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Newswire - January, 2011

Monday January 31, 2011

8:48 PM
People for the American Way: Federal Judge Strikes Down Health Care Reform Legislation
6:25 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Will Wall Street Be Held Accountable for Fraud and “Greatest Redistribution of Wealth Upward?”
5:28 PM
BanksterUSA: Action Alert: Urge State Attorney Generals to Take Action on "Fraudclosure"
5:23 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Wyoming Senator Moves to Gut Long List of Environmental Protections
5:09 PM
Earthjustice: Sen. John Barrasso Leads Senate Attack on Clean Air
5:06 PM
CREW Uncovers 33 Letters to Issa; 10 Groups Refuse to Share
5:02 PM
Food & Water Watch: Consumers Don’t Want Biotech Food in their Food Pyramid
5:00 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) Welcomes New Dietary Guidelines for Americans
4:34 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): * Chomsky * Threats to the Egyptian Uprising * U.S. Arms Egypt
4:18 PM
Violence Policy Center: Monterey County Ranks #1 for Youth Homicide Victimization in California, New Study Reveals
3:01 PM
ACLU: Illinois Governor Expected to Sign Historic Civil Union Law
12:52 PM
Friends of the Earth: Watchdog Groups Appeal State Department’s Refusal to Disclose Communications with Oil Lobbyist
12:51 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Tunisia: End Police Attacks on Protesters
12:16 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Safety of Rio Grande Dams in Question
11:11 AM
Americans for Safe Access: Medical Marijuana Employment Rights Bill Introduced in California Legislature

Friday January 28, 2011

6:25 PM
Sunlight Foundation: When Political Money is Too Hard to Track, Follow the Lobbyists
6:15 PM
Greenpeace: Greenpeace Airship Sends Message to Secretive oil Billionaires’ Strategy Meeting: “Koch Brothers: Dirty Money”
5:26 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Egypt: Demonstrators Defy Riot Police, Censorship
5:00 PM
Project On Government Oversight: BP Oil Spill Bills Revive the Reforms Needed to Prevent another Disaster
4:23 PM
Sierra Club Launches Effort to Expose the Koch Brothers Billionare Family Blocks Protection of Air, Water
4:19 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Egypt: Nationwide Internet Blackout Endangers Rights
3:47 PM
America's Voice: On Immigration, Republicans Try to Mainstream the Extreme
3:28 PM
Human Rights First: The Obama Administration Needs a Stronger Message on Human Rights and Democracy in Egypt
3:21 PM
Free Press: Questions Raised About U.S. Firm's Role in Egypt Internet Crackdown
3:08 PM
Doctors Without Borders: DRC: Civilians Increasingly Targeted by Violence and Insecurity in East
2:38 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Egypt: Resources and Interviews
2:14 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Gun Violence Prevention Groups Applaud Push For Congressional Hearings On Tucson Shootings
1:41 PM
Human Rights Watch: Sudan: New Attacks on Civilians in Darfur
1:36 PM
Amnesty International Calls On President Obama to Urge Egypt’s Mubarak to Rein In Security Forces Amid Nationwide Protests
11:39 AM
CIVICUS: Gay Activist Murder Part of Trend of Deteriorating Rights

Thursday January 27, 2011

5:49 PM
Creech 14 Anti-Drone Protesters Vow to Continue Activism Following Guilty Verdict in Las Vegas Courtroom
5:17 PM
Amnesty International Reveals Security Forces in Tunisia Shot at Protesters from Behind as They Fled
5:02 PM
Americans for Safe Access: Medical Marijuana Advocates File Briefs in Federal Court Opposing Disclosure of Private Patient Records
4:59 PM
Middle East Children’s Alliance Launches Campaign to Provide Clean Water for Children in Gaza to Honor the Legacy of Howard Zinn
4:05 PM
Public Citizen: Environmentalists Who Spoofed Koch Industries Did Not Break Law, Should Not Be Identified, Public Citizen Tells Court
4:03 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Mourns the Murder of Ugandan LGBT Activist David Kato
3:59 PM
Common Cause: Activists to Protest as Billionaires’ Caucus Plans Political Agenda
3:57 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): 123 US Lawmakers Support Polluters Over Health of Children
3:55 PM
Friends of The Earth: Environmental Costs of Short Sea Shipping Weighed in New Report
3:53 PM
Environmental Groups: Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Klamath River Chinook Salmon
3:52 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Brady Center Urges Court to Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging NJ's Guns in Public Laws
3:38 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): President Obama to Answer Top Questions Posed by Public on YouTube Today
3:27 PM
Amnesty International Calls on UK-Trained Security Forces to Stop Extrajudicial Executions in Bangladesh
3:21 PM
America's Voice: Republican “Deportation Tax” Revealed in Judiciary Committee Hearing
11:38 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Uganda: Promptly Investigate Killing of Prominent LGBT Activist

