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Newswire - January, 2010

Thursday December 30, 2010

2:09 PM
CEPR: Recount and Review of Haiti’s Election Tally Shows Massive Irregularities
1:33 PM
Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive: Student Food Co-op Revolution on Campus: Going National in 2011!

Wednesday December 29, 2010

4:12 PM
Environmental Groups: EPA Coal Ash Analysis Flawed: Overstates Value of Coal Ash Recycling by More than 20 Times
3:58 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: 50,000 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Given Away on New Year's Eve
11:51 AM
ACLU: ACLU and Congresswoman-Elect Frederica Wilson Call on Obama Administration to Avert "Human Rights Disaster," Halt Deportation of Haitian Nationals
10:11 AM
PEER: Wilderness Vanishing Act in Big Cypress
7:10 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Seven Imperiled Brazilian Bird Species Gain Endangered Status

Tuesday December 28, 2010

12:38 PM
Earthjustice: U.S. EPA Agrees to Schedule for Issuing Carbon Pollution Standards for Power Plants and Refineries

Monday December 27, 2010

11:06 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA's Jackson Has Checkered Chromium Record

Thursday December 23, 2010

5:58 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: New Obama Offshore Oil Plan Sacrifices Polar Bear Habitat
1:38 PM
Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council and Greenpeace Statement on Obama Polar Bear Endangered Species Act Decision
12:23 PM
Free Press to FCC: Don’t Rubber-Stamp the Comcast Merger
12:14 PM
Public Citizen: GOP Preserves the Strict Ethics Rules for the 112th Congress
12:13 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): New EPA Schedule Will Protect Public Health and Reduce Carbon Pollution
10:45 AM
Public Citizen: Nuclear Waste From as Many as 36 States May Rumble Down Texas Highways if Texas Nuclear Waste Importation Plan Is Approved
10:43 AM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): SEC Describes Possible Criminal Activity In Major Unprosecuted Hedge Fund Case
9:28 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Federal Agencies Flying Blind in Cape Wind Approvals

Wednesday December 22, 2010

3:48 PM
ACLU: First Amendment Groups Urge Protections In Aftermath Of WikiLeaks Document Release
3:29 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Indefinite Detention and Assassination: "Clock Back to Pre-Magna Carta Times"
3:07 PM
PEER: Science Transparency Policy Swathed In Secrecy
3:05 PM
National Women's Law Center: NWLC Deplores Congress' Failure to Repeal Military Abortion Ban
2:28 PM
Bradley Manning Support Network: Supporters Call for End to Inhumane Treatment of Bradley Manning
2:03 PM
CREW Applauds Decision to Keep Office of Congressional Ethics
1:59 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN: End ‘Disappearances’ Worldwide
1:58 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: President Obama Signs Historic ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal Bill
1:57 PM
Public Citizen: Public Citizen Urges Passage of Historic Health and Safety Legislation for Heroic Sept. 11 Workers
1:52 PM
Equality California Applauds Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
1:48 PM
Environmental Groups: Two-Year Anniversary of TVA Coal Ash Spill
12:54 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Says Bangladeshi Member of Parliament Tortured by Security Forces
12:32 PM
Amnesty International Denounces Passage of Defense Authorization Act Prohibiting Prosecution of Guantanamo Detainees in Federal Courts
12:01 PM
ACLU: Obama Administration Should Not Institutionalize Indefinite Detention For Guantánamo Prisoners, Says ACLU
11:29 AM
Servicemembers United: President Signs DADT Repeal Bill, Largest Gay Troop/Vet Group Reacts
11:05 AM
US PIRG: Congress Acts to Stave Off Student Aid Cuts
10:42 AM
Violence Policy Center: Murder, Suicide, and More Convictions: VPC Concealed Carry Killers December Update
10:06 AM
ACLU: President Signs Historic "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repeal Legislation Into Law
9:59 AM
Amnesty International USA Welcomes Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Calling the Law “Wrong-headed and Discriminatory”
9:22 AM
Human Rights First: Statement on Reported Plan to Permit Indefinite Detention

Tuesday December 21, 2010

8:12 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Statement on reported Obama Plan on Indefinite Detentions
4:51 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Whistleblowers Gain Landmark Protections in Food Safety Act
4:39 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Milestone Measure to Advance Food Safety Passes Congress
3:35 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Cost of START Treaty
3:16 PM
Oxfam International: Oxfam Scales Up Its Aid in Colombia as Worst Floods in 60 Years Hit Two Million People
2:02 PM
ACLU: FCC Approves Flawed Net Neutrality Rule
12:30 PM
Free Press: FCC Net Neutrality Order a ‘Squandered Opportunity’
11:51 AM
People for the American Way: Republicans Stymie Progress on Judicial Nominations
11:46 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Abductions, “Disappearances” and Illegal Detention Escalating in Ivory Coast, Amnesty International Reports, Based on Eyewitness Accounts
11:19 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched to Recover Wolves Across Country
10:47 AM
Labor Rights Groups: Free2Work iPhone App Helps Shoppers Avoid Gifts Made with Child Labor
10:09 AM
Environmental Groups Move to Intervene in PA Pipeline Project
8:15 AM
Human Rights Watch: Honduras: Prosecute Post-Coup Abuses

Monday December 20, 2010

7:12 PM
Free Press: FCC Set to Move Forward with Fake Net Neutrality
3:54 PM
POGO Calls on SEC to Provide Safe and Open Channels for Whistleblower Tips
3:52 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Conservation Consortium Challenges Coal Plant Fish-Kills in Ohio
3:50 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Slavery and the States' Rights Myth
3:35 PM
CAIR Asks DOJ to Review Use of Muslim-Bashers as Terror Trainers
1:08 PM
DC Bill of Rights Coalition: Local Civil Liberties Activists Oppose Metro Bag Search Program
1:06 PM
Amnesty International Urges Belarus to Stop the Clampdown on the Opposition after the Presidential Election
11:00 AM
SEIU’s Mary Kay Henry: ‘A Bittersweet Day For Civil Rights in America’
10:46 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): DR Congo: Rogue Leaders, Rebels Forcibly Recruit Youth
10:32 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): New Obama Science Integrity Guidance: Timid, Torn, and Tardy
10:20 AM
Media Matters for America: Brock Announces Launch of Equality Matters in Support of Gay Equality
8:38 AM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Tests Show Notorious Carcinogen is Widespread in US Tap Water

Saturday December 18, 2010

11:56 AM
America's Voice: Senate Votes Against DREAMs

Friday December 17, 2010

3:46 PM
Earthjustice: US EPA Acts to Control Mercury From Gold Mines
3:35 PM
ACLU and Center for Constitutional Rights: Government Changes Attorney Licensing Regulations In Response To Lawsuit Filed By CCR And ACLU
2:53 PM
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 Exploitation
2:49 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Says Injured Protestors in Ivory Coast Are being Denied Medical Treatment
1:40 PM
Free Press: FCC Reportedly Pushing Comcast-NBC Merger Without Full Review
1:37 PM
Brady Campaign Applauds ATF Plan to Collect Reports of Bulk Weapons Sales
1:35 PM
Environmental Groups: Kansas Issues Permit for New, Massive Sunflower Coal Plant While Other States Begin Retiring Existing Coal Plants
12:58 PM
ACLU: United States Endorses International Declaration On Indigenous Rights
11:54 AM
Free Press: LPFM One Step Closer to the Finish Line
11:50 AM
Immigrant Rights Advocates: Republican DREAMer Calls on Fellow Conservatives to Vote for Bill
10:47 AM
Friends of the Earth: Tax Package’s $6 Billion Giveaway to Corn Ethanol, Plus Other Polluter Handouts, Harm People and the Planet

Thursday December 16, 2010

4:32 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Sends Letter to Obama Raising Concerns Over Immediate Plans to Resume Deportations to Haiti Amid Spiraling Cholera Outbreak
4:30 PM
Earthjustice: Kansas Issues Permit for New, Massive Sunflower Coal Plant While Other States Begin Retiring Existing Coal Plants
4:28 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN Security Council: A Step Toward Justice for Women
2:55 PM
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights: New Human Rights Report Condemns Rise of Immigration Policing
1:49 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Greenhouse: Senate Whistleblower Bill "Treats Whistleblowers as Second-class Citizens"
1:24 PM
Amnesty International Reports Security Forces in Ivory Coast Killed at Least Nine Unarmed Demonstrators
1:16 PM
Public Citizen: Pharmaceutical Industry Is Biggest Defrauder of the Federal Government Under the False Claims Act, New Public Citizen Study Finds
1:12 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: More Than 2,000 LGBT Rights Advocates to Converge in Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 2-6, to Strategize and Organize
1:10 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): California Court: Toxic Pet Products Must Have Warning Labels
1:04 PM
Friends of the Earth: Groups Criticize Presidential Commission's Recommendations on Synthetic Biology as Deeply Flawed
12:07 PM
Conservation Groups: Endangered Species Review and Interim Protections Sought for Little Brown Bats
12:00 PM
ACLU: Commerce Department Releases Important Report Urging Comprehensive Privacy Protections
11:20 AM
Council of Canadians: Canada-EU Trade Talks Put Canada's Water Up for Sale, Says New Report
11:10 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Jersey Cooling Tower U-Turn Derails Nuke Pollution Control
10:54 AM
ACLU Says Third-Party Publishers Entitled to First Amendment Protection
10:20 AM
Amnesty International Welcomes U.S. Government Civil Action to Ensure Justice in Gulf Oil Spill

Wednesday December 15, 2010

3:44 PM
Amnesty International Responds to Italy’s Court of Appeals Decision re the Involvement of U.S. and Italian Agents in the Abduction of Abu Omar
3:40 PM
ACLU: Hospitals Must Provide Life-Saving Care Despite Pressure to Do Otherwise, Says ACLU
2:51 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Court Restores Order: Decision Jeopardizing California Water Quality is Reversed
2:49 PM
CREW: FEC Commissioners Are Actors Impersonating Public Servants
2:47 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Civil Resistance at White House Led by Veterans
2:45 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Lawmakers, Researchers, Doctors Reject Schwarzenegger’s Flawed Green Chemistry Proposal
2:29 PM
Friends of the Earth Blasts Senate Passage of Tax Package
2:11 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Meet the Leadership: Corporate America and the Religious Right’s New Team in the House
1:55 PM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) Welcomes Conservative Coalition to Battle for Sentencing Reform
1:36 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: New Study: It’s Not Too Late to Save Polar Bears From Extinction
1:21 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Suit Launched to Save California Red-legged Frog From Harmful Pesticides
12:40 PM
International Labor Rights Forum: US Department of Labor Lists Cocoa, Cotton and Other Goods as Products Made by Forced, Child Labor
12:22 PM
Media Matters for America: FOXLEAKS
12:16 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Class Action Lawsuit Targets McDonald's Use of Toys to Market to Children
9:34 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Eco-Risks of Coal Ash as Mine Fill Understated
12:24 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights: US Rights Group Criticizes Swedish Prosecutors Discussion of Extraditing WikiLeaks Founder to US

Tuesday December 14, 2010

3:59 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Climate Scientists, Biologists and Groups Representing Millions of Americans Ask Obama to Follow Science in Determining Polar Bears’ Fate
3:28 PM
FAIR: We Support Wikileaks
3:07 PM
Minnesota Peace Activists Converge on Washington DC for Large Anti-War Civil Disobedience Demonstration
2:47 PM
ACLU: House Introduces “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal Legislation
2:01 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: New FDA Data Confirm What UCS Has Been Saying For Years: Antimicrobial Use In U.S. Livestock And Poultry Is Massive
1:52 PM
Food & Water Watch: New York Governor Weakens Regulation of Controversial Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) in New York State; State Legislature First to Propose Ban on Fracking
1:47 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Put Low Radiation Smart Phones on Your Shopping List
1:06 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): New President's House Exhibit Includes Slavery
12:57 PM
Project On Government Oversight: 89 Groups Tell the House S. 372 Is a Good Deal for Whistleblowers and Taxpayers
12:55 PM
Environmental Groups: Coalition Challenges Permit Allowing Dirty Coal Export to Asia from WA Port
12:43 PM
ACLU: ACLU Files Lawsuit On Behalf Of Muslim Woman Forced To Remove Head Covering In Georgia Courthouse
11:09 AM
Servicemembers United: Statement on the Introduction of Stand-Alone DADT Repeal Bill in the House of Representatives
11:04 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): On Richard Holbrooke
10:58 AM
Public Citizen: New Study Shows Dramatic Increase in Industry Campaign Donations to Railroad Commission
10:16 AM
Witness Against Torture: Anti-Torture Activists Demonstrate and Fast for Justice, January 11-22, 2011
10:09 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Leading Rights Groups Urge Spanish Court to Open Investigation without Further Delay into Role of Bush Lawyers in Torture of Guantanamo Detainees
9:07 AM
Oxfam International: Nineteen Agencies Call for Action to Prevent Another Christmas Massacre by Africa’s Most Brutal Rebel Group
8:04 AM
Democracy and Transparency Advocates: Prominent Americans Oppose Prosecution and Extradition of Assange Americans Organize to Support WikiLeaks Transparency

Monday December 13, 2010

4:47 PM
Equality California (EQCA) and Gay-Straight Alliance Network: Senator Mark Leno Introduces FAIR Education Act
4:43 PM
Public Citizen Condemns Attacks on WikiLeaks, Which Threaten Online Speech and Freedom of Press
4:41 PM
Rights Groups Denounce U.S. Decision to Resume Deportations to Haiti Amid Cholera Outbreak and Worsening Humanitarian Situation
4:40 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Health Mandate
4:37 PM
SavetheInternet.com ‘Can-You-Hear-Us-Now-a-Thon’ Delivers 2 Million Petitions to FCC
4:32 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Nestle Urged Not to Buy Chicken-Flavored Fungus Company Quorn
3:55 PM
Disarm Now Plowshares: Jury Reaches Verdict in Disarm Now Plowshares Trial
3:53 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Anti-Health Care Lawsuit Succeeds in Virginia
2:52 PM
Coalition Challenges Permit Allowing Dirty Coal Export to Asia from WA Port
2:50 PM
Conservation Groups: Endangered Species Act Protections “Warranted” for Wolverines
1:42 PM
Free Speech Radio News: Independent Media Beacon Faces Closure on December 20th
1:39 PM
National Whistleblowers Center Calls for Correction of Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
1:29 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Private, Opposition TV Continues to Dominate in Venezuela, New Paper Finds
1:05 PM
Basel Action Network: Taxpayers Left With Huge Bill and Lost Jobs From Government Ship Ocean Disposal Programs
12:05 PM
SWAN and ACLU File Lawsuit Seeking Military Sexual Trauma Records Withheld by Federal Government
11:10 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Interviews Available -- Attacks on WikiLeaks Violating the Law?
11:09 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama, Congress and Taxes
11:07 AM
Friends of the Earth: Groups Question Influence of Clinton Ties to Oil Lobbyist on State Department Pipeline Decision
10:25 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): USDA Fires Employee for Expressing Personal Opinion
8:07 AM
Veterans for Peace: US Military Veterans to Lead Civil Resistance at White House

Saturday December 11, 2010

10:32 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Climate Talks Lurch Forward but Fail to Make Significant Progress Toward Science Based Greenhouse Pollution Reduction Targets

Friday December 10, 2010

3:58 PM
National Organization for Women: NOW Urges Senate to Reject Obama Tax Plan Economy Can Be Stimulated Without Undermining Social Security
2:45 PM
Fair Estate Tax Coalition: Americans for a Fair Estate Tax Coalition Urges Congress to Restore Strong Estate Tax
2:26 PM
Food & Water Watch: DOJ’s Action Against United Water Shows Dangers of Private Water Operation
1:33 PM
Free Press: More than 80 Groups Sign Letter to FCC Demanding Real Net Neutrality
1:13 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Judge Demands Release of Secure Communities Documents
1:07 PM
Free Press Commends Senator Franken for Standing for Real Net Neutrality
12:12 PM
AFL-CIO: The agreement reached by President Obama with Republican leadership, including a two-year extension of tax cuts for the wealthiest in return for a one-year extension of unemployment insurance for families decimated by joblessness, is the wrong way to stim
12:12 PM
America's Voice: In Poll After Poll, the American Public Supports the DREAM Act
12:07 PM
Amnesty International Condemns Reports of a New "Confession" by Iranian Woman Facing Execution
11:23 AM
Public Citizen: Court Upholds Website Criticizing Company Founded by Leader of Tiananmen Square Protests
11:18 AM
ACLU: Victims Of Human Rights Violations Denied Access To Justice In U.S., Says New ACLU Report
10:19 AM
Human Rights First: Human Rights Day Statement from Elisa Massimino
8:49 AM
United for a Fair Economy: Responsible Wealth Members Vigorously Reject Obama-GOP Tax Cuts Deal; Demand Strong Estate Tax

Thursday December 9, 2010

4:57 PM
Equality California Disappointed with Failed U.S. Senate Vote on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
4:43 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Senate Republicans Block Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal
4:13 PM
US PIRG Statement on the Redirection of High-Speed Rail Funds from Wisconsin and Ohio
3:40 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) GTMO Attorneys Call Government Recidivism Claims Unfounded
3:38 PM
Common Cause: Day 4: Another DREAM Shattered by Filibuster Abuse
3:13 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Congress Moves Closer to Passage of DREAM Act
3:05 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): * Haiti Elections * Nobel Peace Prize Corrupted?
3:03 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: New Report Details Plight of Polar Bears
2:57 PM
Earthjustice: Appeals Court Sides With San Joaquin Clean Air Advocates
1:01 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW) and Media Matters for America: The Violent Consequences of Glenn Beck’s Dangerous Rhetoric
12:55 PM
America's Voice: On DREAM Act, Senate Democrats Give Bill New Life Following Historic House Victory
12:39 PM
Earthjustice: U.S. EPA Delays Another Important Air Rule
11:41 AM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO) Calls for Open Meetings at Financial Self-Regulatory Organization
11:39 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Rights Groups Take ICE to Court As Hundreds Rally in New York to Opt-Out of Dragnet Immigration Prog
9:39 AM
ACLU Testifies Before House About Excessive Executive Branch Power and Other Civil Liberties Issues Facing Incoming Congress
9:37 AM
Media Matters for America: Fox Exec Directs Staff to Slant News Reporting
9:00 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Egypt: End Traffickers’ Abuse of Migrants

Wednesday December 8, 2010

5:10 PM
Public Citizen: Congress Falls Down on Job, Disregards Worker Safety
4:48 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Sri Lanka: Army Unit Linked to Executions
4:43 PM
Free Press: FCC Could Do More to Protect Consumers Caught in the Middle of Cable-Broadcast Spats
4:06 PM
Committee to Protect Journalists: CPJ Calls for the Immediate Release of Saudi Editor and Academic
4:00 PM
Common Cause: Day 3: Senate Minority Uses Filibuster to Hold Hostage START Arms Control Treaty
2:37 PM
All Out: A New Organization Building the Global Movement for LGBT Equality
2:27 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Dramatic New Video Footage of Starving Polar Bear Cubs Shows Consequences of Delaying Action on Global Warming
1:56 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): FDA Underestimates Gulf Coast Residents' Exposure to Carcinogens in Seafood
1:53 PM
Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA): Beekeepers Ask EPA to Remove Pesticide Linked to Colony Collapse Disorder, Citing Leaked Agency Memo
1:51 PM
Earthjustice: Report: Dirty Industries Use Distortion to Assail EPA's Boiler Rules
12:51 PM
Wealth for the Common Good: Millionaires Urge Congress to Reject Compromise On Bush Tax Cuts for Rich
12:46 PM
Amnesty International Shocked that Chinese Government is Pressuring Chinese Residents of Norway into anti-Nobel Protests
12:12 PM
Marijuana Policy Project: U.S. House Expected to Pass Resolution Today Calling for New Marijuana Strategy
12:04 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls for Protection of Somali Refugees in Kenya, Not Abuse
11:58 AM
ACLU: ACLU Asks Supreme Court To Hear Extraordinary Rendition Case
11:37 AM
ACLU: Supreme Court Hears Challenge To Arizona Employer Sanctions Law
11:25 AM
Amnesty International Calls on China to End Crackdown on Human Rights Activists Ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize Awards Ceremony
9:00 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN Security Council: Press Sudan to Cooperate With ICC

Tuesday December 7, 2010

4:53 PM
Food & Water Watch: Groups Ask USDA and DOJ to Stop the Retail Squeeze on Farmers and Consumers
4:38 PM
ACLU: ACLU to Gov. Crist: Don’t Let Dead Rock Stars Dominate Florida Clemency Board Agenda
4:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Ex-Intelligence Officers, Others See Plusses in WikiLeaks Disclosures
3:35 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: 20,000-plus People Boycott Bluefin Tuna, Restaurants That Serve It
3:34 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Statement on Tax Cut Deal
1:51 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On Tax Cut Deal
1:08 PM
Public Citizen: As Blankenship Resigns, Public Citizen Calls on New Massey CEO to Improve Workplace Safety Standards
12:52 PM
ACLU and Center for Constitutional Rights: Court Dismisses Targeted Killing Case On Procedural Grounds Without Addressing Merits
12:46 PM
Brady Campaign: John Lennon: One of a Million Victims of Gun Violence in Just 30 Years
11:30 AM
World Future Council: Climate Change: National governments must focus on Sustainable City Development
10:45 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Nineteen Countries Turn Down Invitation to Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
10:40 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Media Advisory: Frostpaw the Polar Bear Available for Comment and Photos at Cancunmesse, Hall C
10:32 AM
Friends of The Earth: WikiLeaks Reveals State Department Discord Over U.S. Support for Canadian Tar Sands Oil Program
8:47 AM
Human Rights Watch: Iran: Escalating Repression of University Students
8:02 AM
Center for Public Integrity: Special Interests Ditched Blue Dogs

Monday December 6, 2010

5:10 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Congressional Prayer Caucus Off Base With Attack on Obama, Says Americans United
4:20 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Greece: End Inhumane Detention Conditions for Migrants
4:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): The Real Climate-Gate? WikiLeaks and Climate Talks
2:24 PM
Community Groups Defend EPA Plans to Clean Up Cement Kiln Pollution
2:02 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Boca Raton Utility Workers Blow Whistle on Health Risks
2:00 PM
United for a Fair Economy Condemns Republican Blockade on Tax Cuts; Calls for Passage of Strong Estate Tax
1:22 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Leaked Assessment Says Deficiencies Have Plagued the Military Whistleblower System
12:00 PM
Friends of the Earth: EPA Designates 16 Areas in Violation of Airborne Lead Standards
11:22 AM
ACLU: Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging Arizona Employer Sanctions Law on Wednesday, December 8
10:32 AM
Amnesty International: The Malaysian Government Must End Judicial Caning, Says Amnesty International in New Report
9:00 AM
CREW’s Most Embarrassing Re-Elects 2010 (and a New Governor to Watch)

Friday December 3, 2010

1:55 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Two Arctic Ice Seals Threatened by Climate Change Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection
1:53 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Condemns Iraqi Interior Minister's Call for Execution of Suspects, Even Before They are Tried
12:23 PM
Americans for Democratic Action: Miserable Jobs Report Mocks Holiday Hopes
12:11 PM
CEPR: Statement by Dean Baker on the Final Vote by The President's Fiscal Commission
12:09 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on November Jobs Report
11:58 AM
National Lawyers Law Center: Women's Unemployment At Highest Rate in Over 25 Years
11:44 AM
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Lawyers’ Committee Applauds Final Congressional Approval in Pigford Settlement
11:30 AM
US Campaign to Ban Landmines: Governments Must Promote Rights of Landmine and Cluster Bomb Survivors
11:11 AM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the November Employment Report
8:33 AM
Human Rights and Humanitarian Relief Groups Urge Rebuilding Plan for Gaza

Thursday December 2, 2010

4:18 PM
Food & Water Watch’s New Factory Farm Map Shows Huge Increase in Factory Farms in Iowa
4:16 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Rare Santa Ana Fish Scores New Critical Habitat Protections
2:21 PM
Common Cause: New Congress Must Maintain Office of Congressional Ethics
2:15 PM
Human Rights First Seeks Answers From Amazon in Wake of Wikileaks Drop
1:25 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Holidays Come Early for California Chemical Makers
12:43 PM
Earthjustice: Judge Says Gas Pipeline Firm Should Not Be Granted Public Utility Status, Power to Seize Land
12:39 PM
Environmental Groups: Interior’s Offshore Drilling Announcement: Arctic Ocean Still at Risk
11:27 AM
ACLU: Senate Holds Hearings on Ending Discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy
9:55 AM
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL): Governments Must Promote Rights of Landmine and Cluster Bomb Survivors
9:53 AM
Green America: 2010 Holiday Green Gift Guide Issued by Green America
8:26 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): ICC: Keep Pledges to Strengthen International Justice

Wednesday December 1, 2010

4:35 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Offshore Oil Plan Fails to Protect Fragile Arctic, Polar Bears From Drilling
4:18 PM
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR): Action Alert: NYT's Iran Missile Fizzle
4:14 PM
ACLU: FTC Releases Promising Report Urging Improved Internet Privacy Policies
3:24 PM
America's Voice: Will the GOP Strategy of Political Obstruction Keep DREAM Youth from Achieving their Dreams?
2:57 PM
U.S. PIRG’s Response to the Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
2:55 PM
Planned Parenthood Mobilizes U.S. Youth on World AIDS Day
2:18 PM
Physicians for a National Health Program: Deficit Panel’s Rx Is Wrong Medicine: Doctors’ Group
1:36 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On The Deficit Commission Report
12:11 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Senate Judiciary Committee Moves Judges Forward, Full Senate Still Gripped by GOP Obstruction
12:05 PM
Earthjustice: NMFS Finalizes Important Rule for Atlantic Herring Fishery
12:04 PM
Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice: Federal Court Orders First-Ever Destruction of a GMO Crop
12:01 PM
Amnesty International: Wikileaks Cable Corroborates Amnesty International’s Finding of a U.S. Missile Strike in Yemen that Killed Dozens of Civilians, Human Rights Group Says
11:58 AM
Human Rights Watch: Kenya: Support Disclosure of HIV Status to Children
11:47 AM
ACLU: Prosecuting WikiLeaks for Publishing Documents Would Raise Serious Constitutional Concerns, Says ACLU
11:43 AM
Food & Water Watch - Europe: Coalition Demands to Put Access to Quality Affordable Food and Fair Market Prices for Farmers at Core of EU Agriculture and Food Policy
11:41 AM
Americans United Criticizes Smithsonian For Caving In To Religious Right Pressure On Art Exhibit
11:11 AM
CSPI: FDA to Hold Hearing on Food Dyes, Children's Behavior
10:16 AM
Common Cause: Conservative & Taxpayer Groups Join Reformers in Push to Save Office of Congressional Ethics
10:08 AM
Free Press: Is FCC Peddling Fake Net Neutrality?
9:00 AM
Government Accountability Project: Taxpayer Dollars Fund Retaliatory Investigations: Report Shows Tactics Used to Muzzle Federal Employees
8:53 AM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Commemorating World AIDS Day 2010

Tuesday November 30, 2010

6:41 PM
CEPR: Report Warns Austerity Will Block Recovery, Risk Recession
5:52 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research: Statement from Dean Baker on President Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
5:27 PM
Global Justice Ecology Project: Cancún COP16: Climate Justice Experts Available for Interviews
4:36 PM
Sierra Club: Coalition Launches Nationwide Ad Campaign Calling for Obama and Clinton to Stop Toxic Oil Pipeline
4:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Austerity Politics
3:44 PM
Witness Against Torture: Call to Action - Join Us January 11th, 2011 - No Torture, No Gitmo, No Bagram, No More
3:12 PM
Drug Policy Alliance: US Supreme Court Hears California Prison Crowding Case
2:56 PM
People for the American Way: Pentagon Study Confirms Discrimination in the Military is Harmful and Unnecessary
2:30 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): U.S. Spying at the UN
2:26 PM
Food & Water Watch: Food Safety Bill a Good Start Towards Safer Food System
2:14 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court Hears Arguments About Need To Decrease California's Prison Population
2:10 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest: Historic Food Safety Bill Clears Senate
2:08 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Boycott Launched to Save Imperiled Bluefin Tuna
1:56 PM
Environmental Working Group: Food Safety Bill will Save the Lives of Thousands
12:41 PM
Dēmos: Event: Joseph Stiglitz, Dean Baker and Others to Respond to Dec 1st Fiscal Commission Report
12:39 PM
Violence Policy Center: Michigan Concealed Handgun Licensees Have Suicide Rate Higher Than General Michigan Population--VPC Concealed Carry Killers November Update
12:33 PM
MADRE: Statement By UN Women Leader Michelle Bachelet on International Day on Violence Against Women
11:52 AM
US PIRG: Senate Passes Historic Food Safety Bill
11:47 AM
Project On Government Oversight: NIH Should Stop Funding Researchers Who Sign Their Names to Ghostwritten Articles
10:53 AM
ColorLines.com Releases Exclusive Video Interview With Music Legend and Civil Rights Icon Harry Belafonte
10:45 AM
Human Rights Watch: US: Nobel Laureates Urge Obama to Ban Landmines
10:39 AM
Amnesty International: Egypt Parliamentary Election Violence Must Be Investigated
10:29 AM
Free Press: FCC Must Act to Keep Comcast in Check
10:23 AM
Food & Water Watch: Factory Farm Nation: Map Charts Unprecedented Growth in Factory Farming
9:10 AM
US Campaign to Ban Landmines: Nobel Peace Laureates Urge President Obama to Join the Mine Ban Treaty Without Delay
7:42 AM
Greenpeace: Greenpeace Files Lawsuit against Corporate Spies

Monday November 29, 2010

4:08 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): Governments at Cancún Climate Talks Need to Support Local Solutions
3:42 PM
Food & Water Watch: Closure of Fiji Water Facility Should Be Permanent
3:41 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Responds to Criminal Investigation of Wikileaks Release of Classified Documents
3:39 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): WikiLeaks: Beyond the Spin
3:36 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: As Climate Talks Open in Cancún, World Leaders Must Seek Steep Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Pollution
3:01 PM
ACLU: U.S. Pressured Germany Not to Prosecute CIA Officers for Torture and Rendition
2:48 PM
Council of Canadians: People's Assemblies on Climate Justice to Take Place Across Canada
12:35 PM
Jobs with Justice: Nationwide Demonstrations to Demand Extensions of Unemployment, TANF Emergency Fund
12:23 PM
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL): Governments Urged to Eliminate Landmines Within Years, Not Decades
12:21 PM
Food & Water Watch: Municipal Budgetary Constraints a Leading Factor in Water System
 Leases and Sales

11:46 AM
America's Voice: Former GOP Governor, Regent University President, Other Conservatives Highlight Need for DREAM Act
11:37 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): International Community Should Reject Haiti’s “Sham” Elections, CEPR Co-Director Says
11:33 AM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Obama: Economic Stimulus Trumps Environmental Laws
10:44 AM
Cornucopia Institute: Dirty Little Secret in the Natural Foods Industry: Toxic Chemical Use
10:08 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Egypt: Elections Marred as Opposition Barred from Polls
8:25 AM
Economic Policy Institute: Our Fiscal Security Releases Plan to Create Jobs, Make Critical Public Investments and Reduce Federal Deficit

Wednesday November 24, 2010

3:18 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: 187,000 Square Miles Designated as Polar Bear Critical Habitat in Alaska
2:09 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Environmental Protection Agency Set to Lower Target for Cellulosic Biofuels
2:04 PM
Human Rights Watch: Egypt: Systematic Crackdown Days Before Elections
1:37 PM
Sierra Club: Fifth Circuit Decision Finds Construction of Sandy Creek Coal Plant Unlawful
1:22 PM
ACLU Reports More Than 900 Complaints This Month Over “Enhanced” TSA Security Measures
12:58 PM
National Lawyers Guild Files Amicus Brief in Kevin Kjonaas et al. v. United States of America
12:56 PM
Environmental Groups: Public Interest Groups Ask Judge to Put an Immediate Halt to Billion-Dollar Bypass
11:37 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Landmine Ban Treaty: Report Cites Growing Progress

Tuesday November 23, 2010

4:22 PM
EQCA: Equality California Institute Launches Equality Beyond Borders Project
4:15 PM
PEER: EPA Sued over Its Refusal to Regulate Lead-Based Ammo
3:35 PM
AFSCME Calls on GOP Members of Congress to Reject Their Taxpayer Funded Health Care Plan
3:32 PM
Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti: Haiti’s November 28 Elections: Trying to Legitimize the Illegitimate
2:07 PM
CREW: DOJ is Roadblock to Open Government
1:56 PM
Oxfam International: Oxfam Calls on Dirty Industries to Clean up Their Act and Stop Sabotaging the EU’s Fight Against Climate Change
1:25 PM
Beyond Nuclear: Broad Coalition Reinforces Opposition to Radioactive Steam Generator Shipment on the Great Lakes
1:06 PM
Brady Campaign: Teen Supported by NRA Lawsuit Fills Facebook Page with Violent, Threatening Messages
1:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Korean Conflict
12:45 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Filed Over EPA Refusal to Address Lead Poisoning of Wildlife
10:35 AM
CODEPINK: Tribunal finds American and International Business Complicit in Israeli War Crimes
10:04 AM
US PIRG: Parents Beware - Many Toys Still Toxic, Hazardous
8:43 AM
Iraq Veterans Against the War: Operation Exposure: War is Trauma Bringing the War Home Through Street Art

Monday November 22, 2010

5:13 PM
Jobs with Justice: Nationwide Demonstrations to Demand Extensions of Unemployment, TANF Emergency Fund
5:09 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: $3 Billion Recovered in 2010 Proves that Whistleblowing Works
3:09 PM
Free Press Calls on FCC to Reassert Authority over Broadband
2:52 PM
ACLU: Court Rules That Defendants With Limited English Proficiency Have A Constitutional Right To Court Interpreters
1:44 PM
Oxfam International: “Listen to Us to Protect Us” War-Affected Communities Tell UN Peacekeepers
1:31 PM
Human Rights Watch: Cluster Munitions: No Middle Ground on Absolute Ban
11:37 AM
Cornucopia Institute: Conventional Cattle on Factory Dairies Producing "Organic" Milk
11:15 AM
National Whistleblowers Center: SEC Admits Rules Would 'Discourage' Whistleblowers and Limit Access to 'Important Information'
10:39 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls on the Philippine Authorities to Ensure Justice for Maguindanao Massacre
10:31 AM
PEER: Bid to Carve Tribal Park out of Redwood National Park

Friday November 19, 2010

4:42 PM
ForestEthics: First Nations Receive Real Estate Foundation of BC Land Award for Great Bear Rainforest Agreements
4:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): NATO and Afghanistan
3:32 PM
Environmental Working Group: Chemical Lobby Gets Its Way in US Senate
3:07 PM
United for a Fair Economy: UFE Applauds Dem Leaders for Showing Spine on Top Tier Tax Cuts
2:42 PM
FAIR: Charlie Rose Opens Up the Deficit Debate
2:39 PM
Doctors Without Borders: Cholera In Haiti: MSF Calling On All Actors To Step Up Response
1:49 PM
People for the American Way: Citizens Blindsided: Updated PFAW Report Examines Role of Corporate Money in 2010 Elections
12:57 PM
Common Cause: Ethics Committee at Least Got Message of Mid-Terms: Americans Want Congress to Put the Public Interest First
12:17 PM
National Organization for Women: CEDAW Hearing Encouraging, U.S. Ratification Long Overdue
10:35 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls for Speedy Resolution in Case of Pregnant Colombian Human Rights Defender; Demands Adequate Healthcare
10:20 AM
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award Ceremony Honors Abel Barrera Hernandez of Mexico
10:05 AM
Anti-War Veterans and Activists: US War Veterans, Civilian War Opponents to Demand ‘Peace on Earth’ at White House
9:45 AM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Commemorates the Transgender Day of Remembrance
8:47 AM
Oxfam International: NATO Must Put Protection of Civilians at the Heart of Afghanistan ‘Transition’ Strategy, Warn Aid Agencies

Thursday November 18, 2010

3:19 PM
ACLU Renews Call for Ratification of International “Bill of Rights” for Women
3:15 PM
America's Voice: National Leaders and DREAM Youth Urge Immediate Action on Bipartisan DREAM Act
2:20 PM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Make Black Friday Green by Keeping the Trees in Mind This Year
2:19 PM
Public Citizen: Midterm Voters Were Largely in the Dark on the Identities of Attack Ad Funders, New Public Citizen Study Shows
2:11 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Leaked E-mails Show the State Department’s Top Watchdog May Lack Independence
2:08 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Haiti Government Directed to Stop Evictions without Safe Shelter for Earthquake Survivors
2:03 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), WaterAid and CARE: United States Needs to Improve Efforts on Global Sanitation Crises
1:47 PM
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows: 9/11 Families Stand Behind Verdict in Trial of Accused Terror Suspect Ahmed Ghailani
1:40 PM
ACLU: New Rules Grant Greater Medical Rights for Same-Sex Partners
12:48 PM
Free Press Cheers FCC Chairman for Finally Speaking Out Against Verizon-Google Pact
11:58 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Obama Administration Should Take Action to Fix 'Faith-Based' Initiative, Americans United Tells Congress
11:12 AM
Amnesty International Urges NATO Leaders to Protect Human Rights in Afghanistan
11:05 AM
Council of Canadians: Poll Suggests Harper Government Out of Step With Canadians

Wednesday November 17, 2010

4:34 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Suit to Bar Beach Scraping at Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge
4:15 PM
ACLU: FBI Pushes for Expanded Wiretapping Capabilities
3:55 PM
Center for Community Change: Political Reckoning: Don’t Throw Unemployed Workers Under the Bus for Millionaire Tax Cuts
3:39 PM
National Organization for Women (NOW): Paycheck Fairness Act Blocked, Foreshadowing Challenging Future for Women's Equality
3:32 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Domenici-Rivlin Deficit Plan
3:06 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched Over Water Project That Will Hurt Endangered Kangaroo Rat
3:05 PM
Green For All and SJF Institute: First Ever Green Jobs Award Honorees Announced
3:03 PM
Amnesty International Urges China to Release Woman Sentenced to a Year in Labor Camp Over Tweet
2:02 PM
Food & Water Watch: Biotechnology Industry Spends Over Half a Billion Pushing Controversial Projects like Genetically Engineered (GE) Food Animals
1:54 PM
Campaign for America's Future: CAF Offers Experts on Jobs, Deficits, Social Security to Respond to Release of Rivlin “Bipartisan” Debt Commission
1:50 PM
NRDC: Officials Propose Adding Unique Marine Mammal to Endangered Species List
1:09 PM
Free Press Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case on Corporate Personhood
1:04 PM
America's Voice: National Leaders and DREAM Youth Urge Immediate Action on Bipartisan DREAM Act
1:02 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Obama Executive Order on ‘Faith-Based’ Initiative Is Disappointing, Says Americans United
1:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Federal Reserve and Unemployment
12:10 PM
ACLU: Senate Fails to Move Paycheck Fairness Act Forward
11:45 AM
Center for Responsive Politics: Congressional Members' Personal Wealth Expands Despite Sour National Economy
11:45 AM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Denounces U.S. Senate's Failure to Advance Paycheck Fairness Act to a Vot
11:17 AM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Brady Center Urges Court to Throw Out NRA Lawsuit to Allow Teenagers to Carry Concealed Firearms
10:47 AM
Project On Government Oversight: POGO Opposes "Personal Privacy" FOIA Exemption for Corporations
10:23 AM
ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Life Without Parole for Michigan Juveniles
9:56 AM
Human Rights First: 14 Interrogators Call on Secretary Gates to Eliminate Appendix M to the Army Field Manual
9:44 AM
Human Rights First: Religious Freedom Report Comes at Crucial Moment

Tuesday November 16, 2010

5:36 PM
Public Citizen: HHS Report Is a Wake-Up Call to Fix National Patient Safety Crisis
4:45 PM
FAIR: Charlie Rose's Deficit Non-Debate
4:13 PM
Environmental Working Group: Will the Real Ethanol Beneficiaries Please Stand Up?
3:32 PM
Free Press: Opponents of Comcast-NBC Merger Speak Out in Congress
2:57 PM
Student and Labor Groups: Weds 7:30am: Massive Protests Against UC Regents Plans for Fee Hikes, Cuts to Workers
2:53 PM
ACLU And Southern Poverty Law Center File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Inhumane Conditions At For-Profit Youth Prison
2:50 PM
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Vote on New START a Win for U.S. National Security
1:53 PM
Friends of The Earth: Nanotechnology’s True Climate and Energy Cost Exposed
1:51 PM
Center for American Progress: A $400 Billion Opportunity: 10 Strategies to Cut the Fat Out of Federal Procurement
1:47 PM
Common Cause: Rangel Verdict is No Triumph for Ethics Committee
1:37 PM
Free Press: Comcast Can’t Be Trusted to Self-Regulate
1:21 PM
Marijuan Policy Project: Obama Nominee to Lead DEA Scheduled for Confirmation Hearing Tomorrow
12:58 PM
Sierra Club: Appalachian and National Organizations to West Virginia's Manchin: Stop Standing in the Way of Clean Water in Appalachia
12:50 PM
ACLU: Britain Will Pay Reparations To Victims Of Bush Administration Rendition And Torture
12:35 PM
CEPR: New Paper Finds Big Increase in Trade is Transforming Colombian-Venezuelan Relations
12:15 PM
United for a Fair Economy: Small Business Owners Say 'Yes' to Estate Tax - Tell Opponents 'You Don't Speak For Us'
12:10 PM
Environmental Groups: EPA Announces Limits on Fertilizer, Animal Waste, and Sewage Pollution
12:08 PM
The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund: Pittsburgh Bans Natural Gas Drilling
11:52 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Demands Full Investigation of Egyptian Man's Death Allegedly by Torture in Police Custody
11:05 AM
Amnesty International Urges the United Kingdom to Establish the Truth about Rights Violations
10:54 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Singapore Deals Sharp Blow to Freedom of Expression by Sentencing British Author, Says Amnesty International
10:39 AM
ACLU: ACLU Calls On Senate To Pass Paycheck Fairness Act Wednesday
10:34 AM
Greenlining Institute: Urgent Action Needed to Stem Foreclosures, Greenlining Institute Warns
8:41 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: EPA Affirms Threat of Ocean Acidification, Recommends Coastal States Take Action
7:38 AM
Survival International: International NGOs Unite Against Oil Giants

Monday November 15, 2010

3:30 PM
ACLU: California Supreme Court Unanimously Rules in Favor of Tuition Equality
2:36 PM
Food & Water Watch: Troubling Emails Reveal Federal Scientists Fear FDA Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon: “Maybe They [the FDA] Should Watch Jurassic Park.”
2:25 PM
ACLU Calls On Florida Judges to Ensure State Foreclosure Court Proceedings Are Open to Public
1:33 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Saudi Arabia: Journalist Sentenced to Public Lashing
1:31 PM
CREW: CREW Calls For Agriculture Official to Be Recused From Work on Regulations
1:29 PM
Friends of the Earth: Congress Urged to End Multi-Billion Tax Credit for Dirty Corn Ethanol in Lame Duck Session
1:21 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Afghanistan Policy: Fueling War
11:44 AM
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Progressives Push Lame Duck Congress to Fly
11:27 AM
Amnesty International - USA: In New Report, Amnesty International Calls on European Union to Continue Pursuing Justice for CIA Renditions
10:50 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Deadly Pesticide Endosulfan Finally Banned in United States
9:34 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Growth of Ex-Offender Population in United States Is a Dramatic Drag on Economy
9:28 AM
Americans for Safe Access: Medical Marijuana Advocates Bring Attention to DEA Confirmation Hearings

Saturday November 13, 2010

1:06 PM
Amnesty International Welcomes Suu Kyi Release but Urges Myanmar to Release Other Prisoners of Conscience

Friday November 12, 2010

3:58 PM
Fair Vote: Suffragium Ex Machina: Voting Machine Monopolies and a Different Kind of Public Option
2:42 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders Plans Progressive Alternatives to Deficit Cuts
2:07 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Conservationists Intervene in Lawsuit to Protect Mexican Gray Wolves
1:55 PM
CARE: CARE Steps Up Haiti Response as Cholera Cases Surge
12:38 PM
CODEPINK Peace Activists Protest George Bush at Speaking Engagements; Move Book to Crime Section
11:25 AM
Community Organizations Call on Commerce Group to Drop its $100 Million Lawsuit Against El Salvador
8:03 AM
BanksterUSA: Let Elizabeth Warren Know What Is Your Top Priority For the New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Thursday November 11, 2010

6:26 PM
Interfaith Worker Justice: Thousands Across U.S. Mobilize Against Wage Theft
2:12 PM
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows: 9/11 Families Call For AG Holder to Try KSM and Others Accused of 9/11 Crimes in Civilian Courts
1:45 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): The Battle for Social Security
1:38 PM
Cornucopia Institute: Coalition Pushes for Amendment to Controversial Senate Food Safety Bill
12:32 PM
Earthjustice: Halliburton Bucks EPA Request for Chemicals Used in Controversial Drilling Technique
12:08 PM
ACLU Asks Holder to Investigate Bush for Violation of Torture Statute
12:03 PM
Farm Sanctuary Expresses Shock at Neglect of Nearly 1000 Pigs Found Dead on Pennsylvania Farm and Calls for Justice in the Case
11:15 AM
America's Voice: Reid and Pelosi Promise Action on DREAM Act in Lame Duck
10:52 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Congo/Central African Republic: LRA Victims Appeal to Obama
9:44 AM
NOW Calls On President Obama to Reject Fiscal Commission's Assault on Social Security
9:00 AM
Media Matters: Coalition: Lou Dobbs "Does Not Deserve a Platform on Any Television Network"

Wednesday November 10, 2010

6:02 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research: Dean Baker: Deficit Commission Co-Chairs Ignore Economic Reality
5:07 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Sanders Statement on Deficit Commission Co-Chairs’ Report
4:53 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Recommendation of the Deficit Commission Chairs
2:23 PM
Amnesty International - USA: US Must Begin Criminal Investigation of Torture After Bush’s Repeated Admissions of Approving Waterboarding
1:14 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iran: Rights Defender Dedicates Award to Women Activists
11:38 AM
Iraq Veterans Against the War: Afghanistan & Iraq Veteran Jeff Hanks Denied Mental Healthcare, Ordered to Redeploy
10:58 AM
US PIRG: New US PIRG Study: High-Speed Rail Can Boost Economy, Reduce Traffic
10:10 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: New Mexico Bat Plan Should Limit Access to All State and Federal Caves
9:53 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Hundreds Gather in Pittsburgh to Tackle Pressing Human Rights Concerns; Environmental Rights, Death Penalty Are Front and Center
9:45 AM
PEER: Ocean Scientists' Work Screened by Public Relations Staff
8:18 AM
Iraq Veterans Against the War: AWOL Soldier Refusing Deployment Because of Severe PTSD

Tuesday November 9, 2010

4:47 PM
Friends of the Earth - US Stands in Solidarity with Filipina Activist Jean Marie Ferrais
4:04 PM
ACLU: UN Human Rights Council Issues Recommendations To US
3:56 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Administration Denies Endangered Species Act Protection to 251 Species
3:50 PM
Human Rights First: 58 Firms Sign Historic International Code of Conduct for Private Security Services Providers
2:50 PM
United for a Fair Economy: Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs Speak Out For A Strong Estate Tax; Call the Tax Fair, Manageable and Rare
2:45 PM
Food & Water Watch: Activists Mobilize to Ban Arsenic in Maryland Poultry Production
2:18 PM
Earthjustice / Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Seeks State Protection for Rare Forest Mammal
2:12 PM
Environmental Groups Applaud EPA Action to Reduce Water Pollution from Power Plants
1:43 PM
CREW: CREW Exposes Roots of Shadowy Group Aiming to Influence Latino Voters
12:14 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Mumia Abu-Jamal Deserves New Trial, Not New Death Sentence says Amnesty International
11:06 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): U.S. and Murderous Military in Indonesia
10:56 AM
Conservation Groups: Lawsuit Aimed at Army Corps Leads to Protection of Critical Wetland South of Myrtle Beach
10:51 AM
National Priorities Project: NPP Launches New Webinar: Jobs, Deficits & Taxes
10:30 AM
CWA Local 9415: Pacifica Radio Lays off the Entire Staff of KPFA’s Morning Show
9:02 AM
PEER: Big Wetlands Losses Plotted for Green Power
7:23 AM
Nation Institute: Cecile Richards and Bill McKibben Announced as Recipients of the 2010 Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship

