

12:08 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): First US Offshore Wind Facility Gets Green Light in Nantucket Sound

12:04 PM

Conservation Groups: Win on the Wing: Bush Administration Agrees to Protect America’s Only Endangered Dragonfly in Michigan and Missouri

11:00 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel: Stop Shelling Crowded Gaza City

10:02 AM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK Launches Interactive New Site, RemindObama.org and Short Film to Inspire Americans to Push Obama to Keep Peace Promises

Thursday January 15, 2009

5:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama Inaugural and King's Legacy

4:47 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Newly Released NYPD Data Shows Shocking Disparity in Stop-and-Frisks

4:39 PM

Free Press: Free Press Calls for Openness, Speed and Accountability in Broadband Stimulus

4:31 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich on the Destruction of the UN Headquarters in Gaza

4:08 PM

Campaign for America's Future: Statement of Campaign for America's Future Robert Borosage on the Bush Legacy

4:00 PM

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW): Major Victory in CREW’s White House Lawsuit– White House Ordered to Preserve All Materials Relevant to CREW’s Lawsuit

4:00 PM

Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood Sues Bush Administration Over Disastrous Midnight Regulation

3:52 PM

Environmental Groups: Groups Challenge Bush Administration's Factory Farm Exemption

3:31 PM

ACLU: Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Advances in Senate

3:27 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Business and Environmental Leaders Release Landmark Blueprint for Climate Protection Legislation

3:25 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Afghanistan: US Investigation of Airstrike Deaths ‘Deeply Flawed’

2:50 PM

1Sky: 1Sky Calls USCAP's Proposal: "Not Bold Enough"

2:37 PM

Mercy Corps: Mercy Corps Partners With Reach Out to Asia to Assist Needy Gazan Families

2:33 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Coke Sued for Fraudulent Claims on Obesity-Promoting 'VitaminWater'

2:31 PM

ACLU: Unconstitutional Secrecy Provisions Hide Iraq War Costs And Public Safety Information From The Public

2:19 PM

NARAL Pro-Choice America: New Report Shows Change in Tone of Choice Debate in 2008

1:50 PM

Planned Parenthood: New CDC Study Demonstrates Critical Need for Medically Accurate, Age-Appropriate Education and Treatment

1:23 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): National Parks Conservation Association Says New Delisting Rule Fails to Protect National Park Wolves

1:21 PM

Families USA: U. S. House Votes to Cover 11 Million Children, Including 4.1 Million Currently Uninsured

1:19 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Business Coalition Cap-and-Trade Program Needs Strengthening, Science Group Says

1:16 PM

National Coalition for the Homeless: The National Coalition for the Homeless Asks Obama to Work for Minimum Wage

1:12 PM

Friends of The Earth (FOE): US Climate Action Partnership Proposal Deeply Flawed

12:29 PM

Global Justice Ecology Project: "Next Generation Biofuels": Bursting The New "Green" Bubble:

12:00 PM

ACLU: ACLU Recommends Privacy Protections for Successful Health IT Implementation

12:00 PM

American Rivers: 1,000 Miles of Rivers in Seven States to Be Protected as Wild and Scenic

11:14 AM

CODEPINK: CODEPINK Women to Proclaim "Yes, We Can-Can Live in Peace!" at Historic Obama Inauguration

9:00 AM

CODEPINK: Jewish Representatives, Rabbis, and Peace Groups to Vigil Outside DC Israeli Embassy

Wednesday January 14, 2009

11:16 PM

ACLU: Leading NGOs Urge Military Judge To Allow Public To Hear Details Of 9/11 Case

8:07 PM

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR): Terrorism on the New York Times Op-Ed Page

7:55 PM

Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA): US Aid Organization Visits Injured Gazans

6:17 PM

ACLU: ACLU Pushes for Passage of Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

5:47 PM

Human Rights Groups: Human Rights Groups Decry Bush Administration’s Whitewash Report on Racial Discrimination in United States

5:31 PM

Project on Government Oversight (POGO): POGO Urges Commissioners to Listen to Staff Experts This Time, Not Industry Lobbyists, and Strengthen the DBT

5:27 PM

ACLU: Top Military Commission Official Admits Detainee Was Tortured

5:11 PM

National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC): Reports: Low Income Renters at Risk of Homelessness, Foreclosure-Related Evictions

4:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Treasury Pick and Openness

3:41 PM

Food and Water Watch: Consumers & Communities Reject Nestlé’s Extraction of Water for Profit:

3:12 PM

Amnesty International: Amnesty International says Failure of African Leadership is Prolonging the Zimbabwe Human Rights Crisis

3:09 PM

American Rights at Work: New $3M National TV Ad Campaign for Employee Free Choice Act