Wednesday January 26, 2011

7:30 PM
Food & Water Watch: How Food System Consolidation Factors into USDA’s Forecasted Food Price Increases for 2011
7:27 PM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Greece: Detained Migrants in Unbearable and Inhumane Conditions
7:19 PM
Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) and Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER): Experts: "Clean" Energy Standard Should Not Include Nuclear, Coal
7:09 PM
Common Cause: For Now, It Appears Senate Returning to Dysfunction-as-Usual
7:05 PM
CREW: House Votes to Give Big Donors More Influence Over Elections
7:00 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Obama Speech Misfired on Ethanol, Ag Policy
6:58 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): NIH Panel Links Vitamin A in Sunscreen to Skin Tumors
5:54 PM
Committee to Protect Journalists: Journalists Beaten and Detained, Websites Blocked, Amidst Massive Protests in Egypt
5:22 PM
National Organization for Women: NOW Looks Forward to 'Sputnik Moment' for Women
4:01 PM
CEPR: Online Calculator Estimates Retirement Income, Showing Importance of Social Security
3:58 PM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM): FAMM Applauds Gov. Patrick for Recommending Repeal of Mandatory Minimums for Drug Offenses
3:56 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Brady President Responds to President Obama's State of the Union Address
3:54 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Report: Federal Land Managers' Failure to Close Caves Leaves Millions of Bats in West Vulnerable to Fast-Moving, Deadly Disease
3:41 PM
Earthjustice: Salmon and the State of the Union
2:59 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama Economic Policy: Change or More of the Same?
2:34 PM
America's Voice: President Obama Issues Challenge on Immigration Reform
1:43 PM
Witness Against Torture: The State of Guantanamo
1:24 PM
ACLU: U.S. Resumes Deportations To Haiti
1:04 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Opposes House Speaker's Plan To Give Federal Funding To D.C. Religious Schools
12:31 PM
National Low Income Housing Coalition: NLIHC Response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address
12:23 PM
Military Families Speak Out: President Obama Should Meet the Real Needs of Veterans & their Families
12:11 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Obama’s BP Oil Spill Report Favored Public Relations Over Scientific Concerns
12:08 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): African Union: New Plan for Mixed Court to Try Hissène Habré
11:52 AM
Iraq Veterans Against the War: Veterans Call President Out of Touch

Tuesday January 25, 2011

6:57 PM
CEPR: “Sad Day for Haitian Democracy” as U.S. Threatens to Cut Off Aid to Haiti in Order to Reverse its Election Results, CEPR Co-Director Says
6:26 PM
Amnesty International: Amnesty International Calls on Afghan Authorities to Investigate Human Rights Violations by the Government
6:01 PM
Sunlight Foundation: TONIGHT - Sunlight Live: Shining a Light on President Obama's State of the Union
6:00 PM
Friends of the Earth: The State of the Union: What to Watch For
5:56 PM
Earthjustice: EPA Proposes Stronger Protections for People in Pesticide Experiments
5:53 PM
War Resisters League: Prominent Nigerian Human Rights Activist Assassinated--International Groups Call for Investigation and Government Accountability
5:51 PM
Brady Campaign: Brady Campaign Urges Support for Gun Violence Prevention Legislative Package
5:09 PM
Public Citizen: SEC Executive Pay Rules Are a Key Step
4:54 PM
Human Rights First: Statement of Daphne Eviatar as Ghailani is Sentenced to Life
4:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Is Manning, Alleged WikiLeaks Source, Being Held Illegally?
3:57 PM
Food & Water Watch: New USDA Policy Will Expand Chinese Poultry Imports
3:31 PM
Minnesota Fair Trade Coalition: Analysis of Government Data Shows 57,000 Minnesota Jobs at Risk Under Proposed Korean Trade Pact
2:54 PM
People for the American Way: Judicial Nominees and the State of the Union
2:53 PM
CSPI: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Has Emerged as a Foodborne Hazard, Says CSPI
2:14 PM
Free Press: Company Caught Violating Net Neutrality Rules Suing to Vacate Them
1:32 PM
Brady Campaign: Gun Dealers "Lost" More than 62,000 Firearms Since 2008
1:30 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Seeks Protections for 82 Corals Facing Extinction
9:21 AM
CODEPINK Brings Letter from 150 Leading Activists Opposing Obama if he Continues War