Monday November 8, 2010

5:05 PM
Communications Workers of America Local 9415: KPFA's Union Files Unfair Labor Practices Charge with NLRB
4:40 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): India: Security Council, Gandhi, Walmart and Bhopal
4:38 PM
Food & Water Watch: NOAA Approves Unpopular Catch and Trade Policy for U.S. Fisheries
4:37 PM
American Rivers: Groups Challenge Creation of Costly, Harmful and Unnecessary Lake
2:39 PM
Rights Groups: Obama Administration Claims Unchecked Authority to Kill Americans Outside Combat Zones
2:05 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Uncontrolled Medical Drug Discharges into Drinking Water
12:57 PM
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood: CCFC to Scholastic: Stop the In-School SunnyD Sugar Spree
12:32 PM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): MSF to EU: Stop the Spin, Backdoor Policies and Closed-door Negotiations That Threaten Access to Affordable Medicines
12:31 PM
Common Cause: Post Election: What Follows the Money?
12:15 PM
Environmental Groups: Major U.S. Environmental Groups Call for Full Environmental Review of Genetically Engineered Salmon
12:13 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched Against Yamhill County for Harming Endangered Fender’s Blue Butterfly
10:29 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): False Sense of Urgency Over Changes to Social Security
8:38 AM
ACLU and CCR in Court Monday in Washington, D.C. for Arguments in Targeted Killing Case
8:17 AM
National Lawyers Guild SF Bay Area Denounces Police Violence, Unlawful Arrests and Jailing of Peaceful Demonstrators After Mehserle Sentence

Friday November 5, 2010

3:58 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Sanders Statement on Olbermann Suspension
2:41 PM
ACLU: Federal Court Refuses To Throw Out Challenge To Guantánamo Prisoner’s Nine Year Detention
1:55 PM
ACLU and Center for Constitutional Rights: ACLU and CCR in Court Monday in Washington, D.C. for Arguments in Targeted Killing Case
12:02 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the October Employment Report
11:57 AM
Green Groups: UN Advisory Group on Climate Finance Report Falls Flat
11:37 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Urges United States to Address United Nations' Concerns Over Human Rights Obligations at First Review of U.S. Record
11:20 AM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka on October Jobs Report
11:18 AM
Americans for Democratic Action: The Real Story on the Jobs Numbers
10:42 AM
Council of Canadians: New Legal Opinion Warns of EU Trade Impacts on Tar Sands
10:36 AM
US Human Rights Network: US Activists Critique Government Performance at UN Human Rights Review
9:43 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Myanmar Government Attacks on Freedoms Compromise Election, Says Amnesty International
9:38 AM
ACLU: United States Undergoes First-Ever Universal Periodic Review Before U.N. Human Rights Council Today In Geneva
9:13 AM
PEER: Feds Announce Emergency Rule to Protect Manatees
8:49 AM
ACLU: President Obama Signs Executive Order Widening Government Transparency

Thursday November 4, 2010

2:49 PM
Center for Biological Diversity, NRDC and Greenpeace: Ruling Offers Polar Bears New Chance at Full Protection
2:41 PM
Center for Biological Diversity and American Bird Conservancy: EPA Rejects Ban on Toxic Lead Fishing Gear
2:37 PM
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC): Cameroon: Same-Sex Relations Bring Attacks, Arrests
2:20 PM
Food & Water Watch Europe: New Report Refutes Industry Argument that Genetically Modified Salmon will Feed Hungry World Populations
2:19 PM
Common Cause: New Polling: Voters Want Urgent Action To Reduce Special Interest Influence
2:16 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Report Ranks States Most Vulnerable to Oil Price Hikes
2:15 PM
CREW: At Least Five Crooked Candidates Coming to Washington
2:13 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America to John Boehner: Don't Even Think About It
2:11 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Calls on the ‘Fed’ to Focus on Jobs, Not Banks
12:00 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Who Owns the Next House Committee Chairmen?
10:00 AM
Center for Responsive Politics: Outside Organizations -- Many Relying on Anonymous Donors -- Help Republicans Score Big Gains in Congress
9:59 AM
Friends of the Earth: Groups Urge Clinton to Recuse Herself from Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Decision
9:58 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Election Results from Obama's Bank Failure
9:57 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Indonesia: Uphold Religious Freedom
9:31 AM
America's Voice: Polling and Experts Make Clear: Latino Voters Showed Up & Saved the Senate for the Democrats
8:38 AM
Friends of the Earth International: High Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Must Avoid Pitfalls

Wednesday November 3, 2010

4:39 PM
Sierra Club: "We have no intention of ceding America’s future to Big Oil."
3:37 PM
Public Citizen: Winning Candidates Rode a Wave of Spending by Outside Groups
3:33 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Election 2010: Gains and Losses on Key Contests Impacting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People Nationwide
2:35 PM
Public Campaign: Possible Republican Leadership Represents $38 Million in Campaign Cash
2:30 PM
Amnesty International Demands Release of Lawyer and Son in Iranian Stoning Case
2:29 PM
American Rights at Work: Statement on Secret Ballot Amendments
2:28 PM
Amnesty International Raised Concern that Singapore Conviction of Author Smothers Freedom of Expression
1:34 PM
Planned Parenthood: Colorado Voters Soundly Defeat Dangerous Anti-Choice Amendment for Second Time, Protect a Woman’s Right to Choose
11:40 AM
Drug Policy Alliance: California's Marijuana Legalization Initiative Falls Short
11:15 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Election Turned On Economic Issues, But Constitution May Suffer Collateral Damage, Says Americans United
11:13 AM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Gun Control Supporters From Both Parties Win Senate Seats
11:06 AM
Brady Campaign: Gun Control Supporters From Both Parties Win Senate Seats
10:38 AM
Corporate Accountability International: SF Passes Healthy Meal Law Removing Toys from Unhealthy Meals
10:13 AM
Audubon Society: Congressional Sea Change Needn’t Swamp Environmental Progress
10:03 AM
American Rivers: Coalition Documents Obama’s Ghoulish Salmon Plan
9:52 AM
Greenpeace Statement on the Outcome of the U.S. 2010 Congressional Elections
9:50 AM
ACLU: Supreme Court Hears ACLU Case Challenging Discriminatory Arizona School Tuition Program
9:44 AM
Justice at Stake: 2010 Judicial Elections Increase Pressure on Courts, Reform Groups Say
9:31 AM
Common Cause: Voters Pass Redistricting Reforms in California, Florida and Minnesota
7:47 AM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Prop 23 Defeat is Mandate for Clean Energy

Tuesday November 2, 2010

2:57 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Taxpayers Should Have The Right To Challenge Government Aid To Religious Schools, Americans United Tells High Court
1:30 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Hundreds of Amnesty International Activists to March in Solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and the People of Myanmar
12:47 PM
US Human Rights Network: As US Rights Record To Be Reviewed for First Time by UN Council, Rights Networks Calls On Obama to Bring Domestic Practices in Line with International Standards
11:40 AM
National Whistleblowers Center: NWC Opposes Corporate Lobby Attempt to Weaken Whistleblower Provisions in Dodd-Frank
11:33 AM
ACLU: ACLU To Appear Before Supreme Court On Wednesday To Challenge Discriminatory Arizona School Tuition Program
11:25 AM
People for the American Way: What the 2010 Elections Say About America: Stories People For the American Way is Watching
11:01 AM
Communities Against Prop. 23: Voters of Color Crucial to Prop. 23 Outcome
8:17 AM
Human Rights Watch: Sudan: End Continuing Repression of Darfur Activists

Monday November 1, 2010

2:34 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Three Mussels and Snails, 160 Miles of River Protected Under Endangered Species Act in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee; Two More Mussels Proposed for Protection; Rare Salamander Declared Extinct
2:13 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): New School Beverage Study Shows Need for Child Nutrition Bill
1:21 PM
America's Voice: Previewing Latino Turnout: Parties’ Immigration Stances Offer Plenty of Reasons to Vote
12:58 PM
Equality California Condemns Brutal Assault of Transgender Woman
12:29 PM
Earthjustice: Washington Supreme Court Rejects Citizen Challenge to Law Favoring Sprawl
11:12 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): New Jersey Rushes to Halliburton-ize Toxic Clean-Ups
10:53 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Election Protection
10:51 AM
Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor: Swift Implementation of Cluster Munition Ban Saves Lives
10:48 AM
Friends of the Earth: New Report Says Biofuels Industry Spent $22 Million on Lobbying and Campaign Contributions to Influence Policies
9:40 AM
ACLU: United States to Undergo First-Ever Universal Periodic Review Before U.N. Human Rights Council Friday in Geneva

Friday October 29, 2010

3:43 PM
Public Citizen: At Rally to Restore Sanity, Public Citizen Supporters Will Carry Message: Fight Corporate Power
2:35 PM
ACLU: ACLU Seeks FEMA Records Related To Proposed Expansion Of Orleans Parish Prison
1:39 PM
Public Citizen: Unmasking a Small Slice of Independent Corporate Spending in the 2010 Federal Elections
1:36 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Hundreds Gather in San Francisco to Tackle Pressing Human Rights Concerns; Migrant Rights, Aung San Suu Kyi Are Front and Center
1:32 PM
Project On Government Oversight: Pentagon Radically Reducing Oversight of Contracts Worth Tens of Billions
1:31 PM
America's Voice: The Immigration “Dirty Dozen”
1:16 PM
Friends of The Earth: Senators Rebuke Clinton Over Controversial Pipeline
1:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Angry Populism, Prejudice, and Superficial Punditry
12:58 PM
Earthjustice: Groups Press Federal Regulators for Thorough Review of PA Gas Pipeline
12:41 PM
Earthjustice: Court Rules Army Violated Makua Settlement Agreements
12:16 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: First Guantánamo Detainee Before Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Given Hearing Today
12:01 PM
NPCA: Groundbreaking Everglades Project Creates Unprecedented Restoration Progress and Benefits to Local Economy
11:38 AM
CREW: Florida Woman Buying Elections in the Northeast
11:29 AM
Justice at Stake: Judicial Elections 2010: TV Spending Surges
10:41 AM
ACLU: Civil Rights, Privacy And Consumer Organizations Call On The FCC To Adopt Key Goals Of National Broadband Plan

Thursday October 28, 2010

2:37 PM
Public Citizen Calls on All Electioneering Groups to Disclose the Identities of Their Corporate Donors
2:34 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Rights Groups File Emergency Injunction to Obtain Documents on "Dangerous" ICE Program
2:32 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Leading Economists Give Industry Reports on EPA Standards Embarrassing Grades
2:16 PM
Amnesty International Urges Italy to Stop Mass Expulsions
1:34 PM
ACLU: Coalition Asks Senate to Pass Bill Allowing Cameras to Broadcast Supreme Court Arguments
1:29 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Charles Koch Refuses to Debate Prop 23 with California Student Leader
1:20 PM
Media Matters for America: Palin Reacts to David Brock
12:32 PM
Amnesty International Urges Clemency for Stephen West
11:50 AM
America's Voice: Uncovered in Arizona: Private Prison Lobby Colludes with GOP Pols to Pass Anti-Immigration Law, Line Their Pockets
10:47 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Increase in Retirement Age Disproportionately Hurts Workers at the Bottom
10:18 AM
Friends of the Earth International: Market Mechanisms Are a False Solution to Biodiversity Loss
5:18 AM
Basel Action Network: BP’s Scheme to Dump Toxic Ship on South Asian Scrapping Beach Under Scrutiny by US Officials

Wednesday October 27, 2010

3:24 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Groups Reach Out to Attorney General; Fahad Hashmi Imprisoned Under Deplorable Conditions
3:22 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Is Soda Higher in Fructose Than Previously Thought?
3:20 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Seeks Overdue Protection for Declining California Seabird
2:46 PM
People for the American Way: Appeals Court Strikes Down Arizona Proof of Citizenship Law
2:31 PM
ACLU: ACLU To Join Discussion On Homegrown Terrorism Tonight
1:52 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: No Halloween Treat for Bats: National Plan for Bat-killing Disease Too Little, Too Late
1:03 PM
Marcellus Shale Protest: Protesters to Converge During Major Shale Gas Drilling Conference in Pittsburgh
12:35 PM
ACLU: Polish Prosecutor Will Investigate Torture Of Guantánamo Prisoner
12:35 PM
Food & Water Watch: Over 4,300 Comments Delivered Against Controversial Water Exchange That Would Bring Nestlé Water Bottling Plant into the Gorge
12:33 PM
Greenpeace and Citizen Activists Call for Federal Standards on Hazardous Coal Waste
12:18 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): "Travesty at Guantanamo"
11:57 AM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and American Lung Association: 69 Health and Other Groups Urge EPA to Save Thousands of Lives With Stronger Smog Standards
11:53 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): WikiLeaks Documents Show U.S. Helicopter Killed Iraqis Trying to Surrender
10:12 AM
Public Citizen: Election Spending by Outside Groups Is Concentrated and Hidden, New Public Citizen Analysis Shows
10:10 AM
CREW: Why Did the Department of Justice Silence Jack Abramoff?
10:09 AM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Bayer Caves In to State AGs on One A Day Cancer Claims
10:04 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Condemns Heavy Sentences for Vietnam Labor Activists

Tuesday October 26, 2010

4:27 PM
Iraq Veterans Against the War: Statement on the Iraq War Logs - A Call for Accountability
1:18 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Karzai Offers Further Proof of the Immediate Need to End the War
12:56 PM
CODEPINK: Human Rights Groups Ask State Department to Call for Release of Palestinian Nonviolent Activist
12:49 PM
Free Gaza Movement: Lawyers Establish Flotilla Justice Group for Flotilla Victims
12:15 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Fish and Wildlife Service Asked to Refuse State Requests to Remove Protections for Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes
12:06 PM
CREW: Message to IRS: Enforce Laws Against Tax Exempt Religious Groups Engaged in Partisan Politics
10:40 AM
Haymarket Books: Arundhati Roy Responds to Threat of Arrest for Sedition, Sparking Debate on Free Speech in India
10:34 AM
ACLU: Federal Court Upholds Amazon Users' Privacy And Free Speech Rights
10:08 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Prop. 8 Ban Has No Legitimate Basis, Americans United Tells Appeals Court
9:55 AM
Amnesty International: Pakistan: Investigate Murder and Torture of Baloch Activists
9:43 AM
Center for Public Integrity: Why Medicare Is Broken
9:14 AM
Amnesty International: Former Saddam Hussein Officials Face Death Penalty
8:55 AM
Greenpeace Greener Electronic Ranking Shows How Actions Speak Louder than Words for the Electronics Industry
8:42 AM
PEER: Labor Troubles at US Labor Department
8:08 AM
Basel Action Network: Report says US Government Dumps e-Waste, Poisons Prisoners
7:05 AM
World Wildlife Fund: Amazing Discoveries in the Amazon: New Species Found Every Three Days Over Last Decade

Monday October 25, 2010

6:24 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Proposed Fuel Efficiency Rules a First Step in Reducing Dangerous Greenhouse Gas Pollution From Trucks and Buses, But Don’t Go Far Enough
3:15 PM
ACLU: Federal Court Rules Government Can Keep Secret Basic Facts About Bagram Prisoners
2:20 PM
ACLU: Faced With Prospect of Military Commission, Alleged Child Soldier Omar Khadr Accepts Plea Deal
2:15 PM
America's Voice: One Week Out, New Polling and Immigration Voter Guide Highlight the Power of the Latino Vote
12:57 PM
Amnesty International Says U.S. Government Must Address Khadr’s Rights Violations After Plea Agreement
12:29 PM
Common Cause: James Bopp: The Man Behind Our Secret Elections
12:27 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Administration Issues First-Ever Carbon Emissions Limit on Trucks
11:45 AM
ACLU Letter to Attorney General Argues There Is No Basis for Challenging California's Proposition 19

Friday October 22, 2010

4:04 PM
Government Accountability Project: WikiLeaks Release Underscores Need for Whistleblower Protections, Effective Channels
3:43 PM
Sierra Club Calls on Hillary Clinton to Weigh Risks of Toxic Pipeline to Farms, Water, Air
2:45 PM
ACLU: Florida Attorney General Won’t Challenge Ruling Striking Down Gay Adoption Prohibition
2:42 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Administration Set to Propose First-Ever Truck Fuel Efficiency Standards
1:27 PM
Brave New Films: Brave New Films Becomes Newest Official Content Provider of GRITtv with Laura Flanders
1:16 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Can WikiLeaks Save Lives?
1:13 PM
Physicians for a National Health Program: Massachusetts doctors snub state’s health reform as Model for Country, Pick Single-Payer System Instead
12:41 PM
Project On Government Oversight: BLM Director Requests Renewed Investigative Inquiry
12:30 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Protect Social Security from the Wall Street Gambling Casino
11:39 AM
CARE: No Peace Without Women: CARE Report
10:39 AM
FAIR: Tell PBS: Bring Back Now! 'Need to Know' Fails to Live up to PBS mission
10:32 AM
Friends of The Earth: Bipartisan Senators Critique Clinton on Oil Pipeline
9:37 AM
CARE Braces for Potential Spread of Cholera in Haiti
8:04 AM
PEER: Federal Prison Computer Recycling Creates Toxic Nightmare

Thursday October 21, 2010

2:48 PM
Earthjustice: Communities Face Unacceptable Dangers from Chrome Plating Facilities
1:41 PM
Amnesty International Welcomes the Decision of the Indian Government to Reject Vedanta Refinery Expansion
1:09 PM
Friends of the Earth: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Confronted at Press Conference by ‘Billionaires’
12:54 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Statement on China Rare Earth Materials Policy
12:07 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Michael Hudson Authors Expose on Financial Meltdown
11:25 AM
ACLU: New White House Report Highlights Need for Paycheck Fairness Act
10:53 AM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Announces Protection for Homeowners
9:48 AM
Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) Launches Energy Self-Reliant States
9:46 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Axes Leadership of Criminal Division
9:18 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): New Paper Finds IMF Policies Are Increasing Risks to Economic Recovery in European, Other Countries

Wednesday October 20, 2010

4:32 PM
Public Citizen: Watchdogs to FEC: American Future Fund Appears to Be Violating Campaign Finance Law
2:27 PM
Human Rights First: NEW AD: Top Retired Military Leaders Say: 'Try terrorists in federal courts'
1:35 PM
Human Rights First: New Blueprint Provides Path to Protect Roma
1:20 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka On Apollo Alliance Clean Transportation Manufacturing Action Plan
1:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): France: "A Stunning and Historical Shift"
12:58 PM
Free Press: FCC Should Consider Comcast-NBC’s Impact on Future Retransmission Disputes
12:54 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Throwing Good Money at Bad Land
12:29 PM
Planned Parenthood: Statement by Leslie Kantor, National Director of Education, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, on New CDC Report Showing Disparity in Teen Birthrates by States
12:22 PM
CREW: Publice Has a Right to Know What Tom Delay Did and How He Got Away with It
11:51 AM
Food & Water Watch: EU’s Temporary Ban on Cloning Hypocritical, Indefensible
11:24 AM
Defenders of Wildlife: Six Months Since the Explosion, Senate Has Yet to Act
11:17 AM
Human Rights Groups File Legal Petition on Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Camps for Displaced in Haiti
10:30 AM
Public Citizen: Six Months After BP Oil Disaster, Congress Has Yet to Act
10:20 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Fiscal Austerity Not a Viable Path to U.S. Recovery Under Current Economic Conditions
9:50 AM
NOW Foundation's Love Your Body Day Promotes Message of Self Acceptance

Tuesday October 19, 2010

2:45 PM
East Timor & Indonesia Action Network: WPAT: Torture Video Reveals "Indonesia's Abu Ghraib" on Eve of Obama Visit
2:43 PM
Green America: Is There Child Slave Labor in Your Child's Halloween Candy?
2:33 PM
Move to Amend: Cross Country Walk to Save Democracy Ends at Lincoln Memorial, Oct. 20
1:24 PM
America's Voice: GOP Attempts to Suppress Latino Vote in Nevada
1:21 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Indonesia Should Investigate "Torture Video" in Papua, Says Amnesty International
1:21 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Hundreds of Activists to Gather in Atlanta to Discuss Islamophobia, Troy Davis and Corporate Accountability
1:09 PM
ACLU: ACLU Seeks Public Records To Determine Constitutionality Of Foreclosure Proceedings In Florida
12:36 PM
Interfaith Worker Justice: Taking On Human Rights Violations in Retail Cleaning
12:23 PM
Amnesty International: Dozens Detained in Egyptian Pre-Election Crackdown on Opposition
12:02 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Whistleblower Advocates Ask Candidates to State Position on Whistleblower Issues
11:36 AM
Public Citizen: Public Citizen Unveils Database to Track Record Amounts of Secret Money Being Funneled Into November Elections
11:24 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: D.C. Court Hearing to Decide Endangered Species Act Status for Polar Bear
9:53 AM
ACLU: New ACLU Report Calls On FCC To Take Action To Protect Openness On The Internet
8:40 AM
PEER: Lawsuit to Expose Cause of Scientific Integrity Rules Holdup
7:30 AM
CODEPINK: Protests Disrupt Condoleezza Rice in San Francisco--Video Footage Available
7:15 AM
FAIR: Major FAIR Exposé of PBS: Taking the 'Public' Out of Public TV

Monday October 18, 2010

3:08 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: IRS Should Investigate Minnesota Church for Electioneering, Says Americans United
2:25 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: CO Supreme Court to Decide Whether Colleges May Prohibit Guns on Campus
2:01 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Do Veteran Suicides Exceed U.S. Deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq?
1:59 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Killing Emissions Law Would Hurt Alternative Energy Industry
1:27 PM
Economic Policy Institute: New Fiscal Security Project Launches Today
1:16 PM
ACLU Sues Sheriff’s Department on Behalf of Corrections Officer Fired for Being Gay
10:22 AM
ACLU: Supreme Court Will Hear ACLU Case Against Former Attorney General Ashcroft
9:23 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Turkey: Drop Charges Against Transgender Rights Defenders
9:18 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Labor Ponders Breaking up Troubled Whistleblower Program
8:49 AM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Congressional Hypocrisy Reigns in Stimulus “Letters”

Saturday October 16, 2010

1:38 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: EPA Recommends Denial of Water Permit for Disastrous Mountaintop Removal Mine in West Virginia

Friday October 15, 2010

12:42 PM
ACLU: ACLU Launches Voter Empowerment Program
12:34 PM
Palestine Solidarity Campaign: International Aid Convoy to Gaza Due to Sail This Sunday
12:26 PM
Oxfam International: Pakistan Spends Double Paying Off Debt Than It Gets in Flood Aid
12:09 PM
Move to Amend: Cross Country Walk to Save Democracy Ends at Lincoln Memorial, Oct. 20
11:42 AM
Amnesty International - USA: United States Must Demand an End to Impunity for Sexual Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo, Says Amnesty International
11:39 AM
America's Voice: Politicians Beware: Your Immigrant Bashing on the Campaign Trail Has Consequences
11:22 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: End Military Commission Trial of Former Child Soldier
11:13 AM
Council of Canadians: Canada-EU Free Trade: Treat or trick? Groups to Protest CETA Negotiations, Demand Consultations
10:10 AM
Amnesty International: Illegal Israeli Settlement Plans Threaten Palestinian Human Rights
9:13 AM
League of Women Voters Calls on Media to Stop Secret Political Advertising
8:41 AM
Coalition for an Ethical Psychology: Coalition for an Ethical Psychology Calls for Investigation of Allegations Concerning Martin Seligman, Denounces APA Inaction
8:23 AM
Oxfam International: Signs of Hope That International Community Might Be Getting Its Act Together to End World Hunger, says Oxfam

Thursday October 14, 2010

3:09 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Uzbekistan: Journalist’s Conviction Threatens Freedom of Speech
3:07 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): How Upton Sinclair Helped Energize the New Deal: Lessons for Today
3:01 PM
Corporate Accountability International and Seattle University: Seattle University Goes Bottled Water Free
3:00 PM
Doctors Without Borders: Reforming Quality of Global Food Aid Critical to Fight Childhood Malnutrition
2:46 PM
Council of Canadians: Protecting OUR WATER Through Action and Implementation
1:47 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Drug Czar Decries Teen Marijuana Use Even Though His Policies Are Behind Its Increase
1:05 PM
America's Voice: Immigrant Advocates Highlight Efforts to Turn Out Latino, Asian, and Immigrant Voters in Key Battleground States
12:42 PM
ACLU: European Court Will Review Macedonia's Role in Extraordinary Rendition
12:08 PM
Food & Water Watch: Long-Awaited Information from BP Suggests Company Still Lacks Critical Safety Documentation for BP Atlantis
12:07 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): * Public Citizen: Rove Breaking the Law * Spoof Corporate Money Ads
12:06 PM
Free Press: FCC Proposal on ‘Bill Shock’ a Step in Right Direction
12:02 PM
Environmental Groups: Federal Task Force Affirms Need for a National Strategy to Protect Wildlife, Natural Resources and Local Communities From Climate Change
11:49 AM
Amnesty International Calls for an International Inquiry Into War Crimes Committed During the Sri Lankan Civil War
11:45 AM
CEPR Co-Director Criticizes U.S. Funding of Flawed “Elections” in Haiti
9:53 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Sri Lanka: Groups Decline to Testify Before Flawed Commission
9:34 AM
Honduran Platform on Human Rights: Honduran Human Rights Defenders “Profoundly Honored” to Receive Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award in Ceremony Last Night

Wednesday October 13, 2010

3:29 PM
Public Citizen: FEC Should Investigate Crossroads GPS for Campaign Finance Law Violations, Watchdogs Say in Complaint to FEC
3:21 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and National Center for Transgender Equality: Report Reveals Discrimination Against Transgender People by Health Providers, High HIV rates, Lack of Access to Necessary Care
3:21 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Oil Price Gouging Behind Drive To Stop Greenhouse Gas Caps
3:19 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Institute of Medicine Pushes Front-of-Package Food Labels
1:12 PM
Amnesty International Seeks Review of Case of the ‘Cuban Five’
12:36 PM
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood: Parents Urge Supermarket to Shelve On-Shelf TV Ads, Petition Food Lion to Pull the Plug on Planned 3GTv Test Run
12:25 PM
CREW: 26 Sitting Lawmakers Corrupting the Halls of Congress
12:17 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Education: Rhee's Resignation
12:04 PM
Common Cause: Our Democracy Is Not Based on Secrecy
11:58 AM
Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA): Chemical Threat: Groups Call for Pesticide Ban

11:20 AM
Earthjustice: Everglades Land Deal Closes Important Step to Store and Treat Everglades Water
11:17 AM
Environmental Groups: Feds Rush Incomplete Environmental Review of Oil and Gas Drilling in Arctic Ocean
11:14 AM
Progress Democrats of America (PDA): Progressive Democrats to Party with Raul Grijalva
11:12 AM
Environmental Groups: How Toxic are Oil Dispersants? Groups Press EPA to Find Out Before Next Spill
9:44 AM
Greenpeace Calls for Deep Sea Drilling Ban as Commission Shakes Up Oil Rules
9:23 AM
PEER: New Jersey Guts New Privatized Toxic Clean-Up Rules
9:10 AM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Interior Department Ethics Problems Spill into BLM
7:18 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): DR Congo: ICC-Indicted War Criminal Involved in Assassinations of Opponents

Tuesday October 12, 2010

4:49 PM
Free Press: Free Press to FCC: It’s Time to Act
4:35 PM
EQCA: Equality California Praises Federal Court “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” Injunction
4:17 PM
People for the American Way: Judge Halts Enforcement of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”
1:33 PM
Kent State Truth Tribunal: Kent State Tribunal Hears New Forensic Evidence of Clear Order to Fire at Kent State, Backs Rep Kucinich in Call to Open Inquiry
1:05 PM
Public Citizen: Obama Is Reckless and Misguided to Allow Deepwater Drilling to Resume in Gulf
12:40 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court Will Not Yet Hear Case Of Denver Residents Ejected From Bush Event
11:38 AM
Planned Parenthood: Survey: Nearly Three in Four Voters in America Support Fully Covering Prescription Birth Control
11:04 AM
ACLU: ACLU In Federal Court In Seattle Wednesday Arguing To Protect Internet Users' Rights
10:36 AM
Food & Water Watch: Obama’s Next Infrastructure Task: Safeguarding Our Water

Friday October 8, 2010

2:52 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Weak Oversight of Security Contracting Undermining U.S. Efforts in War Zones
2:45 PM
Servicemembers United: Gay, Lesbian Veterans Call on White House Advisor Valerie Jarrett to Meet, Discuss DADT Repeal Before Gay Fundraiser Appearance
1:45 PM
Friends of the Earth and Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy: Experts Warn UN Climate Delegates Against Use of Carbon Markets
1:15 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Urges Appeals Court to Strike Down the National Day of Prayer
12:03 PM
Farm Sanctuary: President Obama Urged to Reflect Americans’ Growing Animal Welfare Concerns by Sending Pardoned Thanksgiving Turkeys to Farm Sanctuary
11:54 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: As Climate Talks Wind Down in China, Time Running Out for Global Action
10:54 AM
Amnesty International Says United States Increasingly Out of Step as the World Turns Against the Death Penalty
10:00 AM
Student Labor Action Project: Budget Cuts Don’t Heal
9:48 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Peace Prize Win Puts Spotlight on China Rights Violations, Says Amnesty International
7:40 AM
Rachel Corrie Foundation: Israeli Soldiers to Testify Behind Screen in Corrie Case

Thursday October 7, 2010

2:36 PM
National Center for Transgender Equality and National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Study: High Rates of Bullying, Suicide Attempts Among Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People
2:35 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): IMF and World Bank Meetings
2:33 PM
American Rivers: Dam Removal Saves Jobs in Rural Community
2:32 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): New York City Request to Exclude Soda from SNAP Deserves Support, Says CSPI
2:31 PM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): MSF Launches Global Campaign: 'Europe! HANDS OFF Our Medicine' As European Negotiators Arrive in New Delhi
2:16 PM
Amnesty International Urges the Belgrade Authorities to Stop Forcibly Evicting Roma Families
1:42 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Government Funding to Study Deadly Bat Disease Is Good Step, But More Effort Needed to Stem White-Nose Syndrome Spread Across Continent
11:14 AM
America's Voice: Lou Dobbs Has a Meg Whitman Problem
10:06 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: IRS Should Investigate N.Y. Church That Endorsed Gubernatorial Candidate, Says Americans United
9:51 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): IMF Forecasts Global Slowdown, But Policies Remain Pro-Cyclical in Many Countries
8:00 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Has the Nobel Peace Prize Been Corrupted?

Wednesday October 6, 2010

3:22 PM
Greenlining Institute Calls For Foreclosure Moratorium, Asks Atty. General Brown to Act
3:15 PM
Peace Action West: On War Anniversary, California Democratic Leaders Urge Action From the CA Congressional Delegation
3:12 PM
Peace Action: On 9TH Anniversary of Invastion of Afghanistan Wrong Strategy Persists
3:10 PM
NRDC: NRDC Sues Federal Housing Regulators for Blocking Affordable Clean Energy Projects for Homeowners
3:09 PM
ACLU Lawsuit Charges That Jail Policy Banning Books and Magazines Is Unconstitutional
3:02 PM
Earthjustice: Consumers To Get Household Cleaner Chemical Info, But Questions of How and When Remain
2:11 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Listing of Panama's Internationally Recognized Park as "In Danger" Would Highlight Plight of People and Fish Threatened by Dams
1:13 PM
Oxfam International: Climate Funds Bypass Hardest Hit, New Global Climate Fund Needed – Oxfam Report
12:24 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Rights Groups Respond to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Announcement
12:22 PM
America's Voice: Sharron Angle Immigration Ads Prey on Fear, Crass Stereotypes
12:20 PM
Amnesty International Welcomes Release of Ethiopian Prisoner of Conscience Birtukan Mideksa
12:18 PM
Human Rights First: Federal Judge Issues Witness Ruling in Ghailani Trial
12:05 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW: No Need to Punt to the IRS, Senate Finance Committee Should Investigate Groups Influencing Elections
11:01 AM
Bill of Rights Defense Committee: Civil Rights Coalition: TSA Violates Travelers' Rights
10:07 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Increased Habitat Protection Proposed for Endangered Right Whales
6:00 AM
Iraq Veterans Against the War: Afghanistan & Iraq Vets Call for End to Deployment of Traumatized Troops

Tuesday October 5, 2010

2:57 PM
National Organization for Women: NOW Condemns Sen. Jim DeMint's Dangerous Comments on Gays and Sexually Active Single Women Unfit to Teach
2:10 PM
Free Press: FCC Asks for More Data from Comcast, NBC Universal
1:25 PM
Public Citizen: Hey, Jon Stewart, Read This: Public Citizen Supporters Offer Thousands of Sign Suggestions for Your D.C. Rally
1:21 PM
ForestEthics: Report: Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project – A dead-end investment
1:16 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Seeks Release of Public Records for Peabody Coal Operations on Tribal Lands in Arizona
1:08 PM
People for the American Way: Foreign Funded Chamber of Commerce Pours Money into U.S. Elections
1:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): NOT Waiting for Superman: What Kind of Education Reform Model Is Rhee?
12:28 PM
Project On Government Oversight: Agency Overseeing Classified Info in the Hands of Contractors Has “A Lack of Resources to Accomplish Mission,” Its Employees Say
12:15 PM
Environmental Groups: Environmental Groups Oppose Total Joslyn North 'Tar Sands' Mine
12:13 PM
ACLU: ACLU Challenges Louisiana School Sex-Segregation Program Before Federal Appeals Court
12:07 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): More Than 50 Groups Challenge Government Grant to Pro-Pesticide PR Campaign
11:45 AM
Center for Public Integrity: Dubious Expenditures at Political Action Committees
11:19 AM
Public Campaign: Watchdog Responds to Troubling New Report on U.S. Chamber of Commerce Funding
11:15 AM
Brady Campaign: Pittsburgh Urges Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Throw Out NRA Lawsuit
10:59 AM
ACLU: ACLU In Federal Appeals Court In Boston Thursday To Defend Journalists' Rights
10:33 AM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy: Climate Finance Can’t Afford Carbon Markets
10:14 AM
Amnesty International: Guatemalan Congress Urged to Resist Attempts to Reapply Death Penalty
8:26 AM
PEER: OSHA Job Safety Record Initiative Implodes

Monday October 4, 2010

2:40 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Former BP Boss Tony Hayward Wins 2010 Rubber Dodo Award
1:48 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Wiretapping Case, Government Can Keep Secret Whether NSA Spied on Guantánamo Attorneys
1:45 PM
Corporate Accountability International Statement on Passage of United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution on the Rights to Water and Sanitation
1:44 PM
Public Citizen: New Article Highlights Widespread Nature of Drug-Induced Parkinsonism
1:43 PM
Human Rights Watch Honors Six Activists
1:33 PM
ACLU: Surveillance Court Should Operate More Transparently and Release Key Legal Rulings, Says ACLU
1:20 PM
Iraq Veterans Against the War: Afghanistan & Iraq Vets Call for an End to Deployment of Traumatized Troops
1:18 PM
Free Press: Verizon’s Admission Shows Need for FCC Action to Protect Consumers
12:27 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): The GOP’s Shadow Campaign Finance Network
12:25 PM
Earthjustice Calls On US to Address Ship Pollution
12:22 PM
Center for Biological Diversity and 350.org: New Report: Reducing Carbon Dioxide to 350 ppm Is Necessary to Avoid Climate Catastrophe
12:19 PM
ACLU in Federal Appeals Court Tuesday to Argue Against Sex-Segregated Classes
10:19 AM
People For the American Way (PFAW) and Free Speech For People: Bipartisan Group of Former Attorneys General and Law Professors Call on Congress to Examine Constitutional Amendment to Reverse Citizens United
10:15 AM
ACLU and Brennan Center Reports Expose Resurgence of Debtors' Prisons
9:36 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Inspector General Rips OSHA Whistleblower Program

Saturday October 2, 2010

7:29 AM
Witness Against Torture: Stone-Walled by Obama Justice Department Anti-Torture Activists are Denied a Promised Meeting, Picket Office

Friday October 1, 2010

2:36 PM
Public Citizen Launches Trade Data Center
2:07 PM
NRDC: Administration’s Proposed Fuel Efficiency Plan Shows Promise
1:05 PM
The Peace Table / One Nation for Peace: Massive Peace Mobilization For Historic One Nation Rally Calls for Funding Jobs not War
12:40 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Two More Federal Courts Shoot Down Harmful Bush-era Policy Short-changing Endangered Species Protections
12:27 PM
Human Rights First: Human Rights First Welcomes Creation of Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Assembly and Association
12:14 PM
Veterans for Peace: Banner-Drop on Pennsylvania Avenue: "Mr. Obama: End These Fucking Wars! War is the Obscenity"
10:34 AM
Human Rights Watch: DR Congo: UN Report Exposes Grave Crimes
10:32 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Prosecute Those Responsible for Abuses in Congo, Says Amnesty International, Responding to U.N. "Mapping" Report
10:26 AM
Amnesty International: One Billion Slum Dwellers Cannot Be Ignored
7:15 AM
Friends of The Earth: Developed Countries Must Stop Stalling Climate Talks

Thursday September 30, 2010

2:57 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Education Policy: What "Superman" Got Wrong
1:22 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Obama Administration Should Oppose Any Attempted Coup in Ecuador: CEPR Co-Director
1:15 PM
Basel Action Network: Landmark E-Waste Export Bill Introduced to Stop Global E-Waste Dumping
12:59 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Iowa Church’s Election Campaign Against State Supreme Court Justices Merits IRS Investigation, Says Americans United
12:21 PM
Center for Media and Democracy: Bailout Not Over, Taxpayers Still Owed $2 Trillion In Federal Reserve Loans and TARP Program Funds
12:11 PM
Amnesty International USA Appalled by Internet Video Showing Killings Possibly by Pakistani Forces
12:02 PM
Greenpeace: Independently-Funded Research Expedition Locates Deep Sea Remnants of Gulf Oil Plume 300 Miles West of Spill Site
12:00 PM
Friends of the Earth: New Report Concludes Synthetic Biofuels Won’t Help Solve the Climate Crisis
11:57 AM
CREW: FOIA Workers Need Reinforcements
11:56 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Tunisia: Government Ratifies Cluster Munition Ban
11:51 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Petition Filed to Protect Rare Texas Salamanders From Austin Water Project
11:27 AM
People For the American Way (PFAW): “Rogues’ Gallery” Report Profiles Far-Right Senate Candidates
10:51 AM
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): House Judiciary Chair John Conyers to Address Progressives at October 1 Hill Reception
10:26 AM
Witness Against Torture: Stone-Walled by Obama Justice Department, Anti-Torture Activists Demand to Be Heard, Demonstrate at Justice Department on Friday, October 1, 2010
10:23 AM
Violence Policy Center: Killings by Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Top 200, One-Third of Incidents Involved Family Violence--VPC Concealed Carry Killers September Update
8:55 AM
Government Accountability Project: Food Integrity Campaign Website Launched
8:20 AM
Friends of the Earth International: 'Alternative Nobel Prize' to Friends of the Earth International Chair Nnimmo Bassey

Wednesday September 29, 2010

10:17 PM
ACLU: Congress Passes New National Security Briefing Policy
4:39 PM
Free Press: Free Press Urges FCC to Act After Congress Suspends Work on Internet Bill
3:31 PM
Rights Groups Condemn Merger of Criminal Justice & Immigration Systems
2:29 PM
ACLU: Congress Passes Important Bill To Reduce Government Secrecy
2:08 PM
Food & Water Watch: Raising Consumer Water Rates No Panacea to Solving Water Woes
2:05 PM
Earthjustice: Thousands of Lives at Risk from Efforts to Weaken and Delay Air Pollution Controls
2:04 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Protests Against Austerity in Europe
2:03 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Bahrain: Rescind Travel Ban on Rights Defenders
1:59 PM
Scholars: Over 150 Scholars Call on Georgetown U. to Fire Alvaro Uribe
12:01 PM
PEER: Interior Makes Big Stride on Scientific Integrity
10:34 AM
US PIRG: Senate Must Reject the Enzi Resolution to Roll Back Consumer Protections
7:04 AM
Jobs with Justice: Working People Get on the Bus to Fix Jobs Deficit

Tuesday September 28, 2010

4:46 PM
Veterans for Peace: VFP Appalled at Recent FBI Raids
3:10 PM
ACLU: U.N. Report Highlights Need For U.S. Civil And Human Rights Commission
1:55 PM
People for the American Way: Report Profiles Pro-Corporate Players in Post-Citizens United Politics
1:45 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Few Sunscreens Shield From UVA Rays
1:16 PM
Sierra Club / Earthjustice: Washingtonians Demand ‘Coal to Green by 2015’
1:11 PM
National Lawyers Guild Hotline and “Know Your Rights” Materials Available for Activists Targeted by the FBI
1:10 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: 150 Square Miles of California Shore Proposed for Habitat for Black Abalone Endangered by Climate Change
12:57 PM
Greenpeace: Greenpeace Activists Call For Federal Standards on Hazardous Coal Waste
12:43 PM
PEER: Court Throws Out National Bison Range Tribal Pact
12:06 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Vanishing African Penguin, Threatened by Climate Change and Fishing, Wins Protections
12:01 PM
CEPR: New Report Demonstrates That in Times of High Employment and Lost GDP, Deficits Not a Burden
11:58 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: IRS Should Investigate Okla. Church That Endorsed Candidate, Says Americans United
11:09 AM
Progressive Democrats of America: Un-Tea Party Visits Congress, Oct. 1 -- Rally for Peace and Jobs Follows on Saturday
10:15 AM
National Organization for Women: NOW Delivers 1,500 "Tits for an Ass" to Alan Simpson
9:53 AM
Amnesty International - USA: European Countries Should Stop the Forcible Returns of Roma to Kosovo, Says Amnesty International
9:42 AM
PEER: New Jersey to Privatize Land Use Permitting
8:51 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Rights Groups Welcome Human Rights Council Report on the Israeli Attack on Flotilla to Gaza and its Finding that On-Going Blockade of Gaza is Illegal, Denounce U.S. Response to Report

Monday September 27, 2010

4:03 PM
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation: U.S. Coalition Says Palestinians Unfairly Pressured to Remain at Table
4:00 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Ben & Jerry's to Drop"All Natural" Claims
3:19 PM
Defending Dissent Foundation: Activists Protest FBI Raids and Grand Jury Subpeonas
2:06 PM
ACLU: Administration Seeks Easy Access to Americans’ Private Online Communications
12:37 PM
Center for Responsive Politics: OpenSecrets.org Launches 'Races to Watch: Investigating the Cash Behind Election 2010'
11:47 AM
ACLU Sues for Information on American Indian Women Pressured to Induce Labor
11:32 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: 60-Plus Groups Call for Removing Toxic Lead From Ammunition, Fishing Tackle
9:25 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Mountaintop Removal Protests in D.C.
9:23 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): France: Reject Anti-Roma Bill
8:27 AM
Cornucopia Institute: Scrambled Eggs: Report Spotlights "Systemic" Abuses in Organic Egg Production
7:56 AM
Appalachia Rising: Thousands Call on Obama Administration to End Mountaintop Removal

Friday September 24, 2010

3:23 PM
PEER: California Drops Park Hunting Plan, For Now
2:52 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Statement on Tibet at the Human Rights Council
2:22 PM
MADRE: "We've Been Forgotten"- IJDH New Report on Conditions in Haiti Camps 8 Months After the Earthquake
1:35 PM
National Lawyers Guild Issues New Report on Unlawful Police Tactics
1:04 PM
Interfaith Alliance: Interfaith Alliance Counters Effort to Have Clergy Make Political Endorsements From the Pulpit
12:50 PM
Food & Water Watch: Big Food System Failing Littlest Consumers
10:41 AM
Palestine Legal Aid Fund: 'No One Was safe': UN Inquiry into Israel's Flotilla Raid

Thursday September 23, 2010

3:17 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Army Must Cancel Evangelistic Event at Fort Bragg, Says Americans United
3:14 PM
Common Cause, People for the American Way and Sierra Club: Key Leaders and Experts: Filibustering Transparency Is a Win for Corporate Special Interests
2:06 PM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Activists Drop Banner on Grain Exchange Skyway to Call out Cargill
2:04 PM
Public Citizen: Voting Record of Wall Street’s Favorites Shows Continuing Link Between Votes, Special Interest Cash
2:01 PM
Coalition of National LGBT Rights Groups Joins With Progressive Allies as Part of One Nation Working Together
1:57 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Consumer Group Warns Australian Food Safety Officials About Quorn Fungus Foods
1:54 PM
Common Cause: House Committee Passes Historic Fair Elections Legislation
1:52 PM
Planned Parenthood Celebrates Implementation of Key Benefits of Health Law: Women and Families Start to Benefit from the Bill Now
1:50 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US/ASEAN: Three Years After Crackdown, No Justice in Burma
1:47 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama at the UN
1:04 PM
ACLU and Martin Gill Speak Out About Future of Florida Adoption Ban Decision
11:56 AM
Free Press Pleased with FCC Action on White Spaces
10:57 AM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Judiciary Committee Approves Seven Nominees, Including Liu; All Have Been Waiting Months for Senate Votes
10:51 AM
Americans United Urges Texas State School Board to Reject Resolution on ‘Pro-Islamic/Anti-Christian’ Bias
10:35 AM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): Special UN Food and Agriculture Meeting Should Put Food Reserves on the Table
9:57 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Croatia: Locked Up, Limited Lives
9:41 AM
Food & Water Watch: Bottled Water Industry’s Loss=Gains for Planet Earth?
8:24 AM
Free Press: Activists Tell FCC: ‘Don’t Waffle on Net Neutrality!’