2:48 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Gaza: Medical Personnel Unable to Enter

2:46 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: Bush Administration Rushes to Strip Protections from Northern Rockies Wolves

2:43 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Mohammed al Qahtani Attorneys’ Statement on Government Official Torture Admission

2:34 PM

Defenders of Wildlife: Wildlife Refuges Can Provide Shovel-Ready Green Jobs

2:34 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): As EPA Nominee Faces Hearing, Environmental Groups Point the Way to Clean Air Reforms

2:31 PM

Center for American Progress: Pass and Expand State Children’s Health Insurance Now

2:29 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Final Legal Challenge Filed to Bush Administration’s Political Interference in Endangered Species Decisions;

2:07 PM

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): ACLU Calls for Clean Break With Bush’s Human Rights Legacy

2:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Getting Through the Barriers to Gaza

1:39 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): 2009 World Report: Obama Should Emphasize Human Rights

12:33 PM

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): ACLU at Guantánamo Monitoring Unconstitutional Military Commissions This Week

9:48 AM

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): PDA Inaugural Calendar Fills Up

Tuesday January 13, 2009

9:29 PM

CARE: Gaza: Even The Helpers are Helpless

9:26 PM

Cornucopia Institute: USDA Secretary Nominee Causes Dustup in Organic Industry

7:48 PM

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR): International Law Seldom Newsworthy in Gaza War

7:04 PM

Witness Against Torture: "Yes, We Can!" Close Guantanamo in 100 Days

6:59 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel: End Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis at Once

6:56 PM

Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood Applauds Bipartisan Legislation Aimed at Restoring Access to Affordable Birth Control

6:50 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Wounded Treated, Civilians on the Run Following Fighting in Galgaduud Region of Somalia

5:53 PM

Public Citizen: Bush Grant of Medal of Freedom to Colombian President Uribe Is an Outrage

5:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Clinton * Ross

3:40 PM

Amnesty International USA: Amnesty International to Launch 100 Days Challenge on Inauguration Day

3:27 PM

Farm Sanctuary: Newborn Goat Left for Dead at New Holland Sales Stable Seized and Sent to Farm Sanctuary

2:07 PM

Center for American Progress: Brief: The First Step Toward Closing Guantánamo

1:08 PM

Environmental Groups: Conservation Groups Demand Immediate Protection for Sea Turtles Jeopardized by Commercial Bottom Longline Fishing off Florida’s

11:53 AM

ACLU: ACLU Files Habeas Petition Challenging Guantánamo Detention Of Prisoner Captured As Juvenile

11:52 AM

ACLU: ACLU Announces Agenda For 111th Congress

Monday January 12, 2009

8:41 PM

Free Press: Free Press Welcomes News of Next FCC Chair

6:00 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Responds to Selection of Bishop Gene Robinson to Deliver Prayer at Inauguration’s Opening Ceremony

5:47 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich to Israel: Please State Your Goals

5:20 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: White House Report Seeks to Mask Monumental Failure of 'Faith-Based' Initiative, Says Americans United

4:44 PM

Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): DEA Rejects Judge's Ruling, Quashes Medical Marijuana Research Project

4:27 PM

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW): CREW Releases 'Revolving Door' – An Investigation Into Washington's Favorite Pastime

3:25 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Attorneys Release Detailed Report, Closing Guantánamo Easy as 1-2-3

3:15 PM

Public Citizen: Fox News’ View of Copyright Law: Unfair and Imbalanced

2:21 PM

Human Rights First: Rights Groups Urge Obama Administration to Address Concerns with the Durban Review Conference

2:10 PM

ACLU: Obama Should Not Delay Closure of Guantánamo and Military Commissions, Says ACLU

12:53 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Urges China to Unblock www.amnesty.org; Restore Freedom of Speech and Information

12:25 PM

Human Rights Groups: Leading Rights Groups Urge Obama to Stop Guantánamo Proceedings Against Child Soldiers

12:23 PM

Food and Water Watch: Country-of-Origin Labeling Loopholes Leave Consumers in the Dark

12:00 PM

The Real News Network: Who Killed the Peace Process?