Monday January 24, 2011

6:35 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Obama Administration Plan to Open Contractor Database to Public Fails to Provide Full Access to Responsibility Histories
6:33 PM
Food & Water Watch: Hawai`i Introduces Critical Legislation to Protect State Waters from Destructive Factory Fish Farming Operations
6:32 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Strike Two for Front-of-Package Food Labeling
6:27 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: What Will We Sacrifice for These Wars?
5:07 PM
Earthjustice: Key Wild Area on Rocky Mountain Front Protected
4:31 PM
Amnesty International Urges Tunisia to Act Decisively to Break with Ben Ali’s Legacy of Abuse
3:54 PM
Public Citizen: Unlimited Corporate Spending in Elections – And Now No Public Financing to Boot!?
3:47 PM
ACLU Argues That Prolonged Detention Of Immigrants In Pennsylvania Violates The Law
3:37 PM
Common Cause: Justice Scalia’s Speech to Closed-Door Tea Party Caucus Session Is Inappropriate Political Activity
3:36 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): The Promise and the Perils of the New Congress
3:35 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): World Report: Governments Soft-Talking Abusers
3:30 PM
CREW: Issa Must Release Letters Now, Not Later
3:24 PM
Amnesty International Says Bomb Attack in Moscow Airport Shows Flagrant Disregard for Human Life
2:33 PM
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): U.N. Expert On Violence Against Women Begins U.S. Fact-Finding Mission
2:27 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): GOP Efforts to Defund Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Is Foolhardy
12:36 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Will EPA Sit Out Scientific Integrity Rule-Making?
11:46 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Financial Speculation Tax Serious Tool for Long-Term Deficit Reduction

Sunday January 23, 2011

11:42 AM
Bradley Manning Support Network: Military Steps Up Retaliation Against Accused WikiLeaks Whistle-Blower With Arbitrary "Suicide Watch", Followed by Detainment of Approved Visitor

Friday January 21, 2011

7:08 PM
American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS): As ‘Conservative’ Constitution Classes Begin, ACS Offers Resources, Experts to Broaden Discussion
5:58 PM
Physicians for a National Health Program: Vermont Single-Payer Proposals a ‘Major Step in Right Direction’: Doctors’ Group
5:47 PM
National Organization for Women (NOW): Abortion Rights in Jeopardy as Roe v. Wade Reaches 38th Anniversary
5:23 PM
Friends of the Earth: EPA Approves High Ethanol Fuel for More Vehicles
4:41 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders Hopes Immelt Focuses on U.S. Jobs
4:14 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): The Real Context of the GE Appointment
3:17 PM
Public Citizen: District Court Rules That Outdated Documents Are Not ‘Trade Secrets’ Under FOIA
3:06 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Urges Croatian Authorities to Investigate War Crimes Committed during 1991-1995 War
3:02 PM
American Rivers: New Guide Helps Municipalities Monetize the Value of Green Infrastructure
2:57 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Haitian Authorities Commit to Investigating HR Abuses Under Duvalier
2:12 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Environmental Report Card: Obama Gets "C-" for First Half of Term
2:08 PM
Common Cause: What Else Haven’t They Told Us?
1:21 PM
Center for American Progress: The State of Communities of Color in the U.S. Economy
1:20 PM
People for the American Way: Americans Unite Against Corporate Influence in Elections on Anniversary of Supreme Court Decision
12:26 PM
America's Voice: John Cornyn Runaway Winner of “Biggest Hypocrite on Immigration” Award for Remarks at Hispanic Leadership Conference
12:25 PM
Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards' Statement on Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
12:11 PM
SEIU: Good Jobs Are the Answer
11:30 AM
Public Citizen: One Year Later, Movement Is Growing to Overturn Citizens United
10:28 AM
Sunlight Foundation: Citizens United Anniversary: Its Effects on Campaign Spending and Lobbying