Wednesday September 22, 2010

3:20 PM
ACLU: ACLU in Federal Appeals Court Thursday to Argue for Release of Guantánamo Detainee Statements
2:42 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Right to Rent Legislation Would Slow Growing Rate of Foreclosure
2:38 PM
Amnesty International Calls for Protection of Thousands Displaced after Yemeni Assault on Suspected Militants
2:32 PM
Americans United Advises Churches to Reject Religious Right’s Pulpit Politicking Scheme
2:27 PM
America's Voice: Brian Bilbray, Leader of Republican Anti-Immigrant Caucus, Accuses Democrats Who Support the DREAM Act of Being Accessories to Murder
2:16 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: New Federal Health Care Reform Provisions Take Effect Thursday
2:11 PM
Human Rights Watch: Sudan: Protect Rights Ahead of Referendum
1:16 PM
Project On Government Oversight: Senate Unanimously Approves Repeal of SEC Secrecy Provision
1:04 PM
Greenpeace: Where is the Oil, and What Effects is it Having on the Gulf’s Marine Ecosystem?
1:00 PM
NOW Condemns Senate Failure to Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell
12:57 PM
ACLU: Florida Appellate Court Strikes Down Law Barring Gay People From Adopting
12:49 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Advises Churches To Reject Religious Right's Pulpit Politicking Scheme
12:46 PM
Equality California to Launch TV Ads Urging Whitman, Cooley to Change their Stance on Proposition 8
12:25 PM
US PIRG: Washington, DC: It’s Time To Step Up On Disclosure
12:23 PM
Friends of the Earth: Pipeline Protesters Greet President Obama at Fundraiser in New York
12:19 PM
Public Citizen: Senators Who Support Disclosure of Election Ad Funders Should Stick by Principles, Stand Up to Party
12:07 PM
Rainforest Action Network: General Mills Moves Away From Rainforest Destruction
11:29 AM
Human Rights First: Rights Groups Urge Secretary Clinton to Highlight Plight of Roma in France
11:28 AM
Human Rights First: Obama Administration Must Tackle Tough Issues About Sudan at U.N. Gathering
11:23 AM
National Organization for Women: NOW Condemns Senate Failure to Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell
11:05 AM
Center for Responsive Politics: College Professors, Administrators Heavily Invested in Midterm Political Elections
10:44 AM
ACLU Submits Testimony for Senate Hearing on Electronic Privacy
10:15 AM
Friends of the Earth: Memorandum: New Storylines Emerging From Climate Negotiations
10:05 AM
Amnesty International: Thousands in Need of Protection after Fleeing Yemeni Assault on Suspected Militants
9:27 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: California’s Largest Burrowing Owl Population Is in Rapid Decline
8:50 AM
Amnesty International Warns United Nations' Poverty Summit that Goals Fail to Uphold Rights of Poor People
8:21 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Prescribes Florida Tough Medicine for Everglades

Tuesday September 21, 2010

3:42 PM
Sierra Club: 23,000 Californians Join Conversation About Defeating Proposition 23
3:38 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Koch Brothers Funding Threat to California Environmental Law
3:07 PM
Food & Water Watch: FDA’s Labeling Discussion on Genetically Engineered Salmon Premature
2:46 PM
Environmental Working Group: Pesticide Industry to Use Tax Dollars to Attack Critics
2:40 PM
Servicemembers United: Cloture Vote Fails on Motion to Proceed with National Defense Authorization Act
2:39 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Senate Vote to End Filibuster of National Defense Authorization Act Falls Short
1:56 PM
Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR): U.S. Muslims Ask Iran to Release Remaining Hikers
1:40 PM
SEIU: New Poll of Battleground States: Americans Want Middle Class Tax Cuts, End to Bush-era Tax Giveaways to Rich
1:07 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Center Challenges Arizona Gas Pipeline That Threatens Imperiled Fish
1:02 PM
Public Citizen: In Advance of Corporate Services Summit, Public Citizen Points to Slower Services Export Growth to Trade Deal Partners
1:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Repression in Honduras? Dinner at the White House
12:59 PM
Council of Canadians: Barlow says More Must Be Done to Meet MDG on Water
12:26 PM
National Organization for Women: Anti-Abortion Rights Model Guidelines Released: NOW Intensifies Call for Obama to Live Up to Campaign Promises
11:54 AM
Environmental Groups: Petition Seeks Limits on Greenhouse Gas, Black Carbon Pollution From Locomotives
11:51 AM
Democracy Rules: As Senators Highlight Continued Filibuster Abuse, Leaders & Experts Condemn Unprecedented Obstructionism as Bad for Democracy
11:11 AM
Appalachia Rising: Thousands to Converge in DC to Call For End to Mountaintop Removal
11:01 AM
Greenpeace: Greenpeacers Climb Giant Oil Rig off Scotland to Stop Chevron Drilling Project, while Gulf Expedition Researches True Impact of BP oil disaster
10:10 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Thailand: Protect Students, Teachers, Schools in South
9:13 AM
Physicians for a National Health Program: 'Don't undermine Medicare,' Panel to Tell Lawmakers
9:05 AM
Council of Canadians Condemns Harper's Sponsorship of Water Privatization Conference
8:49 AM
ACLU: Counsel Calls On Polish Prosecutor To Investigate Torture Of Detainee At CIA Black Site
8:00 AM
Climate Challenge – Environmental Media Program Internet Premiere
7:48 AM
Free Press: Net Neutrality: We’re Still Waiting

Monday September 20, 2010

4:20 PM
ACLU in Court Tuesday in Challenge to Secrecy Provisions of Contractor Fraud Law
1:20 PM
Americans for Safe Access: Second Trial Begins for San Diego Medical Marijuana Dispensary Operator
1:08 PM
Food & Water Watch: National Consumer Organization: Halt Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon Until FDA Conducts Tests on Long-Term Health Effects of Consuming Genetically Engineered (GE) Meat
1:03 PM
CREW Calls For Federal Criminal Investigation Into Christine O’Donnell for Campaign Finance Fraud
1:00 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Syria: Release Student Blogger Held Incommunicado
12:27 PM
Amnesty International Activates Maternal Death Clock in NYC's Times Square Sending Powerful Message to United Nations to Reduce Deaths in Childbirth As Poverty Summit Opens
12:23 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Afghanistan's "Phony Elections"
10:40 AM
Americans United, Allies Urge Federal Appeals Court to Rehear Case Challenging Religiously Based Hiring Bias
9:22 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): OSHA Should Get Out of the Whistleblowing Business
8:51 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Greece: Asylum Reform Delay Unacceptable

Friday September 17, 2010

3:24 PM
US PIRG: High-Speed Rail Breaks Ground in Illinois
1:11 PM
Government Accountability Project: 400+ Groups Urge Congress & President: Finish Whistleblower Law
12:00 PM
Basel Action Network: Diverse New Advisory Body to Guide Responsible e-Recycling
10:48 AM
Americans for Safe Access: Drug Czar Implicates Medical Marijuana in Increased Illegal Drug Abuse
10:43 AM
ACLU: Lawyers for Guantánamo Prisoner in Court to Defend Successful Challenge to Detention
10:25 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iraq: Stop Blocking Demonstrations
10:21 AM
American Rivers: It's Official: Removing Klamath Dams Saves Money for Power Customers

Thursday September 16, 2010

2:50 PM
Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS): MIT Nuke Study Uses Unsupportable Reactor Cost Estimates
2:11 PM
National Organization for Women: NOW Applauds Appointment of Elizabeth Warren as Special Advisor for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
1:49 PM
NRDC: "Dark Side of Climate Change" Seen in Record Setting Night-Time Temperatures in 37 U.S. States in Summer Of 2010
1:33 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: National Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for New Fuel Efficiency, Tailpipe Emissions Standards
1:26 PM
Green America: Green America Calls on Legislators to Protect the EPA’s Authority to Enforce the Clean Air Act
1:23 PM
Enough Project: Congo's Ban on Mining an Incomplete Solution to Conflict Minerals, says Enough Project
1:06 PM
Amnesty International Urges Governments Worldwide to Step Up Efforts to Prevent Women's Deaths in Childbirth, Saying Recent Progress is Too Slow and Too Many Women Are Still Dying
1:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Poverty Jump and "Shredding the Safety Net"
12:22 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Nevada Approves Hunt of Imperiled Sage Grouse That Feds Say Warrants Endangered Species Act Protection
12:03 PM
ACLU: ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Camden Police Officers Who Planted Drugs On Suspects
11:33 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Religious Right Hopes To Board Tea Party Express, Says AU
11:25 AM
Food & Water Watch - Europe: Commission Support for Moratorium Nowhere to be Seen Despite BP Admissions
11:24 AM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP): Statement: Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, on Census’ 2009 Poverty and Health Insurance Data
11:05 AM
America's Voice: Why Would Republican Senators Oppose the Bi-Partisan DREAM Act?
10:51 AM
ACLU: Lawyers For Guantánamo Prisoner In Court Friday To Defend Successful Challenge To Detention
10:49 AM
Council of Canadians: Prince Edward Island Groups Denounce Plans for Local GE Salmon Production
10:31 AM
Public Citizen: Rumored Warren Role in New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Is Welcome News
10:08 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Afghan Election Candidates in Fear of Attacks, Says Amnesty International
9:46 AM
Marijuan Policy Project: Marijuana Use Increases While Arrests Approach Record Levels, Reports Show
7:35 AM
PEER: Lawsuit to Unravel Varying BP Spill Estimates

Wednesday September 15, 2010

3:33 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Demands the Release of Ethnic Uzbek Activist Jailed for Life on Fabricated Charges
3:03 PM
CREW: 11 of America's Most Crooked Candidates Moving On to the General Election
3:01 PM
Food & Water Watch: Brazilian Meat Slips into U.S. Food Supply, Putting Consumers at Risk Yet Again
2:59 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Veteran Testifies About His "Torture" by U.S. Military
12:42 PM
CEPR: New Study: State and Local Workers Earn Less than Private Sector, Even Factoring in Benefits
11:39 AM
Brennan Center for Justice: Recurrent Voting System Failures Show Need for New Centralized Database
10:12 AM
Oxfam International: Leading Development NGOs Urge EU Leaders to Act on Pakistan, the World’s Biggest Humanitarian Disaster Right Now
10:08 AM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Proposed Name Change for High-Fructose Corn Syrup Still Misleading
8:48 AM
PEER: Delaware Has Second Thoughts About Refuge Beach Scraping
6:57 AM
Voices for Creative Nonviolence: Judge Decides to Devote Four Months to Studying Issues and Testimony Presented in "Creech 14" Case

Tuesday September 14, 2010

3:31 PM
Amnesty International Urges Governor to Commute Teresa Lewis Execution
3:25 PM
Public Citizen: Historians Urge Court to Unseal Nixon’s 1975 Grand Jury Testimony
2:14 PM
Physicians for a National Health Program: Medicare-for-All Advocates to Discuss Next Steps at Black Caucus Meeting, Sept. 16
1:23 PM
Sierra Club: Sen. Baucus Calls for Hasty Approval of Dangerous Tar Sands Oil Pipeline
1:10 PM
International Women's Health Coalition: An Open Letter to President Obama on the U.S. Commitment to Global Development
12:58 PM
ACLU / Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR And ACLU Response To Report That The Government Will Bring Charges Against Anwar Al-Aulaqi
12:46 PM
ACLU: Faith Leaders Call For Religious Freedom And Tolerance In New Video From ACLU And NYCLU
12:22 PM
Project On Government Oversight: Moving Beyond the Cold War: A Modern Approach to U.S. Highly Enriched Uranium
12:05 PM
Physicians for Responsible Medicine: Provocative Commercial Targets McDonald’s High-Fat Fare
11:51 AM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Privacy and Safety Questions Loom Over Federal Program to Track Preschoolers
11:45 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Nobel Laureate on Mideast
11:33 AM
People for the American Way: Will GOP Leaders Share a Stage with the Most Anti-Muslim, Anti-Gay Man in America?
11:19 AM
Planned Parenthood and National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Laud Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, and Demand Greater Access to Health Care and Birth Control for Women
10:55 AM
Human Rights First: Retired Military Leaders To Urge Administration Officials Memebers Of Congress Campaign Committees To Press Ahead With Closing Guantanamo, Pursue Federal Trials For Terrorism Suspects
10:52 AM
CODEPINK: CEO of Israeli Cosmetic Firm Ahava Rattled by Growing Boycott
10:48 AM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Justice Department Funds Will Improve Brady Background Checks
10:15 AM
Oxfam International: Drop in Number of Hungry People is More Due to Luck Than Good Policy
10:01 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Fears of Torture of Iraqi Detainees Increases, Following U.S. Handover, Says Amnesty International in New Report
9:54 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): DR Congo: Strengthen Protection for Displaced People
8:49 AM
Earthjustice: Commemorating 40 Years of One of Our Nation's Most Successful and Protective Laws
8:36 AM
Peaceful Uprising: Utah Approves First Tar Sands Mine in Country
7:33 AM
FAIR: ABC's Broken Tax 'Factcheck'
4:13 AM
Courage to Resist: Daniel Ellsberg Calls for Release of Wikileaks “Whistleblower” Army Pfc. Bradley Manning
3:17 AM
ACLU: U.N. Report Underscores Lack Of Accountability And Oversight For Military And Security Contractors

Monday September 13, 2010

3:09 PM
Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA): Evidence from Florida Indicates Strawberry Pesticide May Contaminate Groundwater
1:29 PM
ACLU Seeks Reinstatement of Air Force Major Discharged Under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
1:22 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuits Seek Long-Delayed Protections for Bison, Mussels, Dozens of Other Struggling Species
1:18 PM
Institute for Local Self-Reliance: Community Solar - A New Model for Local Ownership?
12:39 PM
Institute for Local Self-Reliance Congratulates Chattanooga for Fastest Broadband Network in United States
11:30 AM
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: Nuclear Missile Testing Continues in California
11:21 AM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Defense Secretary Gates Chafes at Joint Strike Fighter Accountability Provision in House Bill
11:17 AM
Corporate Accountability International: IFC Finalizes €100 Million Deal to Push Water Privatization
11:14 AM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Activists Stage Creative Demonstration at EPA Headquarters: Call for Agency to Veto Controversial Spruce Mine Permit
11:13 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): K Street "Almost Giddy" about "Speaker Boehner"
11:00 AM
Pricing Carbon: Wesleyan University to Host National Conference on Pricing Carbon Emissions
10:36 AM
Government Accountability Project: Whistleblower Protections Equal Safer Food, Federal Workers Say
6:34 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Criminal Investigations Sag Under Obama

Friday September 10, 2010

4:19 PM
ACLU: President Obama Expresses Commitment To Using Federal Courts For Terrorism Prosecutions
3:05 PM
Sierra Club: Americans Call For Tighter Regulation of Hydraulic 'Fracking' in Oil and Gas Drilling
2:43 PM
Human Rights First Statement on 9th Anniversary of 9/11
1:58 PM
Food & Water Watch: Food & Water Watch Asks Federal Court to Order BP to Shut Down One of World’s Largest Oil and Gas Platforms
12:59 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): 9/11, Burning Qurans and Burning People
12:04 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Is Concerned With the Growing Number of Crimes Committed Against Muslims
11:57 AM
Earthjustice: U.S. EPA Will Review Loophole That Stripped Regulation of Dangerous Hazardous Waste
10:50 AM
ACLU: ACLU And NYCLU Release Ad Promoting Religious Freedom As Mosque Controversy Continues
8:43 AM
People for the American Way: Court Rejects “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”
7:55 AM
EQCA: Equality California Hails Federal Court Decision Striking Down “Don't Ask, Don't Tell”
6:11 AM
Witness Against Torture: Anti-Torture Activists Denounce the Denial of Due Process and Justice for the Victims of US Torture

Thursday September 9, 2010

2:44 PM
ACLU: Sheriff's Officials Fail to Curb Abuse by Deputies And Overcrowding at L.A. County Jail, Says ACLU
1:14 PM
Oxfam International: Oxfam Warns of Severe Health Crisis in Pakistan as Flood Funding Stalls
1:11 PM
NRDC and StoryCorps to Collect the Stories of Residents Affected by the Gulf Coast Oil Spill for Three Weeks in New Orleans and Mobile
1:07 PM
Earthjustice: New York to Force Household Cleaner Giants to Reveal Chemical Ingredients
1:06 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Afghanistan: Unchecked Violence Threatens Election
1:02 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: 47,858 Pro-Choice Americans Sign Letter Oposing Obama Administration Policy on High-Risk Pools
1:01 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Europe Protests a Model?
12:21 PM
ACLU: Hazleton, PA Anti-Immigrant Law Is Unconstitutional, Federal Appeals Court Rules
10:51 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Ralph Reed Is Betting Evangelical Voters Will Forget His Casino-Lobbyist Past, Says Americans United
10:23 AM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Senate Committee Will Take Up 'Reform' Bill That Would Protect Corrupt Gun Dealers
9:18 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Forest Service Chief Mum on Why He Imposed Gag Order
8:24 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Congressional Documents Contradict EPA Claim That It Lacks Authority to Regulate Lead Ammunition

Wednesday September 8, 2010

10:25 PM
Americans for Safe Access: Federal Agents Raid At Least Five Las Vegas Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
3:53 PM
Greenpeace: DOW Facility Fails Greenpeace Security Inspection
3:47 PM
Amnesty International Criticizes Extension of Cuba Sanctions; Calls on Congress to End a ‘Misguided Embargo’
1:52 PM
CSPI: Tons of Foods Recalled and Thousands Sickened as Senate Stalls on Food Safety
1:51 PM
Free Press: Internet Engineering Task Force Says ‘AT&T Is Misleading’ on Net Neutrality
1:26 PM
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Appeals Court Decision Denies Extraordinary Rendition Victims Their Day in Court
11:55 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Pakistan: IMF -- Savior or Parasite?
11:54 AM
Amnesty International Calls On Gov. Riley to Commute Wood Death Sentence; Cites Inadequate Legal Representation, Mental Disability
11:22 AM
Justice at Stake: Solid Bipartisan Majorities Believe Judges Influenced by Campaign Contributions
11:08 AM
Physicians for Human Rights: Nation's Leading Health Professionals Ask President to Join Landmine Ban
10:51 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel: Activist Convicted After Unfair Trial
10:46 AM
Food & Water Watch: Fitting with Tradition, BP Investigates Itself for Deepwater Horizon Disaster
10:05 AM
CARE: Pakistan Floods: Two Million Children Will Miss Out on School
8:49 AM
Human Rights First: Clinton Speech Should Make Clear America's Commitment To Human Rights
7:53 AM
Friends of the Earth International: World Bank Land Grab Report Comment: Biofuels Cause Land Grabs
7:37 AM
Greenpeace: Greenpeace Response to BP Report
7:36 AM
Center for Biological Diversity Statement on BP’s Internal Report on Deepwater Horizon Disaster

Tuesday September 7, 2010

4:01 PM
Handicap International: Making it Work Makes Important Strides Toward Disability Rights
3:54 PM
ACLU: Appeals Court Upholds Judicial Oversight Of Cell Phone Tracking By Law Enforcement
3:27 PM
Committee to Protect Journalists: Al-Iraqiya Anchorman Gunned Down in Iraq
2:47 PM
Jubilee USA Network: Another Disaster for Pakistan as More Loans Announced
1:17 PM
Sierra Club Executive Director to Join Concerned Residents of Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana at Rally in Dallas For Protection from Toxic Coal Ash
1:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Europe Protests
12:52 PM
Death Penalty Information Center: New Picture Has Emerged of Woman Facing Imminent Execution in Virginia
11:42 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Public Tells Stanford University Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan Is Inadequate and Must Include Investigating Removal of Searsville Dam
9:36 AM
Cornucopia Institute: Not Crying over Spilt Soymilk
8:59 AM
ACLU: Groups Sue Over Suspicionless Laptop Search Policy At The Border
7:14 AM
United for Peace and Justice: Global Action Days Announced in Support of Accused WikiLeaks Whistleblower Bradley Manning

Friday September 3, 2010

4:22 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Offshore Wells Connected With Exploded Platform in Gulf of Mexico Approved Without Environmental Review
3:08 PM
Farm Sanctuary: Twist of Fate Turns Little Piglet into Biggest Winner After Falling Off Transport Truck
1:44 PM
Voices for Creative Nonviolence: “Creech 14” Activists on Trial in Las Vegas for Protesting Drone Warfare at Creech AFB
1:00 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Egypt: Disclose Fate of ‘Disappeared' Student
12:59 PM
Free Press Pleased with FCC White Spaces Proposal
12:43 PM
America's Voice: Governor Jan Brewer Loses Her Head in Arizona
11:47 AM
People For the American Way Congratulates Dolores Huerta on Attacks from Glenn Beck
11:38 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): CEO Pay, Unemployment and Labor
10:45 AM
Food & Water Watch: MMS Crosses Its Fingers, Hopes for the Best
10:42 AM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): BP Uses Gulf Drilling Permits as Bargaining Chip
10:10 AM
Amnesty International Urges Sri Lanka to Ensure Safety of the Detained Former Asylum Seekers
8:54 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): NEW REPORT: Venezuelan Recession Likely Ended in Second Quarter

Thursday September 2, 2010

2:09 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Latest Gulf of Mexico Explosion Again Illustrates Danger of Offshore Drilling, Urgent Need for Moratorium on All Operations
1:47 PM
US Human Rights Network: U.S. Human Rights Review Both Necessary and Worthwhile
1:08 PM
Earthjustice: GE Sugar Beets: Groups Condemn USDA Action Avoiding Court Order
12:05 PM
America's Voice: DOJ Suit Shows Sheriff Joe Arpaio Not Above the Law
11:11 AM
US PIRG: Public Transit Projects Create More Jobs than Highways
11:09 AM
ACLU: ACLU Launches 90th Anniversary Exhibit Celebrating Nine Decades Of Fighting For Freedom
9:02 AM
ACLU: ACLU Asks Supreme Court To Review Case Concerning South Dakota Elections System That Dilutes The American Indian Vote
8:58 AM
Environmental Groups: Canada Acts to Strengthen Ban on Toxic Fire Retardants

Wednesday September 1, 2010

4:14 PM
School of the Americas Watch: United in Opposition: the D.C. Community Protests Georgetown’s Appointment of Álvaro Uribe
2:40 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): New Document Confirms Secure Communities Program Is Voluntary, Rights Groups Say ICE Must Allow Counties Opt Out
2:38 PM
Council of Canadians: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Should Divest from Private Water
2:10 PM
Public Citizen: Astroturf Alert: Rallies Against Congressional Oil Spill Measures Represent Industry Views - Not Citizens
2:08 PM
Free Press: FCC Delays Rulemaking on Net Neutrality Again
1:34 PM
Food & Water Watch: Comment Period Begins for Controversial Water Exchange That Would Bring Nestlé Water Bottling Plant into the Gorge
1:25 PM
CEPR: Seven Key Facts About Social Security and the Federal Budget
1:22 PM
America's Voice: Warning to Both Parties: Misread the Public on Immigration, Continue to Face Backlash
11:20 AM
Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR): CAIR National PSA Campaign Challenges Growing Islamophobia
8:52 AM
Veterans for Peace: The Speech That Anti-War Veterans Would Have Given...
6:52 AM
Environmental Working Group: California Lawmakers Fail to Ban BPA From Kids’ Food, Drink

Tuesday August 31, 2010

2:09 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama's Iraq Speech
2:08 PM
Human Rights First: Private Security Contractor Oversight and Accountability Concerns, Iraqi Refugee Needs will Persist Past President's Remarks
12:54 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW Welcomes James Traficant to the List of America's Most Crooked Candidates
11:11 AM
America's Voice: Immigration Policy Gets Welcome Dose of Common Sense
10:44 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: All Officials Should Uphold Freedom of Religion
9:16 AM
PEER: Interior Posts Only Half of a Scientific Integrity Policy
8:46 AM
International Fund for Animal Welfare: IFAW Launches Emergency Feed Program in Pakistan
8:05 AM
CODEPINK: The Iraq Debacle Is Not Over, Women Speaking Out Against Continued Presence in Iraq
4:24 AM
Greenpeace: Climbers Scale Rig in Freezing Seas as Energy Giants Eye Arctic Oil Rush

Monday August 30, 2010

2:26 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Was Flooding of New Orleans a "Natural Disaster"?
1:04 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): War Effort Rife with Corrupt Subcontractors
12:57 PM
CREW: Bush White House Ignored Warnings About Email
12:35 PM
ACLU and CCR: Rights Groups File Challenge to Targeted Killing by U.S.
10:55 AM
Violence Policy Center: Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Fatally Shoot Each Other During Argument: VPC Concealed Carry Killers August Update
9:15 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Exxon Valdez Damages Remain Unsettled After 21 Years

Friday August 27, 2010

1:10 PM
Brave New Films: Glenn Beck is NOT Martin Luther King Jr.!
12:32 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Beck Rallies Undercut Church-State Separation, Says Watchdog Group
11:55 AM
NRDC: Court Ruling: Los Angeles Clean Truck Program Legally Sound
9:43 AM
Public Citizen / People for the American Way: Dozens of Congressional Candidates Pledge to Support a Constitutional Amendment Overturning Court Ruling Enabling Corporations to Swamp Elections
8:53 AM
Food & Water Watch: Americans to U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Preserve Life-Saving Medicines; Reduce Antibiotic Use in Food Animal Production
7:52 AM
Amnesty International: Kenya Refuses to Arrest Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir
6:38 AM
Institute for Women's Policy Research: Low-Income Women Lack Housing Options Five Years After Katrina

Thursday August 26, 2010

3:35 PM
Free Press: GAO: FCC Should Do More for Wireless Competition
3:18 PM
ACLU Calls On Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Officials to Abandon Plans to Use Military Heat Ray Device Against Jail Inmates
3:08 PM
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: As March on Washington Anniversary Approaches, Lawyers’ Committee Celebrates Dr. King’s Legacy and Urges Continued Fight for Justice and Equality
2:15 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Katrina Plus Five
2:12 PM
Government Accountability Project: Judge Rules D.C. Whistleblower Law Retroactively Applies to Cases
11:46 AM
CAIR: Man Shouting Anti-Muslim Slurs Desecrates NY Mosque
11:43 AM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Brady Speaker to Address Non-Violence at "Reclaim the Dream" Rally
10:40 AM
Institute for Southern Studies: Study: Nation Has Yet to Address Key Failures Exposed by Katrina
10:04 AM
Hip Hop Caucus, New Orleans Katrina Commemoration and National Wildlife Federation: 5th Annual New Orleans Katrina Commemoration March to Honor Lives Lost Due to Hurricane Katrina and a Call to Action for Environmental Reform in the Gulf Coast
9:58 AM
National Organization for Women (NOW): Women's Equality Day: Time for Constitutional Guarantee of Women's Rights
8:53 AM
ACLU Marks Women’s Equality Day With Call For Paycheck Fairness Act

Wednesday August 25, 2010

3:55 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Immigration Detainees at Risk of Sexual Abuse
3:54 PM
Earthjustice: EPA Policy Restoring Public Right to Know About Chemical Hazards Wins Strong Support from Health, Labor and Environmental Advocates
2:33 PM
Equality California (EQCA): State of California Calls on Federal Government to Change Outdated Blood Donor Policy
2:16 PM
NOW to President Obama: Alan Simpson Must Go
1:52 PM
CAIR: NY Cabbie Stabbed After Asked 'Are You Muslim?'
1:37 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Former Senator Simpson Unfit for Deficit Panel
1:04 PM
America's Voice: Following AZ & FL Primaries, Experts Assess Impact of Latino Voters on 2010 Elections
12:48 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Disaster in Pakistan
11:42 AM
Food & Water Watch: Food & Water Watch Releases Comprehensive 2010 Smart Seafood Guide
11:00 AM
ACLU Calls On Denver Women’s Correctional Facility to End Degrading Body Cavity Searches
10:57 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Virginia A.G.'s Advisory on Religious Displays May Lead to Lawsuits, Says AU
10:51 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Antimicrobial Drugs in Livestock Threaten Human Health
10:30 AM
National Low Income Housing Coalition: NLIHC Staff Available to Comment on Five-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Remaining Recovery Issues

Tuesday August 24, 2010

1:50 PM
FAIR: Tell NBC: Debate the Afghanistan War
1:15 PM
Free Press: Free Press Slams Verizon's Claims that Pact with Google Would Protect Net Neutrality
1:13 PM
EQCA: California Assembly Calls for Addition of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity in 2020 Census
12:51 PM
National Priorities Project: National Priorities Project's Trade Offs Tool Shows the Magnitude of Federal Budget Spending
11:50 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Report Cites Unlawful Killings and Torture Linked to Yemen's Counter-Terrorism Campaign
11:30 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Describes the Indian Government's Decision to Reject the Vedanta Bauxite Mine a "Landmark Victory" for Indigenous Rights
10:48 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Endangered Species Act Protections Sought for Four Mountaintop Species Threatened by Climate Change
9:47 AM
Human Rights Watch: Russia: Stop Forced Dress Code for Women in Chechnya
7:48 AM
Amnesty International: Nigeria: UN Must Not Use Flawed Data on Cause of Oil Spills
7:21 AM
Climate Campaigners Condemn Link Between Public Money and Cairn’s Arctic Drilling
7:15 AM
Friends of The Earth - International: Nigeria Oil Spills: Outrage at Shell-funded UN investigation

Monday August 23, 2010

6:43 PM
Equality California (EQCA): California Legislature Officially Endorses Repeal of Federal Defense of Marriage Act
3:46 PM
ACLU Welcomes First-Ever U.S. Report to U.N. Human Rights Council
3:27 PM
Consumers Union: Egg Recall Grows; Consumers Union Calls for Senate Action on Food Safety Bill
3:24 PM
Environmental Groups Call for Expansion of Panther Refuge
3:23 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Prairie Orchid One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protection
1:52 PM
ACLU Settles Lawsuit Charging Inadequate Care at Wisconsin Women's Prison
1:26 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Egg Recall -- "Consolidation Putting Consumers at Risk"
12:40 PM
Media Matters for America: Watchdogs to WHCA: Reconsider Fox News' Front-Row Seat
11:59 AM
Center for Responsive Politics: OpenSecrets.org Launches 'Fueling Washington' Series Exploring Oil Industry's Political Influence
10:23 AM
Amnesty International Warns China that Death Penalty Reforms May Have No Great Impact on Executions
9:07 AM
National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): New Report Highlights Challenges Facing Grand Canyon National Park
8:00 AM
War Veterans/Military Family Members Successfully Blockade Fort Hood Deployment to Iraq

Saturday August 21, 2010

11:08 AM
CODEPINK: CODEPINK Cofounder Arrested at Home of Blackwater Founder Urging Him Not to Flee to Extradition-Free UAE

Friday August 20, 2010

2:42 PM
Conservation Groups: California’s Wild Steelhead Protections Upheld by Federal Appeals Court
2:29 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: Defenders Shifts Focus to Wolf Coexistence Partnerships
1:46 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Gulf of Mexico Still in Crisis Four Months After BP Explosion: Center for Biological Diversity Tour Finds Oiled Beaches, Water and Wildlife
12:09 PM
Jubilee USA: New Debt for Disaster for Pakistan?
10:23 AM
ACLU: Sexual Abuse Of Female Detainees At Hutto Highlights Ongoing Failure Of Immigration Detention System, Says ACLU
9:12 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Urges Saudi Arabia Not to Deliberately Paralyze Man as Punishment
6:10 AM
Free Press: In Minnesota, Hundreds Urge FCC to Take Swift Action to Protect Open Internet

Thursday August 19, 2010

1:30 PM
CODEPINK: Peace Movement Responds to "Iraq Troop Withdrawal": the Iraq Debacle Is Not Over
12:31 PM
Free Press: Public Interest Groups Declare Comcast-NBC Would Hurt Consumers, Competition
12:06 PM
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: New Video Dismantles Myth of Nuclear Deterrence
10:47 AM
Sierra Club: EPA Seeks Comment on Life-Saving Clean Air Protections
10:40 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Injunction Sought to Stop Construction of Ruby Pipeline
9:46 AM
Food & Water Watch: Egg Recall Latest Example of Consolidation Putting Consumers at Risk

Wednesday August 18, 2010

4:50 PM
Free Press: Backroom Corporate Deals Won’t Protect Net Neutrality
3:11 PM
Human Rights Watch: Israel: Stop Demolishing Bedouin Homes
2:56 PM
FAIR: Tell NBC: Sunday Morning Needs a Real War Debate
1:29 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Court Should Reject VA Attorney General’s Subpoena for UVA Climate Scientist’s Documents
12:45 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Islam -- and War
11:27 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Use Of Public Property To Relocate NYC Mosque Raises Legal Questions, Says Watchdog Group
10:55 AM
PEER: Spiking Mercury Levels in Coal Ash Pose New Risks
10:37 AM
AFL-CIO: Working America Unveils Campaign to Organize & Mobilize Unemployed Voters
8:39 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls on Bahraini Authorities to Reveal Whereabouts of Eight Arrested Human Rights Defenders

Tuesday August 17, 2010

3:12 PM
Greenlining Institute: Greenlining Tells Fed: Communities of Color are “Canaries in the Coal Mine” of Economic Crisis
2:01 PM
Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR): CAIR Asks Gingrich Not to Speak at Rally with Islam Hater
12:44 PM
NRDC: NRDC and Gulf Groups Call on Federal Agencies to Improve Seafood Safety Testing Post Oil Spill
12:34 PM
ACLU: New Reports On 9/11 Interrogation Tapes Underscore Need For Full Accountability And Transparency, Says ACLU
12:09 PM
Human Rights First: Karzai Decree Prompts Renewed Call for Accountability and Oversight
11:14 AM
ACLU: ACLU And Coalition Urges Holder To Adopt Standards Aimed At Eradicating Prison Rape
10:48 AM
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund: Pittsburgh Council to Consider Banning Corporations from Drilling for Natural Gas in the City
10:07 AM
Human Rights First: Retired Military Leaders, Illinois Congressional Candidates to Talk Terrorism
10:05 AM
PEER: After Deaths, BLM Permits Bigger Off-Road Race This Weekend
8:00 AM
Basel Action Network: EPA Chief cites the e-Waste Problem as one of the US’s 6 Global Environmental Priorities

Monday August 16, 2010

7:51 PM
EQCA: Equality California Disappointed in Ninth Circuit Court’s Decision to Grant a Stay in Proposition 8 Case
5:00 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Offshore Oil Drilling Reforms Are Positive Step, But Big Questions Remain
2:25 PM
Free Press: Free Press Lauds House Leaders for Supporting Open Internet
1:35 PM
CODEPINK: Pink Slip John Yoo: Press Conference; Procession Against Torture
1:32 PM
CSPI Warns of More Recalls Linked to Beef, Lettuce
12:09 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Condemns the Stoning to Death of an Afghan Couple by the Taliban
12:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Petraeus Media Blitz
11:45 AM
Oxfam International: Lack of funds for West Africa Food Crisis Forces UN to Make Agonizing Decision
10:42 AM
PEER: Refuge Dunes to Be Mined to Shore Up Private Beach Homes
9:43 AM
Oxfam International: Pakistan’s Humanitarian Forum Calls for Urgent International Support
9:39 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Kyrgyzstan: Probe Forces’ Role in June Violence
8:38 AM
Brennan Center for Justice, Justice at Stake, Institute on Money in State Politics: Is Justice for Sale?
8:34 AM
CREW: DeLay Must Answer for His Crimes

Friday August 13, 2010

12:26 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Name Elizabeth Warren to Consumer Post
12:20 PM
Free Press: Free Press Calls for Swift FCC Action to Protect Internet Users
12:02 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Big Polluters Funding Initiative to Gut California Environmental Law
12:01 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Iraq to Iran: Propaganda for War
11:21 AM
Senator Russ Feingold: On the 75th Anniversary of Social Security

Thursday August 12, 2010

4:58 PM
Free Press: Internet Users Take Protest Against Verizon Pact to Google HQ
3:56 PM
EQCA: Equality California Applauds Judge Walker’s Decision to Lift Stay in Prop. 8 Case
1:16 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Drought in Russia; Floods in Pakistan and China; High Temps in the U.S. Consistent with Climate Change Projections
1:12 PM
Greenpeace Launches Three-Month Ship Expedition to Investigate Oil Disaster Impacts to Gulf of Mexico
1:11 PM
CPSI: Most "All Natural" Ben & Jerry's Flavors Have Unnatural Ingredients
11:55 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Study: 60% of Species Recovery Plans Identify Global Warming as Extinction Threat
11:15 AM
Food & Water Watch: Share of Popular Bottled Water from Municipal Supplies Up 50 Percent


11:07 AM
CEPR: The Push for Social Security Cuts Ignores the Reality of the Program's Finances and Conditions of Near-Retirees
10:31 AM
SEIU: No More Excuses: Time to Move Forward on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
9:44 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Criticizes the TV 'Confession' of Woman in the Iran Stoning Case
9:41 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Condemns Khadr Trial at Guantanamo

Wednesday August 11, 2010

4:42 PM
Food & Water Watch Accepts Delay of Water Bond Until 2012 as a Win
4:13 PM
FAIR: Situation Room Scaremongering: CNN's Social Security crisis
3:45 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Would Google-Verizon Deal Hurt Innovation and Independent Voices?
3:41 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): 21 Percent Rise in Stop-and-Frisks for Second Quarter over Last Year; 88 Percent of Those Stopped Black and Hispanic
3:03 PM
US PIRG: Insurance CEOs, after Pocketing $1 Billion, Push to Weaken New Consumer Protections
2:34 PM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Wall Street Backs Away From Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
2:31 PM
Public Citizen: BP Escrow Fund Set-Up Is Inappropriate, Would Make Government a Virtual Partner in Gulf Oil Production
2:26 PM
Public Citizen: Consumer Product Safety Commission Must Use New Tools to Keep Dangerous Products Off the Market, Public Citizen Says
2:20 PM
Public Citizen: Federal Investigation of Texas’ Radioactive Waste Dump Urged
2:13 PM
Free Press: FCC to Hear from Minnesotans on Future of Internet
2:08 PM
Food & Water Watch: Food & Water Watch Accepts Delay of Water Bond Until 2012 as a Win
2:02 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW Files Suit Against the Federal Election Commission
1:45 PM
Center for Defense Information: Winslow Wheeler's Take on Gates' Defense Spending Announcements
1:44 PM
Bread for The World: New Bill Takes Away Food Benefits for the Poor to Pay for Health Costs for the Poor
1:25 PM
Amnesty International: India Must Investigate Abduction of Anti-Vedanta Activists
12:39 PM
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Frank, Task Force, Urge Pentagon Role in Deficit Reduction
12:34 PM
Handicap International: Floods in Pakistan: Handicap International Intensifies Its Emergency Relief Efforts
11:08 AM
Interfaith Alliance: Interfaith Alliance Supports House Resolution on Texas School Board’s Flawed Curriculum
10:25 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Burma: EU Should Endorse International War Crimes Inquiry
9:36 AM
America's Voice: Heated Immigration Debate Lighting a Fire Under Latino Voters
7:43 AM
Palestine Solidarity Campaign: UN Panel Examining Gaza Flotilla Attack Already Showing its Lack of Teeth
7:39 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Park Service Encourages Violation of Plant Removal Rules

Tuesday August 10, 2010

2:30 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Argentina: Guarantee Women’s Access to Health Care
2:13 PM
Doctors Without Borders: MSF Responds to the Needs of Flash Flood Victims in Jammu & Kashmir
2:09 PM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: EFF Urges Supreme Court to Block NASA's Invasive Background Checks
2:00 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel/Gaza: Wartime Inquiries Fall Short
1:50 PM
Oxfam International: Pakistan Floods: Mega Disaster Needs Mega Response
12:54 PM
Iraq Veterans Against the War: Iraq Veterans Against the War Calls for Prosecution of Bush Administration Officials for War Crimes
11:42 AM
Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Activists Charged with Blockading Israeli-owned Beauty Shop Acquitted in Court
11:36 AM
America's Voice: House Passes $600 Million Border Bill, Sends it Back to Senate
10:48 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Says Taliban Should be Prosecuted for War Crimes in Afghanistan
10:23 AM
Ecojustice: Incomplete Reporting Still Reveals Mining Companies' Toxic Threat
10:20 AM
The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood: CCFC Urges Supermarkets to Shelve Grocery Shelf TV Ads
9:30 AM
ACLU: National Security Letter Recipient Can Speak Out For First Time Since FBI Demanded Customer Records From Him
8:20 AM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Eleven Years After Shooting Rampage, Loophole Still Allows Killers to Get Guns Without a Background Check
7:32 AM
Food Rights Network: Independent Scientific Testing Finds Toxic Contaminants in San Francisco's Free 'Organic Biosolids Compost'

Monday August 9, 2010

3:41 PM
Free Press: Google-Verizon Pact Worse than Feared
3:04 PM
America's Voice: GOP Would Rather Change the Constitution than Take Up Immigration Reform
1:58 PM
CREW Statement on the Case Against Congresswoman Maxine Waters
1:56 PM
Free Press Urges Policymakers to Reject Google-Verizon Pact
12:27 PM
Free Press: 300,000 Call on Google: Don’t Sell Out the Open Internet
12:25 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Ecuador: Modify Proposed Communications Law
10:22 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Bid to Hike Sewage Content of New Jersey Rivers

Saturday August 7, 2010

10:41 AM
CODEPINK: Veterans & Peace Activists Rally in Quantico Base to Support Wikileaks Whistleblower Bradley Manning Manning held in Quantico Brig, facing 52 years in prison, for exposing war crimes

Friday August 6, 2010

2:27 PM
Free Press: Company Claims to Support Open Internet but Remains Dodgy About Details of Deal with Verizon
1:48 PM
Center for Responsive Politics: Indicted PMA Group Boss Paul Magliocchetti Donated to 135 Federal-Level Candidates
1:30 PM
Peace Action Statement on 65th Anniversary of the U.S. Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
1:28 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Rights Groups Hold Teleconference to Release Documents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency FOIA Lawsuit
1:02 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Pakistan: "Zardari's Katrina"
12:39 PM
Marijuana Policy Project: D.C. Unveils Draft Medical Marijuana Regulations
12:16 PM
ACLU: Bush Administration Removed Detainees From Guantánamo to Avoid The Law
10:58 AM
People For the American Way (PFAW): GOP Obstruction Against Judges Reaches New Low
10:37 AM
ACLU Calls On ICE to Make Significant Reforms to Immigration Detention System
10:15 AM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) Hails Massachusetts Governor for Signing Sentencing Reform Law
9:24 AM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Whistleblower: Fannie Mae Bungled Anti-Foreclosure Program

Thursday August 5, 2010

6:26 PM
National Priorities Project Tallies Cost of War Including Recent Supplemental Bill Through September 30, 2010
3:36 PM
Free Press: FCC Calls Off Closed-Door Meetings Under Public Pressure
3:30 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG) and EARTHWORKS: Fracking for Natural Gas and Oil May Have Broken the Law
3:29 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO) Supports Senate Bill to Repeal SEC's Blanket FOIA Exemptions
3:27 PM
Food & Water Watch: Who’s Bankrolling the Push for Prop 18?
3:26 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Triclosan Exposure Levels Increasing in Humans, New Data Shows Potential for Food Contamination
3:24 PM
Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards' Statement on Federal Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage
3:23 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Habitat Protection Sought to Save Endangered San Joaquin Kit Fox From Extinction
3:21 PM
Greenpeace Tells APP to Stop Destroying Tiger Habitat
1:19 PM
Amnesty International Condemns Pre-Election Attacks on Politicians and Journalists in Rwanda
1:10 PM
Friends of the Earth: Canadian Pipeline Firm Calls Off Effort to Skirt Safety Standards
12:35 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Bill Will Stop the Extrajudicial Killing of Americans
9:57 AM
Amnesty International Urges Georgian Government to Secure Future for Displaced People from 1990s Conflicts and War with Russia in 2008
9:47 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Social Security and CBO's Odd Numbers
8:27 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Retreats from Environmental Justice
7:13 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Millions of Older Workers in Occupations Classified as Physically Demanding or with Difficult Work Conditions
6:54 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Hiroshima After 65 Years: Disarmament or Nuclear Buildup?

Wednesday August 4, 2010

4:33 PM
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): California Marriage Ban Struck Down
4:32 PM
CCR and ACLU Receive License From OFAC to Pursue Challenge to Targeted Killing
4:30 PM
Equality California Hails Historic Federal Court Decision to Overturn Prop. 8
2:55 PM
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC): Parents Demand End to Violent Happy Meal Toy Promotion; Action Figure Tells Kids, "It's Clobberin' Time"
2:53 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): New Law Paves the Way for Public Review of Contractor Data
2:50 PM
Free Gaza: Freedom Flotilla Coalition Meets in Stockholm; Next Flotilla on Its Way Back to Gaza
2:47 PM
Conservation Groups: Groups Intervene to Protect the Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whale
2:23 PM
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR): Does the NY Times Factcheck Op-Eds?
2:16 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Indonesia: Malukan Activists at Risk of Torture in Detention Says Amnesty International
1:25 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: White House Avoidance of Gun Issue Weakens Critical Law Enforcement Agency
10:48 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Questions to EPA on Gulf and Dispersants, From Expert at EPA
10:46 AM
Action Against Hunger: Emergency Unfolds as Flooding Devastates Northern Pakistan
10:45 AM
Brennan Center for Justice: New York Passes Landmark Legislation to End Prison-Based Gerrymandering
10:43 AM
Common Cause: Massachusetts Gov. Patrick to Sign Legislation That Will Reform Electoral College With National Popular Vote Plan
10:41 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Vietnam: Writers Honored for Commitment to Free Speech
9:54 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): FDA Should Test Gulf Seafood for Dispersant Contamination

Tuesday August 3, 2010

8:25 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): CBO Revises Latest Long-Term Budget Outlook
8:18 PM
School of the Americas Watch: BREAKING NEWS: Former Prisoners of Conscience Take Protest to Military Base in Colombia
5:31 PM
ACLU and CCR Respond to OFAC's Reaction to Their Lawsuit
4:21 PM
Cornucopia Institute: Federal Court Victory: Almond Farmers Can Challenge USDA Pasteurization Rule
3:50 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Nine Dead in Connecticut, Two in Indiana
3:31 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Veterans and Military Families: Pentagon Statements on WikiLeaks Cloud Real Issues
2:32 PM
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): Coalition Concerned that Anti-Islam Leader Trained FBI
1:32 PM
Amnesty International: Serbian Roma Families Facing Forced Eviction
1:29 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Mexican Gray Wolf May Qualify for Endangered Species Protection Separate From Other Gray Wolves
1:26 PM
Food & Water Watch: Genetically Modified Salmon Present a Number of Risks to Consumer Health and Environment
1:12 PM
Public Citizen: Both House and Senate Oil Spill Measures Take Needed Steps, Should Be Enacted Into Law Quickly
12:00 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Colorado Nets $7.34M From Medical Marijuana Dispensary License Applications
11:41 AM
Amnesty International: Amnesty International Urges that Kenyan Authorities Vigilantly Protect Human Rights, Ahead of Wednesday's National Constitutional Referendum
10:50 AM
Americans for Peace Now: APN to Obama: Help Prevent Escalation between Israel and Lebanon, Gaza
10:34 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and ACLU: Rights Groups File Lawsuit To Allow Challenge To Targeted Killing Without Due Process
10:29 AM
ACLU: ACLU/SC, ACLU And Others File First Class-Action Lawsuit On Behalf Of Immigrants With Mental Disabilities
10:19 AM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM): FAMM Applauds President Obama for Signing Bipartisan Crack Cocaine Bill: Next Step Retroactivity
10:13 AM
ACLU: NYCLU And ACLU Applaud Approval Of NYC Islamic Cultural Center For Upholding Values Of Freedom And Tolerance
9:14 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and ACLU: Rights Groups File Lawsuit To Allow Challenge To Targeted Killing Without Due Process
8:39 AM
Veterans & Military Families Say Pentagon Statements on Wikileaks Aim to Cloud Real Issues
8:21 AM
Conservation, Hunting and Veterinary Groups: National Ban on Lead-based Ammunition, Fishing Tackle Sought to End Wildlife Poisoning

Monday August 2, 2010

3:28 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama Speech and Iraq Realities
2:42 PM
Amnesty International Says Zardari's UK Visit Must Deliver Human Rights Gains in Northwest Pakistan
1:39 PM
Greenpeace: Government Industry Links and Hidden Causes of Gulf Disaster to Be Exposed Through Law
12:44 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Initiated to Save California Endangered Species From Habitat Destruction Caused by Vegetation Clearing on Levees
11:39 AM
Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island Restoration Network: Five Penguins Win U.S. Endangered Species Act Protection
9:52 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Where Is the New Jersey Shellfish 'Action Plan'?
9:27 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Ban Coal Ash From Federal Procurement
9:23 AM
US Campaign to Ban Landmines: U.S. Campaigners Celebrate Entry Into Force of Convention on Cluster Munitions; Call on U.S. to Join Treaty and Attend First Meeting of States Parties

Friday July 30, 2010

3:51 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Education: "Chicago Model a Disaster"
2:45 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Abu Ghraib Torture Case
2:39 PM
Project On Government Oversight: POGO Comment on the House Reforms in Response to the Gulf Oil Disaster
1:50 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Recognizes Tragic Milestone in War in Afghanistan
1:46 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich, Conyers, Sanders Renew Call for National Single Payer on Medicare’s Birthday
1:19 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Filed to Stop 677-mile Ruby Pipeline and Protect Endangered Fish
11:48 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Time Magazine, U.S. Government Using Afghan Women to Sell War?
11:47 AM
Friends of The Earth: Kalamazoo Spill Underscores Dangers of Proposed Tar Sands Oil Pipeline from Canada to Gulf Coast
11:23 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Iran Must Release or Try US Hikers Held Without Charge for a Year, Says Amnesty International
11:18 AM
Africa Action: Congressional Leaders Unveil New Legislation on Zimbabwe
11:03 AM
Americas Voice: Pundits Should Listen to Voters on Immigration
7:53 AM
National Lawyers Guild: NLG Legal Observers Targeted by Police in Arizona
5:51 AM
Center for Responsive Politics: Billionaire Wyly Brothers, Accused by Federal Government of Massive Fraud

Thursday July 29, 2010

3:47 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): WikiLeaks: A Soldier and a Veteran Comment
2:45 PM
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL): Lawyers’ Committee Pleased with Passing of Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
2:31 PM
Congressman Raúl Grijalva Closes Yuma Office After Bullet, Shattered Window Found by Staff
2:23 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Ports Bill Paves the Way for Clean Air Programs Across the Country
2:02 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Pentagon Shoots Down POGO’s FOIA Regarding Government Contractor Database
2:01 PM
Public Citizen: House Committee Passes Important Checks on Corporate Spending on Elections; Measure Would Blunt Citizens United Ruling
1:59 PM
Rainforest Action Network Welcomes Cargill’s Palm Oil Announcement
10:52 AM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): EWG’s Ken Cook Testifies on House Proposal to Reform Federal Chemicals Law
10:39 AM
National Day Laborer Organizing Network: Social Media Plays Integral Role in Growing Anti-SB1070 Movement
10:32 AM
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL): 'All States Should Join the Convention and Forswear Use of Cluster Munitions Forever'
10:27 AM
Greenpeace: Under Fire Rainforest Destroyer Caught Breaking Promises
10:26 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): International: Cluster Bomb Ban Takes Effect
9:35 AM
Interfaith Worker Justice: Faith Leaders Flock to Arizona to Oppose SB-1070, Launch Coordinated Nationwide Weekend of Protest
9:29 AM
Cluster Munition Coalition: Cluster Bomb Ban Treaty Takes Effect Worldwide
9:23 AM
NOW Participates in Launch of Campaign to Protect and Strengthen Social Security

Wednesday July 28, 2010

4:09 PM
Food & Water Watch: UN General Assembly Votes to Recognize the Human Right to Water and Sanitation
3:41 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama Going After Whistleblowers
3:38 PM
Medical Marijuana Project: Ideologically Diverse Advocates Echo Call to End DEA Raids on State-Sanctioned Medical Marijuana Providers
3:29 PM
ACLU: Fair Sentencing Act An Important First Step But Sizeable Sentencing Gap Remains
3:18 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): Time for Health Professionals to Get Active on Food and Farm Policy
2:40 PM
ACLU: Court Blocks Implementation Of Key Sections Of Arizona's Racial Profiling Law
1:35 PM
America's Voice: Ruling on AZ Law: The Federal Courts Had to Step In, Lasting Solution Can Only Come from Congress
1:32 PM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM): FAMM Hails Elimination of First Mandatory Minimum Since Nixon Administration
1:02 PM
Council of Canadians: Council Celebrates UN General Assembly Recognition of Human Right to Water
12:57 PM
Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR): CAIR: Texas Mosque Targeted by Arson, Hate Graffiti, Slurs
12:00 PM
Free Press: Closed-Door Meetings Continue at the FCC, Cut Out the Public
10:50 AM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy: Time for Health Professionals to Get Active on Food and Farm Policy
10:42 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International USA Mobilizes Membership to Fight Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in Nine States
9:37 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Singapore: Legal Charges Threat to Freedom of Expression
9:04 AM
Government Accountability Project: White House Ends Climate Change Gag Order
7:59 AM
PEER: Lawsuit to Protect Varmints in Mojave National Preserve
5:06 AM
Center for Public Integrity: Haphazard Firefighting Might Have Sunk BP Oil Rig

Tuesday July 27, 2010

6:20 PM
Friends of the Earth: Senate ‘Spill’ Bill Fails to Address Root Causes of Gulf Oil Tragedy
3:22 PM
Amnesty International: South Ossetia Civil Society Activist Beaten
3:17 PM
Amnesty International: Greece Must Stop Treating Migrants as Criminals
3:15 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Regulators Petitioned to Withdraw Approval of 677-mile Ruby Pipeline to Avoid Killing Endangered Fish
3:13 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Two Rare Ecuadorian Bird Species Given U.S. Endangered Status, Including One of Darwin's Finches
3:11 PM
Oxfam International: AU Summit: Less Rhetoric and More Action Needed to Save Women and Childrens' Lives
3:09 PM
Doctors Without Borders: Three-Time Victims: Colombians Continue to Face Violence, Neglect, and Stigma as a Result of Long-Standing Conflict
3:07 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Lawsuit Seeks Final Rule on ‘Antibacterial’ Chemicals After 32-Year Delay
3:04 PM
Public Citizen: New BP CEO Must Do More Than Give the Company a PR Facelift
3:00 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Western Climate Initiative Carbon Market Plan Shows States Are Again Leading the Way
2:17 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Cancels Offshore Oil Lease Sales in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
1:06 PM
CODEPINK: Leak This to Congress.... Now
12:21 PM
Clean Energy Works: CEOs: Senate Obstruction of Climate Bill Sends Jobs to China, Dollars to Enemies, Increases Pollution At Home
12:17 PM
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): Calif. Tea Party to Use Dogs to Harass Muslim Worshippers
12:08 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Statement and Open Letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Readmission of Honduras into OAS
11:35 AM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy: Midwest Rural Assembly to Bring Together Community and Government Leaders
11:26 AM
America's Voice: Harry Reid Steps Up on DREAM Act
11:21 AM
Marijuana Policy Project: D.C. Medical Marijuana Law Clears Congressional Hurdle
11:13 AM
Sea Turtle Restoration Project: BP Oil Spill Operations Violating Endangered Species Act
11:11 AM
ACLU: State Department Ends Ban On Colombian Journalist
11:09 AM
Environmental Working Group: EWG Tests Find High BPA Loads on Receipts
10:32 AM
CEPR: CBO Changes Methodology for 2010 Long-Term Budget Projection
9:51 AM
ACLU: ACLU Seeks Records About FBI Collection Of Racial And Ethnic Data In 29 States And D.C.
9:50 AM
MADRE: MADRE to Present Findings on Rapes in Camps to Officials in Haiti
9:50 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Is the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service the Next MMS?