12:00 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Logging and Destruction in Pristine Wildlands

10:54 AM

CODEPINK: New Yorkers Host Vigil TUESDAY Outside UN

10:02 AM

Center for Public Integrity: Investigation Exposes Environmental Consequences of Longwall Coal Mining

9:22 AM

War Resisters League (WRL): Weeping for Gaza: WRL Condemns The Latest Middle East Conflict

Sunday January 11, 2009

2:59 PM

Free Gaza Movement: Free Gaza to Israel: 'We Are Coming In On Tuesday'

Friday January 9, 2009

6:42 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Mark Guantanamo’s Seventh Year by Closing It

6:39 PM

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW): CREW Wins Major Court Victory, Foisting Transparency Upon the White House

6:14 PM

Amnesty International USA: Amnesty International Calls on the U.N. Security Council to Establish Full Accountability for Crimes Committed in the Gaza War

6:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): As Attacks on Gaza Continue

5:43 PM

ACLU: ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Grossly Inadequate Conditions At Canyon County Jail

5:35 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Court of Appeals Affirms: Material Support Statute, Penalizing Humanitarian Aid, Is Unconstitutional

5:34 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Speaks Against Israel Resolution

5:27 PM

ACLU: Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Voting Rights Act Challenge

5:23 PM

Public Health, Community, and Conservation Groups: EPA Sued over San Joaquin Valley "Clean Air"

5:03 PM

ACLU: ACLU Calls For End To Inhumane Force-Feeding Of Guantánamo Prisoners

4:58 PM

Gulf Coast Civic Works Program: Open Letter to Pres.-Elect Obama, Speaker Pelosi and Leader Reid: Include Gulf Coast Civic Works in Economic Recovery Act

4:12 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Republican Appointees Reject Chambers Appeal

4:00 PM

ACLU: Court Closes Avenue For Guantánamo Detainees To Challenge Their Detention

3:59 PM

ACLU: House Votes on Pay Equity Bills Signal Momentum for Wage Discrimination Safeguards

3:59 PM

ACLU: House Votes on Pay Equity Bills Signal Momentum for Wage Discrimination Safeguards

2:31 PM

Military Families Speak Out (MFSO): MFSO Decries Pentagon Rejection of Purple Hearts for PTSD

2:28 PM

Common Cause: More Oversight of Bailout Badly Needed

2:22 PM

ACLU: Justice Department Releases Several Legal Memos on Bush Administration’s War Policies

1:36 PM

ACLU: ACLU to Participate in Rally Marking the Anniversary of the Opening of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility

1:31 PM

Human Rights First: Seven Years of Failed Guantanamo Policy Requires Reevaluation of Terrorism Prosecution

1:30 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Health Experts Urge President-Elect Obama to Take Bold Action to Reverse Obesity Epidemic

11:23 AM

Environmental Working Group (EWG): Bush EPA Shirks Responsibility Over Perchlorate Contamination

11:05 AM

Witness Against Torture: Anti-Torture Activists to Call on Obama to Close Guantanamo & Torture Immediately

10:50 AM

Africa Action: US Must Support Peace and Justice In Sudan

9:45 AM

Let Justice Roll: National Faith Leaders Call For Lifting Economy By Raising Minimum Wage

9:41 AM

CODEPINK: Muslim Women and CODEPINK to Deliver White Roses TODAY to Obama Hotel

Thursday January 8, 2009

7:37 PM

Free Press: Obama: The American Dream Includes Internet for Everyone

6:02 PM

Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International to Hold Worldwide Vigils Marking the 7th Anniversary of Guantanamo Bay

5:51 PM

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Secretary Nominee Tom Daschle Pledges to Restore Scientific Integrity at Health and Human Services

4:50 PM

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): CCR Condemns Israeli Massacre in Gaza and Calls for Just and Lasting Ceasefire

4:43 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Environment and Labor Usher in Next Generation of Congressional Green Leaders

4:25 PM

ACLU: Attorney General Ends Constitutional Protection for Immigrants From Lawyers' Mistakes

4:06 PM

Equality California (EQCA): Kevin de León Introduces EQCA-Sponsored Legislation to Protect Home Ownership for Same-Sex Couples

4:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Sanjay Gupta: In Whose Interest?

3:36 PM

Amnesty International: USA: Guantánamo Anniversary – Amnesty International’s Events Across the World

3:12 PM

Amnesty International USA: Amnesty International Calls for Investigation into Sri Lankan Newspaper Editor's Shooting Death

2:44 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): NRDC Urges Immediate Cleanup and Stronger Regulations of Coal Waste

2:40 PM

American Rivers: Wild and Scenic Rivers Legislation to be Considered on Sunday

2:39 PM

American Rights at Work: Open Letter to New Wal-Mart CEO: A New Year, A New Wal-Mart?