Monday July 26, 2010

4:07 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Filed to Protect Gulf’s Whales and Turtles
3:06 PM
Council of Canadians: Canadian Groups Demand That Canada Support Right to Water at the UN
3:01 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: California Teacher Has No Right to Push Religion in the Classroom, Americans United Tells Federal Appeals Court
3:00 PM
Free Press: Library of Congress Decision Favors Consumers Seeking to Unlock Cell Phones
2:43 PM
U.S. Senator Russ Feingold Statement on the Leaked Documents Regarding U.S. Operations in the Af-Pak Region
2:19 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Algerian Former Detainee Released to Family; Rights Group Calls on Algeria to Ensure His Ongoing Safety; Says U.S. Should End Practice of Forcible Repatriations
2:11 PM
Let Justice Roll Living Wage Campaign: No Happy Anniversary for Minimum Wage Workers July 24
1:20 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Justice Department Considering Using False Claims Act to Recover Losses in Deepwater Horizon Disaster
1:17 PM
Violence Policy Center: House Expected to Vote on Bill to Protect Guns From Claims of Creditors in Bankruptcy Cases
12:51 PM
United Students Against Sweatshops: Students and Workers Beat Industry Giant
11:59 AM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: NRA, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin Plan Rally at Lincoln Memorial on Day of King March
11:05 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Wikileaks and Realities of Afghanistan War
10:37 AM
Free Gaza: UN Promises Delivery of Freedom Flotilla Cargo to Gaza
10:36 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Confused, Alone, and in Legal Limbo
10:14 AM
ACLU Urges No Vote On DISCLOSE ACT
9:59 AM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Senate to Debate Crucial Campaign Finance Disclosure Bill
9:57 AM
Amnesty International Urges More Prosecutions following the Khmer Rouge Conviction
9:53 AM
National Disability Rights Network Urges Congress to Ensure Compliance With the ADA
9:10 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Radioactive Wells Pose Bigger Risks in New Jersey

Friday July 23, 2010

2:55 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): "Breaking the Gordian Knot on Climate Legislation"
2:50 PM
Washington DC Teachers Union: IMPACT Survey Results and Comments on Today's Teacher Terminations
2:11 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: House Expected to Act Next Week on Kucinich, Paul Privileged Resolution to Remove U.S. Forces in Pakistan
2:02 PM
CREW: CREW Seeks Records of Talks Between Ed. Dept. Officials and Advocates of Tigher Regulation of For-Profit Education Industry
12:50 PM
CEPR: New Report Suggests Stimulus Better for Spanish Economy, Debt Burden, Than Austerity
12:32 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Sanders Calls Climate Change Setback Disappointing Solar Power Prospects Brighter
12:28 PM
Amnesty International: Amnesty International Says Dutch Conviction in Trafigura Toxic Dumping Case is Significant Step But Health Impact Must be Resolved
12:13 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Chemicals Law Overhaul Proposed in House
11:15 AM
Greenpeace: Greenpeace Asks Facebook: As You Grow Toward a Billion Users, Will You Disclose Your Energy Plan?
11:09 AM
CSPI: Lawsuit Over Deceptive Vitaminwater Claims to Proceed
11:05 AM
Violence Policy Center: More Deaths, More Convictions, More Murder-Suicides: VPC Concealed Carry Killers July Update
8:59 AM
Audubon Society: Audobon Leader Comments on Senate Failure to Address Climate Change
7:18 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Strong Climate Legislation Needed, But Senate Proposals Fell Far Short

Thursday July 22, 2010

3:44 PM
ETAN Condemns U.S. Plan to Get Back in Bed with Indonesia's Kopassus Killers
3:36 PM
NRDC to Senate Climate Obstructionists: Stop Blocking Our Future
3:35 PM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Activists Send Message to Massey CEO Don Blankenship at the National Press Club: 'Your Coal Is Not Clean, Safe or Forever.'
3:32 PM
Environmental Groups Seeking Ban on Toxic Pesticide Go to Federal Court
3:30 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Pakistan: End Collective Punishment in Swat
3:29 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Whitebark Pine: Climate Change Has This Tree in Trouble
3:21 PM
SEIU Statement on SB1070 Hearing
3:09 PM
Amnesty International Disappointed by U.S. Government Decision to Train Suspected Human Rights Violators in Indonesian Military
12:53 PM
ACLU: Montana Same-Sex Couples Sue State for Legal Protections for Their Families
12:14 PM
ACLU and Civil Rights Groups Ask Court to Block Implementation of Arizona's Racial Profiling Law
11:53 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: EPA Faces Lawsuit for Failure to Control Air Pollution From Pulp Mills
11:51 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Employees Blow the Whistle on Flawed Climate Bills
11:50 AM
Taxpayer, Environment, Consumer Coalition Takes 'Green Scissors' to Federal Budget
10:26 AM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Interior Agency Needs to Dig Deeper on Reforms
10:24 AM
Food & Water Watch: House Groundswell Against Atlantis Amps Up
9:10 AM
ACLU and Other Groups in Court TODAY At 10:00 a.m. PDT to Block Implementation of Arizona's Racial Profiling Law
8:44 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): The Netherlands: Do Not Deport Somalis

Wednesday July 21, 2010

4:18 PM
MADRE: In Israel, Miscegenation Equals Rape
4:17 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): NAACP and Tea Party
4:13 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): 87 Senators vs. the Facts on Turkish Group IHH?
3:57 PM
Americans for Safe Access: Medical Marijuana Advocates Protest Recent DEA Raids in Michigan & California
3:54 PM
Farm Sanctuary Emphasizes Benefits of Plant-Based Diets to Dietary Guidelines Committee
3:50 PM
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics: Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics: New Legislation to Prevent Exposure
2:19 PM
Public Citizen: Lawmakers Take Key Step in Protecting Workers From Hazards
1:19 PM
Free Press Disappointed in FCC Decision to Defend Discredited Media Ownership Rule
1:11 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Groups Sue Virginia Prisons for Unconstitutional Banning of Jailhouse Lawyer’s Handbook
1:07 PM
Environmental Working Group: Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics: New Legislation to Prevent Exposure
12:40 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Signing of Comprehensive Financial Reform
12:31 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Following Recent Raids, Medical Marijuana Advocacy Groups Call on Pres. Obama to Withdraw Nomination of Michele Leonhart to be DEA Administrator
12:30 PM
ACLU Sues on Behalf of Fremont Residents to Block Discriminatory Law
12:27 PM
ForestEthics: Federal Liberal support for B.C. oil tanker ban applauded
11:30 AM
United for a Fair Economy: Robert Rubin and Other National Figures Join United for a Fair Economy in Calling on Congress to Move Quickly to Restore a Permanent, Robust Estate Tax
11:26 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Urges IRS To Investigate Okla. Religious Group That Promoted Candidate
11:20 AM
Oxfam International: Female Condoms Ignored by Donors
10:57 AM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): Wall Street Reform Bill Signed Today Will Limit Excessive Speculation in Agriculture
10:52 AM
National Whistleblowers Center: Historic Whistleblower Reforms Included in Wall Street Reform Bill Signed into Law by President Obama
9:46 AM
Violence Policy Center: National State-by-State Study of Drive-By Shootings Reveals Data on Victims, Time, Location
9:30 AM
North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) Condemns State Department’s Denial of a Visa to Colombian Journalist Hollman Morris
9:28 AM
MADRE: Born into War: Exhibit of Photos and Drawings by Former Child Soldiers in Colombia and Uganda
7:33 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Does the Navy Know Where Its Munitions Go?

Tuesday July 20, 2010

4:36 PM
Free Press: FCC Report Finds Broadband Deployment Lacking
3:02 PM
Free Press: Democracy Depends on Diverse Media, Senators Say
3:00 PM
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Intelligence Community’s Enormous Use Of Private Contractors Raises Civil Liberties Concerns, Says ACLU
2:11 PM
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): ACLU Commends Obama Administration For Supporting Paycheck Fairness Act
2:11 PM
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): ACLU And Other Groups In Court Thursday At 10:00 a.m. PDT To Block Implementation Of Arizona's Racial Profiling Law
1:30 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Wolf Recovery Sought Across Country: West Coast, New England, Colorado and Great Plains
1:18 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW) and Public Citizen: People For the American Way, Public Citizen Launch Constitutional Amendment Pledge Campaign to Undo Citizens United
1:02 PM
Equality California (EQCA): Poll Shows Majority of Californians Support Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
1:01 PM
Council of Canadians: 6,000 Letters Opposing Canada-EU Trade Talks Delivered to Canadian Mission to European Union
12:54 PM
FAIR: PBS Ombud Agrees With FAIR on Shultz Tribute
11:19 AM
CEPR: Pre-Recession Unemployment Rates May Not be Reached for a Decade
10:52 AM
Free Press: Industry-Funded Study Is Baseless Attempt to Stoke Fear
9:35 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Guinea-Bissau: Pass Anti-Trafficking Law
9:30 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Burundi: Free Journalist Detained on Treason Charges
4:55 AM
Global Access Project: AIDS Activists Launch United Nations Complaint on Impact of Obama Administration Trade Policies on Access to Medicines

Monday July 19, 2010

8:04 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Statement of the Center for Biological Diversity's Executive Director Kierán Suckling on the Capping of BP's Macondo Well and Reported Problems
3:28 PM
ACLU: Bloated Secret Intelligence Apparatus Poses Grave Civil Liberties Concerns, Says ACLU
3:09 PM
National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC): Dodd-Frank Reform Bill Includes Extension of Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act, Additional Housing Provisions
3:08 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: White House’s New National Ocean Policy a Welcome Sign, But Lacks Assurances to Protect Our Oceans
3:06 PM
ACLU: Senate Passes Bill Protecting International Free Speech
2:17 PM
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC): United Nations Grants Official Status to US-Based International LGBT Rights Group
1:58 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Forest Service Plan to Open 1,100 Miles of Road to ORVs Will Hurt Wildlife, Recreation
1:57 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Sanctions: Lesson from Iraq for Iran and Gaza
1:54 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Don’t Return Guantanamo Detainees Fearing Ill-Treatment
1:51 PM
Greenpeace Begins Independent Assessment of Gulf Impacts with Three-Month Ship Tour
1:49 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): "Top Secret America" -- Further Corrupting Intelligence?
1:00 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): New Report Shows European Countries Offer Far More Parental Leave Than U.S.
12:26 PM
Amnesty International Calls on Singapore to Release British Author of Death Penalty Book
10:20 AM
American Bird Conservancy: Many Gulf Spill Cleanup Efforts Ineffective and Harming, not Helping Birds
10:09 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): UAE/Lebanon: Allow Lebanese/Gazan Deportees to Appeal
9:35 AM
Witness Against Torture: American Anti-Torture Activists Visit Former Guantánamo Prisoners in Bermuda
9:33 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): FDA Threatens to Ban New Jersey Shellfish Sales

Friday July 16, 2010

3:20 PM
Project On Government Oversight: Secretary Geithner Sends Wrong Message on Oversight by Opposing Elizabeth Warren
3:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): BP and Dispersants: The "Regulated" Regulating the "Regulators"?
2:00 PM
America's Voice Education Fund: New Report: Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Notorious Record
1:16 PM
Project On Government Oversight: Onshore Drilling Regulator Becomes President of Industry Group
12:19 PM
Human Rights Watch: Pakistan: Extrajudicial Executions by Army in Swat
12:09 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Applauds New Law Removing Personal Information from Stop-and-Frisk Database, Cautions NYPD
11:12 AM
Physicians for Human Rights: Two Years Too Long: Iranian AIDS Doctors Arash and Kamiar Alaei Still in Prison
9:38 AM
Africa Action: Africa Action Addresses Deaths in Uganda and the Flawed War on Terror and Africa
9:12 AM
Human Rights Watch: Uganda: Bombing was Abhorrent Expansion of Attacks on Civilians
9:06 AM
National Parks Conservation Association: Obama Family to Visit Acadia National Park This Weekend
7:46 AM
ACLU: ACLU Agrees To Settle Lawsuit Charging Inadequate Medical Care At Nevada's Ely State Prison

Thursday July 15, 2010

5:16 PM
Friends of the Earth: Cap on Oil Well Doesn’t End Story
4:18 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Chemical Agriculture Group Says, Shut Up and Eat Your Pesticides
3:54 PM
World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Last Month Was Hottest June on Record, Raising Urgency of Passing Climate Legislation, Says WWF
3:53 PM
Public Citizen: Congress Passes Financial Reform, Consumer Protections; Much More Must Be Done to Rein in Wall Street
3:51 PM
Conservation Groups: Groups to Obama: Cut Livestock Subsidy to Fix Agency Budgets
3:26 PM
Committee to Protect Journalists: CPJ Calls for Immediate Release of Tunisian Journalist
3:15 PM
ACLU: Judge Rules CIA Can Suppress Information About Torture Tapes and Memos
2:08 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Congress Passes Major Whistleblower Protections as Part of Wall Street Reform Bill
2:06 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Statement on Wall Street Reform Bill
2:03 PM
Friends of the Earth Action: Did Democratic Leaders Try to Buy a House Seat With a $25 Billion Nuclear Bailout?
1:40 PM
America's Voice: Without a Washington Fix, Immigration Debate Spirals in Dangerous Direction
1:16 PM
ACLU: House Committee Releases Deposition of OLC Torture Memo Author Jay Bybee
1:14 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): House Education and Labor Committee Approves Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill
1:13 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Two Kucinich Amendments Strengthen ‘Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act’
1:11 PM
Greenpeace Halts Rainforest Destruction in Kampar Again by Pulp and Paper Giant APRIL
1:10 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: Statement on Obama Administration Policy Excluding Abortion Coverage from High-Risk Pools
1:08 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Reiterates Call for Passage of Uniting American Families Act and Comprehensive Immigration Reform
1:07 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Ratify Women’s Rights Treaty
1:06 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Forest Service Will Close Caves in Rocky Mountain Region to Protect Bats From Lethal Disease
12:09 PM
Turtle Island Restoration Network: Enviros Seek Greater Protection for Sea Turtles Imperiled by BP’s Oil Spill
12:07 PM
Equality California Hails Efforts to End Unfair Immigration Policy against Same-Sex Couples
11:35 AM
US PIRG: Historic Wall Street Reform Ready For Final Passage
10:00 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Marcellus Gas Pipeline's Cheap Path Through Jersey Parklands
9:51 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Kenya: A Preventable Childbirth Injury That Ruins Lives
9:32 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Finance Reform: What the Bill Doesn't Do
8:24 AM
Free Press Urges FCC to Restore Broadband Oversight Authority
7:38 AM
MADRE Presents Report to UN Human Rights Committee on the Situation in Colombia

Wednesday July 14, 2010

10:25 PM
Nuke Free: Message from Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne and Graham Nash
2:47 PM
Food & Water Watch: Cao Accountable to BP Cronies, Not Constituents
2:44 PM
Pacific Environment, Friends of the Earth, Oil Change International and Groundwork: Obama Administration Poised to Provide Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Financing for Coal in India, Undercutting Clean Energy Jobs in the U.S.
2:42 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Austerity: Why and for Whom?
2:38 PM
Food & Water Watch: Natural Gas No Quick Fix for U.S. Energy Woes
12:04 PM
Environmental Working Group: The Shopping List Agribusiness and Pesticide Companies Don’t Want You to Know About
9:58 AM
CREW Asks Senate Help Committee to Question Motives of Critics of For-Profit Education Industry
9:56 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Kyrgyzstan: Torture, Detentions Escalate Tensions
9:16 AM
National Lawyers Guild: OPD, Law Enforcement Used Excessive Force at Oscar Grant Protest
9:08 AM
PEER: Whistleblowers Still Run Daunting Gauntlet Under Obama

Tuesday July 13, 2010

5:52 PM
ACLU: Obama Administration Releases AIDS Strategy With Important Anti-Discrimination Policies
1:01 PM
Free Press: Free Press Urges FCC to Reject Comcast/NBC Deal
11:28 AM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): DOE Plan Reduces Nuclear Arsenal By Up to 40 Percent But Results in Few Savings or Reductions in Size of Weapons Complex
11:01 AM
The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Lawyers' Committee Releases Report Focusing on U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan's Civil Rights Record
10:50 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Sudan: ICC Warrant for Al-Bashir on Genocide
10:42 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Afghanistan: Talks Shouldn't Ignore Taliban Abuse of Women
10:32 AM
America's Voice: MLB Players Speak Out Against Arizona Immigration Law
9:50 AM
Common Cause: New Report on Energy Industry Details Contributions and Lobbying Figures, Shows Industry Spent Nearly $3 Billion This Decade
9:45 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research: Proposals to Cut Social Security Benefits will Significantly Impact Retirement Income for Low-and Middle-Class Retirees
9:39 AM
ACLU: Free Speech Groups Ask Secretary Clinton To Review Exclusion Of Colombian Journalist
9:30 AM
Amnesty International: Tunisia Urged to End Subversion of Groups Critical of the Authorities

Monday July 12, 2010

3:59 PM
ACLU at Guantánamo to Observe Military Commissions Proceedings
3:28 PM
ACLU: U.S. Should Prosecute 9/11 Suspects in Federal Criminal Courts, Says ACLU
2:58 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Why Are We in Afghanistan?
1:41 PM
Interfaith Worker Justice to Issue Report Exposing Workers' Rights Violations at Ascension Health
1:38 PM
Consumers Union Poll: 80 Percent of Americans Want Congress to Pass Food Safety Legislation Immediately
1:37 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: AU Lauds Court Decision Upholding Native American Student's Religious Liberty Rights
1:35 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iran/Iraq: Iranian Attacks Should Not Target Iraqi Civilians
1:33 PM
POGO Recommendations for Improvements to the CLEAR Act, H.R. 3534, to Strengthen Oversight and Accountability and End the Cozy Relationship between Interior and Industry
12:21 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Petrochemical Identified in Recalled Kellogg’s Cereals
12:00 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Seeks Release of Interior Secretary Salazar's Communications With Oil Industry About Drilling
10:04 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Lift Gag Order Muzzling NOAA Scientists
9:49 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): NY Times Investigation Exposes Police Practices
9:47 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Haiti Six Months After the Earthquake

Friday July 9, 2010

2:45 PM
Amnesty International: Iran Must Not Execute Woman Spared Stoning Death by Any Means
2:42 PM
CARE: Aid Agencies Call for a 'Surge' in Aid Effort to Help 10 Million Facing Hunger in West Africa
12:43 PM
MADRE: Six-Month Progress Report on MADRE's Response to the Haiti Earthquake
11:51 AM
350.org Announces New 'Put Solar On It' Campaign
10:16 AM
American Rivers: ‘Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2010’ Introduced to Senate
8:33 AM
Free Press: Free Press President to Testify at FCC Hearing
6:51 AM
India Resource Center: Pepsico’s Attempts to “Buy” Credibility Backfires

Thursday July 8, 2010

8:43 PM
ACLU: Federal Judge Rules Federal Law Against Same-Sex Couples Is Unconstitutional
6:47 PM
National Lawyers Guild Criticizes Mehserle Verdict As Gross Injustice
2:58 PM
Farm Sanctuary Responds to Clearing of Ohio Dairy Farm Owner of Criminal Charges
2:18 PM
United Farm Workers (UFW) President Joins Stephen Colbert in Calling on Jobless Citizens to Replace Immigrant Farm Workers
2:13 PM
Human Rights First: Group Welcomes Announced Release of 52 Political Prisoners in Cuba, Calls for Lifting of Restrictions on Island's Indepedent Human Rights Defenders
2:11 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Lebanon: Drop Charges Against Facebook Critics of President
1:20 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Russian Scientist Could Face Forcible Exile
11:29 AM
Friends of the Earth: Nationwide Day of Action Condemns Risky Canadian Dirty Oil Pipeline
11:27 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Immigration Debate 'Ignores Causes'
11:22 AM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Activists Stage Creative Sit-In at EPA Headquarters to Call for Stronger Action on Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
11:20 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Russia: A Year Later, No Prosecution in Estemirova Murder
11:11 AM
Council of Canadians: Harper, Don’t Obstruct UN Vote on Right to Water: Council of Canadians
9:14 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Obama's Orphaned Science Integrity and Transparency Pledge
7:30 AM
Government Accountability Project: Report Exposes Irregularities of Obscure State Department-Funded Organization
6:54 AM
Oakland Institute: Tackling the Global Food Crisis: A Mission Unaccomplished

Wednesday July 7, 2010

3:41 PM
America's Voice: Pollsters Find Strong Support for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Trumps Public Support for Arizona’s Immigration Law
3:38 PM
Sea Turtle Restoration Project: Sea Turtle Hatchling Releases Into BP - Gulf Oil Slick Must Be Stopped
2:39 PM
MADRE: Using International Law to Wage Peace in Colombia
1:41 PM
Human Rights First: Al Qosi's Long Awaited Plea Deal Emblematic of Flawed Military Commission System
1:08 PM
Ecojustice: Oil Companies, Not Citizens, Should Cover Spill Damages
12:47 PM
CSPI: Food Frauds on Sale at FDA Headquarters!
12:38 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: Two Mexican Gray Wolves Found Dead
12:27 PM
Amnesty International - USA: UK Torture Inquiry Must Be Independent and Thorough
11:54 AM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Final University of East Anglia Report Clears Scientists
11:44 AM
Southern Environmental Law Center: Four Environmental Groups Seek To Defend Greenhouse Gas Rule in Court
10:46 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Two Arizona Plants Near Proposed Rosemont Copper Mine Petitioned for Endangered Species Act Protection
10:32 AM
Amnesty International: Kenya: Fear of attack leaves women prisoners in their homes
9:45 AM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On the Appointment of Dr. Don Berwick To Lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
9:44 AM
Free Press: Comcast to Raise Cable Rates
9:33 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iran: Prevent Woman’s Execution for Adultery
9:25 AM
ACLU Intervenes in Georgia Voting Rights Act Challenge
9:22 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Suspends Coal Ash Promotion Program

Tuesday July 6, 2010

3:30 PM
SEIU: DOJ Lawsuit Comes in Nick of Time to Stop Arizona’s Expensive, Ineffective and Unconstitutional Immigration Law
2:15 PM
ACLU: U.S. Department Of Justice Files Lawsuit Against Arizona's Racial Profiling Law
1:52 PM
National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON): Day Laborers Respond to DOJ Lawsuit in Arizona
1:25 PM
ACLU: Britain Announces Investigation Into Complicity With U.S. Torture Program
1:00 PM
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): FBI Asked to Probe Arson at Georgia Mosque
12:31 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: 66,608 Americans Call on Yellowpages.com and Superpages.com to Stop Allowing Deceptive Anti-Abortion Ads
11:32 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iran: Rescind Execution Order of Juvenile Offender
11:06 AM
Greenpeace: New Report Links Sinar Mas Group, Major Brands to Rainforest Destruction
10:16 AM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: Are Doctors Giving Patients the Best Vaccines or the Vaccines with the Best Price?
9:10 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): New Jersey Forfeits Millions on Park Leases and Concessions

Friday July 2, 2010

3:18 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Settlement Forces BP to Rescue Sea Turtles Before Oil Slicks Set on Fire
1:55 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the June Employment Report
12:14 PM
Brady Campaign: America Leads: Unfortunately, in Gun Homicides
12:05 PM
Environment America: Gumbo for Gulf: House Parties Cook Up Response to Gulf Disaster
10:54 AM
Human Rights Watch: UN: New Agency Strengthens Women’s Voice
10:34 AM
India Resource Center: Government Moves to Claim $48 Million Compensation from Coca-Cola
9:53 AM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on June Jobs Report
9:19 AM
Amnesty International: Amnesty International Says New Testimonies Reinforce Call for China to Investigate Xinjiang Riot
8:48 AM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW Criticizes Witness Profiting from Senate Testimony

Thursday July 1, 2010

9:55 PM
Peace Action: Peace Action Responds to House Votes on Afghanistan War Funding
3:44 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): U.S. Experiencing Worst Episode of Prolonged Unemployment Since Great Depression
3:10 PM
Conservation Groups: Lawsuit Filed to Stop Federal, State-Sanctioned Killing of Endangered Wolves
3:08 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Americans Are Hanging on by Their Fingertips
3:04 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America Praises Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women’s Services Act
3:03 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Another $33 Billion for War in Afghanistan Today?
3:02 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform This Year
3:00 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Rights Group Files FOIA Requests Regarding Israel Attack on Flotilla Delivering Aid to Gaza
2:59 PM
Public Citizen Applauds House of Representatives for Passing Wall Street Reform, Urges Senate to Follow Suit
2:30 PM
Friends of the Earth: Nuke Industry Bullies Students, Demands Lunch Money
12:28 PM
ACLU: President Obama Emphasizes Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform That Respects Civil Rights
11:18 AM
National Day Laborer Organizing Network Response to President's Speech
11:12 AM
Food & Water Watch to BP: Consider Yourself on Notice
11:00 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Bangladeshi Security Forces Used Excessive Force During Raid, Says Amnesty International
10:29 AM
US PIRG: House Approves Wall Street Reform Package
9:14 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA False Claims of Greenhouse Gas Savings from Coal Ash
8:53 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Byrd, Kagan Hearings and the Constitution

Wednesday June 30, 2010

2:49 PM
AFSCME: Out of Time: Struggling Families Hoping for Assistance Shafted by Congress
2:06 PM
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional "No Fly List"
1:39 PM
Free Press Launches ‘Corruption Road’ to Track Telecom Industry Influence in Washington
1:01 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched to Challenge Denial of Endangered Species Act Protection for Imperiled California Seabird
11:48 AM
Common Cause: Founding Fathers Crash D.C. Corporate Fundraisers Demanding Fair Elections Stops Include Podesta Group
11:45 AM
US PIRG: Watchdog Group Finds $1 Trillion in Savings for Debt Commission
11:44 AM
ACLU: As Holiday Weekend Approaches, ACLU Affiliates Issue Alerts To Individuals Traveling To Arizona
11:36 AM
Southern Environmental Law Center: Gulf Oil Spill Highlights Need to Put Atlantic Coast, Eastern Gulf Off-Limits to Offshore Drilling, Groups Say
11:09 AM
Violence Policy Center: Another Mass Shooting, More Convictions, and Other Innocent Victims Murdered by Concealed Handgun Permit Holders
10:30 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: EPA Quietly Approves New Mountaintop Removal Permit in Appalachia
9:02 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Did Kagan Cover for Dershowitz's Plagiarism?
9:00 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Sudan: Widespread Abuses Bode Ill for Referendum
8:39 AM
Africa Action: Event: Congo Independence 50 Years Later: The Continuing Pursuit
8:13 AM
Free Press: Free Press, NTEN, NOW and 150 Nonprofits and Allies Express Unwavering Support for Net Neutrality in Letter to FCC
7:22 AM
PEER: Buy MMS Mementos Before It Is Too Late

Tuesday June 29, 2010

3:49 PM
Food & Water Watch: Fixing U.S. Water Systems Will Create a Flood of Jobs 

3:47 PM
Public Citizen: Facebook Owes Users Explanation for Decision to Temporarily Remove ‘Boycott BP’ Fan Page
3:02 PM
Friends of The Earth: Senator Kerry Pledges to Follow Capitulation with Compromise
2:45 PM
NRDC: Lawsuit Seeks to Ban BPA from Food Packaging
1:50 PM
PFAW: Sessions Equates Citizens United with Brown v. Board
1:43 PM
Human Rights First: Google Compliance with Censorship Demands will Embolden China and other Repressive Governments
1:05 PM
ACLU: New ACLU Report And Web Hub Reveal Rise In Political Spying Across United States
12:44 PM
Secular Coalition for America: Corporal Punishment Ban Praised by Secular Coalition for America
12:41 PM
Greenpeace: Greenpeace Targets Costco on Seafood
11:07 AM
CPSI: CSPI Says Food Dyes Pose Rainbow of Risks: Cancer, Hyperactivity, Allergic Reactions
11:04 AM
Free Press: Free Press Grades FCC Chairman’s First Year ‘Incomplete’
10:43 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): "Why Petraeus Won't Salvage This War"
10:41 AM
Dēmos: As We Celebrate Independence Day, Many New Citizens Still Left Out Of American Democracy
10:24 AM
ACLU: Bill Eliminating Corporal Punishment In Schools Introduced In House
10:06 AM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the U.S.- South Korea Trade Agreement
10:05 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched to Force BP and Coast Guard to Protect Turtles From Burning Alive
9:46 AM
Amnesty International: Spanish Politicians Urged to Reject Bans on Full-Face Veils
9:36 AM
CEPR: Deficit Calculator Demonstrates Effect of Several Policy Options on Future U.S. Debt-to-GDP Ratio
9:27 AM
ACLU: ACLU Sues Wal-Mart On Behalf Of Cancer Patient Fired For Legally Using Medical Marijuana
9:05 AM
Amnesty International: Timor-Leste Law Allows Amnesties for War Criminals
8:44 AM
Government Accountability Project: SEC Settles with Aguirre
6:33 AM
Human Rights Watch: France/Germany/United Kingdom: Wrong Message on Torture

Monday June 28, 2010

4:33 PM
Farm Sanctuary Issues Statement on the Passing of Senator Robert C. Byrd
4:07 PM
Brennan Center for Justice: New York’s New Voting System Procedure Could Cost Tens of Thousands of Lost Votes
4:03 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Nation's High Court Upholds University Nondiscrimination Policy
3:58 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: We Are Losing Our Nation to Lies About the Necessity of War
3:10 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): New York Times Reporter Errs in Attack on Film, "South of the Border"
3:04 PM
Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS): Intervenors Submit New Challenge to Calvert Cliffs-3 in NRC Licensing Hearing
1:47 PM
CREW Asks for Congressional Investigation Into White House Violations of Federal Records Laws
1:45 PM
Americans United Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Against Discriminatory Religious Club at Law Schoo
1:44 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN: Include Disabilities in Development Agenda
12:54 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: More than 150,000 Call on BP and Federal Officials to Stop Burning Endangered Sea Turtles Alive
12:53 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court Upholds University Non-Discrimination Policy
12:51 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Supreme Court Rules Against Government-Aided Discrimination
10:07 AM
Free Press: Obama Spectrum Proposal Must Include Plan to Promote Competition
10:05 AM
NOW to Closely Monitor Kagan Hearings for Sexism and Signs of Nominee's Commitment to Equality and Justice for All
10:03 AM
ACLU: Supreme Court Agrees to Review Arizona Employer Sanctions Law in ACLU Case
9:52 AM
Violence Policy Center Statement on McDonald v. Chicago Decision
9:46 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Needs Broader Approach on Antimicrobials
9:38 AM
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence: Statement of Brady President Paul Helmke on Second Amendment Ruling by U.S. Supreme Court
9:35 AM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Rhode Island to Hold Hearings on Medical Marijuana Compassion Center Applications
9:33 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Poll Finds AmericaSpeaks Participants Poorly Informed About the Deficit and Economy
7:25 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Repression Increasing One Year After Honduras Coup
7:23 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Kagan 'Similar to Bush on Executive Power'

Sunday June 27, 2010

7:59 AM
Brave New Films: Real Story in Rolling Stone Article: Inner Circle Knows Afghanistan War Facts Would Kill Remaining Public Support

Friday June 25, 2010

1:30 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): G20 Gets a "D"
11:31 AM
Jubilee USA Network: Network Responds to Draft Communique, Urges Bold Action at Summit This Weekend
11:22 AM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Statement of Paul Helmke on PA Court Ruling Against NRA Lawsuit
10:52 AM
Veterans for Peace: On the 60th Anniversary of an Ongoing War, with Signs of Present-Day Increased US Military Buildup, Veterans of the Korean War Call for a Real Peace Treaty
10:40 AM
ACLU: Michigan Agrees To Stop Unlawful Voter-Purge Programs
9:29 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Nigeria: Civil Society Groups Call on State Governments Not to Resume the Execution of Prisoners
8:51 AM
PEER: Heavy Toll on Wildlife Prompts Lawsuit Against Cape Wind
8:34 AM
ACLU: ACLU Plans Torture Awareness Event Friday In New York
7:27 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Gaza: Allow Access to Gilad Shalit

Thursday June 24, 2010

3:43 PM
ACLU: DISCLOSE ACT Passed By House Today Compromises Free Speech
3:41 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Statement of Brady President Paul Helmke on Passage of Campaign Finance Bill
2:18 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Blisters JP Morgan Chase’s Home Finance CEO
1:17 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Introduces Right to Know Legislation; Bills Create Regulatory Framework for Genetically Engineered Organisms
12:37 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Petition Filed to Increase Protection of Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Devastated by Rushed Oil-Drilling Permits
12:36 PM
Amnesty International Urges Uzbekistan to Halt Forcible Return of Refugees to Kyrgyzstan
11:55 AM
Americans for Safe Access: Medical Marijuana Is Focus of National League of Cities Webcast Thursday
10:24 AM
ACLU Submits Testimony Today for House Subcommittee Hearing on Cell Phone Privacy
9:46 AM
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders Bill Restores Estate Tax on Billionaires
9:25 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): New Jersey Slashes Pollution Enforcement

Wednesday June 23, 2010

4:39 PM
Sierra Club: 700 "Hands Across the Sand" Events Opposing Offshore Drilling, Supporting Clean Energy Largest Gathering Against Offshore Drilling in History
3:29 PM
U.S. Senator Russ Feingold Statement on President Obama Accepting the Resignation of General Stanley McChrystal
2:34 PM
Senator Russ Feingold: Feingold Statement on President Obama Accepting the Resignation of General Stanley McChrystal
2:31 PM
Human Rights First: Massimino Statement on Appointment of Petraeus to Lead U.S. Afghanistan Command
2:20 PM
ACLU: ACLU Intervenes In Lawsuit To Protect Amazon Users' Personal Information
1:49 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: On Afghan Strategy
1:35 PM
Americans United Urges Senate Panel To Question Kagan On Church-State Views
1:24 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: McCrystal
12:38 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Five Southeastern Fish Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection
12:33 PM
Public Citizen: Patient Safety Advocates Give Plan to Reform Medical Residency a Failing Grade
10:36 AM
NRDC: Whale Protections Remain Intact at International Meeting
10:25 AM
Food & Water Watch: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Eliminating Cap on Oil Company Damages from Oil Spills
10:17 AM
Free Press Ad Warns Against Industry Takeover of Open Internet
10:13 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Florida Goes Soft on Polluters
9:43 AM
Green America: Americans Asked To Vote For Best Green Projects In The US
9:41 AM
Amnesty International: Award-Winning Syrian Human Rights Lawyer Jailed for Three Years
9:33 AM
Amnesty International Charges That Human Rights Suffer as Libya Stalls on Reform
8:46 AM
Drug Policy Alliance: Another World Is Possible: U.S. Social Forum in Detroit Brings Together Over 15,000 Activists, Cultural Workers and Community Changemakers from June 22-26th; Drug Policy Reform Highlighted as Increasingly Urgent Issue for Progressives
8:44 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched to Protect Two Bat Species Threatened by White-nose Syndrome
8:42 AM
Corporate Accountability International: Statement: Suit McDonald's Cue to Stop Predatory Marketing Altogether
8:37 AM
Corporate Accountability International: Report: Water Corporations Use United Nations to Bluewash Abuses

Tuesday June 22, 2010

3:42 PM
ReThink Afghanistan / Brave New Foundation: Robert Greenwald, Director of Documentary Rethink Afghanistan, Calls for General McChrystal to Resign
3:11 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Federal Judge Lifts Gulf Drilling Moratorium, Giving Green Light to Risky Drilling
2:08 PM
Friends of The Earth: New Orleans Judge May As Well Have Apologized to BP
1:50 PM
Senator Sanders Sets Out Energy Policy Principles Calls Current Proposals ‘By No Means Strong Enough’
1:33 PM
NLIHC: Administration Releases National Plan to End Homelessness
1:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Peterson's "Rigged" Drive to Cut Social Security
11:32 AM
Justice at Stake Campaign: Reform Groups Urge White House, Senate to Reduce Judicial Backlogs
11:15 AM
Greenpeace: Highest Risk Chemical Plant in U.S. Fails Security Inspection
11:14 AM
Public Citizen: Foreign Clinical Trials for U.S. Drugs Present Significant Threat to Test Subjects, Integrity of Data
11:11 AM
Doctors Without Borders: G8: Reform Food Aid System And Generate Resources to Reduce Malnutrition
11:05 AM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: “Anatomy" Of A Legislative Mess
9:49 AM
People for the American Way: New PFAW Poll Shows Americans Want Action to Correct Citizens United
9:29 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: American Power Act Fails to Reduce Emissions Enough to Avoid Catastrophic Climate Change
9:08 AM
Free Press: Public Interest Groups Urge FCC to Deny Comcast’s Takeover of NBC
8:55 AM
PEER: Beetles Bungled - Biological Control Out of Control
7:28 AM
Free Press: Backroom Industry Deals Shouldn’t Determine Future of the Internet
7:17 AM
Jubilee USA Network: G20 Gets “D” Grade for Breaking Commitments to the World’s Poorest
7:15 AM
Progress Democrats of America (PDA): Democrats and Greens to Discuss Joint Strategy
6:51 AM
Hands Across the Sands: Americans and the World To Join Hands In The Largest Gathering Against Offshore Oil Drilling In History
6:17 AM
Center for Public Integrity: Car Dealers’ Tactics Echo Subprime Lenders

Monday June 21, 2010

3:29 PM
League of Women Voters: League of Women Voters Backs Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
3:22 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: California Legislature to Reconsider Renewable Electricity Standard
1:42 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Supreme Court Criminalizes Speech in Ruling in Patriot Act Case
1:02 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court Rules "Material Support" Law Can Stand
12:19 PM
US PIRG: New Report Shows Insurers Reap Record Profits Even as Consumers Suffer
11:54 AM
ACLU: ACLU Releases Report On Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan
11:40 AM
Constitution Project: Constitution Project Dismayed by Supreme Court's Rejection of Constitutional Challenge to Provisions of Material Support Laws
11:33 AM
Free Press: Free Press Joins Bloomberg, CWA and Others to Urge the Government to Stop Comcast’s Takeover of NBC Universal
11:31 AM
Friends of The Earth: Energy Department Pressed to Release Records Pertaining to Its Preemptive Bailout of Georgia Nuclear Reactors
11:18 AM
Human Rights Watch: UN: Rights Council Condemns Violations in Kyrgyzstan
11:10 AM
Progressive Democrats of America: American SiCKOs Head to Detroit
10:30 AM
PEER: Compromised Coal Ash Rule Belatedly Unveiled
10:20 AM
Earthjustice: EPA Coal Ash Rule Sends Mixed Signal on Strong, Federally Enforceable Safeguards
10:17 AM
Human Rights Watch: Kimberley Process: Halt Zimbabwe Diamond Trade
9:13 AM
Earthjustice: Clean Air Advocates Urge U.S. EPA to Protect All Communities from Toxic Emissions

Friday June 18, 2010

2:58 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Rowley, McGovern and Ellsberg -- Statement on Wikileaks
2:14 PM
Food & Water Watch: A Mixed Bag of Livestock Fairness Rules
1:38 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Feds Issue Permit to "Take" Jaguar and Ocelot: Arizona Game Department Allowed to Kill More Endangered Felines
1:29 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Authorization to Kill Oregon Wolves Extended; Punitive Killings Threaten Wolf Recovery
1:27 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Seeks $19 billion in Clean Water Act Penalties from BP
1:20 PM
Project On Government Oversight: Security Planning and Management in Combat Zones Should Not Be Left To Contractors
1:18 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: NARAL Pro-Choice America Praises EC Education Act
12:19 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): HBO to Premiere Explosive Natural Gas Documentary
11:55 AM
Progressives and Community Organizers: Green Party and Progressive Democrat Leaders, Community Organizers and Others to Talk Joint Political Strategy at US Social Forum June 24th
11:49 AM
ACLU: Execution In Utah Highlights Need To Abolish Death Penalty, Says ACLU
11:23 AM
Human Rights First: Group Urges Commission to Advance Accountablity for Private Military Contractors, Protect Civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan
11:11 AM
Amnesty International: Israeli Nuclear Whistleblower Returned to Solitary Confinement
9:17 AM
Human Rights Watch: Lebanon: Seize Opportunity to End Discrimination Against Palestinians
8:23 AM
Environment America: Gumbo For Gulf Events Offer Way to Respond to Disaster

Thursday June 17, 2010

6:50 PM
CEPR: This Father's Day, Dads Need Health Insurance: One in Five Men Ages 18-64 are Uninsured
1:47 PM
ACLU: House To Hear Testimony On Racial Profiling Today
1:06 PM
Friends of the Earth: Campaign Launched to Force 'BP Ten' and Others in Congress to Give Up Dirty Oil Cash
12:57 PM
Doctors Without Borders: Migrants in Detention: Lives on Hold
12:51 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: What if the BP Gusher in the Gulf is Unstoppable?
12:28 PM
Human Rights First: Human Rights First Commemorates World Refugee Day, Calls on U.S. Policymakers to Pass the Refugee Protection Act of 2010
11:19 AM
Amnesty International: Israel Gaza Blockade Must Be Completely Lifted
11:18 AM
CODEPINK: Distraught Shrimper Disrupts BP CEO Tony Hayward Testimony Demanding Hayward’s Arrest and Permanent Moratorium on Offshore Drilling
10:47 AM
ACLU: Impending Execution In Utah Highlights Need To Abolish Death Penalty, Says ACLU
9:46 AM
Free Gaza Movement: Flotilla Passengers to Israeli Government: “Release all illegally-seized evidence of the shootings as well as all personal property”
9:16 AM
ACLU: New Directions Conference Aims To Create New Approach To Drug Policy
9:05 AM
CEPR: Conference Report on Fed is a Step Forward on Openness, a Step Backward on Governance
8:53 AM
Food & Water Watch: Are Brazil’s Veterinary Drugs in Your Canned Meat?
6:59 AM
Project On Government Oversight: MMS Reforms Must Dig Deeper

Wednesday June 16, 2010

6:50 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Environmental Groups Intervene to Block Industry Challenge to Drilling Moratorium
3:23 PM
National Lawyers Guild: California Lawyers Demand Immediate Release of American Attorney Imprisoned in Rwanda
2:41 PM
Food & Water Watch: Trenton Residents Drown Risky Water Deal
1:22 PM
Free Press: FCC Action Is First Step Toward Achieving Broadband Goals
12:43 PM
Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR): CAIR Asks AG Holder to Help Muslim Citizens Barred from U.S.
12:32 PM
Environmental Groups: EPA Called on to Set National Limits on Air Pollution From U.S. Coal Mines
12:31 PM
Environmental Groups: Kentucky Coal Plant Funding Challenged
12:07 PM
Physicians for a National Health Program: League of Women Voters Calls for 'Medicare for All'
11:50 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): BP: * "Corporate Criminal" * Beneath the Surface
11:49 AM
Earthjustice: Kentucky Coal Plant Funding Challenged
11:46 AM
Friends of the Earth: Summer Public Education Effort Launched to Warn Consumers of Risks Posed by Nanosunscreens
11:13 AM
Organic Consumers Association: Whole Foods Market Imposes One-Year Deadline on Brands to Drop Bogus Organic Label Claims and Calls for Federal Regulation of Personal Care Products
10:16 AM
United National Antiwar Conference Planning Committee: National Conference to Bring the Troops Home Now
9:58 AM
EQCA: Equality California Issues Statement on Prop. 8 Federal Trial
9:08 AM
US PIRG: Health Care Reform - Spotlight Shifts to the States
8:10 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iraqi Kurdistan: Girls and Women Suffer the Consequences of Female Genital Mutilation
5:52 AM
Greenpeace: Greenpeace Solar Powers World Cup Festivities

Tuesday June 15, 2010

8:10 PM
Friends of The Earth: On President Obama's Oval Office Speech
7:28 PM
Center for Biological Diversity Statement on President Obama’s Oval Office Speech
3:39 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: EPA Analysis Makes Case for Senate Action on Climate Bill
3:25 PM
Amnesty International: Opt Out System Risks Undermining ICC
3:09 PM
3:05 PM
Free Press: New SavetheInternet.com Video Showcases Internet Celebrities to Highlight Importance of Net Neutrality
3:05 PM
Haymarket Books: Cultural Extinction on Louisiana's Gulf Coast
2:51 PM
Amnesty International: Amnesty International Urges Kyrgyzstan's Neighbors to Open Borders
1:28 PM
Free Press: CableCard Improvement Is Test Run to Overhaul Set-Top Box Market
1:22 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Legal Petition Filed to Reform Policy That Allows Oil Drilling to Evade Environmental Review
1:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Afghanistan's $1 Trillion "Resource Curse"
12:53 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: NWC Demands Attorney General Hold the Offshore Oil Industry Liable for Fraud in the Gulf
12:34 PM
CREW: CREW Asks South Carolina AG to Investigate Whether Alvin Greene was Induced to Run and Files Complaint with FEC
11:48 AM
Free Press: Key Senators Urge Appropriations Committee to Support FCC
11:47 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Criticizes the Israel Gaza Commission over Transparency and Accountability
10:44 AM
America's Voice: Nation’s Immigration System So Broken that Harvard Biology Student is Threatened With Deportation
10:20 AM
Rainforest Action Network: Oil Lobbyists and Lawyers Crowd out Public in Today’s Oil Hearing
10:10 AM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Sanders Amendment Would End Big Oil Tax Breaks
10:08 AM
Free Gaza Movement: ICRC: Israel’s Blockade Breaks the Law Free Gaza: Send More Ships
9:54 AM
Environmental Defense Fund: Concerned Americans Say to Congress: "I Am Not a Guinea Pig"
9:29 AM
Defenders of Wildlife: “Drill, Baby, Drill” Event in Poor Taste
8:16 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Deadly White-nose Syndrome Jumps to Ninth Bat Species
7:48 AM
Witness Against Torture: Twenty-Four Anti-Torture Activists Acquitted in Trial for Protest at the US CapitolCalling for Guantanamo's Closure and the Investigation of Deaths at the Prison
7:22 AM
Government Accountability Project: GAP Scrutinizes Nominee for Deputy Attorney General

Monday June 14, 2010

3:27 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Afghan Mineral Discovery Demands a Thoughtful Way Forward
3:24 PM
CREW: New Info in CREW Lawsuit Reveals 89.4% of Bush-Era Emails Were Never Archived
3:23 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Canadian RCMP Conducting Criminal Investigation of U.S. and Syrian Officials for Maher Arar's Rendition to Torture
3:22 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Middle East: End 'Sponsored' Gateway to Human Trafficking
2:12 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Egyptian Crackdown on Protests Following Activist's Beating Death
1:37 PM
School of the Americas Watch: Human Rights Advocate Sentenced to Six Months in Federal Prison for Civil Disobedience at the School of the Americas
1:01 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court in Holland v. Florida Affirms Importance of Fairness in Construing Habeas Deadlines
12:59 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): U.S. Passport Security Endangered
12:56 PM
Amnesty International 'Deeply Disappointed' by Supreme Court’s Decision to Reject Arar Appeal
12:26 PM
Constitution Project Welcomes Supreme Court's Decision in Holland v. Florida
12:12 PM
America's Voice: Texas GOP Targets Immigrants, Alienates Latinos and Threatens to Become the New California
10:28 AM
Food & Water Watch: Salazar: Close Atlantis Today or Get Out of the Way
10:27 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): "What's Wrong With This Picture?": Prosecuting Torture Protesters -- Not Perpetrators
10:26 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Supreme Court: No Day in Court for Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar
10:25 AM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Chad Nutrition Crisis Requires Accelerated Response

Friday June 11, 2010

3:05 PM
CODEPINK: Victory: Peace Groups Permanently Shut Down Army Experience Center in Philadelphia
3:02 PM
Amnesty International: Colombia: Human Rights Abusers Must Not be Protected from Justice
2:36 PM
Environmental Groups: EPA Challenged Over Global Warming Pollution From Ships, Aircraft and Non-road Engines
2:14 PM
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Frank, Task Force, Urge Pentagon Role in Deficit Reduction
1:36 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Urges Egypt Government to Investigate Brutal Killing of Young Man
1:04 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: NARAL Pro-Choice America Applauds Pro-Choice Victory for Florida Women
12:41 PM
Corporate Accountability International: Survey: More Cities Cut Bottled Water Spending
11:57 AM
Interfaith Worker Justice: IWJ Condemns Targeting of Immigrant Workers in BP Oil Spill
11:27 AM
Public Citizen - Center for Responsive Politics: Financial Reform Conference Committee Offers Industry Lobbyists Chance to Reunite With Former Bosses
11:04 AM
Violence Policy Center: Hialeah Mass Shooting Most Recent by a Concealed Handgun Permit Holder
11:00 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Just Back From Afghanistan and Pakistan
10:41 AM
Project on Defense Alternatives: New Report Urges Pentagon Role in Deficit Reduction
10:10 AM
Defenders of Wildlife • Southern Environmental Law Center: MMS Deepwater Lease Sales to BP and Other Companies Continue Lax Oversight, say Groups
10:06 AM
Audubon Society: Mississippi River Can Buy Time for Louisiana Wetlands, Scientists Say
7:55 AM
Witness Against Torture: Trial for 27 Anti-Torture Activists Who Protested Obama's Failure to Close GITMO Begins Monday (6/14)

Thursday June 10, 2010

5:33 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Senate Rejects Murkowski Attack on Science and Clean Air Act
5:31 PM
Greenpeace: Statement in Response to Vote on Senator Murkowski’s Dirty Air Act
3:49 PM
Friends of the Earth: Senate’s Rejection of Murkowski Attack on Clean Air Act Is a Major Victory for the Climate
3:46 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Senate Rejects Republican Move to Gut Clean Air Act
2:59 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Commends State Department for New Passport Standards for Gender Transition
2:58 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iran: Crisis Deepening One Year After Disputed Elections
2:56 PM
Environmental Justice Groups: Lawsuit Targets Harmful Public-lands Livestock Subsidy
2:55 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: IRS Should Investigate South Dakota Church That Endorsed Gubernatorial Candidate, Says Americans United
1:00 PM
Constitution Project: 16 Former Federal Judges Say New Legislation 'Unwarranted' to Address Guantanamo Detainee Habeas Rights
12:45 PM
ACLU Urges FDA to Apply Science, Not Discrimination, to Blood Donor Policy
11:38 AM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): New Rainforest Safe Book List Tells Parents How to Go Green for Summer Reading
11:30 AM
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence: Gun Data Shows Weak State Gun Laws Enable Gun Trafficking
9:12 AM
Amnesty International Says Millions Suffer in 'Human Rights Free Zone' in Northwest Pakistan
8:04 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Widespread Asbestos Violations in Massachusetts Schools
7:26 AM
Witness Against Torture: Twenty-Seven to Go on Trial for Protesting the Obama Administration’s Failure to Close Guantanamo, Plan for Indefinite Detention, and Refusal to Prosecute Torture
6:34 AM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Who Bankrolls Congress?

Wednesday June 9, 2010

4:35 PM
ACLU: Obama Administration Might Hold Non-Afghan Detainees at Bagram Indefinitely After Prison Transfer
4:12 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force: End the Archaic FDA Blood Ban Now
3:39 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Wolves in Northeast Denied Protection Again
3:02 PM
Project On Government Oversight: POGO Calls for Real Accountability and Transparency in Financial Reform End Game
2:57 PM
Free Press: Free Press: FCC Plan Is Not About Regulating the Internet
1:22 PM
Hands Across the Sand: Americans to Join Hands in Largest Gathering Against Offshore Oil Drilling in History
1:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Israeli Critic "Witch Hunt"
12:53 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich: “We Have Disassociated Ourselves from Nature”
11:54 AM
CREW: CREW Files FOIA Request with US Coast Guard to Determine Extent to Which Government was Prepared for Massive Oil Spill
11:50 AM
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Diplomacy, Not Sanctions, Key to Iranian Nuclear Situation
11:49 AM
Brave New Foundation and TrueMajority/USAction’s Members Demand Firm Withdrawal Date for U.S. Troops in Afghanistan with Politico Ad Buy
11:45 AM
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders Amendment Would Repeal Big Oil Tax Breaks
10:58 AM
Greenpeace: New Report: Greenpeace Energy Blueprint Shows How Existing Alternatives to Fossil Fuels Will Revolutionize a Broken Energy Economy
10:42 AM
CODEPINK: Distraught Gulf Shrimper Arrested for Pouring Oil on Herself in Senate Energy Hearing Protesting Senator Murkowski's Refusal to Make BP Pay
9:45 AM
American Rights at Work: New Report Exposes Labor Relations Double Standard at T-Mobile USA
9:11 AM
Free Press: Advisory Groups Not a Substitute for Rules of the Road
9:10 AM
MADRE: NGOs Sign On to Stop Climate Funds for World Bank
9:07 AM
Amnesty International: States Must Not Ignore Human Rights in Efforts to End Poverty
8:04 AM
Win Without War: Move the Movement and End the War
6:32 AM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Who Bankrolls Congress?

Tuesday June 8, 2010

4:54 PM
Brave New Foundation / TrueMajority.org: Brave New Foundation and TrueMajority/USAction’s Members Demand Firm Withdrawal Date for U.S. Troops in Afghanistan with Politico Ad Buy
4:03 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Senator Grassley Stands up for UBS Whistleblower
3:19 PM
PFAW: Supreme Court Halts Public Matching Funds for Arizona Candidates
2:10 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Salazar Declares Shallow Water Drilling “Safe,” Lifts Drilling Injunction, Conceals Shallow Water Oil Spill Currently Fouling Gulf
1:55 PM
National Lawyers Guild (NLG): The DC Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild Protests the Detention of Attorney Peter Erlinder by Rwanda
1:48 PM
Friends of The Earth: Even Without Handouts for Liquid Coal, Tax Package Pending in Senate Could Subsidize Dirty Energy
1:26 PM
Peace Action: Debt, Deficits, & Defense – A Way Forward
12:18 PM
Cornucopia Institute: Watchdog Calls on USDA to Boost Transparency in Organic Governance
12:09 PM
Earthjustice: Murkowski and Allies Clamor to Protect Big Oil in Face of Gulf Crisis
11:47 AM
Food & Water Watch: US Should Follow UK’s Lead to Increase Oversight of Offshore Oil Operations
11:36 AM
Free Press Tells Truth about FCC's ‘Third Way’
11:30 AM
Public Campaign: Decision Has No Impact on Pending Fair Elections Legislation
11:19 AM
Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR): CAIR: Fla. Muslim Receives White Powder in Mail
10:19 AM
National Whistleblowers Center: Swiss Parliament Rejects UBS DOJ Dea
9:53 AM
Center for Public Integrity: Top 10 Financial Lobby Firms
9:49 AM
ForestEthics: Key US City Acts to Avoid 'Dirty' Tar Sands Fuel
8:59 AM
CEPR: Lowering Non-Violent Incarceration Rate by Half Would Result in Billions in Savings for Cash- Strapped State and Local Governments
8:42 AM
MADRE: Indigenous Organizations Meet in Managua to Discuss Climate Change

Monday June 7, 2010

1:07 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Colorado Gives Marijuana Dispensaries Legal Status
12:56 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): New Marijuana Ordinance Could Have Disastrous Impact on Los Angeles
12:55 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Actually, the Ship Was Not Turkish-Flagged
12:53 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Endorses New Report Showing Evidence of Bush Administration Human Experimentation on Men in CIA Secret Detention
12:52 PM
CREW Asks HHS IG to Investigate Tobacco Panel's Conflicts of Interest
12:50 PM
Food & Water Watch: BP Means Risky Business in North Atlantic
12:49 PM
World Wildlife Fund (WWF): China and US Both Have Capacity to Measure and Report CO2 Emissions, Says WWF
12:26 PM
Brave New Foundation: The War in Afghanistan Reaches New Milestone: Longest War in US History, Surpasses the Vietnam War
10:04 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Social Security and the Age of Retirement
9:46 AM
International Labor Rights Forum: World Cup Soccer Balls Missed the Goal Set 13 Years Ago: Child Labor, Poverty Wages, Temporary Workers
9:25 AM
Amnesty International Says First Convictions for 1984 Union Carbide Disaster in India -- Too Little, Too Late
9:23 AM
National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC): Statement From NLIHC President Sheila Crowley on HUD Approved Settlement Reached Between Advocates and the State of Texas
9:11 AM
ACLU: Defendants With Limited English Proficiency Have a Constitutional Right to Court Interpreters, Says ACLU
9:08 AM
MADRE: Haitian Women's Rights Activist Leaves Camp for Displaced People to Testify Before the UN Human Rights Council
9:04 AM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Asks, ‘Is the U.S. Paying for Attacks on U.S. Troops?'
7:16 AM
Physicians for Human Rights: Evidence Indicates that the Bush Administration Conducted Experiments and Research on Detainees to Design Torture Techniques and Create Legal Cover
6:35 AM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Who Bankrolls Congress? Series Examines Big Money Behind Congressional Leaders

Saturday June 5, 2010

11:31 AM
Free Gaza: Israeli Military Forcibly Stops Aid Boat to Gaza - Again

Friday June 4, 2010

3:07 PM
FAIR: Where Is O'Reilly's Anti-Immigration Retraction?
3:03 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP): Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the May Employment Report
3:01 PM
Food & Water Watch: United Water’s Service Failures Indicative of Problems Suffered Under Privatized Utilities
1:30 PM
Amnesty International: Human Rights Concerns in South Africa During the World Cup
12:49 PM
ACLU: One Year After Obama’s Cairo Speech, U.S. Policies Continue To Unfairly Target Muslims
12:02 PM
Wake-Up Wal-Mart: Statement of Dan Schlademan at 2010 Walmart Shareholders Meeting
11:59 AM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on May Jobs Report
11:52 AM
Free Gaza Movement: Rachel Corrie on Her Way
11:13 AM
Farm Sanctuary: Washington D.C. City Council Unanimously Passes Law Encouraging More Plant-Based Meals at City Schools
10:06 AM
Public Citizen: Public Citizen and Allies Stage Protest at BP’s Washington, D.C., Headquarters, Conduct Mock Citizen’s Arrest of CEO
9:48 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Legal Settlement Will Protect Seven Penguin Species at Risk From Global Warming and Fisheries
9:46 AM
NOW Applauds President's Expansion of Benefits to Same-Sex Partners of Federal Workers, Supports Efforts in Congress to Extend Full Range of Benefits
9:13 AM
Public Citizen: BP Plays the Influence Game: $19.5 Million, 49 Lobbyists Since 2009

Thursday June 3, 2010

4:18 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Confusion Continues to Plague Interior Department Drilling Rules
3:21 PM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) Salutes South Carolina for Enacting Bold Sentencing Reform
3:17 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: LGBT Rights Activists Gathering for California Power Summit
2:53 PM
Earthjustice: Gulf Conservationists Challenge Phony BP Oil Disaster Cleanup Plan
2:51 PM
Amnesty International Calls for Restrictions on Taser Use by U.S. Border Police Following Death of Mexican Migrant
2:48 PM
ACLU Sues for Records About Government's Use of Unconstitutional Spying Powers
1:19 PM
People For, CREDO, Brave New Foundation Deliver Petitions Demanding Unbiased Textbooks
12:37 PM
Farm Sanctuary: Ducklings Seized During Santa Cruz Hatchery Cruelty Investigation Brought to Farm Sanctuary
12:26 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Protective Regulations Finalized for Southern Green Sturgeon
12:17 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): 'Can Israel Be Trusted with Nuclear Weapons?'
11:36 AM
Free Press Welcomes FCC Decision to Hold Public Workshop on Comcast-NBC Merger
10:48 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): BP Bucked Canada's Same Season Relief Well Policy
10:47 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: BP Faces Lawsuit for Polluting Gulf’s Waters
9:49 AM
Center for Responsive Politics and Taxpayers for Common Sense: Unique Mashup of Earmarks, Campaign Contributions and Lobbying Expenditures Updated for Fiscal Year 2010
9:24 AM
Public Citizen and Center for Responsive Politics: Revolving Door Spins Quickly Between Congress and Wall Street
9:08 AM
ACLU: Rights Groups Ask Court to Block Movie Industry Subpoenas

Wednesday June 2, 2010

3:50 PM
Public Citizen: BP’s Washington, D.C., Headquarters Will Be Site of June 4 Protest and Mock Citizen’s Arrest by Public Citizen, Environmental Justice and Green Job Advocate Allies
3:32 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Israel and Free Gaza Flotilla
3:17 PM
Food & Water Watch Calls on Feds to Shutter all BP Deepwater Drilling in the Gulf Until Proven Safe
3:16 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Iraq and Afghanistan: Crossing the $1 Trillion Mark
3:13 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Circulating Letter to Colleagues Regarding Mavi Marmara Incident
2:54 PM
ACLU: UN Expert Calls On US To Halt CIA Targeted Killings
1:53 PM
SEIU: SEIU Launches Arizona Travel Advisory Hotline as Part of Broader “It Stops In Arizona” Campaign
1:30 PM
Rachel Corrie Foundation: Parents of Rachel Corrie Respond to Gaza Flotilla Attack and sailing of MV Rachel Corrie
1:06 PM
Free Gaza Movement: Everyone Is NOT Released
12:36 PM
Free Press: Free Press Applauds House Leadership for Support of Open Internet, FCC Authority
12:17 PM
CREW Files SEC FOIA for Documents on State-Law Loophole in Shareholders’ Voting Rights
12:16 PM
Brennan Center for Justice: Bureau of Prisons Proposed Rule Strictly Limits Prisoners’ Contact with the Outside World
12:14 PM
Doctors Without Borders: Starved for Attention: A Radical New Vision of Malnutrition
12:14 PM
Haymarket Books: Noam Chomsky on Israel and the Gaza Flotilla Attack: "Sheer Criminal Aggression, with no Credible Pretext"
12:12 PM
America's Voice: The Obama/Brewer Meeting: It’s Not Just About What Arizona Has Done; It’s About What Washington Has Not Done
11:57 AM
Voces de la Frontera: Undocumented and Unafraid: Dora Comes Out and Urges for Passage of Dream Act
11:28 AM
ACLU: Bureau Of Prisons Should Shutter Secretive And Isolated Communications Management Units, Says ACLU
10:32 AM
Free Press: AT&T Tiered Pricing Is Anti-Consumer
10:26 AM
Global Justice Ecology Project: New Report Reveals Major Threats to Forests and Communities from Bioenergy
9:13 AM
Violence Policy Center: States with Higher Gun Ownership and Weak Gun Laws Lead Nation in Gun Death
8:55 AM
PEER: Dune Scraping by Delaware State Agency on Refuge is Illegal
7:09 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Seeks Full Disclosure of Dispersant Impacts on Gulf’s Endangered Wildlife

Tuesday June 1, 2010

5:13 PM
Committee to Protect Journalists: Israeli Forces Detain Journalists Aboard Humanitarian Flotilla
2:07 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): NGOs Gathered in Kampala Call for End to Impunity Crisis Following Israeli Attack on Aid Convoy
1:40 PM
Sierra Club: Obama Calls for Criminal Investigation into BP Disaster
1:13 PM
Free Gaza Movement: Update on Israeli Attack on Humanitarian Boats
12:35 PM
ACLU Renews Call For Accountability At Start Of Torture Awareness Month
11:38 AM
CARE Calls for an End to the Embargo on Gaza
10:58 AM
Oxfam International: Climate Cash Must Not Increase Developing Countries' Debt
10:53 AM
Palestine Center Condemns Attack on Aid Boats
9:33 AM
International Labor Rights Forum: US Falls Short of Compliance with International Convention on Child Labor
8:55 AM
National Day Laborer Organizing Network: Immigrant Students from Miami Travel to Arizona to Meet Controversial Sheriff Arpaio, Known for his Racial Profiling tactics and Civil rights Violation

Monday May 31, 2010

1:42 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Israel Attacks on Aid Ships Called Aggression
12:37 PM
Human Rights Watch: Israel: Full, Impartial Investigation of Flotilla Killings Essential
12:08 PM
Veterans for Peace: Veterans For Peace's Response to Armed Attack on Aid Flotilla
10:34 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Condemns Israel Killing of Freedom Flotilla Participants
1:11 AM
Free Gaza Movement: Civilians Under Attack by Israel

Friday May 28, 2010

3:57 PM
ACLU: Pentagon Changed Military Commissions Rules to Legitimize Drone Program
2:49 PM
ACLU Appeals Decision in Louisiana Public School Sex Segregation Case
2:40 PM
Free Press: Industry Letters Undercut FCC’s Ability to Help Low-Income and Rural Americans
2:38 PM
US PIRG: House Passes Legislation to Close Tax Loopholes and Keep Jobs in the U.S.
2:34 PM
EWG Asks FDA To Wind Up Study of Vitamin A In Sunscreen
1:47 PM
Constitution Project Dismayed by D.C. Circuit's Refusal to Further Examine Uighurs' Cases
12:56 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Mayor Rybak, Let’s Be Honest About Marijuana
12:54 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Israel Threatening to Stop 'Freedom Flotilla' to Gaza
12:46 PM
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): May 29: March Against Hate in Arizona
12:13 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Feds Warn Arizona on Park Closures
12:07 PM
National Lawyers Guild Demands Immediate Release of Attorney Peter Erlinder
12:06 PM
America's Voice: California Republican: Immigration Is 'Killing the Republican Party'
12:03 PM
ACLU Film Chosen for World Premiere of 10th Media That Matters Collection
12:02 PM
NOW Hails Votes to End Discriminatory Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy, Says Bill Does Not Go Far Enough -- Discharges Should End Immediately
10:39 AM
National Priorities Project: Crossing the $1 Trillion Cost Of War Line
10:36 AM
CREW and Open Government Groups Urge Access to All Gulf Oil Spill Monitoring Data
10:34 AM
Greenpeace Applauds Indonesia for Forest Protection Announcement
10:33 AM
Free Press: FCC Must Include Wireless Broadband in Reclassification
10:31 AM
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Statement on the Anniversary of the Murder of Dr. George Tiller
9:21 AM
U.S. Senator Russ Feingold Statement on Progress to End ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Thursday May 27, 2010

4:00 PM
ACLU: Senate Committee Approves 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell' Repeal Amendment
3:59 PM
ACLU Advocates for Abolition of Mandatory Minimums Before U.S. Sentencing Commission
3:57 PM
Farm Sanctuary Offers Rescue and Refuge for Animals Victimized in Ohio Dairy Farm Cruelty Case
3:55 PM
Friends of the Earth: President Obama Misses Opportunity to Shut Door on More Drilling Disasters
1:56 PM
Center for Biological Diversity Response to President Obama’s Gulf Disaster Speech: Temporary Suspension of Arctic Drilling Positive Step, But Permanent Protection of Arctic, Other Offshore Areas Needed
1:54 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Filed to Stop 49 Dangerous Gulf of Mexico Drilling Projects
1:26 PM
Equality California (EQCA): State of California Officially Endorses Immediate Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
1:03 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Guantanamo Bay Prosecutor Faces Retaliation for Testimony Exposing Constitutional Violations
12:22 PM
Friends of the Earth: Firing of MMS Head Is Damage Control, Not Real Reform
12:17 PM
Witness for Peace: 1300 People Call For Accountability at Chiquita for Illegal Paymenst to Terrorists
12:15 PM
Equality California (EQCA): State Senate Passes Equality California Bill Strengthening Religious Freedoms for Clergy
12:12 PM
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: Vandenberg to Launch Nuclear-Capable Missiles After Completion of Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
11:54 AM
National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON): National Resistance to SB 1070 Escalates with Tens of Thousands Marching in Phoenix May 29th
10:39 AM
Violence Policy Center: Murder Arrests, Murder-Suicide Among New Concealed Handgun Permit Holder Incidents Reported in VPC’s 'Concealed Carry Killers' May Update
10:14 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): A Drilling Moratorium That Isn't
10:13 AM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Incidents Indicate Scrutiny of Guns in Public Places Is Desperately Needed
10:12 AM
Defenders of Wildlife: Reprieve for the Arctic Ocean
9:19 AM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums: FAMM Challenges Sentencing Commission to Continue Leadership Role in Fight Against Mandatory Minimums
8:55 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Attacks on Federal Forest and Park Staff Reach All-Time High
8:50 AM
Constitution Project Committee Member Testifies Before the U.S. Sentencing Commission on Mandatory Minimums
8:35 AM
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: U.S. Highest Defense Spender: Budget Eight Times that of Russia
6:43 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Interior to Suspend Shell Oil Drilling Permits in Alaska

Wednesday May 26, 2010

6:30 PM
Environmental Groups Sue Government to Block Illegal Oil Exploration Plans
3:34 PM
Food & Water Watch: PepsiCo Bluewashing Strikes Again
2:28 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): More Border Enforcement Distracts from Real Immigration Solutions
2:26 PM
ACLU Praises Youth PROMISE Act Video
2:24 PM
Farm Sanctuary Issues Statement on Graphic Undercover Video of Abuse at an Ohio Dairy Farm
2:22 PM
Brave New Foundation Releases 'How Would You Spend $1 Trillion?' to Highlight $1 Trillion Spent on Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
2:18 PM
Council of Canadians: Conservative Attempt to Silence Witnesses on Canada-Colombia Free Trade Must Be Rejected, Says the Council of Canadians
1:47 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Why Do We Distance Ourselves from the Oil Disaster?
1:30 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW Study: Financial Services Committe a Plum Gig for Freshman Members of Congress
1:00 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Obama Solar Plant Visit Underscores Need for State, Federal Policies
12:36 PM
ForestEthics: Opposition to BC Oil Tankers on the Rise
12:03 PM
Friends of The Earth: New Bill Would Slash Wasteful Tax Breaks that Pad Big Oil’s Profits
11:52 AM
ACLU: ACLU to Testify Thursday Before U.S. Sentencing Commission
11:01 AM
ACLU Testifies Before House on Anti-Terrorism Financing Laws
10:59 AM
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC): Parents to Nickelodeon, Disney, and Cartoon Network: Pull the Plug on PG-13 Ads
10:06 AM
Greenpeace: Greenpeace To Dell: Design Out Toxics Now
9:54 AM
Food & Water Watch: Congressional Oversight of MMS Needed to Ensure Proper BP Atlantis Investigation
9:24 AM
ACLU Testifies on Preserving Free Speech and Privacy Rights in Online Counterterrorism Practices
8:38 AM
MADRE: Standing Up for Afghan Women: The Afghan Women's Survival Fund
8:32 AM
Defenders of Wildlife: Drilling Must Be Put on Hold, Defenders of Wildlife Says
8:05 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): NJ Toxic Cleanup Priorities Miss Public Health Mark
7:16 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Controversial Salazar 'Moratorium' on Gulf Drilling Was Only Verbal

Tuesday May 25, 2010

3:36 PM
Free Press: Free Press Urges Public Hearings on Media Ownership
3:23 PM
National Day Laborers Organizing Network: NDLON Reaction to President's Announcement on Troops to Border
2:56 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Oily Apocalypse or Green Wave?
2:56 PM
CREW: Corporations Do Not Have Personal Privacy Rights in Government Records, Groups Tell US Supreme Court
2:53 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Wildlife Advocates File Suit to Protect World's Most Endangered Whale
2:35 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Stay Away From ‘Christians-Only’ Prison Scheme, Americans United Tells Officials In Three States
2:19 PM
FAIR: Drilling Disasters Can't Happen Here
2:16 PM
SEIU: It’s Time for Republicans to Come to the Table and Offer Real Solutions for Immigration Reform
1:08 PM
Senator Russ Feingold: Open-Ended Military Presence in Afghanistan is Counterproductive to our National Security
1:03 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Polar Bear to Greet President Obama in San Francisco With Plea: "Don't Let Shell Drill in the Arctic This Summer"
12:39 PM
ACLU: ACLU To Testify Wednesday Before House On Charitable Giving And Counterterrorism
12:04 PM
Public Campaign: Campaign for Fair Elections Applauds New “Accountability and Transparency” Package
11:51 AM
AFL-CIO: AFL-CIO Issues Challenge to Congressional Candidates: Pledge to Support the Promoting American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010
10:06 AM
US PIRG: Wall Street Reform Scorecard: Senators Ranked - Main Street or Wall Street?
10:04 AM
When Healers Harm: Top Medical Professionals Support NYS Anti-Torture Bill, Nation's First
9:54 AM
ACLU: ACLU Executive Director To Testify Wednesday Before House On Internet Privacy And Terrorism
9:49 AM
Progressive Democrats of America: Grijalva: Opposition Must Intensify Against Escalation War Funding
9:16 AM
PEER: Did Anyone Actually Read BP's Oil Spill Response Plan?
8:38 AM
US PIRG: Wall Street Reform in the Senate Takes Steps to Rein in Private Student Lending

Monday May 24, 2010

3:55 PM
Free Press: Free Press Welcomes Congressional Effort to Update Communications Act
3:23 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court To Hear Case Of Texas Death Row Prisoner Seeking DNA Testing
2:25 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Stronger Roadless Area Policy Sought As "Time Out" Policy Expires
2:12 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Victory in Cardenas Abreu v. Eric Holder
1:16 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Promoting American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act
1:09 PM
ACLU: Georgia’s Voter Registration Procedures Discriminate And Should Be Permanently Blocked, Civil Rights Coalition Argues
12:29 PM
People for the American Way: Senator Cornyn Exposes Right’s Hypocrisy on Judicial Philosophy
12:27 PM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums: Supreme Court Rules Machine Gun 30-Mandatory Minimum Cannot Apply Without Jury Say So
12:25 PM
America's Voice: New Bi-Partisan Polling Shows Americans Want National Action on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
11:59 AM
Rainforest Action Network: New Report Finds Top Children’s Book Publishers Using Paper Linked to Rainforest Destruction
11:07 AM
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Kyl Wrong on the Impact of U.S. Nuclear Policies
10:54 AM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW asks Senators Reid, McConnell, and DeMint to for End to Secret Holds
10:50 AM
MADRE: Take Action for Honduran Activists
10:30 AM
Friends of The Earth: Sen. Murkowski, Pawn of Special Interests, Poised to Bring Clean Air Act Rollback Measure to a Vote
10:20 AM
Brady Campaign: Statement by Brady President Helmke on Mexico President Calderon's Plea
9:43 AM
Human Rights Watch: Ethiopia: Government Repression Undermines Poll
9:04 AM
PEER: One in Five States Strengthened Whistleblower Laws this Year
8:57 AM
Human Rights Watch: UN: Speed Ratification of Children’s Rights Treaties
7:22 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Endangered Status Sought for Bluefin Tuna: Species Already Imperiled by Fishing Now Faces Loss of Gulf Spawning Grounds to Oil Spill
7:15 AM
Americans for Safe Access: Congress Tries to Stop Denial of Banking Services to Medical Marijuana Providers
6:39 AM
Coalition Against War Spending: 46 Congressional Candidates Oppose War Spending

Sunday May 23, 2010

7:51 PM
CODEPINK: CODEPINK Activists Protest Karl Rove Appearance, Demand Accountability, in Mequon

Friday May 21, 2010

6:26 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Center Calls for Firing of MMS Alaska Director John Goll
2:55 PM
NRDC: President Obama Announces Next Phase of Landmark Clean Car Agreement
1:38 PM
ACLU: Federal Court Rules Bagram Prisoners Can't Challenge Their Detention In U.S. Courts
12:27 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy: Financial Reform Bill Important for Agriculture
12:01 PM
Center for Public Integrity: Financial Lobbyists: Five for Every Member of Congress
11:48 AM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: The Legacy of Harvey Milk
11:47 AM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Obama Kickstarts Process for Truck and Car Fuel Economy, Emissions Standards
11:43 AM
Greenpeace: Dupont Facilities Fail Greenpeace Security Inspection
11:19 AM
National Whistleblowers Center: UBS Whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld To Be Honored at Whistleblower Assembly
10:57 AM
Equality California Issues Statement on Eve of First-Ever Harvey Milk Day
10:35 AM
Human Rights Watch: DR Congo: New Round of LRA Killing Campaign
9:42 AM
Public Citizen: Senate Financial Reform Bill Makes Good Headway But Should Be Stronger
9:24 AM
Free Press: FCC Holds Public Hearing on Media Ownership
8:53 AM
Second International Criminal Defense Conference: Law Conference Upholds Free Speech Rights: Rejects Rwanda Dictatorship’s Attempts to Censor Thought and Speech!

Thursday May 20, 2010

7:50 PM
Senator Russ Feingold: On the Financial Regulatory Reform Bill
3:14 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Can a Bad Economy Finally Discipline the Pentagon?
1:32 PM
Public Citizen: One Month Later: Five Things We Know About the BP Gulf Disaster
1:30 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Thailand: Ensure Rights of Detained Protesters
1:28 PM
Friends of the Earth: Venter Takes Genetic Engineering to 'Extreme New Level'
12:47 PM
Government Accountability Project: National Whistleblower Assembly Starts Monday
12:42 PM
America's Voice: Obama Administration Immigration Deportations Exceed Bush’s Record
12:22 PM
Peaceful Tomorrows: 9/11 Families Group Announces Support for Islamic Cultural Center in Lower Manhattan
12:16 PM
ACLU: Senate Introduces Bill to Protect LGBT Students Against Discrimination
12:13 PM
ETC Group: Synthia is Alive … and Breeding: Panacea or Pandora's Box?
11:57 AM
Free Press: Data in FCC Wireless Report Reveals Need to Protect Consumers
11:55 AM
CREW and Greenpeace Seek Video Feeds and Government Documents Related to Gulf Oil Spill
11:54 AM
Free Press Introduces MediaFAIL
11:52 AM
National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Groups Ask EPA to Enforce Regional Haze Rules and Protect National Parks
10:59 AM
Constitution Project Releases 'Statement Opposing the Terrorist Expatriation Act'
10:57 AM
National Lawyers Guild (NLG): Philippine Elections Rife with Violence, Irregularities and Voting System Malfunctions
9:55 AM
ACLU: Request for Amazon User Records Unconstitutional, Says ACLU
9:53 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Why the Breakup of MMS Won't Work
9:04 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Sudan: Bashir Inauguration Should Be No-Go Zone

Wednesday May 19, 2010

4:26 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Legislation Ends the Extrajudicial Killing of U.S. Citizens
4:25 PM
Americans United Asks IRS to Investigate Los Angeles Church That ‘Tweeted’ Candidate to Victory
4:25 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Center for Biological Diversity Response to Secretary Salazar's Splitting of Minerals Management Service
4:24 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Honduras: Firings Undercut Judicial Independence
3:33 PM
Senator Russ Feingold: On Voting “No” on Ending Debate on the Financial Regulatory Reform Bill
1:18 PM
America's Voice: First Lady Michelle Obama Questioned by Second Grader Worried About Her Mom’s Immigration Status
12:07 PM
Human Rights First: Refugee Protection Act of 2010 Remedies Severe Problems in Asylum and Refugee Systems
11:59 AM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Our Survival Depends Upon Reconciliation With, Not Exploitation of, the Natural World
11:36 AM
US PIRG: Consumer Advocates Urge Tight Check on Insurance Companies
9:53 AM
League of Women Voters: Murkowski Move Would Block New Energy and Environmental Policies
8:50 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Urges French Politicians to Reject Face Veil Ban
8:15 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Uganda: Protect, Don’t Punish, People With HIV
7:55 AM
National Low Income Housing Coalition Commends HUD for Recent TRA Proposal
7:05 AM
Friends of The Earth - International: Biodiversity Lost at Unprecedented Rate

Tuesday May 18, 2010

4:27 PM
MADRE: Post-Earthquake Violence Against Women in Haiti: Failure to Prevent, Protect and Punish
3:26 PM
Free Press: Groups Urge FCC to Put Consumers First in Retransmission Battles
2:31 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Pesticides Restricted Throughout Bay Area Endangered Species Habitat
2:29 PM
Gulf Restoration Project: Fishermen and Conservationists Sue U.S. Department of Interior For Illegal Waivers of Blowout and Spill Response Planning in Gulf of Mexico Disaster
2:26 PM
Haymarket Books: Barred by Israel, Noam Chomsky to Deliver Speech to Palestinian University via Video Feed
2:18 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Billions of Dollars Leaving State Economies Annually to Import Coal, Report Finds
2:13 PM
Amnesty International: Zimbabwe: 700,000 Forcibly Evicted Still Ignored Five Years On
1:55 PM
Human Rights Watch: Mexico/US: Obama-Calderón Meeting Questions and Answers
1:25 PM
Brady Campaign: Montana "Firearms Freedom Act" Would Arm Criminals, Threaten National Security
1:09 PM
United States Campaign to Ban Landmines: Senators and Representatives Support Ban on Landmines: Letters Sent to President Obama
12:16 PM
Public Citizen: Big Bank Lobbyists Fighting Financial Reform Outnumber Pro-Reform Lobbyists by 11-1
11:57 AM
ACLU: NYCLU, ACLU And LatinoJustice PRLDEF Challenge Unconstitutional Anti-Immigrant Ordinance On Behalf Of Day Laborer Groups
11:53 AM
Breast Cancer Fund: High Levels of Toxic Chemical BPA Detected in Canned Foods
11:35 AM
America's Voice: Washington Take Note: DREAM Students Unafraid to Act on their Beliefs
11:11 AM
Union of Concerned Scientists: 800 VA Scientists, Academic Leaders Tell Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to Stop Harassing Climate Scientist
10:44 AM
Greenpeace: Canadian Forest Industry and Environmental Groups Sign Worlds Largest Conservation Agreement Applying to Area Twice the Size of Germany
10:41 AM
ForestEthics: ForestEthics and the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement: A Historic Opportunity
10:38 AM
Physicians for Human Rights: Scientists Find Elevated Levels of Potentially Toxic Metals in Some Guatemalans Living Near Canadian-owned Mine, Recommend Further Studies
10:27 AM
Friends of The Earth: Carbon Fraud Guide Details Dangers of Carbon Markets That Are Contaminated By Offsets
10:11 AM
MADRE: Meeting With Our Partner in Haiti
9:58 AM
Palestine Solidarity Campaign Thanks Elvis Costello for Cancelling Concert in Israel
9:02 AM
Consortium of Professional and Academic Association Condemns Arizona Immigration Law
9:01 AM
PEER: EPA Science Divorced from Needs and Discombobulated
7:00 AM
Free Press: Public Interest Groups Request Reversal of Rules That Encourage Media Cross-Ownership
6:52 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Filed to Stop Department of Interior From Continuing to Issue New Offshore Drilling Permits With No Environmental Review

Monday May 17, 2010

5:23 PM
Organic Consumers Association: Raw Milk Advocates Call on Attorney General Coakley to Investigate MDAR Commissioner Scott Soares
4:01 PM
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: The Promise of Brown v. Board of Education Remains Unfulfilled
3:56 PM
Climate Reality Check: Kerry-Lieberman Bill Continues Dangerous Direction for U.S.
3:24 PM
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR): Stop O'Reilly's Immigrant Crime Slurs
3:04 PM
MADRE: US Delegation Finds Inadequate Response and 'Victim-Blaming' Approach to Rapes in Haitian Displacement Camps
3:03 PM
National Low Income Housing Coalition Honored for Support of Hurricane Recovery in Mississippi
2:58 PM
ACLU: Broad Coalition Urges Attorney General to Leave Miranda Warnings Intact
2:34 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Groups Urge Senate to Support Sen. Grassley’s Efforts to Crack Down on Revolving Door at Financial Regulatory Agencies
2:32 PM
CREW Lawsuit Reveals 83% of Bush-Era Emails Were Never Archived
1:41 PM
Food & Water Watch Sues Feds for Ignoring Problems at Operating BP Platform
1:30 PM
Media Matters for America: Desperate Conservatives Fling Anti-Semitic Attacks at Kagan
1:30 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): International Study: High Cell Phone Use May Raise Tumor Risk
12:11 PM
ACLU and Civil Rights Groups File Legal Challenge to Arizona Racial Profiling Law
11:15 AM
Council of Canadians: Council of Canadians Warns of Loopholes in New Federal Water Legislation
10:50 AM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): The Myth of Mountaintop Removal Reclamation
10:45 AM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Combating Chagas Disease Must Also Include Treatment and Research for New Medicines
9:41 AM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): Food Reserves Needed to Respond to Global Food Crisis, Civil Society Groups Say
9:37 AM
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Protests Nationwide Oppose $33 Billion to Escalate Afghan War
9:18 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Off-Road Abuses Prompt Call for Probe of BLM-Nevada
9:04 AM
SEIU President Mary Kay Henry: 'Immigrants Are Not for Profit'
8:30 AM
Greenpeace: Nestle to Stop Using Products From Rainforest Destruction
6:56 AM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): BP Cited for Worst OSHA Safety Violations Among U.S. Refiners

Friday May 14, 2010

2:29 PM
Public Citizen: Public Citizen Urges Boycott of BP
2:25 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Delaying Withdrawal in Iraq? * Extending Repression in Egypt
2:07 PM
Peace Action: Over 13 Million People Push Congress for Afghanistan Exit Strategy
1:48 PM
Project On Government Oversight: POGO Urges Senate to Strengthen Inspector General Independence
1:27 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: NARAL Pro-Choice America Endorses Bill to Protect Women’s Access to Birth Control
12:30 PM
No More Guantánamos: Two Massachusetts Towns Welcome Guantánamo Detainee Ordered Released by a Federal Judge
12:20 PM
Bread for The World: Crime and Immigrants
11:50 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Attorney General's Statement On 'Faith-Based' Job Bias Is Encouraging, Says Americans United
11:45 AM
Greenpeace: Burgeoning Oil Disaster Exposes Need for Immediate Halt to New Offshore Oil
11:37 AM
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): CAIR Questions National Silence on Fla. Mosque Bombing
11:34 AM
Clean Power Now: Clean Power Now Hits Lawsuits by Big Coal Funded Opposition to Cape Wind
10:47 AM
ACLU: ACLU And Nation's Leading Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Arizona's Racial Profiling Law
10:45 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Urges Saudi King to Halt Execution of Sudanese Man Sentenced for "Sorcery"
10:18 AM
Human Rights Watch: UK: Make Rights a Priority at Home and Abroad
9:27 AM
Rising Tide North America: Crude Awakening Activists Hold National “Day of Action, Night of Mourning”
9:23 AM
Backbone Campaign: Seattle Boycott BP Rolling Action Tomorrow 8:30AM-1PM
9:19 AM
Brady Campaign: As NRA Convention Begins, Poll Shows Voters Oppose Pushing Guns in Public
8:22 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit to Challenge Salazar's Wholesale Disregard of Marine Mammal Protection Laws in Gulf of Mexico

Thursday May 13, 2010

2:28 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Alaskans in the Gulf: Lessons from Exxon Valdez
1:26 PM
NLIHC: More than 2,225 Organizations Representing Every Congressional District Send Letter Urging Congress to Fund the National Housing Trust Fund
1:26 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Maryland First to Bar Schools Releasing Tests to Military
12:21 PM
Human Rights First: Former FBI Interrogators Tell Obama Miranda Modifications May Do "More Harm Than Good"
12:18 PM
CIVIC: Afghanistan: Obama, Karzai Right to Openly Discuss Civilian Casualties
12:14 PM
Consumer Advocates: Scorecard Shows Consumers Pay Steep Rates for Small Loans
11:21 AM
US PIRG: Students and Young Adults Hit Hard by Financial Crisis
11:16 AM
Human Rights Watch: Israel: Investigate Unlawful Destruction in Gaza War
11:10 AM
ACLU: New ACLU Of Texas Report Documents State Board Of Education Abuse Of Power
10:20 AM
Human Rights Watch: UN Human Rights Council: Competitive Vote Would Improve Membership
10:10 AM
Brady Campaign: Starbucks, Note: Most in Poll, Particularly Women, Don't Want Guns in Stores
9:52 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Obama Administration Sides with Bush DOJ, Asks Supreme Court to Keep Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar from His Day in Court
8:28 AM
The Yes Men: Yes Men 2.0: May a Thousand Yes Men and Women Bloom

Wednesday May 12, 2010

4:09 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): On Climate: Kerry-Lieberman a "Bonanza of Corporate Giveaways"
4:08 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Groups to Obama: Let Karzai Hold Peace Talks
3:37 PM
Government Accountability Project: National Whistleblower Assembly May 24 & 25
3:34 PM
ACLU and Other Rights Groups Send Letter Urging Pentagon to Lift Ban on Guantánamo Reporters
3:32 PM
ACLU: Administration Drug Control Strategy Raises Civil Liberties Concerns, Says ACLU
3:07 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Revoke Guantanamo Ban on Four Journalists
1:52 PM
Free Press: Stearns' Internet Bill Would Impose Heavy Regulations, Enable Further Consumer Harm
1:36 PM
America's Voice: Real Border Sheriffs Get It: Best Way to Secure the Border Is Comprehensive Immigration Reform
1:12 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: As Karzai Visits Washington DC, Kucinich Says, “End the War, Rebuild America”
12:47 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): California: From Foster Children to Homeless Adults
12:14 PM
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence: Americans Oppose and Feel Unsafe With Open Carry; Women Strongest in Opposing Guns in Public
12:12 PM
Tulane University Students: Four Tulane Students Disciplined for Supporting Low Wage Workers in Protest
12:06 PM
Equality California to Celebrate First-Ever Harvey Milk Day With Statewide Canvasses on Marriage Equality
12:03 PM
Free Press: Industry Front Group Plans Campaign of Lies
12:01 PM
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC): Nickelodeon's AddictingGames.com Is Worst Toy of the Year; Promoting 'Naughty Games' to Preschoolers Earns Gaming Site TOADY Award
11:50 AM
Public Citizen: Climate Bill Is a Misnomer: It’s a Nuclear Energy-Promoting, Oil Drilling-Championing, Coal Mining-Boosting Gift to Polluters
11:43 AM
Amnesty International: Israeli Government Urged Not to Jail Nuclear Whistleblower Again
11:24 AM
Doctors Without Borders/MSF: Doctors Without Borders Calls Attention to Continuing Dangers Faced by Survival Migrants and Refugees in South Africa
10:30 AM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Secret Chemicals Revealed in Celebrity Perfumes, Teen Body Sprays
10:30 AM
Council of Canadians: Ban Ki-moon Told Canada Does Not Deserve a Seat on UN Security Council
10:24 AM
Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS): Grassroots Clean Energy/Environmental Groups: Kerry-Lieberman Dirty Energy Bill Is No Solution to Climate Crisis
10:21 AM
Peace Action: Foreign Policy Experts Ask Obama to Say Yes to Peace Talks in Afghanistan
10:19 AM
Violence Policy Center: National Rifle Association--Embracing Tea Partiers and Anti-Government Rhetoric--Meets in Charlotte, NC
8:39 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): State and Local Workers Earn Less than Similar Private Sector Workers
7:11 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Kerry-Lieberman Climate Proposal a Disaster for Climate
6:38 AM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Energy Department's Annual Outlook Underscores Need for Strong Renewable Energy Policies, Touts Benefits of Fuel Economy Standards