2:35 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich: Bush Administration Ignores Humanitarian Crisis

2:34 PM

Center for American Progress: REPORT: Time to Quarantine the Foreclosure Epidemic

1:47 PM

Mercy Corps: Mercy Corps Urges Improved Access for Humanitarian Assistance in Gaza

1:39 PM

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: A Year After New Law Enacted, Progress on Brady Background Checks, But Still a Long Way to Go

12:41 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel and Egypt: Allow Humanitarian Access to Gaza

12:09 PM

Witness Against Torture: Anti-Torture Activists to Fast and Rally Sunday to Call on Obama to Close Guantanamo

12:07 PM

CODEPINK: Muslim Women and CODEPINK to Deliver White Roses to Obama Hotel

Wednesday January 7, 2009

7:11 PM

Center for Biological Diversity: Bush Administration Will Not Finalize New National Gas-mileage Standards for Cars, Trucks, and SUVs

6:30 PM

Public Citizen: Top Energy Regulator’s Exit Is Chance for Obama to Reverse Deregulation Fiasco, Put Families Over Power Company Profits

6:26 PM

EcoJustice: Syncrude Cannot Duck from Charges in Death of 500 Waterfowl

6:18 PM

Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA): As Israel Breaks Ceasefire, US Nonprofit Sends $1.6 Million of Medicine and Medical Supplies for Children in Gaza

5:30 PM

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): CAIR Asks Sec. Rice to Help American Children Trapped in Gaza

5:13 PM

1Sky: 1Sky and Allies Calling for No New Coal Plants

5:00 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): New Report Finds Environmental Threats Continue at Redwood National and State Parks

4:19 PM

ACLU: ACLU Calls Swift Passage of Pay Equity Bills Strong Steps to Help Protect Wages

4:07 PM

Free Gaza Movement: We Are Coming Back, And We Are Putting Israel On Notice

3:32 PM

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Paterson Announces New Energy Agenda to Stimulate Economy, Create Jobs

3:13 PM

Environmental Groups: Conservation Groups call for Halt to Road-Building in Borderlands Wilderness Area

2:41 PM

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Parks Advocates File Lawsuit to Keep Loaded, Concealed Firearms Out of National Parks

2:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Intel Nominee 'Aided Perpetrators of Killings'

1:36 PM

Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood Applauds Introduction of Prevention First Act in US Senate

1:23 PM

Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Arkansas Public School's Promotion of Religion Violates Constitution, Says Americans United

12:08 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Climate Scientists Freed from Agency Gag Order

12:00 PM

Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Temporary Halt to Gaza Bombing a Paltry Response as Extreme Violence Victimizes Civilians

9:00 AM

Progressive Democrats of America: PDA Prepares to Add Value as New Adminstration Begins

Tuesday January 6, 2009

7:05 PM

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR): The Blame Game in Gaza

7:00 PM

Middle East Childrens Alliance (MECA): Founder of US Aid Organization Brings Four Tons of Medicine to Gaza

6:46 PM

Amnesty International: Amnesty International Calls for an Immediate Humanitarian Truce in Gaza

6:32 PM

Center for American Progress: Why a Stimulus Package Must Be Big and Targeted

4:23 PM

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: New Study Shows Party, Ideology, Frequency of Religious Service Attendance and Age Drove Vote on Prop. 8

3:54 PM

Conservation Groups: Groups Fight to Protect Fish, Wildlife, and Wilderness Areas From Last-Minute Bush Regs

2:32 PM

Brennan Center for Justice and Justice at Stake: Jurists, Business Leaders, Reform Groups Join 'Justice for Sale' Case

2:19 PM

American Rivers: Stronger Stormwater Safeguards Needed to Protect Maryland's Clean Water

2:00 PM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Context for Gaza

12:08 PM

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Ten Questions the Senate Should Ask Lisa Jackson

11:44 AM

SEIU: SEIU to Congress: Act Now To Relieve Pressure on Working People

Monday January 5, 2009

11:34 PM

National Council for Occupational Safety and Health: National Worker Safety Advocates Urge Quick Action by Obama Administration

10:40 PM

Rights Groups: New Filing in Prop 8 Legal Challenge

5:13 PM

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Govt. Science Panels Skewed Toward Industry, Says Report

4:18 PM

ACLU: TSA Officials and JetBlue Pay $240,000 to Settle Discrimination Charges

4:07 PM

Green America: Green America Heralds Dynegy's Decision to Pull the Plug On Five Coal-Fired Power Plants as Important Anti-Coal Victory

3:04 PM

Human Rights First: Rights Group Launches Series of Blueprints for the Obama Administration

2:00 PM

Amnesty International: UN Security Council Must Not Fail Civilians Caught in Gaza Conflict

11:00 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel: Allow Media and Rights Monitors Access to Gaza

Friday January 2, 2009

7:00 PM

Mercy Corps: Mercy Corps Sends Relief to Hungry Gazans

4:15 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iran: Threats to Nobel Laureate Escalate

2:50 PM

Amnesty International - USA: In Urgent Letter, Amnesty International USA Appeals to Secretary Rice to End 'Lopsided US Response' to Gaza Crisis

12:00 PM

The Real News Network: Rafah - Report From the Ground

Thursday January 1, 2009

9:48 AM

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Pressing Obama for Peace

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