Tuesday May 11, 2010

4:38 PM
Friends of the Earth: Dangerous Senate Bill Threatens to Stymie Fight Against Global Warming
2:28 PM
ACLU: Federal Court Finds Freezing of Charity's Assets Unconstitutional
2:00 PM
CREW Sues Department of Justice Over Missing Yoo Emails
1:59 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity Praised
1:58 PM
American Rivers: A 21st Century Flood Management Strategy for the Southeast
1:56 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: Defenders' Statement on the Continued Support for Offshore Drilling by Members of Congress
1:47 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Senate Ignores Fed's Threats, Passes Audit Amendment 96-0
12:55 PM
US Senator Bernie Sanders: Senate Approves Fed Audit
11:25 AM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): SEC Watchdog Says Financial Reform Bill Jeopardizes Independence
11:22 AM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) Applauds ONDCP Call for New Direction in National Drug Policy
9:34 AM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Salazar Should Finish the Job, Separate All Oversight Functions from Oil and Gas Leasing
9:06 AM
ACLU Tells Appellate Court South Carolina's Ballot Access Law Is Unconstitutional
8:57 AM
America's Voice: Latino, Sports, and Progressive Advocates to MLB: Move the 2011 All-Star Game from Arizona!
8:55 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Interior Science Has Integrity Issues, IG Says
8:27 AM
Council of Canadians: ‘Tweet-In’ Aims to Stop the Canada Colombia FTA

Monday May 10, 2010

3:17 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Kagan's 'Shocking' Record on Diversity
2:54 PM
ACLU to Argue in Appeals Court That South Carolina's Ballot Access Law Is Unconstitutional
2:40 PM
Free Press Releases 'New Public Media: A Plan for Action'
1:40 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Senate Committee Should Question Elena Kagan on Issues Relating to Church-State Separation, Says Americans United
1:34 PM
Environmental Groups: Offshore Arctic Drilling Still Scheduled in Less Than 60 Days
1:33 PM
Public Citizen: As Trade Again Becomes a Hot-Button Election Issue, Senate Candidates Pile Onto TRADE Act
1:26 PM
Berkeley Students, Community Members Blockade Main Administrative Building to Support Hunger Strike
12:33 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): American Maritime Officers Union’s Lobbying Disclosure Forms Under Scrutiny
12:32 PM
Constitution Project Troubled by Recent Proposals to Weaken Miranda Requirements
12:30 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): CCR Executive Director Vincent Warren Critical of Elena Kagan’s Nomination to the Supreme Court
12:27 PM
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows: 9/11 Families Oppose Holder Proposal to Modify Miranda
11:37 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Ignoring Gulf Catastrophe, Graham Calls for More Offshore Oil Drilling
10:06 AM
ACLU: Attorney General Proposes Altering Miranda Protections in Terrorism Cases
9:09 AM
Greenpeace: First Reports of Oil at Port Eads, Mainland Louisiana
9:08 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Kagan: * Goldman Sachs * Shifting Court to Right?
8:55 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): World's Biggest Whistleblower Agency Has Fewer than 80 Staff

Friday May 7, 2010

2:59 PM
Free Press: Free Press: FCC Proposal a Step Toward Correcting Powell-Era Mistakes
2:50 PM
Human Rights First: The Main Award of the International Human Rights Movement in 2010 Goes to a Syrian Human Rights Defender Lingering in Prison
2:49 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Long-term Power Purchase Agreement between National Grid and Cape Wind Puts Northeast a Step Closer to Cleaner Energy Production
2:48 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Lieberman's Citizen-Stripping Bill "Unconstitutional"
1:46 PM
CODEPINK: CODEPINK Brings Peace Message to Military Arms Exhibit on Washington Mall
1:43 PM
America's Voice: On Immigration the NBA Has More Courage than the GOP
12:41 PM
Human Rights First: Stripping Citizenship Unconstitutional, Unnecessary
12:20 PM
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): CAIR Asks GOP to Repudiate Racist, Anti-Muslim Ads
12:05 PM
National Parks Conservation Association: National Parks Group Urges Federal Aviation Administration and Park Service to Protect Mount Rainier
12:03 PM
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on April Jobs Report
11:24 AM
Amnesty International: Iranian Authorities Must End Secrecy Surrounding Executions of Afghans
11:04 AM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the April Employment Report
10:44 AM
America's Voice: Experts Release New Polling on Immigration in Moderate-Conservative States
9:01 AM
Council of Canadians: UN Secretary General to Meet with Maude Barlow today
8:53 AM
Free Press: Free Press Rebuttal to the Telecommunications Industry’s Predictable Response to the FCC’s Announcement of Jurisdictional Intent
7:43 AM
Mobilization for Our Economy: National Campaign: Mobilize for OUR Economy Launched
7:36 AM
ACLU: ACLU Condemns Banning Of Four Reporters From Guantánamo Military Commissions

Thursday May 6, 2010

3:53 PM
ACLU: Members of Congress Propose Bill to Strip Citizenship From American Terrorism Suspects
3:01 PM
Rainforest Action Network Stands By Evidence That Cargill Is Destroying Rainforests
3:00 PM
Doctors Without Borders: Victory for Access to Medicines as Patent Rejected in India
2:58 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: A Decade Later, Million Mom March Endures As a Force to Save Lives
1:27 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Settlement Will Secure Habitat for Black Abalone Endangered by Climate Change
1:26 PM
Equality California (EQCA): State Assembly Passes Bill Eliminating Barriers to Dissolve Marriages, Domestic Partnerships for Same-Sex Couples
1:20 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): President’s Cancer Panel Warns Public About Chemicals
12:08 PM
Public Citizen to Congress: Legislation to Restrain Corporate Election Spending Is Crucial for Democracy
12:07 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): * BP and D.C. * 'Worst Industrial Disaster'
12:06 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Safeway May Face Lawsuit for Failing to Alert Purchasers of Recalled Food
12:04 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Deadly Bat Disease Crosses Mississippi; Group Implores States to Take Preventive Action
10:49 AM
SEIU Joins with Other Labor and Civil Rights Groups to Announce Boycott of Arizona, Boycott of Intolerance
10:37 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): OSHA to Make Only Tiny Dent in Huge Health Standards Backlog
10:35 AM
America's Voice: Mr. President: Americans Want Action on Immigration Reform, Not a Process
10:12 AM
Free Press Encouraged by New FCC Plan
9:20 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Greek Crisis -- Another Bank Bailout?
9:12 AM
Friends of the Earth Responds to Gulf Oil Spill with TV Ad Taking on Palin, Steele and ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’
8:11 AM
Free Press: Senator Dorgan, FCC’s Clyburn to Headline Free Press Policy Summit
8:09 AM
Council of Canadians: Parliament’s Vote for Bill C-311 an Important Step Toward Climate Justice, Says Council of Canadians
7:44 AM
Freedom to Marry: Hearings Begin in Historic Trial to Erode DOMA

Wednesday May 5, 2010

3:45 PM
Free Press: FCC Must Move to Reclaim Authority Over Broadband
3:03 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched to Protect Polar Bears From Interior Secretary Salazar's Arctic Offshore Drilling Plan
2:38 PM
SEIU: Civil Rights and Labor Organizations Announce Boycott to Protest Arizona Immigration Law
2:26 PM
ACLU: Los Angeles County Jail Plagued By Violence And Hazardous Conditions, ACLU Report Finds
2:03 PM
ACLU: House Hears Testimony On Proposed Updates To Privacy Law
1:32 PM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Activists Occupy Cargill HQ
1:31 PM
Earthjustice: New EPA Testing Method Identifies Higher Coal Ash Threat; Must Drive Agency's Rulemaking
1:30 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Problems with Surveillance and Profiling
1:28 PM
Free Press Lauds Congressional Leadership for Support of Broadband Reclassification
1:27 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United and ACLU File Lawsuit Over Public School Graduations at Church
1:25 PM
American Rivers: Communities Improving Public Safety through River Restoration
12:30 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists, Beyond Nuclear, NC WARN: Feds Duck Nagging Problems with #1 Safety Rule at U.S. Nuclear Plants
10:37 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Lawsuit Challenges Police and Secret Service Crackdown on Journalists Covering Protests at Republican National Convention
10:35 AM
CREW Files FOIA Seeking Documents Confirming Bureau of Prisons Prevented Jack Abramoff From Participating in Documentary
10:33 AM
ACLU and Americans United: ACLU And Americans United File Lawsuit Over Public School Graduations At Church

Tuesday May 4, 2010

4:33 PM
ACLU: ACLU Calls On Administration And Congress To Follow The Rule Of Law In Terrorism Cases
4:09 PM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: EFF Seeks to Protect Innovation for Social Network Users
3:48 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: San Diego Butterfly Closer to Endangered Species Protection
3:46 PM
Earthjustice: EPA Proposes National Regulations on Coal Ash
3:33 PM
Project On Government Oversight: MMS Understated Scale and Impact of Oil Spills in Five-Year Plan
3:14 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Former Law Enforcement Officials Comment on the Arrest in the NYC Attempted Bombing
3:00 PM
American Bird Conservancy: Bird Group Warns that Oiled Birds Found Onshore May Be a Fraction of the Total Toll on Birds From Gulf Spill
2:47 PM
Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR): CAIR: Muslims Welcome Arrest in Times Square Bomb Plot
2:11 PM
NRDC: Updated Groundbreaking Report Shows U.S. Drinking Water and Watersheds Still Widely Contaminated by Hormone Disrupting Pesticide, Atrazine
2:08 PM
CREW: Groups Praise Defense and State Departments for Releasing Nuclear Posture Review
2:06 PM
Environmental Groups: As Gulf of Mexico Spill Worsens, Groups Challenge Shell's Air Permits to Drill in the Arctic
1:39 PM
America's Voice: After Arizona, Public in General, and Latinos in Particular, Want Action on Immigration Reform
1:27 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: Defenders of Wildlife Launches Ad Campaign Directed at Discovery Communications Inc, 'Sarah Palin's Alaska'
12:25 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: VA Attorney General Cuccinelli Harasses Climate Scientist
12:20 PM
Free Press: Will the Obama Administration Abandon its Technology Agenda?
11:52 AM
National Day Laborers Organizing Network: DC District Council Introduces Legislation to Limit Police-ICE Partnerships
11:44 AM
Peace Action: International Coalition Delivers Seven Million Petition Signatures for Nuclear Abolition To UN Chair
11:24 AM
Center for Public Integrity: Top Watchdog Jobs Left Unfilled at Federal Agencies
11:20 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Nebraska Group’s Evangelistic Rallies At Public Schools May Result In Lawsuit, Says Americans United
10:32 AM
Global Justice Ecology Project: New Studies Expose Potential Risks of GMO Trees
10:26 AM
Human Rights at Home Campaign: Amnesty International, ACLU and The Human Rights At Home Campaign Call on Members and Allies to Urge President Obama to Issue an Executive Order on Human Rights
10:23 AM
Public Citizen: Court Should Allow Criticisms of Telemarketing Investment Bank to Be Posted on Web, Lift Ban on Comments on 800notes.com
8:12 AM
Corporate Accountability International: Water Emergency an Opportunity to Advance Long-Term Solutions, Overcome Short-Term Fixes like Bottled Water

Monday May 3, 2010

4:28 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Beyond BP: Lessons from Valdez and Bhopal
3:36 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court Rules Government Doctors Not Individually Liable for Death of Immigration Detainee
3:33 PM
Institute for Local Self-Reliance: Publicly Owned Networks Spur Competition And Offer Fastest Speeds at Lowest Prices, Says New Report
12:50 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Statement of Faisal Hashmi on Behalf of Family of Syed Fahad Hashmi
12:49 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Croatia: Unfulfilled Promises to Persons with Disabilities
12:38 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Whistleblower Appeal to Test Obama Policies
11:11 AM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Federal Agency Guaranteeing Americans’ Pensions Flunks Internal Audit
9:26 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Audit Shows Wide Variation in Agency Open Government Plans
8:34 AM
Free Press: FCC to Abandon Net Neutrality?

Saturday May 1, 2010

10:27 AM
Center for Biological Diversity Calls for Moratorium on Offshore Oil Leasing, Exploration and Development

Friday April 30, 2010

3:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Oil Spill * Nuclear Weapons Conference and Protests
2:16 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched to Protect Jaguars and Ocelots From Government Traps, Snares, and Poisons
1:27 PM
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: NAPF at the NPT
1:18 PM
NRDC: Oil Reaches Gulf State’s Shores
1:15 PM
Earthjustice: EPA Cracks Down on Toxic Air Pollution
12:22 PM
Americas Voice: GOP Demands That Washington Act on Immigration, Then Blocks Washington From Acting!
12:19 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International USA Voices Serious Concerns about Federal Immigration Proposal Priorities
12:18 PM
ACLU: Court Overturns Election Procedures That Dilute American Indian Vote In Wyoming
12:14 PM
NAACP: National NAACP Joins Its Arizona State Conference In Outrage Over Racial Profiling Impact On Arizona’s New So Called Immigration Law
12:10 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: Defenders' Statement on Gulf Oil Spill Disaster
11:19 AM
Free Press: Journalism Crisis Is Public Media’s Opportunity
11:17 AM
Human Rights Watch: US: Arizona Violating Human Rights Treaty
11:16 AM
Kent State Truth Tribunal: Kent State Truth Tribunal To Open its Doors to Witnesses of 1970 Student Killings at Protest Over Invasion of Cambodia
11:14 AM
CEPR: What if We Took Economics Seriously?
10:38 AM
Brave New Films: Cuéntame Launches Nationwide "Do I Look Illegal" Campaign
10:35 AM
American Bird Conservancy: Bird Conservation Group Releases List of Critical Sites Most at Risk from Gulf Oil Spill Demands Re-Assessment of Ecological Impacts of U.S. Energy Policy
10:35 AM
American Bird Conservancy: Bird Conservation Group Releases List of Critical Sites Most at Risk from Gulf Oil Spill Demands Re-Assessment of Ecological Impacts of U.S. Energy Policy
10:32 AM
Campaign for Peace and Democracy: Open Letter of Solidarity with Egyptian Workers
8:30 AM
Freedom to Marry: Statement from Evan Wolfson, Executive Director of Freedom to Marry, on Hawaii Civil Union Vote
7:28 AM
Peace Action: On Eve of UN NPT, Thousands March for Nuclear Weapons Abolition

Thursday April 29, 2010

3:52 PM
Green America: Is There a Sweatshop in Your Home? Hundreds of Events Planned Nationwide to Encourage Americans to "Fair Trade Your Home"
2:42 PM
Council of Canadians: Government and Task Force Are Ignoring Real Concerns
2:41 PM
Cape Wind: As Cape Wind Gets Federal Ok to Move Forward, Cape Cod Judge Says Opponent’s Law Suit has No Merit, Decides in Favor of Clean Energy Project
2:31 PM
ACLU: Proposed Immigration Bill Raises Civil Liberties Concerns, Says ACLU
2:28 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Immigration and Customs Enforcement Memo Leaked, Groups Say ICE Exposed in Use of Spin and Deception in Response to Lawsuit
2:27 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Filed to Curb Particulate Air Pollution
2:26 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Wall Street: * Analysis * Protests
2:25 PM
World Wildlife Fund (WWF): New Study Says Increased Enforcement Is Cheapest Way to Save Southeast Asia’s Coral Reefs from Blast Fishing
2:18 PM
SEIU: With Eyes of the Word Focused on Arizona, We Need Balanced, Practical Immigration Solutions More Than Ever
12:25 PM
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: Prize-Winning Video 'The Nuclear Family' to Get Showing at the United Nations
11:56 AM
Public Citizen: Congress Must Strengthen Financial Reform Bill if It Hopes to Rein in Wall Street
11:54 AM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System Launches as Benchmark for Green Neighborhood Design
11:43 AM
Greenpeace: IT Leaderboard Showcases Growing Divide Between Talk and Action on Developing Climate Solutions
11:15 AM
Public Campaign and Common Cause: Congress’ Response to Citizens United Must Go Further
11:13 AM
MALDEF, ACLU and NILC to Announce Upcoming Legal Challenge to Arizona Racial Profiling Law at Press Conference in Phoenix Today
11:10 AM
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Citizens in 18 States Push for State-Level Single-Payer Healthcare
11:03 AM
Riverkeeper Releases Industrial Gas Drilling Reporter Volume 7
11:01 AM
People For the American Way (PFAW): DISCLOSE Act Is Key First Step in Fixing "Citizens United"

Wednesday April 28, 2010

4:12 PM
MALDEF, ACLU and NILC to Announce Challenge to Arizona Racial Profiling Law at Press Conference in Phoenix on Thursday
3:38 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Favorable Cape Wind Decision Paves Way for American Clean Energy Development, UCS Says
3:11 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): No Longer in the Driver’s Seat, Road Lobbyists Confront Changing Landscape
2:30 PM
National Lawyers Guild Urges U.S. Media to Cease Misrepresentation of Cuba’s Human Rights Record
2:28 PM
ACLU: Rights Groups Ask Inter-American Commission to Intervene in Puerto Rican Human Rights Disaster
2:25 PM
Defeat the Debt Campaign Launches $10 Million Ad Blitz With Billboards in Times Square
2:12 PM
Greenpeace: Cape Wind, Not Offshore Drilling, Is the Clean Energy Future America Deserves
1:31 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Forest Service Asked to Protect National Forests for a Changing Climate
1:17 PM
Audubon Society: Audubon Fears Imperiled Birds Will Be Next Victims of Gulf Oil Disaster
1:06 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): On Deficit: Social Security "Not the Trouble, It's the Target"
12:44 PM
Peace Action: Nuclear Abolition Conference Draws Thousands
12:42 PM
ACLU Letter Urges President Obama to Reject Targeted Killings Outside Conflict Zones
12:40 PM
Human Rights First: DOD Issues Newest Set of Rules For Military Commissions
12:19 PM
Cape Wind: Cape Wind Approved by Federal Government as America’s First Offshore Wind Farm; Project Will Add Clean Energy Jobs for Region
12:18 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court Sends Mojave Desert Cross Case Back to Lower Court
12:16 PM
Free Press: Free Press Congratulates Comcast on Being Named ‘Worst Company in America 2010’
11:14 AM
Public Citizen: Workers’ Memorial Day: A Time for Action on Workplace Safety
10:27 AM
NLIHC Board Member Leonard Williams Testifies on Legislation to Preserve Public Housing
10:25 AM
ACLU: House Hears Testimony on Government’s Targeted Killing Program
10:13 AM
Violence Policy Center: Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Have Killed at Least 161 Since May 2007, Including 9 Law Enforcement Officers—“Concealed Carry Killers” Web Site April Update
10:05 AM
Greenpeace: Half of Leading U.S. Supermarkets Make "Pass" Ranking in Latest Greenpeace Sustainable Seafood Scorecard
9:59 AM
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Vigils in 100 Districts Urge Votes Against War Escalation Funds
9:58 AM
Amnesty International: Widespread Abuse Against Migrants is Mexican ‘Human Rights Crisis’
9:57 AM
Violence Policy Center: Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Have Killed at Least 161 Since May 2007, Including 9 Law Enforcement Officers—“Concealed Carry Killers” Web Site April Update
9:11 AM
Public Citizen: Dangerous Diabetes Drug Must Be Pulled From the Market and Unethical Clinical Trial Stopped
7:51 AM
US PIRG: Drivers, Governments Waste Billions Due to Misguided Highway Policies

Tuesday April 27, 2010

4:22 PM
Marguerite Casey Foundation: National Insecurity: Poverty, Class and the Recession
4:03 PM
Friends of The Earth: Oil Spill Continues to Leak 1,000 Barrels Per Day into Gulf of Mexico
4:01 PM
Human Rights Watch: Iraq: Detainees Describe Torture in Secret Jail
3:47 PM
CEPR: Current Standard Fails to Accurately Assess Poverty and Basic Economic Security
1:57 PM
Cornucopia Institute: New Administration at USDA Steps Up to End Organic Corruption
1:56 PM
National Lawyers Guild Disturbed by Trend of Racist Legislation
1:14 PM
Free Press: 250,000 People Ask the FCC to Save the Internet
1:12 PM
EQCA: Equality California Issues Statement on Appeal in Proposition 8 Trial
1:10 PM
ACLU: Secretary Napolitano Testifies Administration Will Review Arizona Immigration Law
1:05 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Groups Condemn Arizona Bill, Warn of Dangers of ICE-Police Collaboration in Suit Challenging Government Secrecy in ICE Program
1:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Immigration: Corporate Trade Deals Root of Problem
12:58 PM
ACLU: House Introduces Significant Criminal Justice Legislation
12:41 PM
Breast Cancer Fund: Food Industry Threatens to Kill Food Safety Bill if BPA Restrictions Included
12:23 PM
CREW: CREW and Open-Government Advocates Urge Deficit Commission Transparency
12:04 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International USA Appalled at Arizona Immigration Law
11:33 AM
ACLU: ACLU And PEN American Center Present Face To Face: Confronting The Torturers On Thursday In New York
10:59 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Abu Ghraib Victims Ask Supreme Court to Hear Case Against Contractors CACI and L-3
10:56 AM
AFL-CIO: AFL-CIO Death on the Job Study Reveals Dangerous Workplaces, Inadequate Enforcement
10:28 AM
ACLU: Discredited Military Commissions Resume Despite Persistent Flaws
10:15 AM
Council of Canadians: Council of Canadians Congratulates Nova Scotia on First Provincial Bottled Water Ban
9:11 AM
Progressive Democrats of America: Rep. Jim McGovern Urges Colleagues to Vote No on War Escalation Funds
8:50 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Leading U.S. Rights Group Seeks to Intervene in Spanish Court's Investigations into Bush Administrations Torture Program
7:14 AM
Friends of The Earth - International: World Bank Accused of Promoting Land Grabbing

Monday April 26, 2010

3:29 PM
Wake-Up Wal-Mart: Walmart Denied the Option to Defend Gender-Discrimination Claims on a Case-by-Case Basis
2:41 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): NYC Trial of Fahad Hashmi to Begin Jury Selection Wednesday: Experts, Family, Advocates Available for Comment
2:36 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit to Be Launched to Protect Endangered Species in Arizona and New Mexico National Forests
1:50 PM
Free Press Urges FCC to Move Ahead with Rules to Protect the Internet
1:40 PM
Media Matters for America: Fox Does It Again
1:40 PM
ACLU: Senators Should Press Napolitano Tuesday on Local Immigration Enforcement, Says ACLU
1:35 PM
US Senator Bernie Sanders: Big Banks Breakup Critical to Financial Reform
1:27 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Calls Arizona’s Immigration Law ‘Draconian and Inhumane’
1:26 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Arizona 'Apartheid'
11:41 AM
No More Guantánamos: Leverett (MA) Town Meeting Approves Resolution to Welcome Cleared Guantánamo Detainees
11:24 AM
Public Citizen: Where Will Senators Stand on Wall Street Reform?
11:23 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Supreme Court: Kagan Accused of Plagiarism Scandal Whitewash
11:22 AM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): EU-India Free Trade Agreement: Last Chance to Unblock Access to Medicines
11:21 AM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Attack of the Zombie Trans Fat!
11:19 AM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: National Faith Leaders to Hold April 27 Vigil in D.C. in Support of Effort to Stop the Export of Homophobia by U.S. Evangelists
10:33 AM
Oakland Institute: (Mis)Investment in Agriculture: The Role of the International Finance Corporation in the Global Land Grab

Friday April 23, 2010

5:08 PM
FAIR: Frontline Edits Out Single-Payer
3:58 PM
Sojourners: Rev. Wallis Says Churches 'Will Not Comply' With New Arizona Law
2:39 PM
Project On Government Oversight: Lockheed Still Tops Misconduct Charts, But No Misconduct Pattern for Over a Third of Top Gov't Contractors
1:34 PM
Riverkeeper: Riverkeeper Commends State Decision to Exclude New York City Watershed From Gas Drilling
1:32 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Rights Groups Issue Open Letter on Upcoming NYC Trial of Syed Fahad Hashmi and Severe Special Administrative Measures
12:56 PM
Greenpeace: Greenpeace Statement on Pending Climate Bill
10:24 AM
National Whistleblowers Center: NWC Calls for Immediate Appointment of New Special Counsel
8:41 AM
Kent State Truth Tribunal: Michael Moore to Broadcast Kent State Truth Tribunal for 1970 Campus Shootings of War Protesters

Thursday April 22, 2010

3:23 PM
Food & Water Watch: Deepwater Horizon Accident Foreshadows a Potential Disaster Waiting to Happen in the Gulf
3:22 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Congressional Earmarks for Religious Groups Raise Church-State Concerns, Says Americans United
1:18 PM
Center for Biological Diversity and San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society: Settlement Stops Plan to Develop Wildlife Preserve
1:17 PM
Free Press Urges FCC to Closely Examine Proposed CenturyLink and Qwest Deal
1:05 PM
Council of Canadians: UN Backs Climate Conference, Harper Snubs Gathering - Press Conference Today
12:35 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Charges Against Spanish Investigative Judge Must Be Dropped, Says Amnesty International
10:49 AM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Democrats Begin Breaking the Nominee Logjam
10:04 AM
Cornucopia Institute: Organic Industry Watchdog Asks USDA to Crack Down on Labeling Abuses
9:55 AM
Friends of the Earth: EPA Proposes Rule to Phase Out Lead From Aviation Fuel
9:53 AM
Public Citizen: Senate Must Strengthen Financial Reform, Bust Up Big Banks
9:51 AM
CREW Files FEC Complaint Over Illegal Contributions to Sen. David Vitter's Campaing Committee
8:06 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): CEPR Paper: Exchange Rates Are an Important Determinant of Latin America's Economic Performance

Wednesday April 21, 2010

3:16 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Calls for Justice for Black Farmers
3:03 PM
Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) Supports Newly Introduced Safe Chemicals Act, Seeks Improvement Before Enactment
3:02 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Tax the Casino
2:58 PM
LGBT Groups and Allies: LGBT and Allied Groups Call On Congress to Pass ENDA Now
1:27 PM
Americas Voice: In Historic Move, Senators Durbin and Lugar Call on DHS to Protect Immigrant Youth
12:40 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO) Requests Concealed Contractor Information
12:33 PM
Earthjustice: Congress Moves Forward on Clean Water Protections
12:30 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE): LGBT Aging Issues to Take Center Stage at Congressional Briefing on Capitol Hill
12:28 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Bipartisan Bill Restores Clean Water Act Protections to Critical Waters
12:26 PM
ACLU: ACLU Sues Colorado Sheriff For Illegally Imprisoning Colorado Resident Suspected Of Immigration Violations
11:21 AM
ACLU: ACLU And PEN American Center Present Face To Face: Confronting The Torturers On April 29 In New York
11:00 AM
Cornucopia Institute: Organic Watchdog Asks USDA to Overturn Bush-Era Shenanigans
10:18 AM
National Low Income Housing Coalition: Recession Continues to Push Rental Housing Further “Out of Reach” for Low Income Americans
10:13 AM
CREW Releases ‘Worst Governors’ Report – 11 Governors Who Champion Their Personal Interests Over Their States
10:00 AM
Media Matters for America: Fox's 300
9:37 AM
ACLU: House Hears Testimony On Juvenile Justice Legislation
9:33 AM
No More Guantánamos: Guantánamo Uighurs Are Not Alone; US Community Welcomes Other Detainees Who Cannot Safely Be Repatriated
7:06 AM
Basel Action Network: Target Stores Earth Day Event Causes Concern

Tuesday April 20, 2010

2:57 PM
ACLU: Google Announces New Tool To Track Information Requests From Governments
2:06 PM
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence: Voting Rights Bill with NRA Gun Amendment Pulled from Consideration
1:54 PM
The Leadership Council: Statement by Wade Henderson on the Death of Civil Rights Legend, Dr. Dorothy I. Height
1:11 PM
PFAW: Arizona Republicans Use Rhetoric of Fear to Push Through Draconian Immigration Law
12:08 PM
PFAW: Remembering Dorothy Height
12:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Veterans from Wikileaks Unit Apologize to Iraqis, Question U.S. Leadership
11:58 AM
Amnesty International: Sri Lanka’s New Parliament Must Drop Emergency Laws
11:55 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: 404 Southeastern Freshwater Fish, Mussels, Crayfish, Birds, and Others Petitioned for Protection as Endangered Species
10:57 AM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: NARAL Pro-Choice America Pays Tribute to Dorothy Height's Legacy of Leadership
9:53 AM
Corporate Accountability International: Coke’s Failure to Label Dasani Irks Congress, Prompts Ad Campaign
8:54 AM
ACLU: ACLU Marks Equal Pay Day

Monday April 19, 2010

4:03 PM
Constitution Project Expresses Disappointment in Supreme Court Refusal to Hear Case of Charles Dean Hood
3:06 PM
Graduate Employees’ Organization: UIUC Graduate Employees' Organization to Join UC United Coalition on Lobby Day at Springfield April 21
2:47 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): CEPR Paper: Capital Controls Can Help Governments Pursue More Stable, Higher Growth
2:46 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Center, Washington Post Probe Raises Questions About Risks to FHA’s Insurance Fund
1:44 PM
Interfaith Worker Justice: Historic Summit on Health and Safety for Latino Workers
12:34 PM
Peace and Nuclear Abolition Organizations: UN Secretary General to Join International Peace Movement Conference to Abolish Nuclear Weapons on Eve of NPT Review Conference
12:22 PM
The Yes Men: Dow Throws a Dismal Party, Few Attend
11:30 AM
Farm Sanctuary Urges Passage of the Healthy School Meals Act to Benefit Children and Animals
11:29 AM
Food & Water Watch Welcomes Proposed Revisions to Toxics Bill
11:27 AM
CREW: In Response to CREW FOIA Request for Missing Torture Memo Emails, DOJ Releases Documents on Department's Email Retention Policy
9:37 AM
Council of Canadians: Canadians Mark Earth Day by Participating in Historic Cochabamba Climate Conference
9:15 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Florida Panther Habitat Whittled Away With Official Okays
8:47 AM
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL): Grave Concern Over Allegations of Landmine Use by Turkish Army

Friday April 16, 2010

3:06 PM
Human Rights First: Group Calls For Completion of Investigation Into Interrogation Videotape Destruction
2:35 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Iceland Volcano Eruption Too Small to Have Significant Climate Effect, Science Group Says
2:09 PM
CREW: CREW Files FOIA Request with FTC: How Many Complaints Must be Filed to Launch an Investigation?
1:55 PM
ForestEthics: New BC Guidelines for Forest Carbon Offsets Called “Greenwashing” by Nine Environmental Groups
11:56 AM
ACLU: Obama Orders Greater Medical Rights For Same-Sex Partners
11:32 AM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Statement on Fraud Charges Against Goldman Sachs
11:31 AM
Amnesty International: Dow Cannot Run from the Legacy of Bhopal by Sponsoring ‘Run For Water’ Events
10:42 AM
Media Advisory: Veterans of "Wikileaks" Incident Announce "Letter if Reconciliation" to Iraqis Injured in Attack
9:43 AM
Freedom to Marry: President Obama Calls for Medical Decision-Making and Hospital Visitation Rights
9:40 AM
ACLU: ACLU In Court Today In Challenge To Warrantless Surveillance Law
9:26 AM
CEPR: New "Right to Rent" Bill Will Help Millions of American Families Stay in their Homes and Stabilize Communities
8:57 AM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Commemorates Day of Silence

Thursday April 15, 2010

6:21 PM
Cornucopia Institute: USDA Seeks Comments on Controversy Surrounding Confining Organic Livestock
2:30 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Sweeping Forest Service Rollbacks Threaten Sky Island Biodiversity: Agency Seeks Massive Rollbacks for Protection of Arizona, New Mexico Wildlife
2:29 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Statement of Paul Helmke on DC Voting Rights Legislation, Eviscerating DC's Gun Laws
2:27 PM
Human Rights First: U.S. Government Should Respond to Bagram Abuse Allegations
2:24 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Chemical Reform Bill Creates Long Overdue Changes for Public Protection
2:12 PM
National Day Laborer Organizing Network's Response to ICE Enforcement Operations
2:08 PM
Amnesty International Calls Executions by Hamas in Gaza ‘Deplorable’
1:26 PM
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Lawyers’ Committee Honors Legacy of Benjamin Hooks
1:16 PM
Wall Street and Economic Experts, Labor Leaders, Consumer, Development and Global Health Advocates: White House and Congress Must Back Financial Speculation Tax, Diverse Array of Groups say on Tax Day
11:13 AM
Constitution Project Welcomes 2009 Report on Government Classification System for National Security Information
11:06 AM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): Biomass Crop Assistance Program Needs Clarification, Improvement, Says IATP
9:43 AM
ACLU: House of Representatives Holds Hearing on Corporal Punishment in Public Schools
9:33 AM
Violence Policy Center: NRA Once Again Embracing Anti-Government Rhetoric
9:09 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): U.S. Judge Threatens EPA With Contempt on Everglades
8:29 AM
Basel Action Network: Major Corporations Step Up for Certified Green Electronics Recycling
7:59 AM
National Whistleblowers Center: UBS Whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld Files Official Clemency Petition on Tax Day
7:15 AM
Brave New Foundation: On Tax Day, Brave New Foundation, With Congress Members Alan Grayson, Raúl Grijalva, and Barbara Lee, Remind U.S.: 'War in Afghanistan Is Costing Tax Payer Jobs'
7:13 AM
Freedom to Marry: Federal Marriage Discrimination Hurts Families on Tax Day

Wednesday April 14, 2010

3:37 PM
Farm Sanctuary: World’s Leading Environmental Experts Agree: Best Way to Go Green Is to Eat Less Meat
3:35 PM
ACLU: FBI Testifies Before House on National Security Letters
3:09 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Rep. Hodes Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Reverse 'Citizens United'
3:07 PM
National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) President Sheila Crowley Testifies on Principles, Proposals for Housing Finance Reform
3:05 PM
Constitution Project Sends Letter from Former Law Enforcement Officials Rejecting Death Penalty Attacks on Goodwin Liu
3:03 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Florida Special Election Shows Strength of Opposition to 'Citizens United'
3:01 PM
Service Employees International Union (SEIU): Menendez’ POWER Act Will Help Curb Rampant Exploitation and Eroding Workplace Standards for All Workers
2:59 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Medical Marijuana Expected to Qualify for Arizona Ballot
2:11 PM
ACLU: Attorney General Stands Behind Use of Criminal Courts for 9/11 Terrorism Suspects
1:49 PM
Win Without War Endorses Feingold/McGovern Bill That Will End Open-Ended US Commitment in Afghanistan
11:19 AM
Defenders of Wildlife: FWS Unveils New Vision for Wind-Energy Siting and Wildlife
11:04 AM
Free Press: Free Press Calls on FCC to Reclassify Broadband
10:53 AM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: EFF Backs Yahoo! to Protect User from Warrantless Email Search
10:37 AM
US Senator Russ Feingold, US Representative Jim McGovern and US Representative Walter Jones Introduce Legislation to Require Timetable for Deploying US Troops From Afghanistan
10:33 AM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) Urges Furlough of Marijuana Offenders Before Violent Convicts
10:30 AM
National Whistleblowers Center: UBS Whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld Will File Official Clemency Petition on April 15th
10:03 AM
ACLU and Human Rights Watch Report Calls On South Carolina and Alabama to Stop Segregating Prisoners With HIV
9:30 AM
Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE): HIV, Maternal Mortality Link Demands Re-vamped US Policy
9:08 AM
US Senator Russ Feingold: Senate Passes Feingold Resolution Condemning Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill and Similar Efforts Worldwide
8:51 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Puts Off New Protections for Florida's Coastal Waters
8:15 AM
Oxfam International: Rich Country Donors Still Well Off-Track on Their Aid Commitments

Tuesday April 13, 2010

3:29 PM
Drug Policy Alliance: Wednesday: Congressional Hearing Looks at Obama Administration’s Drug War Policies
3:12 PM
Council of Canadians: Free Trade without Free Elections: Ground’s Eye View of Colombia’s Human Rights
3:09 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Veteran of Wikileaks Video Company
3:08 PM
Human Rights Watch: Angola: Oil Wealth Eludes Nation’s Poor
3:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Supreme Court Pick: Kagan "Loves" the Federalist Society
2:51 PM
ACLU: Indiana High School Student Fighting Graduation Prayer Tradition
2:24 PM
MADRE: Nuclear Security Summit Must Take Concrete Steps to Eliminate the Nuclear Threat
1:22 PM
CREW: Surprising No One, Senate Ethics Committee Admits It Is Incapable of Enforcing Official Senate Rules
12:03 PM
Friends of The Earth: State Department Ignores Global Warming in Draft Assessment of Keystone XL Pipeline's Environmental Impacts
11:51 AM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Viacom's Legal Attack on YouTube Threatens Online Speech and Innovation
10:45 AM
AFL-CIO: AFL-CIO 2010 Executive PayWatch Catalogs CEO Pay, Exposes Wall Street’s Efforts Against Meaningful Financial Reform
10:33 AM
United for Peace & Justice: Tax Day Actions For Peace!
10:06 AM
Kent State Truth Tribunal: 40 Years Later: Kent State Truth Tribunal To Examine 1970 Killings at Protest Over Bombing of Cambodia
10:03 AM
PEER: Pentagon In-Sourcing Plan to Reverse Bush Contracting Gains
9:27 AM
CREW: CREW and Open Government Advocates Voice Support for Removing Restrictions on the FOIA
8:18 AM
National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee: Anti-war Tax Day Protests and War Tax Resistance

Monday April 12, 2010

3:09 PM
National Lawyers Guild Calls for Value Shift in Supreme Court Nomination
2:08 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Affirms APA's Refutation of 'Gender Identity Disorder' in New Edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
1:00 PM
CREW Seeks Additional Information About WH Staffer's Use of Personal Email to Conduct Official Administration Business
12:58 PM
Public Citizen: Citizens United Against Citizens United: Public Citizen Takes Next Step in Fighting Corporate Power in Elections
12:56 PM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Healthcare Façade in Turkmenistan Putting Lives at Risk
12:54 PM
Greenpeace Will Continue Fight for Kampar Protection In Indonesia Despite Camp Burning Down
12:05 PM
Food & Water Watch: Federal Inattention to Triclosan Sparks Grassroots and Legislative Action
9:52 AM
United for a Fair Economy: New Report: States Without Income Taxes Hike Residents' Federal Tax Bills by Billions a Year
9:00 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Soaring Use of Coal Waste in Homes Risks Consumer Headaches
8:31 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Israel's Nukes
6:00 AM
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Kucinich Asks Colleagues to Vote No on Funding Escalation

Friday April 9, 2010

1:38 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Air Power: "Deadly Inaccurate"
1:31 PM
Friends of The Earth: Justice Stevens Announces Retirement from Supreme Court
12:37 PM
ACLU: ACLU Comments On Retirement Of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens
12:10 PM
National Organization for Women: NOW Thanks Justice John Paul Stevens for 35 Years of Protecting Women's Rights
11:18 AM
ActionAid: Haitian Government Risks Ignoring Earthquake Survivors, ActionAid Says
10:35 AM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: Statement of Nancy Keenan, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America, on Justice John Paul Stevens’ Retirement from the Supreme Court
10:34 AM
Brady Campaign: Brady Center Statement on the Retirement of Justice Stevens
10:33 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Praises Justice Stevens' Record On Church And State
10:26 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Releases Report on Human Rights Violations in Gulf Coast Recovery Efforts
10:20 AM
PFAW: Justice Stevens to Retire from the Supreme Court
9:45 AM
Media Advisory: Veteran of "Collateral Murder" Company Speaks Out
9:36 AM
Amnesty International: Activists Assaulted and Illegally Detained by Nigerian Police

Thursday April 8, 2010

3:49 PM
Sen. Russ Feingold, Rep. Jim McGovern and Rep. Walter Jones: Feingold, McGovern, Jones Call On President to Set a Flexible Timetable to Remove Troops from Afghanistan
3:32 PM
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER): French-Style Nuclear Reprocessing Will Not Solve U.S. Nuclear Waste Problems
3:10 PM
Tribes, Conservation Groups Tell Congress to Protect Grand Canyon From Mining, Dam Operations, and Other Environmental Threats
2:58 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): CCR, Rights Groups Oppose Thomson IL Correctional Center Purchase, Use for Indefinite Detention Without Charge or Trial
2:48 PM
Peace Action West: With Obama in Office, Congressional Democrats' Scores Drop on Peace Issues
1:00 PM
Media Matters Offers Assistance With Rupert Murdoch's Investigation
11:51 AM
ACLU: Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Oppose Thomson Prison If Used for Indefinite or Military Commission Detention
10:58 AM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): FDA Acknowledges Potential Harmful Effects of Antibacterial Chemicals
10:31 AM
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Arms Control Experts Praise Signing of New START with Russia
10:28 AM
Media Matters for America: Pelosi Death Threats Linked to Fox News
9:49 AM
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL): Mine and Cluster Bomb Survivors Urge Governments to Meet Treaty Obligations
9:47 AM
Physicians for Social Responsibility: A New START Unveiled; Historic Step Towards the Global Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
8:16 AM
Friends of the Earth International: Bolivian Climate Conference Signals Hope Despite Failed Copenhagen Climate Talks
4:41 AM
CDD, U.S. PIRG, and World Privacy Forum Call on Federal Trade Commission to Investigate Data Collection 'Wild West' Involving Real-Time Advertising Auctions and Data Exchanges

Wednesday April 7, 2010

3:53 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich, Seven Members Applaud Nuclear Disarmament Deal
3:50 PM
Action Against Hunger: Hunger and Malnutrition Crisis Resurfaces in Niger
3:44 PM
ACLU: Obama Administration Reportedly Authorizes Targeted Killing Of U.S. Citizen
3:32 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Open Government Plan Inadequate
3:10 PM
CEPR: International Community Can Boost Haiti's Self-Sufficiency by "Buying Local" Rice
2:04 PM
PEER: Interior Cooking Books on Alaska Offshore Eco-Analysis
2:04 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama Nuclear Stance 'Hawk Dressed in Dove's Feathers'
1:40 PM
Sept. 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows: 9/11 Families Denounce Resumption of Military trials on Guantanamo
1:36 PM
Greenpeace Climate Crime Unit Pursues Oil Billionaire David Koch in New York City
12:38 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: As Gun Issue Heats Up, Book Attacks 'Bumper Sticker' Logic of Gun Rights Movement
11:27 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Authorities in Kyrgystzan Must Refrain from Unlawful Use of Force, Says Amnesty International
10:41 AM
ACLU: Previously Banned Scholars Speaking In New York Tonight And Tomorrow
9:22 AM
Friends of The Earth: World Bank Urged to Vote ‘no’ on Eskom Coal Loan
9:16 AM
Council of Canadians: Canadian Government Must be at Historic Climate Conference in Bolivia
9:14 AM
Americas Voice: New Video from America’s Voice Highlights Misplaced Priorities at “Rogue” Enforcement Agency
9:01 AM
Food & Water Watch: New Jersey Supreme Court Ruling a Victory for Citizens of Trenton
8:58 AM
Green America: 10 Ways to SHIFT $300 Billion for the Planet
8:24 AM
Wealth for the Common Good: Shifting Responsibility: How 50 Years of Tax Cuts Have Benefited America's Wealthiest Taxpayers

Tuesday April 6, 2010

7:37 PM
ACLU: Court Limits FCC’s Ability To Stop Broadband Providers From Discriminating Against Internet Conten
4:12 PM
ACLU: Federal Judge Approves ACLU Settlement Forcing Sweeping Improvements In Conditions At Baltimore City Jail
3:36 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Obama Administration Sets New Course for Post-Cold War Nuclear Weapons Policy
3:11 PM
Friends of The Earth: Congressman Collin Peterson Wins Biofool of the Year Award
2:32 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): "What Killed the Miners? Profits Over Safety?"
2:30 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): New Bureau of Prisons Rule Discloses Policies and Conditions in Experimental Segregation Units
1:41 PM
Constitution Project: Constitution Project Joins Statement Calling for Transparency in Creation of Military Commissions Manual
1:21 PM
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Statement on Obama Administration’s Nuclear Posture Review
12:48 PM
Government Accountability Project: Bar Complaint Charges Former World Bank Official with Ethics Violations
12:34 PM
NRDC: NRDC Reacts to the Obama Administration's Nuclear Posture Review
12:31 PM
Free Press: Court Decision Endangers FCC's Ability to Protect Net Neutrality and Implement National Broadband Plan
10:39 AM
Peace Action: Largest Peace Group: President Obama’s Nuclear Posture Not Quite Straight
9:29 AM
Committee to Protect Journalists: More Than 3,500 Petition Iran to Release Journalists, Writers
9:19 AM
Africa Action: South Africans say “No” to Eskom coal

Monday April 5, 2010

3:57 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Leaked Video Shows Civilians Killed in Iraq
3:19 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: San Diego Butterfly Earns New Chance at Endangered Species Protection
2:02 PM
ACLU: Women's Rights and Health Advocates to Ask NV Supreme Court TOMORROW to Uphold Decision Blocking Proposed Initiative Endangering Private Health Care Decisions
1:47 PM
ACLU: Previously Banned Scholars to Speak in New York This Week
10:47 AM
Public Citizen Releases Annual Ranking of State Medical Boards
10:46 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go?
9:22 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Radiation Exposure Debate Rages Inside EPA
6:00 AM
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Pennsylvania Next Stop for Improved-Medicare-for-All Advocates

Friday April 2, 2010

3:53 PM
National Day Laborer Organizing Network: DHS Issues Report on Its Disgraced 287(g) Program NDLON responds: "It Should Be ENDED not MENDED"
1:39 PM
Public Citizen: Chairman Barney Frank Acts Decisively to Protect Against Revolving Door Abuses
12:55 PM
ACLU: DHS Report Confirms Serious Civil Rights Problems With Local Immigration Enforcement Program
12:46 PM
ACLU: DHS Announces Changes To Airline Screening Program
12:32 PM
NOW: NOW Applauds Life Sentence for Roeder, Calls for Anti-Abortion Rights Violence to be Acknowledged as Terrorism
11:35 AM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the March Employment Report
10:15 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Experimental Prison Units Challenged, Albany “Sting” Defendant Lead Plaintiff In Lawsuit
10:13 AM
Campaign for A Commercial-Free Childhood: CCFC Honors Story of Stuff Creator Annie Leonard with Fred Rogers Integrity Award
7:12 AM
ARAMARK & Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) Sign Agreement to Improve Wages, Working Conditions in Tomato Fields of Florida

Thursday April 1, 2010

3:39 PM
Friends of the Earth: Obama Administration Adopts Historic National Greenhouse Gas Reduction Standard for Cars
3:36 PM
Greenpeace Polluterharmony Ad Profiles Relationship Between Secretive Oil Billionaire 'Charles' and US Senator 'Blanche'
3:35 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Toxic Sludge Stance by Alice Waters Sparks Protests
3:34 PM
Public Citizen: New Fuel Economy Standards Are a Historic First Step Toward Energy Independence
2:24 PM
ACLU Urges Department of Justice to Object to Changes in County Board Elections in South Carolina
2:19 PM
ACLU: Newly Released Documents Reveal Details of Civilian Casualty Claims in Afghanistan and Iraq
1:47 PM
National Priorities Project: Where Did Your 2009 Federal Income Tax Dollars Go?
1:40 PM
Center for Media and Democracy: CMD Releases New Wall Street Bailout Total, $4.6 Trillion in Federal Funds Disbursed
1:27 PM
Rainforest Action Network Statement on EPA’s New Guidance for Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
1:24 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): NOAA Concerns Brushed Aside in Obama Offshore Drilling Plan
10:59 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: New Vehicle Standards an Historic Step in Regulating Greenhouse Emissions
10:10 AM
CREW Files Ethics Complaints Against C Street House Residents
10:08 AM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Border Bears in Danger: New Research Shows Excessive Grizzly Hunting in Canada
10:05 AM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force: Time to 'Queer the Census'
10:03 AM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): EPA, DOT Issue Landmark Clean Car Emission Standards
10:01 AM
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL): Landmines 'Counterproductive' -- United States Must Join the Mine Ban Treaty
8:20 AM
Student/Farmworker Alliance and Coalition of Immokalee Workers: Students Call On Sodexo to Follow Suit as Aramark Agrees to Work With CIW

Wednesday March 31, 2010

4:30 PM
National Lawyers Guild (NLG): National Lawyers Guild Initiates Campaign to Raise Awareness of the Attack on the Puerto Rican Bar Association
3:36 PM
Public Campaign: Support For Fair Elections Now Act at All-Time High
2:45 PM
Amnesty International Convenes International Human Rights Leaders in New Orleans for 2010 Annual Meeting
2:05 PM
Public Citizen: Empty Tank: Expanding Drilling Without Holding Big Oil Accountable on Royalties Is Bad Deal for Taxpayers
1:34 PM
NRDC: NRDC Responds to President Obama's Energy Announcements
1:32 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama vs. Martin Luther King?
1:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Myths of Energy Independence
12:28 PM
Amnesty International: Hamas Must Not Carry Out Executions in Gaza
12:09 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: Offshore Drilling Plan Threatens Coastal Communities, Ocean Wildlife
11:29 AM
Drug Policy Alliance: Sting Advocates for Health-Based Drug Policies and an End to the Failed Drug War
10:47 AM
Sierra Club: Obama Unveils New Offshore Drilling Strategy
10:45 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Offshore Oil Plan a Disaster for Wildlife and Climate
10:40 AM
Organic Consumers Association to Picket Chez Panisse Restaurant on Thursday, April 1st, Noon, in Berkeley, CA
10:34 AM
Project On Government Oversight: Administration Takes Careful Look at Work Performed by Government and Private Sector Employees
10:31 AM
MADRE: Executing Du'a Khalil's Killers is Not Justice, But a Violation of Human Rights
9:32 AM
Constitution Project Files Brief in Support of Claims of Inadequate Legal Representation in Michigan
9:23 AM
Corporate Accountability International: Kids Deserve a Break Today: Parents, Health Experts, Children’s Advocates Call on McDonald’s to Retire Ronald
9:15 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): How to Put the H' Back Into OSHA
9:03 AM
ActionAid: Haitians Excluded From Decisions on Rebuilding After Earthquake
9:02 AM
NRDC: Groups Take Action on Proposed Bay City Coal Plant
8:30 AM
Cornucopia Institute: Wal-Mart in Trouble Again Over Organic Marketing Practices

Tuesday March 30, 2010

12:22 PM
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Undaunted: Movement for Improved Medicare for All Grows in Illinois and Across the Nation
12:02 PM
ACLU: ACLU Asks Supreme Court To Review Case Of Innocent Man On Texas' Death Row
11:14 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Campaign Launched to Gather 500,000 Signatures to Cap Greenhouse Gas Pollution at 350 Parts Per Million
11:07 AM
Greenpeace: Giant Private US Oil Company at Center of Climate Denial Funding: Greenpeace
10:59 AM
ACLU: ACLU Joins AT&T, Google And Privacy Groups To Urge Updates To Privacy Law
9:37 AM
Veterans for Peace: Veterans Return to Vietnam to Study Agent Orange
9:22 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Challenges China’s Continued Secrecy in Death Penalty Executions
8:59 AM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums: FAMM Urges Supreme Court to Correct "Good Time" Calculation

Monday March 29, 2010

2:30 PM
Council of Canadians: Arctic Ocean Foreign Ministers Told Leave It in the Ground
1:18 PM
CREW and VoteVets: CREW Files Complaints With FTC and IRS Against Sean Hannity, His Freedom Concerts and the Freedom Alliance
11:15 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama and Afghanistan
11:14 AM
Greenpeace: Trader Joes Announces New Plan to Sell Only Sustainable Seafood by 2012
11:08 AM
Project on Government Oversight (POGO): Army Considers Continuing KBR Monopoly in Iraq
10:04 AM
MADRE: Press Conference ** A Call for the Inclusion of Haitian Women in International Donor Meeting
9:42 AM
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Unconstitutional Practices of Rhode Island Truancy Courts
9:32 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): New Lawsuit Looms for Manatee Protection

Friday March 26, 2010

4:32 PM
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: US-Russia Nuclear Reduction Agreement an “Important Step Forward”
4:08 PM
CEPR: Statement on Obama Administration's Housing Initiative
3:36 PM
MADRE: Event: Haitian Women Call for Inclusion in International Donor Meeting
2:55 PM
ACLU: ICE Releases Two Immigrants After Court Finds Their Prolonged Mandatory Detention Illegal
2:30 PM
Brady Campaign: Brady Center Applauds Court Decision Upholding Strong D.C. Gun Laws
2:02 PM
World Wildlife Fund: All 50 States and the Nation’s Capital Join the World in Turning Out for WWF’s Earth Hour
1:54 PM
Farm Sanctuary: Alexandria, Virginia Becomes Second City in the Nation to Pass a Healthy Food and Climate Green Foods Resolution
1:28 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: IRS Should Investigate Florida Church For Opposing Mayoral Candidate, Says Americans United
1:12 PM
Peace Action: START is Good Start; More Needed to Finish
12:49 PM
CEPR: Baker Indicates Great Respect for Warren
12:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Student Loan vs. Healthcare Policies
11:59 AM
Public Citizen: As the Key WTO Doha Round Stocktaking 'Summit' Announced at the November 2009 WTO Ministerial Vaporizes this Week, Will a New Negotiating Agenda Finally Be Considered?
11:52 AM
Project On Government Oversight: POGO Releases Previously Unreleased State Department IG Audit: Shortcomings in State’s Oversight of Baghdad Embassy Security Force
11:48 AM
Friends of The Earth: Landmark Clean Air Rules Set for Ships, Thousands of Lives Expected to Be Saved
11:44 AM
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Arms Control Experts Applaud Announcement of New Nuclear Reductions Treaty with Russia
11:23 AM
Rainforest Action Network: Rainforest Action Network Statement on EPA’s Veto of Spruce Mine Permit
10:13 AM
Council of Canadians: Arctic Summit Told to Leave It in the Ground
9:57 AM
Center for Public Integrity: Washington Lobbyists Cash in on Health Reform
6:49 AM
Basel Action Network: Scrap Industries Slammed for "More of the Same" Policies Allowing Global Toxic Waste Dumping

Thursday March 25, 2010

3:59 PM
ACLU: Defense Secretary Announces Stricter Standards for Discharging Military Personnel Under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
3:47 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): START Agreement
2:29 PM
World Wildlife Fund and TRAFFIC: WWF and TRAFFIC: Marine Species Get a Raw Deal at CITES Wildlife Convention
2:17 PM
Broad Coalition: Bill Introduced to Extend Wasteful Ethanol Tax Credits
1:48 PM
Council of Canadians: Liberals Sell-Out on Human Rights With Amendment to Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
1:45 PM
Human Rights Campaign: New "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Regulations called "Positive Step” Toward Repeal this Year
10:53 AM
Common Cause: Congressional Leadership Must Jointly Denounce Incendiary Talk and Violence
10:50 AM
Public Knowledge and Free Press: Sprint Shutdown of Haiti Relief Effort Shows FCC Needs to Protect Text Messaging
10:49 AM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy Must End
9:01 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Christie Shreds New Jersey Climate Change Programs
8:47 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Unionization Substantially Improves the Pay and Benefits of Immigrant Workers

Wednesday March 24, 2010

4:14 PM
Government Accountability Project: Health Care Bill Includes Whistleblower Protections for Hospital Employees
3:12 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Exposing U.S.-Backed Indonesian Military Assassinations Leads to Arrest Threats and Censorship for Journalist
3:11 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Tunisia Tries to Silence Human Rights Watch
2:05 PM
Media Matters for America: How Tolerant Is Fox's 'Zero Tolerance' Policy?
1:50 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Highest C-Section Rate Demonstrates Need for National Obstetric Guidelines, Says Amnesty International
1:33 PM
Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America: Nation’s Two Leading Pro-Choice Groups Back Candidate Challenging Rep. Bart Stupak
11:53 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Los Angeles Movie Premiere Canceled After Religious Right Filmmaker’s Anti-Gay Past Is Exposed by Americans United
11:07 AM
Americas Voice: New TV Ad Campaign Shows Continued Momentum for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
9:46 AM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Nearly Half of States Need to Improve Outbreak Reporting, Says CSPI
9:44 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Tunisia: End Arbitrary Restrictions on Ex-Political Prisoners
9:39 AM
World Future Council: 100% Renewable Energy for Cities Is Possible
9:30 AM
Violence Policy Center: Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Have Killed 151 Since May 2007, Including 9 Law Enforcement Officers--Concealed Carry Killers March Update
8:18 AM
Park Center for Independent Media: Investigative Journalist Jeremy Scahill Wins Izzy Award for Independent Media

Tuesday March 23, 2010

4:41 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Pressure on Israel?
4:38 PM
ACLU: ACLU Will Appeal Order To Turn Over Campaign Documents In Prop 8 Challenge
4:22 PM
ACLU: Senator Graham Proposes Indefinite Detention Legislation To White House
3:30 PM
ACLU: UPDATE: Time Change - Oral Arguments TOMORROW For Release Of Documents Related To Bush Torture Program
3:16 PM
Center for Public Integrity: Bad Doctors Database Still Off Limits to Public
2:45 PM
Project On Government Oversight: Contracting Responsibility Database Improved, But Still Misses the Mark
2:18 PM
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: New Roadmap to Nuclear Disarmament for 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
1:00 PM
ACLU: New Health Care Legislation Includes Troubling Setbacks For Reproductive Rights
12:42 PM
Public Citizen: America’s Energy Consumer Protection Agency Fails; People Face Enron-Style Market Manipulation While Agency Looks On
12:35 PM
Haymarket Books: Award-winning Journalist Mohammed Omer Kept from Entering U.S. for Speaking Tour on Conditions in Palestine
12:34 PM
Food & Water Watch: Millions in Taxpayer Dollars Flow to Bottled Water
11:05 AM
CIVIC: PAKISTAN: Security Forces Must Investigate Incidents of Civilian Harm and Make Amends
11:03 AM
CODEPINK to Build Settlements in Congress Today
11:01 AM
Food & Water Watch: GAO Report Critical of FDA Food Irradiation Policies; Calls for Increased Transparency on Controversial Technology
9:41 AM
PEER: Inspector General Opens Bison Range Investigation
9:24 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Google Challenges China to End Censorship
8:39 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Fish and Wildlife Service Documents Show Arizona's Desert Nesting Bald Eagle Victim of Agency Corruption Again
8:08 AM
CODEPINK: CODEPINK Protests Netanyahu inside AIPAC Gala
7:59 AM
Oxfam International: Europe Must Step Up to its Global Responsibility and Play Its Part in Rescuing the Millennium Development Goals

Monday March 22, 2010

3:15 PM
Council of Canadians: 56,000 Reasons for a National Water Policy Delivered to PMO
2:38 PM
Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA): On World Water Day, US Aid Group Launches Petition & Increases Pressure to Provide Clean Drinking Water for Children in Palestine
1:25 PM
Amnesty International Urges Congress to Turn Attention to Needed Reforms on Maternal and Childbirth Care
12:44 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Health Care Bill Enhances Whistleblower Protections
12:29 PM
Public Citizen: Wall Street Reform Must Protect Military, Civilians From Auto Dealer Financing Fraud
12:23 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: EPA Solicits Input on Ocean Acidification and Carbon Dioxide Limits Under Water Pollution Law
11:55 AM
India Resource Center: Coca-Cola Liable for US$ 48 Million for Damages – Government Committee
11:53 AM
National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC): National Organizations Sign Letter to Senate Leaders Urging Funding for the National Housing Trust Fund in Senate Jobs Bill
11:02 AM
Food & Water Watch: Spinning the Bottle
10:19 AM
Physicians for a National Health Program: A False Promise of Reform
8:00 AM
Media Matters for America: Beck Responds to Health Care Passage: "WE R COMING," Will "Rise and Crush" Progressives

Sunday March 21, 2010

7:43 PM
Planned Parenthood: Statement of Cecile Richards, President of PPFA on the Executive Order of the President on Abortion and Health Care Reform
7:32 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: Statement on Executive Order
5:29 PM
National Organization for Women (NOW): President Obama Breaks Faith With Women

Friday March 19, 2010

2:06 PM
Demos: New Report: States Well-Position to Have Automatic Voter Registration at Public Assistance Agencies
2:05 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Healthcare: Repeating Massachusetts' Mistakes?
2:03 PM
Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood Applauds Congresswoman Nita Lowey for Introducing the Global Democracy Promotion Act
12:42 PM
ACLU: Immigration Reform Must Respect Civil Liberties, Says ACLU
12:00 PM
Center for American Progress: The $285 Billion Nonsolution: The Cost of Deportation
10:51 AM
CODEPINK: Women Mark Iraq War's Seventh Anniversary with Vibrant Visuals & Community Event
9:31 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Gutting the Clean Air Act is a Senate Deal Killer
9:03 AM
Cornucopia Institute: USDA Inspector General Finds Bush Administration Ignored Organic Laws
9:02 AM
CARE: CARE: Afghan War Crime Amnesty is Unacceptable
8:59 AM
Environmental Groups Go to Court to Counter Virginia Attorney General's Effort to Block Action on Climate Change

Thursday March 18, 2010

7:48 PM
ACLU: Ashcroft Can Be Held Accountable for Post-9/11 Wrongful Detention
3:14 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Healthcare Reform or Insurance Giveaway?
3:11 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Conservationists Stop West Virginia Oil and Gas Sales
3:08 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: New Safeguards for Polar Bears Voted Down at CITES Meeting
3:06 PM
Public Citizen: Despite Progress in Transparency, Obama Administration Still Slow to Act on Freedom of Information Requests
3:05 PM
Greenpeace Statement on the Failure of Governments at Endangered Species Meeting to Protect Bluefin Tuna
2:45 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Cuba’s ‘Ladies in White’ at Risk of Beatings and Intimidation, Says Amnesty International
2:33 PM
MADRE to Haiti Donors: Respect Women's Human Rights in Recovery Policies
2:13 PM
Food & Water Watch: Congressional Catch Share Hearing a Step Forward in Agency Accountability; Further Action is Needed to Protect Marine Resources, Fishermen and Consumers
2:11 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force: The Time Is Now to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
2:09 PM
National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Restore a Nation Report Highlights Positive Economic Impact of National Parks
2:07 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Bipartisan Agreement Likely Means USDA Will Set Nutrition Standards for Vending in Schools
10:17 AM
People For the American Way (PFAW) Report Exposes Right Wing Playbook Against Immigration Reform
9:25 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): California Sheathes Probe into Employee Personal Activities
7:51 AM
Constitution Project: Beyond Guantanamo Signatories Meet with Legislators to Support Prosecutions of Terrorism Suspects in Federal Court
7:31 AM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Activists Risk Arrest with Elaborate Protest at EPA HQ; Demand Immediate Action to Stop Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

Wednesday March 17, 2010

4:04 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Family Members Ask Court to Reconsider Dismissal of Wrongful Death Claims from Guantánamo
4:03 PM
CREW: CREW Urges Support of ‘Faster FOIA Act’ to Reduce Delays in Processing Records Requests
4:01 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force: Congress Must Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform This Year
3:38 PM
Peace, Justice & Environment Project: Antiwar Activity Sees Surge for 7th Anniversary of Iraq War Invasion
3:29 PM
Military Families Speak Out: Seven Years Into the War in Iraq, MIlitary Families Say: 'Bring Our Troops Home Now'
2:28 PM
National Low Income Housing Coalition: NLIHC President Sheila Crowley Testifies on Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Proposal
12:49 PM
Public Citizen: Energy Department Must Disclose More Information About Loan Guarantee Program, Groups Say
12:48 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Oil Addiction: Gas Price Spikes Threaten Americans' Wallets
12:45 PM
National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Outdoor Industry Leaders Call on Congress to Make Investing in Public Lands and Protecting Natural Resources a Priority in Climate Legislation
12:43 PM
Greenpeace Climate Crime Unit Searches for Oil Billionaire at Smithsonian’s David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins Opening
12:41 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Starbucks: Customers Carry Guns But Employees Are Prohibited
12:39 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Start Spreading the News! New York City Passes Food Safety Letter Grades for Restaurants
12:25 PM
ACLU: Mississippi Stops Segregating Prisoners With HIV
11:20 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): After Seven Years: Iraq War 'Forgotten'
11:08 AM
ACLU: Women Guestworkers Challenge Seafood Company’s Gender-Based Job Restrictions
8:49 AM
Council of Canadians: Free Trade Deal Won’t Strengthen Colombia’s Democracy Warn Canadian Election Monitors
8:23 AM
PEER: Experts Plead for Surviving Bats to Enter Rehab
7:43 AM
FAIR: CNN Scrapes Bottom of Right-Wing Barrel With Erickson Hire

Tuesday March 16, 2010

7:34 PM
ACLU: Attorney General Holder Defends Decision To Try 9/11 Suspects In Federal Court
4:43 PM
ACLU: ACLU Seeks Information On Predator Drone Program
1:21 PM
ACLU: House Holds Hearing Today On Voting Rights
1:07 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Israeli Attacks on Human Rights Activists
12:56 PM
World Wildlife Fund: Study Highlights Forest Protected Areas as a Critical Strategy for Slowing Climate Change
12:52 PM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: EFF Posts Documents Detailing Law Enforcement Collection of Data From Social Media Sites
12:30 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW Critical of Administration's Response to FOIAs
12:09 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Conservationists Propose 50-million-plus Acres as Jaguar Critical Habitat
11:53 AM
Human Rights First: Reform Recommendations Target Lengthy Court Delays, Arbitrary Filing Deadline, Refugee Resettlement System
11:38 AM
PFAW: Senators Highlight Mistreatment of Obama Nominees
10:47 AM
Human Rights Watch: African Al Qaeda Should Stop Targeting Civilians
10:46 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Universities May Deny Funding To Student Clubs That Discriminate, Groups Tell High Court
9:21 AM
ACLU: Refugee Protection Act Would Restore Justice For Asylum Seekers And Refugees, Says ACLU
8:34 AM
Marijuana Policy Project: MPP Calls for National Boycott of Wal-Mart

Monday March 15, 2010

3:23 PM
Free Press: National Broadband Plan Signals Progress But Hard Choices Ahead
3:20 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO) Presses NIH Director to Seek Public Disclosure of Researchers’ Possible Conflicts of Interest
2:14 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Racial Discrimination and Economic Obstacles Contribute to Dramatically Elevated Maternal Death Rates for Women of Color in the United States, Says a New Amnesty International Report
2:07 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Corporation Running for Congress Following Supreme Court Ruling
12:56 PM
Food and Water Europe on the 3rd Forum for the Future of Agriculture and Forum-Host Syngenta
12:53 PM
Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) Criticizes Virginia Attorney General for Advising Public Colleges and Universities to Remove Sexual Orientation From Their Non-Discrimination Policies
12:49 PM
Americans United Warns Tuscaloosa County Commission to Stop Ignoring Records-Request Law
12:47 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Paranoid Pentagon Shooter, Denied Guns by Law, Obtains Weapon Through Gun Show Loophole
10:56 AM
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Healthcare Not Warfare Vigils in 82 Districts on March 17
10:52 AM
Farm Sanctuary: Power to End Abuse of Sick Pigs and Protect America’s Health Lies in President Obama’s Hands
9:19 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Christie Outlines Radical Eco-Rollback in New Jersey
8:33 AM
Beyond Pesticides: Fields of Dreams Shattered With Baseball’s Endorsement of Chemical Lawn Care

Friday March 12, 2010

1:56 PM
Consumer Advocates: CU and OCA Urge Action on Deceptive ‘Organic’ Labeling:
1:16 PM
Campaign for America's Future: CAF to Sen. Dodd: Call for Vote on Independent Consumer Financial Protection Agency
11:15 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls on President Obama to Establish Office of Maternal Health to Lead Government Effort to Reduce Appalling U.S. Death Rate for Women Having Babies
10:59 AM
Human Rights Watch: Indonesia: US Should Justify Training Counterterrorism Unit

Thursday March 11, 2010

2:12 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): US Billions to Israel
2:11 PM
Friends of the Earth: Senate Votes to Undermine Obama Effort to Cut Fossil Fuel Subsidies
2:09 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force: Amend the Fair Housing Act to Ban Housing Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
2:08 PM
American Rivers: New Bill Makes Georgia a National Leader in Water Efficiency
2:06 PM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): NATO Statement Endangers Patients in Afghanistan
1:46 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Legal Settlement Will Require EPA to Evaluate How to Regulate Ocean Acidification Under Clean Water Act
1:08 PM
India Resource Center: Groundwater Levels Continue Downward Spiral Around Coca-Cola Plant
1:05 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists and Economists Call On Senate to Address Climate Change Now
12:26 PM
ACLU: Key Senate Committee Passes Cocaine Sentencing Legislation
12:17 PM
ACLU Demands Disclosure of Basic Facts About Bagram Detainees
11:50 AM
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR): NYT and the ACORN Hoax: Why Can't Paper Admit Its Mistakes?
11:40 AM
Food and Water Europe Welcomes US Court Ruling: Bayer 'Intentionally' Contaminated US Rice
11:37 AM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums: BREAKING NEWS: Senate Judiciary Votes to Reform Federal Crack Cocaine Sentencing Policies
11:17 AM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): DRC: Thousands of Displaced Civilians Trapped by Conflict, Wounded Unable to Reach Hospitals in Hauts Plateaux, South Kivu
10:35 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): The Myth of Transparency in the Obama Era
9:56 AM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): More States Embrace Marijuana Decriminalization
9:54 AM
ACLU: Senate Holds Hearing on Gender Pay Inequality
9:44 AM
Center for Biological Diversity, Pacific Environment and Turtle Island Restoration Network: Suit Launched to Challenge Federal Financing of Foreign Fossil Fuel Project
9:40 AM
FAIR: Action Alert: PBS Replacing Moyers, Now. . .With Newsweek's Jon Meacham?

Wednesday March 10, 2010

6:28 PM
Peace Action: Largest Peace Group-House Vote First Step to Remove Troops from Afghanistan
5:14 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Forthcoming IPCC Independent Review is Welcome
5:12 PM
Public Citizen: Righting a Wrong - Let Shareholders, Not CEOs, Decide How Corporate Money Is Spent on Politics
5:11 PM
Drug Policy Alliance: Washington to Become Second State with Overdose Protection Law
5:03 PM
CREW: CREW's Melanie Sloan Issues Statement on House Democrats' Ban on Private Contractor Earmarks
4:27 PM
Government Accountability Project: GAP Hails New D.C. Whistleblower Protection Law
4:09 PM
US PIRG: Sallie Mae, That’s Just Not Right!
2:35 PM
Free Press: Free Press: Clyburn Is Right -- Competition Is Key to Broadband Adoption, Lower Prices
2:17 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Whistleblower Advocates Oppose Senate Bill
2:08 PM
Project On Government Oversight: DC Council Ahead of the Curve on Whistleblower Protections
2:07 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Now: Congress Debating Afghanistan War
1:02 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Brady Center Applauds Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rulings on Second Amendment
12:08 PM
CREW: CREW and Open Government Advocates Call for Congressional Hearings on Destruction of DOJ Emails
12:04 PM
Farm Sanctuary: Even with Tougher Regulations, 'Organic' Label Fails to Adequately Address Animal Welfare Concerns
11:53 AM
Amnesty International Activists to Rally to Urge President Obama to Seek the Release of Two Prisoners of Conscience During his Diplomatic Trip to Indonesia
11:49 AM
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement: March 11 Townhall to Take On Corporate Power in Our Food System
11:14 AM
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) to Disney: We Will Not Be Silenced
11:04 AM
Earthjustice: More Than 42,000 People and 51 Groups in 18 States Ask EPA to Protect Kids From Pesticides
10:42 AM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: New "Smart Meters" for Energy Use Put Privacy at Risk
10:39 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Fifty Conservation Groups Ask Obama Administration to Strengthen Habitat Protections for Endangered Species
10:10 AM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Remembers “Granny D”
10:06 AM
Human Rights Watch: Afghanistan: Repeal Amnesty Law
10:01 AM
Amnesty International: Myanmar Opposition Must Be Free to Fight Elections
9:11 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): California State Workers Probed on Personal Activities

Tuesday March 9, 2010

6:50 PM
YES! Magazine: Progress Toward an Inclusive, Multiracial America
5:02 PM
FAIR: Meacham to PBS Would Send the Wrong Message
4:43 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Obama Administration a Year Behind on Scientific Integrity Plan
4:43 PM
Government Accountability Project: Whistleblower Who Exposed Wrongdoing in UNDP Somalia Projects Vindicated
4:37 PM
Free Press: New Report Exposes Labor Relations Double Standard at T-Mobile USA
2:03 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Afghanistan Withdrawal Debate in Congress
2:02 PM
Human Rights Watch: Decisive Moment for Global Transparency Effort
2:00 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: National LGBT Rghts Leader Addresses D.C. Protest Demanding Health Insurance Reform
1:30 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Suit Filed to Save Penguins at Risk From Global Warming and Fisheries
1:27 PM
Oxfam International: Many Countries Failing Test of Political Will to Implement Oil and Mining Industry Anti-Corruption Initiative
1:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): The Fed, Watergate and Arming Saddam Hussein
12:59 PM
Physicians for Human Rights: Persecuted in Two Countries, Burmese Refugees Face Starvation in Bangladesh Camps
12:55 PM
Doctors Without Borders: AIDS Care Gap between Wealthy and Developing Countries Risks Becoming a Chasm
12:49 PM
Friends of The Earth: US Export-Import Bank to Vote on “Carbon Increase Plan” Ahead of Obama's Visit
12:43 PM
Free Press: Public Interest and Media Justice Groups Ask FCC to Address Diversity Problem in Media
12:37 PM
CSPI: Most Food & Entertainment Companies Get Failing Grade for Policies on Marketing Food to Children
11:46 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Obama Inaction On Faith-Based Initiative Is Deeply Disappointing, Says Americans United
11:34 AM
Sept. 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows: Family Members of 9/11 Victims Seek Meeting with Attorney General Holder to Support Civilian Trials for GTMO Detainees
11:05 AM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy: Farm to School Efforts Double in Minnesota

Monday March 8, 2010

3:30 PM
Equality California Issues Statement on Senator Roy Ashburn
3:07 PM
Council of Canadians: Impacts of Water Privatization on Women Highlighted in New Report
1:39 PM
Africa Action: Women's Rights Are Human Rights
12:46 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Six Friend of the Court Briefs Ask Supreme Court to Hear Case of Rendition Survivor Maher Arar
12:43 PM
Earthjustice: Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Air Pollution Case
12:42 PM
Defenders of Wildlife Calls On Congress to Restore Funding for National Wildlife Refuge System
11:47 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Settlement Reached to Reduce Global Warming Impacts of Walmart Supercenters in Southern California
11:29 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Sets Clean Water Bar for Forida Too Low
10:50 AM
Media Matters for America: Does Newsday Bow to Political Pressure?

Sunday March 7, 2010

8:20 AM
ACLU New York Times Ad Today Calls On President Obama Not to Back Down on 9/11 Civilian Trials

Friday March 5, 2010

5:16 PM
ACLU: TSA Expands Use Of Invasive Body Scanners
4:01 PM
MADRE: Women Worldwide Will Honor the Lives of Feminist Leaders Who Died in Haiti's Earthquake
4:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Elections in Iraq * Clinton in Honduras
3:24 PM
Americans for Democratic Action: A Deceptive Job Recovery -- Real Unemployment at 16.8%
2:20 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel: End Crackdown on Anti-Wall Activists
2:00 PM
Farm Sanctuary: USDA’s Latest Slaughterhouse Violations Heighten Urgency for Federal Ban on All Sick Animals Entering Food Supply
1:42 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Outraged at President Obama’s Possible Flip Flop on Detainee Trials
1:30 PM
IFAW: Study Finds Little Local Economic Value in Trophy Hunting Polar Bears Hunts are of economic importance only to a handful of individuals
1:16 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on February Jobs Report
12:48 PM
Friends of The Earth: Obama Administration Files Request to Revoke Yucca Mountain License
12:29 PM
Human Rights First: Military Commissions a Dangerous Choice for 9/11 Defendants
12:27 PM
Free Press: FCC Needs to Change Cable Policy to Protect Consumers
12:26 PM
Sept. 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows: 9/11 Families Urge Obama to Keep Promise To Prosecute Khalid Sheik Mohammed in Civilian Court
12:18 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Mono Basin Sage Grouse Is Endangered, But Protection Once Again Delayed
12:12 PM
National Coalition for the Homeless: Tent Cities in America: A Pacific Coast Report
11:39 AM
Amnesty International: Amnesty International Will Demonstrate In Support of Mexican Women Who Have Waited Nearly 4 Years for Justice After Being Beaten and Sexually Assaulted
11:33 AM
Constitution Project Urges Obama Administration To Stick With Federal Court Prosecutions of 9/11 Conspirators
10:25 AM
Amnesty International: UN Forces Must Remain in the Democratic Republic of Congo
9:33 AM
PEER: OSHA Plan to Remove Chemical Warnings Misguided
7:31 AM
ACLU: Obama Administration On Verge Of Reversing Decision On 9/11 Prosecutions

Thursday March 4, 2010

8:20 PM
ACLU: Senators McCain and Lieberman Introduce Bill to Authorize Indefinite Detention
8:18 PM
National Organization for Women (NOW): White House Health Care Reform Bill Denies Women's Basic Rights
4:29 PM
Friends of the Earth: Sen. Rockefeller Attacks Clean Air Act
3:56 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): CFTC Should Impose Tough Limits on Wall Street Speculators
3:33 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): NRDC Celebrates Tenth Anniversary of Major Victory in Laguna San Ignacio
3:30 PM
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Animal Groups Pledge $1.1M Dollars for Long-Term
3:28 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Congress Begins Afghanistan Debate
3:27 PM
Americans United Urges Senate to Reject Lieberman School Voucher Amendment
3:12 PM
Peace Action: Iraqi Elections Incite Tension, Violence, and Long-Term Uncertainty
3:11 PM
Peace Action: Largest Peace Group Pushes House Vote to Remove Troops from Afghanistan in 2010
1:47 PM
Food & Water Europe: The European Commission Approves First Genetically Modified (GM) Potato in the Name of 'Responsible Innovation'
12:58 PM
People for the American Way (PFAW): Dawn Johnsen Approved by Judiciary Committee
12:56 PM
Government Accountability Project: Slaughterhouse Whistleblower Reveals Inhumane Animal Treatment, Food Integrity Violations
11:23 AM
Human Rights Campaign: Grassroots Activists Gather to Repeal 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell'
10:20 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Weak Whistleblower Protections Preclude OSHA Reform
10:00 AM
US PIRG: Time to Move Forward With Health Reform

Wednesday March 3, 2010

5:18 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America Statement on Health Reform
5:11 PM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Unintended Consequences: Twelve Years Under the DMCA
4:15 PM
Physicians for Human Rights: American Psychological Association Closes Loophole in Ethics Code, but More Code Reforms Needed
4:12 PM
Greenpeace: Greenpeace Statement on U.S. Announcement in Support of Endangered Species Listing for Bluefin Tuna
4:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Analysts: Another Financial Crisis on Way; Strong Regulation Needed
3:35 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Hawaii Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Three Bills to Improve Marijuana Laws
3:12 PM
Public Citizen: Medical Malpractice Payments Continue to Fall, Public Citizen Analysis Shows
3:09 PM
CREW: CREW Sends FOIA to DOJ Seeking Copies of Torture Memo Author John Yoo's Emails
2:59 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Historic Day in Nation's Capital as Same-Sex Couples Begin Applying for Marriage Licenses
2:13 PM
Human Rights Watch: Honduras: Investigate Attacks on Coup Opponents
2:10 PM
Center for Responsive Politics: No Recession in US Politics: An OpenSecrets.org Live Web Chat
2:08 PM
Rainforest Action Network: More than 150 People Call on RBC to End Tar Sands Financing at Shareholder Meeting
1:57 PM
MADRE: MADRE Partner Speaks at the Opening of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
12:43 PM
CREW: CREW Statement on Rangel Stepping Down as Chairman
12:30 PM
Human Rights Campaign: Lieberman Introduces Legislation in U.S. Senate to Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
12:27 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: FBI Whistleblowers Speak Out Against S. 372
11:26 AM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): Agriculture and Rural Groups Defend EPA’s Ability to Protect Climate, Public Health
10:18 AM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Harvard Economist: Decriminalizing Marijuana Could Save Rhode Island $11 Million Annually
9:43 AM
Human Rights Campaign: D.C. Law Permitting Same-Sex Marriages Takes Effect
9:00 AM
Freedom to Marry: The Freedom to Marry Arrives in D.C.

Tuesday March 2, 2010

4:52 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Scientists to Congress: Don’t Force the EPA to Ignore the Science, Global Warming Does Threaten Public Health
4:49 PM
Project On Government Oversight: Watchdog Says Defense Contract Audit Agency Resisting Meaningful Reform
3:50 PM
Public Citizen: Americans Need an Independent Consumer Financial Protection Agency
3:47 PM
NRDC: Obama Rebate Program Will Create Jobs, Save Homeowners Money
3:45 PM
ACLU: ACLU Demands Mississippi School Allow Lesbian Student To Attend Prom With Girlfriend
3:41 PM
PFAW: Has Liz Cheney No Sense of Decency?
2:48 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Senator Jim Bunning's Blocking of HR 4691
2:33 PM
Food & Water Watch: Congress Must Act Now to Protect America’s Water
1:32 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Brady Campaign Statement On Arguments In U. S. Supreme Court Gun Case
1:22 PM
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy: Nonprofits Bring Tremendous Benefits to Communities Through Citizen Involvement in Politics
12:40 PM
Food Policy & Farm Advocates: Family Farmers, Consumer Advocates, and Organized Labor to Feds: Bust Up Big Ag
12:21 PM
Marijuana Policy Project: What is Keeping Maryland from Passing a Medical Marijuana Law?
11:18 AM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW Calls on Justice IG to Investigate Department's Systemic Supervision and Training Issues in Wake of Blackwater Decision
10:12 AM
PEER: Christie Deep-Sixes New Jersey Perchlorate Standard

Monday March 1, 2010

6:49 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Responds to Supreme Court Order in Kiyemba v. Obama
5:05 PM
ACLU: Court Removes Ballot Obstacle for Alternative Parties in South Carolina
5:02 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Having Consumer Protection Under Treasury 'A Sick Joke'
5:00 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: More Than 145,000 Speak Out Against Corporate Sponsored Wolf Killing Contests
3:52 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Why Is Haiti So Poor?
2:10 PM
Bill of Rights Defense Committee: Grassroots Constitutionalists Distressed by PATRIOT Extension
2:05 PM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): More Than 40 Rallied at EPA Today; Asking Agency to End Mountaintop Removal
2:03 PM
Common Cause: Ethics Committee Must Keep Going With Rangel Investigations
2:01 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): NRDC Action Fund and HeadCount Launch 'Best of Bonnaroo'
1:59 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich, LaTourette, 11 Other Members of Ohio Delegation Demand Foreclosure Relief
12:23 PM
Constitution Project Welcomes Supreme Court Order Vacating Decision of Appeals Court in Uighurs Case
10:31 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Lawsuit Filed to Bar GE Crops from National Wildlife Refuge
9:55 AM
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL): Time for United States to Join the Mine Ban Treaty
8:05 AM
Center for Digital Democracy: CDD Asks Food and Drug Administration to Investigate Digital Marketing of Drugs and Health Products

Friday February 26, 2010

4:08 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Afghanistan “Awash with US Cash and US Blood”
4:05 PM
Amnesty International: Cuban Human Rights Activist in Maximum Security Prison Must be Released
4:04 PM
Project On Government Oversight: POGO Supports Intent of "High Road" Contracting Policies
2:00 PM
Corporate Accountability International: Report: Five Years In, tobacco Treaty is Saving Lives, Continues to be Stymied by Industry, US Still Absent
1:02 PM
CREW: CREW Issues Statement on House Ethics Committee's Findings in PMA Probe
12:55 PM
Center for Public Integrity: ‘Undetected Rapists’ on College Campuses
12:31 PM
Constitution Project Disappointed by Missed Opportunity to Reform Patriot Act, But Optimistic for Next Year's Reevaluation
11:07 AM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Epic Fail in Congress: USA PATRIOT Act Renewed Without Any New Civil Liberties Protections
9:36 AM
ACLU: Senate Holds Hearing On Justice Department Torture Memo Report

Thursday February 25, 2010

2:45 PM
ACLU: Political Operative Abandons Latest Attempt to Decimate Equal Opportunity in Missouri
2:40 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Losing Our Forests: NRDC Sues to Protect Iconic Whitebark Pine
2:38 PM
CREW: CREW Asks Attorney General to Investigate Destruction of Emails Relating to Torture Memos
2:28 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Lebanon: Free Foreign Prisoners When Sentences End
2:27 PM
Secular Coalition for America to Meet with White House Officials on National Policy
2:25 PM
Human Rights Campaign Announces May 11th Lobby Day to Repeal DADT; Launches National Action Alert to Recruit Veterans and Allies
11:46 AM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Lax Federal Enforcement in Campus Sexual Assault Cases
11:39 AM
Free Press Warns Congress: ‘Comcast’s Actions Speak Louder than Words’
11:35 AM
Friends of the Earth Launches TV Ads Opposing Obama Administration's Nuclear Bailout
11:25 AM
World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Cities and States Across the U.S. to Turn Out for WWF's 2010 Earth Hour
11:19 AM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): U.S.-Mexico Drug Summit Fails to Acknowledge Obvious Solution to Violent Drug Cartels
10:15 AM
United for a Fair Economy: Senators Hold Unemployed Americans Hostage as They Bargain for Another Trillion-Dollar Tax Giveaway to the Rich
9:25 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Death Penalty Abolition Setback by South Korean Constitutional Court Ruling, Says Amnesty International

Wednesday February 24, 2010

5:19 PM
Center for Public Integrity: Health Care Lobbying: The Frenzy Continued
5:00 PM
Public Citizen: Sens. Dodd, Udall Deserve Kudos for Effort to Overturn Citizens United Case
3:44 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Action Fund Responds to Maryland Attorney General's Opinion on Same-Sex Marriages
3:43 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Single-Payer Advocates, Excluded from Summit, Take to Sidewalk
3:40 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Salt-Water-Soaked Chicken Not at All Natural, Says CSPI
3:21 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): White Tilt: Jobs and Stimulus Bills
12:47 PM
Wake-Up Wal-Mart: Walmart's Sick Leave Policy Leaves Workers, Customers and the Public at Risk
12:45 PM
CREW: Health Care Lobby Has Invested Heavily in Those Who Will Attend Reform Summit
12:42 PM
Defenders of Wildlife and EarthEcho International: California Sea Otter Fund’s Survival in Jeopardy
12:11 PM
Physicians for a National Health Program: Doctors' Group: Obama Plan Leaves Millions Uninsured, Boosts Private Insurers
11:26 AM
ACLU: Hearing Begins Today On Sex Segregated Public School In Louisiana
10:41 AM
Violence Policy Center: Police Are Involved in More Than One Out of Four Assault Weapons Incidents, Violence Policy Center Study Shows
10:13 AM
National Single-Payer Alliance: Grassroots Activists Hold ‘Sidewalk Health Summit,’ Call for Medicare for All
10:10 AM
Media Matters for America: Don't Lie, Don't Misinform

Tuesday February 23, 2010

5:28 PM
National Lawyers Guild Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Professor Ward Churchill
4:49 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: United States to Retire Nuclear-Armed Tomahawk Missiles
4:07 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Challenges Patriot Act Material Support Law in Supreme Court Today
3:40 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Urges Support of Stop Outsourcing Security Legislation Introduced Today
3:26 PM
ACLU: U.S. House Of Representatives Holds Hearing On Sexual Violence In Youth Detention Facilities
2:45 PM
Organic Consumers Association: Organic Activists Will Dump Sewage Sludge and Hold a Press Conference on the Steps of San Francisco City Hall March 4 at Noon
2:44 PM
Project On Government Oversight: POGO Calls for Increased Oversight of Financial Self-Regulators
1:58 PM
PEER: OSHA Standard-Setting Broken and Moving in Wrong Direction
1:52 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: News Stories on Manufactured Scandals Ignore Scientific Urgency
1:45 PM
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Appeal Filed in Mississippi Civil Rights Suit Against HUD
1:42 PM
Human Rights Watch: Thailand: Migrant Workers Face Killings, Extortion, Labor Rights Abuses
1:13 PM
Americas Voice: Senate Jobs Bill Latest Target for Illegal Immigration Wedge Politics
12:37 PM
Amnesty International: Nicaragua Abortion Law Puts Pregnant Cancer Victim at Risk
12:29 PM
Center for Responsive Politics: Midterm Elections Will Cost at Least $3.7 Billion, Center for Responsive Politics Estimates
11:41 AM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Challenges Sec. Gates on Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan
11:02 AM
Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Jan Schakowsky: Stop Outsourcing Security
10:30 AM
Friends of The Earth - International: GM Crops Failing to Tackle Climate Change
9:32 AM
Center for Public Integrity: CPI Report Uncovers Culture of Indifference and Leniency Surrounding Sexual Assault on College Campuses Around the Country

Monday February 22, 2010

4:16 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): * Airstrikes in Afghanistan * Back to Square One in Iraq?
2:40 PM
Public Citizen: NRC Staff Should Stop Balking, Provide Fire Safety Information, Groups Say
2:38 PM
Common Cause: AG Holder Must Reject Whitewash of Torture Findings
2:37 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Asks IRS to Investigate Partisan Politicking at Liberty University
2:34 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): * Obama's Healthcare Proposal * New Credit Card Law
2:24 PM
CAIR: Double Standard on 'Terror' Counterproductive, Offensive Attack on Texas IRS Office Not Called 'Terrorism,' Despite Fitting Definition
1:26 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: EPA Petitioned to Reduce Black Carbon 'Soot' Under Clean Water Act
1:24 PM
ACLU: Hearing Begins Wednesday on Sex Segregated Public School in Louisiana
12:07 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Indigenous Peoples Struggle to Survive in Colombia, Says Amnesty International
12:04 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): CPI Report Uncovers Culture of Indifference and Leniency Surrounding Sexual Assault on College Campuses Around the Country
11:58 AM
Friends of the Earth: On Heels of Obama Nuclear Bailout, Challenge to Controversial South Carolina Nuclear Project to Be Heard by State’s Supreme Court on March 4
11:22 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Turkey: Stop Violence Against Transgender People
11:17 AM
ACLU: Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law That Inhibits Work of Humanitarian Organizations
11:08 AM
Rights Groups: Rights Groups Present New Documents that Show Congress Knew More about CIA Rendition, Secret Detention, and Torture Than Previously Disclosed
10:50 AM
US Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Jan Schakowsky: Press Conference on Legislation to End Security Contractors in War Zones
10:30 AM
Cornucopia Institute: Corporate Baking Giant Sara Lee Hijacks Organics

Friday February 19, 2010

4:36 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN Security Council: Better Shelter, Security Needed for Haiti Victims
4:33 PM
Free Press: Industry and Consumer Groups Call on Comcast to Withdraw from Program Access Litigation Against FCC
3:25 PM
ACLU: Broad Coalition Urges Senate to Defeat Legislation to Block Funding for Civilian Trials in 9/11 Cases
2:32 PM
Constitution Project Joins Coalition Letter Opposing Proposed Legislation Barring Prosecution of Some Suspected Terrorists in Federal Courts
1:46 PM
Interfaith Worker Justice: Momentous Step Taken to End Wage Theft
1:41 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Joins Congressional Delegation to Haiti
1:35 PM
Conservation Groups: Government Study: Elevated Uranium Levels in Grand Canyon's Watershed
11:50 AM
ACLU: State of Alaska, NARF, Northern Justice Project and ACLU Reach Settlement in Yup'ik Language Voter Assistance Case
10:32 AM
Violence Policy Center: Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Have Killed at Least 139 Since May 2007, Including 9 Law Enforcement Officers—“Concealed Carry Killers” Web Site February Update

Thursday February 18, 2010

6:25 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Bill to Tax and Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Is Reintroduced in California
5:02 PM
Farm Sanctuary: Imposter Faux Fur Partners with Farm Sanctuary to Give Animals a Royalty Share of the Products They Inspire
3:59 PM
Earthjustice: Clark County Challenged for Weak Stormwater Controls
3:18 PM
Food & Water Watch: Poll Shows Voters Ready to Flush $11 Billion Water Bond in November
3:16 PM
Conservation Groups: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sued Over Repeated Failure to Protect Endangered Florida Panther
3:14 PM
American Rivers Signs Agreements for World's Largest River Restoration Project
3:01 PM
Peace Action: Largest Peace Group: Biden Speech Right Direction on Nukes, But Funding Weapon Upgrades Wrong
1:57 PM
People for the American Way (PFAW): New Poll Shows Broad Support for 'Fixing' Citizens United
1:37 PM
Council of Canadians: Canada Should Put Democracy Before Free Trade in Colombia, Say Returned Observers
1:25 PM
Free Press Welcomes E-Rate Improvement
1:12 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): From Afghanistan
12:10 PM
National Lawyers Guild Calls on Iranian Government to Halt Executions and Arbitrary Detentions
11:09 AM
ACLU Sues to Obtain Information About Taxpayer-Funded Religion in Abstinence-Only Programs Overseas
10:45 AM
Hip Hop Caucus Clean Energy Now! Tour Hits the Road
10:19 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Bison Killed in Annual Bison Range Roundup
9:47 AM
Green America: New Airline Recycling Rankings: United and US Airways Flunk, While Delta, Virgin, and Southwest Get Best Grades, According to ResponsibleShopper.org
9:45 AM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Brady Campaign State Scorecards: Most States Have Weak Gun Laws

Wednesday February 17, 2010

7:02 PM
Freedom to Marry: New Hampshire House Overwhelmingly Rejects Attempt to Repeal Marriage Rights
5:36 PM
FAIR: Tell Cable News: No More PR Pundits
4:29 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Ruling: No Court Can Hear Abuse and Wrongful Death Claims from Guantanamo
4:27 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Administration Slated to Finalize Major Nuclear Weapons Policy Review
4:00 PM
Constitution Project: Media Advisory: Constitution Project to Participate in DOJ Symposium on Indigent Defense
3:49 PM
Peace of the Action's 'Camp OUT NOW' Comes to Washington, DC
3:21 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: New NYPD Data for 2009 Shows Significant Rise in Stop-and-Frisks: More than Half Million New Yorkers Stopped Last Year
3:11 PM
National Whistleblowers Center Refutes False Charges Made Against UBS Whistleblower
2:40 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Iran ‘Shows Contempt’ for Human Rights by Rejecting UN Recommendations, Says Amnesty International
2:36 PM
Oxfam International: Rich Countries Have No Excuse for Broken Aid Promises
2:34 PM
World Wildlife Fund: The World Prepares to Participate in WWF's Earth Hour
2:13 PM
Public Campaign & Common Cause: Major Party Donors Tell Speaker Pelosi: Pass Fair Elections
2:11 PM
Oxfam International: Climate Change and Water Shortages Closing in on Tajikistan and Central Asia
12:57 PM
People for the American Way (PFAW): 'Mount Vernon Statement': Fancy New Name, Same Old Talking Points
12:55 PM
Amnesty International - USA: End Persecution of Human Rights Defenders in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Urges Amnesty International
12:21 PM
ACLU Asks UN to Intervene on Behalf of Montana Juvenile Prisoner
12:11 PM
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL): PreventLoanScams.org a New Online Tool in the Fight Against Loan Modification Scammers
12:09 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Four Lawsuits Filed to Protect 93 Species Across Country
11:46 AM
ACLU, EFF and Others in Court Thursday to Challenge Google Book Search Settlement
11:17 AM
Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS): Nuclear Loan Guarantees Aren't Just Guarantees: They Are Actual Taxpayer Loans
9:32 AM
SEIU’s Burger: Recovery Act Stopped the Bleeding; Now We Need to Invest in Local Communities
8:00 AM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Homeland Security’s Multi-Billion-Dollar Bet on Better Communications
7:00 AM
Brave New Films's Robert Greenwald Denounces Joel Surnow's History Channel Production of the Kennedys As Political Attack Through Character Assassination

Tuesday February 16, 2010

5:04 PM
Human Rights Watch: Cluster Bomb Ban Reaches Ratification Milestone
4:56 PM
Amnesty International: Afghan Civilians at Risk During NATO Offensive Against Taleban
4:31 PM
POGO: A Dozen Nonpartisan Good Government Fixes Congress Should Implement in 2010
4:07 PM
Free Press: Free Press Applauds FCC Goal of 100 Million Households with Super-Fast Broadband
3:22 PM
US PIRG: The Recovery Act at One Year: New Jobs Data Show Growing Advantage from Stimulus Investments in Public Transportation
2:06 PM
Free Press: New U.S. Data Shows More Competition and Openness Is Needed to Bring All Americans Online
1:59 PM
Greenpeace: President Obama Ignores the Bad Economics and Backs Nuclear Loans
1:50 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Billions to Subsidize Nuclear Energy
1:37 PM
ACLU: ACLU To Discuss Protecting Whistleblowers At Anyone Can Whistle
12:03 PM
Progress Democrats of America (PDA): Brownbagger Vigils Against War Funding in 60 Congressional Districts
11:46 AM
Beyond Nuclear: Beyond Nuclear Denounces President Obama’s Decision to Transfer Financial and Safety Risks of New Reactors to US Taxpayers
8:40 AM
CEPR: Deficit Scaremongering Undermining Economic Recovery

Monday February 15, 2010

12:11 PM
Project on Defense Alternatives: How Much Does the Pentagon Need? A Quick Guide to US Defense Spending

Friday February 12, 2010

4:00 PM
Cornucopia Institute: New USDA Rules Establish Strong Organic Standards for Pasture and Livestock
3:59 PM
SEIU: SEIU'S Medina: New H-2A Farm Worker Rules Could Not Come Soon Enough for U.S. and Foreign Workers
3:56 PM
Human Rights Watch: Olympics: Don't Skate Over Rights Violations
3:53 PM
Food & Water Watch - Europe: Food and Water Europe Welcomes U.S. Court Ruling for Compensation by GM Contaminators
1:11 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International says Iran’s Report to UN Paints Distorted Picture on Human Rights
12:57 PM
Oxfam International: Haiti Earthquake One Month On: Oxfam says ‘Still A Mountain to Climb’ in Haiti
12:52 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: California to Withdraw Harmful "Carbon Credits for Clearcuts" Forest Policy
11:54 AM
Greenpeace: Spoof Newspaper Makes a Splash at North Pacific Fisheries Management Council Meeting
11:14 AM
Center for Responsive Politics: Federal Lobbying Climbs in 2009 as Lawmakers Execute Aggressive Congressional Agenda

Thursday February 11, 2010

2:58 PM
Equality California Calls for Impeachment of California Fair Political Practices Commissioner
2:54 PM
America s Voice: Speaker Pelosi Reaffirms Commitment to Passing Comprehensive Immigration Reform
2:51 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO) Requests White House Intervention for Los Alamos
2:50 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): So Much for Global Warming
2:48 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: More Than 25,000 Americans So Far Agree: No 'Room for Guns' in Coffeehouses
1:13 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Bureau of Land Management Sued for Withholding Records on Uranium Mines That Threaten Grand Canyon
1:08 PM
Environmental Groups: Invasive GE Eucalyptus Threatens Southern Forests & Water
1:06 PM
ACLU: Grandmother Will Mark President's Day by Petitioning Obama to Commute Her 27-Year Prison Sentence for Non-Violent Crime
11:32 AM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich: Congress Must Stand Tall to Wall Street
11:22 AM
Applied Research Center: ARC Publishes Fifth Edition of California Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity
9:47 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Group Gives Out 100,000 Endangered Species Condoms for Valentine's Day
9:29 AM
Friends of the Earth: Ad Contest Holds Sen. Lincoln Accountable for Attacking Clean Air Act

Wednesday February 10, 2010

4:42 PM
Farm Sanctuary: Denny’s Acknowledges Suffering of Egg-laying Hens in Super Bowl Ads
4:12 PM
ACLU: ACLU and PEN American Center Present Reckoning With Torture: Memos and Testimonies From the "War on Terror" March 3 at Georgetown University Law Center Hart Auditorium
2:30 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Katie Couric Investigates Ag's Role in Antibiotic Resistance
2:28 PM
Free Press: Google’s Announcement of High-Speed Broadband Experiment Should Inspire FCC to Think Big
2:17 PM
Committee to Protect Journalists: US Military Releases Reuters Photographer After 17 Months in Detention
2:13 PM
Council of Canadians: Walk Away From ‘Buy American’ Deal, Urges Maude Barlow in Open Letter to Premiers
1:26 PM
ACLU: British Court Orders Release of Torture Evidence in Extraordinary Rendition Case
1:18 PM
MADRE: Haiti: Women's Health Delegation Working to Provide Pregnant Women with Critical Support
1:14 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Descendants File Protest with United Nations over Israeli Plans to Build on 12th Century Muslim Cemetery
12:16 PM
Greenpeace: PolluterWatch Launches PolluterHarmony.com
11:15 AM
ForestEthics: Whole Foods, Bed, Bath & Beyond Reject Tar Sands
11:01 AM
ACLU: ACLU Sues Over Unconstitutional Airport Detention and Interrogation of College Student Carrying Arabic Flashcards
6:10 AM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Nuclear Experts, Arms Control organizations Urge Obama to Transform U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy

Tuesday February 9, 2010

3:20 PM
CSPI: Childhood Obesity Initiative Announced by First Lady Michelle Obama
2:21 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich: Don’t Subsidize Childhood Obesity
1:26 PM
Doctors Without Borders/MSF: Indian Court Gives Boost to Access to Medicines as Latest Appeal by Bayer is Rejected
12:13 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: If You Lost Your Home in the Earthquake You Have These Rights (English and Kreyol)
12:11 PM
Amnesty International: India: Government Must Stop Bauxite Mine and Refinery Expansion Until Human Rights are Addressed
12:09 PM
Greenpeace: United Nations: Japanese Authorities Breached Human Rights of Greenpeace Anti-Whaling Activists
11:10 AM
Progressive Democrats of America: Brownbaggers Not Teabaggers! Vigils Against War Funding Spread Across Nation
11:07 AM
American Rights at Work: New Report Exposes Labor Relations Double Standard at T-Mobile USA
11:06 AM
ACLU: Windsor School Board Votes To Stop Holding Graduations At Church
11:06 AM
NRDC and Basel Action Network: NRDC Endorses New Certification for Safe, Ethical Electronic Waste Recycling
10:46 AM
PEER: Obama Administration Hired Nation's Top Anti-Union Law Firm
10:39 AM
ACLU, EFF And CDT: ACLU, EFF And CDT In Court Thursday For Arguments In Cell Phone Tracking Case
7:58 AM
National Priorities Project: The President's Budget: Fiscal Year 2011: State-Level Numbers Focused on Healthcare, Energy and Education

Monday February 8, 2010

5:01 PM
ACLU: ACLU Challenges Illegal Disfranchisement of American Indian Voters in South Dakota
12:57 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): New Jersey Downplays Disturbing Air Toxics Study
9:28 AM
Oxfam International: Survey Shows Few Haitians Willing to Move Far to Camps Outside the City
9:26 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel: Attacks on New Israel Fund, Critical Groups, Threaten Civil Society

Friday February 5, 2010

5:22 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the January Employment Report
4:20 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Stronger Efficiency, Renewables Measures Would Benefit Consumers, Industry
4:12 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Challenges Potential Extrajudicial Killing of Americans
3:39 PM
ACLU: White House Must Reform Faith-Based Initiative, Says ACLU
2:50 PM
AFSCME: AFSCME President Gerald McEntee to Supporters of Privatizing Social Security: “Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are”
2:17 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on January Jobs Report
1:24 PM
Iraq Veterans Against the War: Stop-Lossed Iraq War Vet to Face Court Martial in Iraq over Protest Song
1:19 PM
Americans for Democratic Action: Real Unemployment Rate at 16.77%
1:01 PM
PFAW: Tancredo Sets the Tone For Tea Party: Extreme, Racist, Nativist
12:43 PM
PFAW: GOP Obstruction on Nominations Reaches New Low
12:18 PM
Brady Campaign: Brady Campaign Urges Starbucks To Prohibit Guns In Its Retail Outlets
11:34 AM
FAIR: NPR Ombud: 'Critics are Right' on Zinn Obituary
10:19 AM
Oxfam International: G7 MustTake on Emergency Recovery Plan for Haiti, Global Economic Crisis

Thursday February 4, 2010

3:25 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Pres. Obama’s Proposed 2011 Budget Bolsters War on Drugs
2:54 PM
Earthjustice: Environmental and Health Groups Face Off Against Household Cleaner Giants in Court
2:53 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched to Defend Pacific Fisher From Federal Negligence
2:47 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Haiti: * Canceling Debt * Adoptions * Just Back
2:46 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Kenya: Landmark Ruling on Indigenous Land Rights
2:45 PM
Public Citizen: Patient Safety Advocates Launch Campaign to Reduce Resident Physician Fatigue, Boost Patient Safety
2:19 PM
Equality California (EQCA): Equality California Urges President Obama to Take Action on Federal Prop. 8 Case
2:15 PM
US Senators: Feingold, Coburn, Cardin, Collins Introduce Resolution Condemning Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill and Similar Efforts Worldwide
11:32 AM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): USDA Not the Only Federal Agency Influencing Our Food System, New Paper Reports
11:30 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Vietnam: Expanding Campaign to Silence Dissent
11:28 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Joins Broad Coalition of Groups Asking Obama to Reform ‘Faith-Based’ Initiative
11:13 AM
Jubilee USA Network: Members of Congress Urge Debt Cancellation for Haiti
11:11 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): New Jersey Closing Its Nose to Vapor Intrusion Crisis
10:29 AM
Americans for Safe Access: New State Medical Marijuana Law Introduced in Maryland Legislature
9:02 AM
The Yes Men: ADM Tries to Take Down Funny Video; Big Business Has No Solutions; Now What?

Wednesday February 3, 2010

4:18 PM
Friends of The Earth: Federal Biofuels Mandate Remains in Full Force After EPA Rulemaking
4:02 PM
PEER: International Scientists Condemn Purge of Professor
3:40 PM
CEPR: Fixed Exchange Rate Has Produced World's Worst Recession In Latvia, Says New CEPR Report
3:39 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Switzerland to Accept Two Uighur Brothers from Guantánamo
3:37 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Macedonia: Broaden Anti-Discrimination Bill
3:35 PM
Business for Shared Prosperity: Business Owners Call on Senate to Approve Consumer Financial Protection Agency
3:34 PM
CREW: Open Government Advocates Urge Changes to Open Government Directive
3:32 PM
Consumers Union Raises Concerns about NBC-Comcast as Congressional Panels Prep for Hearings
1:39 PM
Public Citizen: AIG Bonuses: Back at the Trough
1:37 PM
Food & Water Watch: IntraFish Misses the Big Picture
1:35 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force to Co-Host Counter-Protest to National Prayer Breakfast at Creating Change Conference
1:33 PM
Common Cause: Religious Leaders to Pelosi: Pass Fair Elections in Wake of Citizen United Ruling
1:31 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Why Wait for Diplomatic Engagement?
1:28 PM
Americas Voice: Immigration Reform: The $4 Trillion Opportunity
10:47 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama Shielding Torture Memo Lawyers?
10:31 AM
CEPR: The Union Advantage Across the States
10:05 AM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Mogadishu: 66 Women and Children Injured by Indiscriminate Shelling
10:04 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Colombia: Stop Abuses by Paramilitaries’ Successor Groups

Tuesday February 2, 2010

5:52 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): U.S. Night Raids in Afghanistan
5:50 PM
Food & Water Watch: President’s Budget Leaves Critical Gaps In Consumer Protection
5:09 PM
Human Rights First: Proposed Amendment Would Hamper Ability to Get Actionable Intelligence
5:06 PM
ACLU: Maryland Court Orders State Police To Turn Over Racial Profiling Records
4:46 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Administration Proposes Budget Cuts for Endangered Species Listing
3:47 PM
Public Citizen: Facebook Fails to Address Privacy Concerns in Proposed Class-Action Lawsuit Settlement
2:44 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Statement Of Brady President Paul Helmke On Obama Administration Keeping Gun Lobby Language In Budget
2:04 PM
Human Rights Campaign: Statement from Human Rights Campaign on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” U.S. Senate Hearing
2:00 PM
Center for Biological Diversity to Join Global Population Speak Out
1:43 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Church-State Watchdog Group Urges Obama To Keep Promise To Fix 'Faith-Based' Initiative
1:12 PM
Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR): CAIR Welcomes DOJ Civil Rights Probe of Mich. Imam's Death / Hate Crime Charges Follow Attacks on Calif. Muslims
12:56 PM
ACLU: Military Leaders Testify In Favor Of Ending Discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy
12:33 PM
Friends of The Earth: Landmark Trial About Patenting Humans Begins Today
10:55 AM
PEER: EPA-Industry Coalition Blunts Tougher State Coal Ash Rules
10:14 AM
ACLU: ACLU And PUBPAT Argue Today That Patents On Breast Cancer Genes Are Unconstitutional And Invalid

Monday February 1, 2010

8:19 PM
Farm Sanctuary: Ohioans for Humane Farms Petitions to Put Measure on November Ballot Protecting Animal Welfare, Food Safety, Family Farmers and the Environment
4:10 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Asks Supreme Court to Give Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar His Day in Court
4:08 PM
Earthjustice: Clean Water Advocates Act For Stronger Stormwater Controls in Washington
4:06 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): 'Largest Pentagon Budget'
4:05 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Chad: Habré Knew of Deaths in His Jails
3:45 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Initiated to Curb Particulate Air Pollution
2:34 PM
Amnesty International Urges Sri Lanka to End Post-election Clampdown on Dissent
1:44 PM
CREW: CREW Seeks Relief for VA's Destruction of PTSD Documents
1:42 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Species Still at Risk on Nevada Wildlife Refuges Despite New Plan by Feds
1:00 PM
Alliance for Nuclear Accountability: Administration Budget Plan Contradicts Obama Pledge to Reduce Nuclear Weapons Threat
11:31 AM
ACLU and PUBPAT to Argue TOMORROW That Patents on Breast Cancer Genes Are Unconstitutional and Invalid
10:38 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched to Stop Lead Poisoning of up to 10,000 Albatross Chicks Each Year on Hawaii’s Midway Island
10:32 AM
CREW Urges President and Members of Congress Not to Attend Shadowy Fellowship's National Prayer Breakfast
10:31 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Jordan: Stop Withdrawing Nationality From Palestinian-Origin Citizens

Friday January 29, 2010

5:34 PM
FAIR: Action Alert: NPR Finds Right-Wing Crank to Spit on Howard Zinn's Grave
4:22 PM
Constitution Project: Constitution Project Applauds Obama Administration's Commitment to Federal Court Prosecution of 9/11 Conspirators
3:04 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America Statement on Jury’s Conviction of Scott Roeder
2:39 PM
ACLU: Canadian Supreme Court Finds Guantánamo Detainee's Rights Were Violated
2:10 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International USA Commends Google’s Stand Against Internet Censorship
1:07 PM
National Organization for Women: NOW Applauds Guilty Verdict in Roeder Trial
1:03 PM
Physicians for a National Health Program: Medicare-for-All Doctors Arrested Outside Obama-GOP Meeting
12:52 PM
Oxfam International: Four Billion People Threatened by Water Shortages if World Leaders Stumble at 2010’s First Climate Change Hurdle
12:48 PM
Food & Water Watch: For Hawaii, New Bills on Ocean Fish Farming are Two Steps Forward, and One Step Back
12:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): "Deception and Abuse at the Fed"
11:50 AM
CSPI: Coke to Fleece America by Charging More for Less, Says CSPI
9:09 AM
ACLU: ACLU Calls For Passage Of Equal Pay Legislation On Anniversary Of The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

Thursday January 28, 2010

6:05 PM
ACLU Raises Questions About U.S. Report On Reduction In Juveniles Held In Military Detention
5:30 PM
CEPR: Statement on Ben Bernanke's Re-Approval
5:18 PM
PFAW: PFAW Backs Ban on Foreign Electioneering in Wake of Citizens United
4:53 PM
Public Citizen: Capuano’s Shareholder Protection Act Is Excellent First Step – Let Shareholders, Not CEOs, Decide How Their Money Is Spent on Politics
4:51 PM
Environmental Groups: Congress Should End Tax Breaks for Polluters, Invest in Green Economy
4:50 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Howard Zinn
4:48 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Prosecuting War Crimes: the Courts Must Be Independent
4:47 PM
Human Rights First: US Must Refocus on Safety of Displaced Iraqis
4:46 PM
ForestEthics: Protect Nature to Protect Us
4:14 PM
Conservation Groups in Court to Save Highly Endangered Whales
3:39 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Automakers Deliver on Hybrid Technology, But Too Often Inflate Cost with Luxury Options
2:47 PM
CNA/NNU: Major Advance for California Healthcare Reform as Senate Passes Medicare for All Legislation
2:38 PM
Demos: New Demos Report Finds High-Risk Trading Profits Soared in '09 At Affected "Too Big to Fail" Firms
2:15 PM
Jesse Jackson, Danny Glover, Harry Belafonte, Haiti-Based Aid Groups, and Haiti Experts Call for U.S. to Prioritize Aid Delivery Over Military Deployment
1:42 PM
CEPR: Statement on State of the Union Address
1:19 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Initiated to Protect Hundreds of Endangered Species From Pesticide Impacts
1:10 PM
Physicians for a National Health Program: 'There IS a Better Health Plan, Mr. President'
12:36 PM
Amnesty International: Amnesty International Issues Human Rights Plan for Honduras
12:22 PM
National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC): Statement from NLIHC President Sheila Crowley on President Obama’s State of the Union Address
12:21 PM
Friends of the Earth: Obama Speech a Kick in the Gut to Environmentalists
12:19 PM
NOW Echoes President Obama: Don't Quit on Women
12:15 PM
Council of Canadians: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Must Divest From Privatized Water in Chile, Says Council of Canadians
11:46 AM
Amnesty International Condemns ‘Shocking’ Execution of Iran Protestors
11:42 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Ireland: Abortion Limits Violate Human Rights
11:40 AM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Groups Galvanize Support for Federal Coal Ash Regulations
11:38 AM
Greenpeace: Statement From Greenpeace in Response to 2010 State of the Union Address
11:37 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue Called on to Ban Rattlesnake Roundups
10:42 AM
ACLU: President Obama Calls for Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy
10:07 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Obama Gag Order on Federal Workers Like Those Under Bush
10:03 AM
NH Coalition for Common Sense Marijuana Policy: NH House Committee Recommends Study of Bill That Would Tax and Regulate Marijuana

Wednesday January 27, 2010

11:45 PM
Constitution Project: Constitution Project Rejects Governor McDonnell's Assessment of Intelligence Gathering through Traditional Federal Prosecution
11:05 PM
Americas Voice: Immigration Reform Will Strengthen the State of the Union
10:40 PM
EQCA: Equality California Urges President Obama to Repeal DADT Immediately
10:31 PM
PFAW: PFAW Applauds Obama for Criticizing Citizens United Decision
10:26 PM
CEPR: Statement on The State of the Union Address
10:19 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: State of the Union Response from the Center for Biological Diversity
4:33 PM
NAACP: Communities of Color Listen Intently to State of the Union Address
4:32 PM
Friends of The Earth: Response to Senator Graham’s Call for More ‘Business-Friendly’ Climate Legislation
4:07 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): State of the Union: Government Spending Needs Effective Watchdogs
4:05 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Sri Lanka: President’s New Term Time for Accountability
3:02 PM
Earthjustice: EPA Requests Feedback on Plan Analyzing Impact of Hazardous Waste on Disadvantaged Communities
3:01 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): State of the Union
2:59 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Questioning Probes Goldman Sachs/AIG Myth:
2:58 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Filed to Cut Through Red Tape Entangling Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery
2:34 PM
ACLU: House Introduces Bill To Protect LGBT Students Against Discrimination
12:54 PM
ACLU: U.S. Participates In United Nations Human Rights Review Process
11:54 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Ohio Judge Has No Right to Push Religion in Courtroom, Says Americans United
11:53 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Cuba: Stop Harassing Human Rights Defender and Family
9:55 AM
ReThink Afghanistan / Brave New Foundation: Thousands Gather Prior to State of the Union Address to Participate in Live Stream of Rethink Afghanistan's "Cost of War"
9:43 AM
Oxfam International: Aid Agencies Sound the Alarm on the Militarization of Aid in Afghanistan
9:41 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): World Report 2010: Backsliding on Human Rights
9:40 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Supreme Court Ruling Spurs Corporation Run for Congress
9:29 AM
PEER: Coal Ash Industry Allowed to Edit EPA Reports
8:25 AM
Military Families Speak Out: Military Families to Obama: Bring All Our Troops Home Now!

Tuesday January 26, 2010

6:08 PM
Voices for Creative Non-Violence: 13 Activists, 9 from Minnesota, Arrested in Front of The White House for Protesting US Militarism
5:54 PM
FAIR: PBS Responds to FAIR Petition Regarding Replacement Programming for Now and Bill Moyers Journal
4:57 PM
Consumers Union: Beware of Debt Settlement Trap Consumer Groups Offer Debt-Strapped Consumers Advice on Getting Real Relief
4:55 PM
Consumers Union: Consumers Union Praises FCC Inquiry into Wireless Early Termination Fees
4:05 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama: Cut Domestic, Increase Military
2:59 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iraq: Candidate Ban Jeopardizes Election
2:54 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Plan to Create One Million Permanent Job Opportunities
2:28 PM
MADRE: Notes From Our Partner in Haiti
2:27 PM
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Scientists Urge Balanced Approach in Response to Government Report
2:25 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: More Than 2,000 LGBT Rights Advocates to Converge in Dallas, Texas, Feb. 3-7, to Strategize and Organize
1:22 PM
Greenpeace: Target Charts New Course for Sustainable Seafood
1:17 PM
SEIU: For Workers, American Dream Has Become a Nightmare
12:21 PM
Human Rights Watch: World Report 2010: Harsher Climate for Human Rights
11:20 AM
Amnesty International: New Honduras President Must Order Investigation into Rights Abuses
10:31 AM
Violence Policy Center: Pennsylvania Leads Nation in Per Capita Rate of Black Homicide Victimization
10:26 AM
Peaceable Assembly Campaign: Die In at the White House, Commemoration of War Victims
10:01 AM
PEER: EPA Intervention Needed for Weak Florida Pollution Response
9:49 AM
Arab-American Institute: AAI, ADC and MPAC Meet with Attorney General Holder to Discuss Profiling; Encourage Engagement

Monday January 25, 2010

3:58 PM
ABC Birds: History Making Decision Places Key Bird Areas Within Peruvian System of Protected Lands
3:47 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit to Be Filed to Stop Pollution at Proposed PolyMet Mine Site
1:22 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: California Endangered Species Act Protection Sought to Save Mountain Yellow-legged Frog From Exotic Trout, Habitat Destruction, and Disease
1:12 PM
Wake-Up Wal-Mart: Walmart Sam’s Club Lowering Worker and Community Standards
1:10 PM
CREW and Open Government Advocates Urge DOJ to Address FOIA Litigation Concerns
1:08 PM
CREW Files IRS and Ethics Complaints Against Rep. Steve Buyer
12:27 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Cambodia: Close Compulsory Drug Detention Centers
12:26 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): UAE: Complete a Full and Impartial Criminal Inquiry in Dubai Rape Case
10:48 AM
US Senator Bernie Sanders: Four Reasons Why Democrats Should Oppose the Bernanke Reappointment
10:10 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Haiti, Costa Rica and Militarization
9:31 AM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Maryland Lawmakers to Introduce Medical Marijuana Legislation
8:40 AM
Cornucopia Institute: Organic Family Dairies Being Crushed by Rogue Factory Farms

Sunday January 24, 2010

1:18 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Sanders Says Democrats Must Decide on Bernanke, Will They Support Wall Street or Main Street
8:20 AM
Peaceable Assembly Campaign: Minnesota Contingent of the Peaceable Assembly Campaign to Commemorate Wars’ Victims at White House Action

Friday January 22, 2010

4:36 PM
Physicians for a National Health Program: Obama Should Seize Moment to Push for Medicare for All, Doctors' Group Says
3:44 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama in Ohio
1:41 PM
Common Cause: Business Leaders Speak Out on Citizens United
1:38 PM
Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards Statement on Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
1:23 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): On Eve of Missed Guantánamo Deadline President Announces He Will Hold 50 Without Trial
1:17 PM
IATP Applauds First Lady Michelle Obama’s Initiative on Childhood Obesity
1:09 PM
ACLU: Obama Administration Misses Deadline to Close Guantánamo
12:50 PM
Constitution Project Decries Obama Administration Decision to Indefinitely Detain Some Detainees Without Charge
11:04 AM
National Organization for Women (NOW): Celebrating 37 Years of Roe v. Wade: NOW Asserts That Abortion Care Is a Human Right

Thursday January 21, 2010

4:34 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Torture: * Prosecution * Protest
4:33 PM
Consumers Union Applauds White House Proposal for New Limits on Big Banks
4:32 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Denounces Supreme Court Decision in Citizens United Case
4:00 PM
Witness Against Torture: 42 Arrested at U.S. Capitol in Day of Action to Denounce Obama's Broken Promises on Guantanamo, America's Broken Laws, and the Breaking of Lives by Torture
3:34 PM
Center for Media and Democracy: PRWatch.org Responds to Supreme Court's Radicial Decision in Citizens United v. FEC
2:56 PM
National Organization for Women (NOW): Marking 37 Years of Roe v. Wade: A Year Marked With Tragedy and Restrictions on Abortion Care
2:48 PM
Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Murkowski Resolution to Gut Clean Air Act
2:02 PM
Americans for Safe Access: California Supreme Court Strikes Limits for Medical Marijuana Patients
1:59 PM
Friends of the Earth: Supreme Court Ruling a Disaster for Democracy
1:57 PM
ACLU Brief Affirms Right of Jehovah's Witnesses to Carry Out Public Ministry
1:50 PM
Public Citizen: Shed a Tear for Democracy: Supreme Court’s Citizens United Will Unleash Flood of Corporate Money in Elections; Public Citizen Calls for Constitutional Amendment to Reverse Decision
1:32 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Tweet to Close Gitmo. Retweet @theCCR with #closegitmo
1:31 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): New Ad Demonstrates Broad Support for Action on Clean Energy and Climate
1:28 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): World Report: Stop Torture, Cruel Treatment in Health Settings
1:26 PM
CREW Calls Supreme Court Decision a Boon for Corporate America
1:24 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Supreme Court OKs Unlimited Corporate Campaign Money
1:23 PM
Human Rights First: Rights Groups, Celebs Push Tech Envelope to Send Message on Gitmo
1:21 PM
Free Press Echoes Secretary Clinton’s Call for Internet Freedom
1:20 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Emergency Petitions Filed to Close Caves and Save Bats From Extinction
1:14 PM
The Xerces Society, Defenders of Wildlife, and NRDC: Wild Bumble Bees Teeter on Brink of Extinction
12:16 PM
US PIRG: Citizens United Opinion Widens Corporate 'Personhood' Rights
11:32 AM
Ecojustice: Supreme Court of Canada Gives Public a Voice on Major Industrial Projects
11:12 AM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Roberts Court Puts Corporate Power above Individual Rights
11:11 AM
SEIU: Batten Down the Hatches: Supreme Court Opens Floodgates for Corporate Spending in Elections
11:09 AM
Africa Action Releases Africa Policy Outlook 2010
11:06 AM
ActionAid Concerned About Safety of Women Following Earthquake in Haiti
10:36 AM
Common Cause: Supreme Court Decision Creates Political Crisis
10:32 AM
CREW: Supreme Court Overturns Existing Campaign Finance Law
9:58 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): National Park Oil Drilling Rules Slated for Improvement
8:13 AM
Project on Defense Alternatives: Reports Hit 'Unprecedented' Spike in Defense Spending

Wednesday January 20, 2010

1:39 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Attorneys Issue Response to Inspector General Report Confirming FBI Search Violations
12:55 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Suit Will Be Filed to Protect 83 Corals Threatened by Global Warming, Ocean Acidification
12:05 PM
Violence Policy Center: Virginia Mass Shooting Most Recent Involving Concealed Handgun Permit Holder
11:30 AM
CEPR: Haiti: NGO's and Relief Groups Call for Immediate and Widespread Distribution of Water and Other Aid Supplies
11:04 AM
ACLU: ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Abusive Police Practices In New York City Schools
10:03 AM
ACLU: State Department Ends Unconstitutional Exclusion Of Blacklisted Scholars From U.S.
9:28 AM
ACLU: ACLU Submits Statement On Aviation Security To Key Senate Committees
7:59 AM
SEIU: SEIU Launches Online Ads to Push for Robust Reauthorization of Child Nutrition Act
7:35 AM
Witness Against Torture Decries Obama’s Broken Promises, America’s Broken Laws, Lives Broken by Torture

Tuesday January 19, 2010

8:46 PM
Oxfam International: New Global Education Fund Needed for 72 Million Children
8:45 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: As Congress Debates Abortion Coverage in Health-Care Reform, New Report Shows 2009 a Mix of Highs and Lows for Pro-Choice Americans in the States
6:51 PM
MADRE: Health Practitioners Mobilize to Provide Urgent Services
5:53 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Center for Biological Diversity Report Card Gives Obama Administration a “C” on Endangered Species, Climate, Energy, Public Lands and Oceans During First Year in Office
5:49 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Factcheck: Contrarians Attack IPCC Over Glacier Findings, But Glaciers are Still Melting
5:48 PM
Rainforest Action Network: General Mills Linked to Rainforest Destruction
4:42 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Haiti: "Militarization Hinders Relief"
3:41 PM
Doctors Without Borders: Doctors Without Borders Plane with Lifesaving Medical Supplies Diverted Again from Landing in Haiti
3:09 PM
ACLU: ACLU Issues Report On Obama Administration's Civil Liberties Record
3:06 PM
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Obama at One Year: “A” for Transforming Nuclear Policy, “Incomplete” For Execution
3:04 PM
ACLU: FBI Illegally Gathered Phone Records And Misused National Security Letters
2:42 PM
ACLU: ACLU In Court Wednesday In Challenge To Ideological Exclusion Of Tariq Ramadan
2:39 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Record Wall Street Bonuses
2:20 PM
Progressive Democrats of America: Anit-War Movement Turns Up the Heat
1:59 PM
Institute for Policy Studies: Comic Relief on Its Way to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
1:02 PM
CODEPINK: Losing Hope: Time to Take Action; Progressives Assess One Year of Obama's Presidency
12:54 PM
Oxfam International: Haiti Earthquake: One of the Toughest Weeks Ever for Oxfam Staff
12:24 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: FBI Whistleblower Bassem Youssef Instrumental in Exposing Constitutional Violations That Threaten Our National Security
12:00 PM
World Wildlife Fund: WWF’s Earth Hour Returns for 2010 in Largest Call for Action on Climate Change in History
11:51 AM
Campaign for America's Future: Policy Experts Continue Call for Washington Post to Sever 'News' Deal with Peter G. Peterson-Funded 'Fiscal Times'
11:51 AM
ACLU: ACLU Files Brief On Behalf Of Former New Jersey Attorneys General Challenging Blanket Strip Searches At State Jails
10:57 AM
CSPI: New York State Tax on Soda Cheered by CSPI
10:49 AM
Amnesty International: Israel’s Gaza Blockade Continues to Suffocate Daily Life
10:48 AM
Friends of The Earth: New Radio Ad Holds Murkowski Accountable for Doing Bidding of Special Interests in Push to Roll Back Clean Air Act
10:34 AM
PEER: Prison Computer Recycling Put Staff and Inmates at Risk
10:22 AM
PEER: New Science Rules for Offshore Drilling Send Mixed Message
10:20 AM
ACLU: ACLU In Court Today To Challenge Firing Of Former Guantánamo Prosecutor By Library Of Congress
10:13 AM
Witness Against Torture: Murder and CIA Black Sites at Guantanamo?

Friday January 15, 2010

4:21 PM
Institute for Local Self-Reliance: Holiday Sales Increase at Independent Businesses, National Survey Finds
3:39 PM
Peace of the Action: Cindy Sheehan & Others Protest Drones at CIA & Cheney's 1/16
3:28 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Haiti: * Debt * Aristide * Letting Haitians Stay
3:09 PM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Houston Chevron Marathon Marred by Denial of Runners’ Free Speech
3:06 PM
Food & Water Watch: Food and Water Europe Welcomes UK Supermarket Ombudsman
3:03 PM
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): IFAW, WSPA, and Other Groups Band Together to Help Animals in Haiti
3:01 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
3:00 PM
Free Press: Clear Net Neutrality Rules Will Promote Investment, Innovation and Competition
2:09 PM
Environmental Groups: EPA Proposes Limits on Fertilizer, Animal Waste, and Sewage Pollution in State Waters
2:08 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Leading Anti-Corruption Groups Request Presidential Pardon for UBS Whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld
11:07 AM
ACLU: ACLU in Court Tuesday to Challenge Firing of Former Guantánamo Prosecutor by Library of Congress
11:02 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): ICTR: Rwanda Tribunal Creates Rich Legal Precedent
10:59 AM
American Rivers: The EPA Rules Against North Carolina’s Detrimental Practice on Rivers
10:34 AM
Progressive Democrats of America: PDA Replies to Lynn Woolsey Regarding Fundraising for Jane Harman
9:06 AM
Witness Against Torture: Human Rights Activists to Confront Torture-Memo Author John Yoo at Book Signing
8:28 AM
ActionAid: Haiti’s Earthquake Survivors Face Massive Risk of Disease as Bodies Litter the Streets, Says ActionAid

Thursday January 14, 2010

5:09 PM
Rights Groups Urge Respect for Human Rights in Delivering Aid to Haiti
5:08 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Saudi Arabia: Criminal Justice Strengthened
5:07 PM
Free Press: More than 13,000 Americans File Comments Asking the FCC to Protect an Open Internet
5:02 PM
Action Against Hunger (ACF): Haiti: Access to Water and Sanitation Urgently Needed
4:54 PM
US PIRG: 'Crisis Fee' Good First Step, But Banks Owe Much More
4:50 PM
Committee to Protect Journalists: Editor-in-Chief Facing Deportation in Israel
4:47 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Statement on President Obama's Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee
3:45 PM
Media Matters for America: For Fox's Top-Rated Shows, Haiti Tragedy Is Hardly News
2:42 PM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Advocates Run for Human Rights, Ecuadorean Rainforest in Chevron-Sponsored Houston Marathon
2:38 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: US Must Push for Full Withdrawal of Uganda's Barbaric 'Anti-Homosexuality Bill'
2:37 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Obama’s First Year Record on Counterterrorism Reform Mixed
2:35 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Financial Hearings
2:12 PM
ACLU: Baseless Searches of Laptops and Cell Phones Pose Privacy Threats to Travelers
1:38 PM
Food & Water Watch and Beyond Pesticides: Consumer Groups Challenge Feds to Ban Dangerous Pesticide Found in Consumer and Personal Care Products
1:10 PM
Coalition: Brave New Films, NARAL Pro-Choice New York, Make The Road New York, And Planned Parenthood Advocates of New York Expose 'The Real Harold Ford'
11:55 AM
Public Citizen: Obama’s New Bank Fee Good Start But More Needed to Hold Wall Street Accountable
11:53 AM
Oxfam International: Oxfam Team Dispatched to the Haiti Quake Zone
11:52 AM
Conservation Groups: Destructive Superior National Forest ORV Plan Challenged in Court
11:13 AM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): FDA Must Curb BPA
10:51 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Suit to Be Filed to Protect Habitat for California's Endangered Black Abalone
9:26 AM
Organic Consumers Association and Certified Organic Brands File Federal Complaint With USDA Against Organic Personal Care 'Cheater Brands'

Wednesday January 13, 2010

4:16 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Haiti Earthquake
3:45 PM
PFAW: PFAW Condemns Pat Robertson’s Comments on Haiti Earthquake
3:35 PM
Congressional Progressive Caucus: CPC Co-Chairs Release Statement Opposing Health Care Excise Tax
3:13 PM
United for a Fair Economy: NEW REPORT: Economic Stimulus Better for Whites - Blacks & Latinos Continue to Struggle
2:46 PM
ACLU: ACLU Requests Information On Predator Drone Program
2:10 PM
Americas Voice: New Studies Show Economic Benefit of Smart Immigration Reform
1:54 PM
SEIU: The Tragedy in Haiti Calls on Each of Us to Act
1:30 PM
Public Citizen: While Officials Examine Causes of Financial Crisis, Bank Chiefs Still Engaging in Reckless Practices
1:28 PM
National Organization for Women: NOW Denounces Justifiable Terrorism Defense in Wichita Murder Trial
1:27 PM
NAACP: President and CEO Remarks on Haiti Earthquake
1:25 PM
CARE: CARE Deploys Additional Emergency Team Members to Haiti
11:37 AM
Institute for Policy Studies: In Wake of Latest Banker Bonus Outrage, Nation Needs an Immediate Federal Policy About-Face, Says IPS
11:33 AM
MADRE: Haiti Earthquake Wreaks Massive Devastation; Women's Organizations Respond
11:22 AM
Oxfam International: Oxfam Aware of Situation Following Large Earthquake in Haiti and Poised to Respond
10:25 AM
Climate SOS: Climate Justice Activists Risk Arrest, say “No” to Carbon Trading at Carbon Trading Summit, Joined by Reverend Billy
10:21 AM
CARE: CARE Readies Operations in Haiti Following Devastating Earthquake
7:30 AM
National Nurses United: Largest RN Union Issues Urgent Call for Nurse Volunteers To Assist Earthquake Ravaged Haiti

Tuesday January 12, 2010

5:35 PM
Public Citizen: On His Way Out, Corzine Dismisses Public Call for New Direction on American Trade Policy, Vetoes Reform Bill
5:31 PM
Worldwatch Institute: State of the World 2010: From Madison Avenue to Mad Max?
5:29 PM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Violence in Southern Italy Exposes Extreme Neglect and Exploitation of Seasonal Migrant Workers
5:27 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Suicide Rate for Vets Increases
5:26 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich to Introduce 'Responsible Bankers Act'
5:24 PM
Conservation Groups: Feds Agree With Conservationists That Endangered Florida Manatees Need More Habitat Protection, But Indefinitely Delay Protection
2:39 PM
ACLU: Landmark Federal Class-Action Lawsuit Charges Los Angeles County With Failure to Educate Youth in Probation Camps
2:09 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): State Assembly Committee Passes Bill to Tax and Regulate Marijuana in California
1:39 PM
Free Press: Consumer Voice Missing from FCC Media Ownership Panel
1:25 PM
Nuclear Information Resource Service and the Ecology Party of Florida: Federal Nuclear Judges Affirm Citizen Intervention Against New Nuclear Power Reactors on Florida Nature Coast
11:07 AM
Food & Water Watch: Proposed Rockland County Desalination Plant a Boon for United Water New York, a Bust for Area Water Customers
11:05 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Indonesia: Military Business Reforms ‘Totally Inadequate’
10:14 AM
Violence Policy Center: Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Have Killed at Least 9 Law Enforcement Officers, 108 Private Citizens Since May 2007
4:22 AM
Grassroots Organizations: Close US Military Bases in Japan and Okinawa; Rally During Secretary of State HIllary Clinton's Foreign Policy Speech

Monday January 11, 2010

4:54 PM
National Priorities Project: Tallies Cost of War through September 30, 2010: $747 billion for Iraq, $299 billion for Afghanistan
4:52 PM
Constitution Project Marks Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Anniversary
3:54 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Public Hearing to Focus on Massive Nuclear Water-rights Permit Request That Would Kill Endangered Fish
3:52 PM
Greenpeace: Environmental Groups Sue to Stop Huge Tongass Timber Sale
3:44 PM
Public Citizen: Wall Street Is Giving Outrageous a Bad Name
3:36 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Former Detainees Boumediene and Deghayes Address President Obama on Guantánamo Anniversary
3:34 PM
AFL-CIO: Remarks by Richard L. Trumka, President, AFL-CIO, National Press Club, Washington, DC
1:05 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: EPA Petitioned to Regulate Chemicals That Pose Widespread Risks to Human and Animal Reproduction
12:02 PM
Amnesty International: European States Must Take Concrete Steps to Help Close Guantánamo
11:09 AM
CSPI: New York City to Nudge Food Companies to Lower Salt Nationwide
11:01 AM
Friends of The Earth - International: 2010 UN Biodiversity Year: Urgent Action Needed to Preserve Life
10:55 AM
American Rivers: A New Study Provides More Evidence on the Detrimental Effects of Mountaintop Mining
9:01 AM
EQCA: Equality California’s Geoff Kors Issues Statement on Prop. 8 Trial
8:18 AM
Witness Against Torture: Eight Years Later, Activists and Lawyers Demand Real Justice, Say "No More Guantanamos"

Friday January 8, 2010

7:28 PM
ACLU: ACLU Sues Library Of Congress On Behalf Of Former Guantánamo Prosecutor
3:36 PM
Free Press: Free Press Argues in Historic Comcast v FCC Case
3:13 PM
Climate SOS / BeyondTalk.net: Call to Action: Nonviolent Resistance to Carbon Trading
3:05 PM
Amnesty International: Israeli Detention of Palestinian Activists Must End
2:38 PM
Physicians for a National Health Program: As Probation Ends for 'Baucus 8,' Group Vows to Press for Single-Payer Health Reform
2:35 PM
Government Accountability Project: GAP Statement on Administrative Review Board Appointments
2:33 PM
Human Rights First: Closing Guantanamo Remains National Security Priority as 8th Anniversary Approaches
1:59 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: UBS Whistleblower Enters Prison
1:31 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Hopi and Navajo Residents Stop Peabody’s Coal Mine Expansion on Black Mesa
12:56 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: UCS Backgrounder: It’s Cold and My Car is Buried in Snow. How Can Global Warming be Happening?
12:54 PM
NPCA: Everglades Coalition Releases Its 2020 Vision for Everglades Restoration
12:50 PM
CEPR: Proposed Amnesty Serves to Whitewash Honduran Coup, CEPR Co-Director Says
10:42 AM
Americas Voice: New Poll Finds Continued Public Support for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Even in a Down Economy
8:08 AM
Witness Against Torture: Eight Years After Guantanamo, Lawyers and Activists Demonstrate, Demand Real Change
6:52 AM
Single-Payer Activists: Probation Ends for Baucus 8. Group Vows: “The Fight Will Continue Until Every Person in Our Nation Has Access to Quality, Affordable Health Care.'

Thursday January 7, 2010

5:06 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): President Obama to Renominate Dawn Johnsen and Other 2009 Nominees
4:47 PM
Free Press: Industry, Labor and Consumer Groups Unite to Raise Concerns about Cable Giant Comcast’s Proposed Takeover of NBC
4:33 PM
CAIR: Another Hijab-Wearing Muslim Traveler Reports Mistreatment
4:18 PM
National Coalition for the Homeless: Seven Hundred Killed from Hypothermia Annually in US
3:31 PM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums: New Jersey Rolling Back Mandatory Minimums, Becoming Smart on Crime, Says FAMM
3:00 PM
Robert Jackson Steering Committee: FOIA Request Filed for OPR Report on Bush's Lawyers
2:38 PM
Rights Groups Urge Congress Not to Block Disclosure of Details About CIA Rendition, Secret Detention, and Torture
2:30 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Proposed EPA Ozone Standard Based on Science, Not Politics, Science Group Says
1:03 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: 1 in 10 Children in Juvenile Facilities Report Sexual Abuse by Staff
12:35 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Scientists Request Meeting with American Farm Bureau President to Discuss Group’s ‘Inaccurate’ Stance on Climate Change
12:21 PM
Constitution Project: Policy Experts Available to Discuss Prosecution of Christmas Day Bomber in Federal Court
11:15 AM
Greenpeace’s Electronics Guide Cuts Through the Greenwash at CES
8:00 AM
Oxfam International: World Needs to Act Now to Prevent New Sudan War, Ten Aid Agencies Warn

Wednesday January 6, 2010

5:22 PM
Free Press and Consumer Groups Urge Verizon Wireless to Come Clean on Unfair Penalty Fees
5:20 PM
CREW: CREW Sues SEC for Records of Reforms in Wake of Madoff Scandal
5:18 PM
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United: Nation’s Largest RN Organization Blasts Bid to Tax Benefits, Urges Other Reforms to Protect Patients, Families In Final Talks on Healthcare Reform Legislation
4:39 PM
Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR): TSA Tells Muslim Traveler Hijab Now Triggers Security Checks
2:55 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Federal Jobs Web Site Change to Include Gender Identity is Step in Right Direction
2:15 PM
ACLU: South Carolina Candidate Oath Law Violates Free Association Rights, Argues ACLU
1:52 PM
Media Matters for America: The 'Beck Phone' Line is Open
1:48 PM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Political Parodists Strike Back Against U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1:17 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Health and Environment Groups Support Adoption of Air District Greenhouse Gas and Toxics Standards
12:58 PM
Human Rights Campaign: HRC Sends Letter Condemning CBS Late Show with David Letterman Skit, Asks for Apology
12:45 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: With Looming Court Deadline, Interior Secretary Salazar Asked to Take Action to Recover American Jaguar
12:28 PM
FairVote: Rhode Island Legislature Overrides Electoral Reform Vetoes
10:55 AM
ACLU: Administration Adds Gender Identity To Equal Employment Opportunity Policies
9:53 AM
Africa Action Mourns the Loss of Bill Sutherland, 1918-2010

Tuesday January 5, 2010

7:29 PM
ACLU: ACLU Responds To Decision To Halt Guantánamo Transfers To Yemen
6:39 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Off the Books: Industry’s Secret Chemicals
6:07 PM
ACLU: President Obama Rightly Emphasizes Need For Better Intelligence, But Erroneously Defends State Of Terror Watch Lists
5:35 PM
Human Rights First: Guantanamo Closure Remains Key to National Security
5:02 PM
US PIRG: A Jobs Bill That Builds More Jobs, Not More Highways
4:37 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Roots of Terrorism
3:58 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): CCR Denounces Blanket Decision Not to Release Guantánamo Detainees to Yemen
3:00 PM
Americans United Warns Louisiana Education Board Not To Adopt Review Policy That Favors Creationism
2:58 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Two Endangered Birds, Native to Galápagos and Papua New Guinea, to Gain Protection
1:57 PM
Drug Policy Alliance: New Jersey State Assembly to take Final Vote on Bill that Would Reform Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Some Nonviolent Drug Offenses
1:54 PM
Witness Against Torture: Activists and Lawyers Rally, March and Offer Press Briefing, Mark 8 Years of Guantanamo
12:59 PM
Conservation Groups: 70,000 Square Miles of Habitat Proposed for Protection for Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles
12:10 PM
Senator Russ Feingold: Ahead of the Curve on Yemen
11:55 AM
Conservation Groups: Forest Service to Revise Cattle Grazing to Help Endangered Species in San Jacinto Mountains

Monday January 4, 2010

4:39 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Judge Overturns Decision to Open Off-road Vehicle Routes That Hurt Tortoise
4:13 PM
ACLU: Airline Security Should Protect Americans' Rights While Protecting Their Safety, Says ACLU
4:02 PM
Free Press, Consumer Groups Call on Antitrust Authorities and Congress to Investigate 'TV Everywhere'
3:57 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Americans Attacked in Cairo Over Gaza March; Video Available
2:22 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Suit to Be Filed Over Delay in Protection for Penguins Hurt by Climate Change and Industrial Fisheries
12:40 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Court Denies Review of Birkenfeld Sentence
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