Thursday January 20, 2011

8:56 PM
REPRIEVE: Polish Prosecutor Officially Recognises Guantánamo Prisoner Abu Zubaydah as a Victim in Poland’s CIA Secret Prison Investigation
6:02 PM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): New Report Finds Bank Carbon Principles Did Not Curb Financing of Coal
5:59 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): These Are the Investigative Reports the SEC Doesn’t Want You to See
5:56 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Unveils Proposed Housing Protections for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People
5:50 PM
Common Cause Asks Justice Department to Investigate if Scalia, Thomas Should Have Recused Themselves from Citizens United Decision
5:47 PM
Planned Parenthood Statement on Rep. Chris Smith’s Misleadingly Named Bill, “No-Taxpayer Funding for Abortion"
5:45 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights Appeals to Fox News President for Help in Silencing Glenn Beck Misinformation Campaign Against Progressive Professor
5:43 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iraq: Use of Ambulances in Attacks a War Crime
5:14 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: House Leadership Puts Anti-Choice Attacks Ahead of Jobs and the Economy
5:11 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Interviews Available with Tunisians: “A Third Way”
5:05 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Snowmobile Plan Challenged to Protect Wildlife, Quiet Recreation
4:00 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Chemical Caused Nerve Damage to Military Base Workers
3:58 PM
ACLU Opposes Bill That Would Deny Insurance Coverage for Abortion Services
3:10 PM
Center for Biological Diversity and Pesticide Action Network North America: Landmark Lawsuit Filed to Protect Hundreds of Rare Species From Pesticides
2:55 PM
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows: 9/11 Family Members Express Profound Disappointment at Reports White House Will Increase Use of Military Commission to Try Guantanamo Detainees
2:14 PM
Amnesty International Calls on Kenya to Investigate Triple Killing by Police
1:36 PM
Wake-Up Wal-Mart: Philadelphia, DC, and Baltimore Residents to Walmart: We Want Jobs that Pay a Living Wage
1:33 PM
Public Citizen: In Attempt to Limit Patients’ Rights, Republicans Trot Out Tired - and False - Arguments About Medical Liability
12:30 PM
ACLU: Obama Administration Moving Forward With Plan to Try Some Guantánamo Detainees in Military Commissions
12:13 PM
National Women s Law Center: Women's Health & Lives at Risk Due to Religious Restrictions at Hospitals, New Center Study Shows
11:54 AM
National Nurses United/California Nurses Association: Nurses Call on President Obama to “Stand Up” and Protect Retirement Security in State of Union Speech
1:02 AM
Witness Against Torture: Anti-Torture Activists Shut Down Two Entrances to Department of Justice

Wednesday January 19, 2011

6:40 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Obama Administration to Release New Space Security Strategy
6:24 PM
Environmental Groups Bring Actions Against Federal Government for Failure to Clean Up Parks
5:49 PM
Physicians for Human Rights: First Widespread Survey of Burma’s Chin State Shows Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity
5:14 PM
NRDC: Interior's Offshore Drilling Plan Is a Good First Step That Must Go Further, Says NRDC
4:57 PM
AFL-CIO: Homeowners, Tax Payers, Workers Ask Pulte Mortgage CEO Debra Still: Show Us The $900 Million Bailout Money!
4:51 PM
Food & Water Watch: USDA Records Reveal Political Pressure to Allow Chinese Chicken Imports
4:19 PM
Worldwatch Institute Convenes 15th Annual State of the World Symposium in Washington, D.C.
3:08 PM
US PIRG: Repeal Is the Wrong Prescription for Rising Health Care Costs
2:30 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: “This Debate is the Wrong Debate. A For-Profit Model is the Wrong Model”
2:09 PM
Friends of the Earth: Firms Plan to Pursue Experimental Nuclear Reactors without Required Licenses
2:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): US-China Relations
1:30 PM
ACLU: Ceremony Finalizes Adoption Process for Family That Challenged Florida’s Gay Adoption Ban
1:27 PM
US PIRG: Repeal is the Wrong Prescription for Rising Health Care Costs
1:19 PM
Corporate Accountability International: Global Community Unites Against Tobacco Industry Interference
1:19 PM
Violence Policy Center: NRA and Some of Its Board Members Have Direct Financial Interests in Stopping Ban on High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines
12:33 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Federal Cougar Hunters Must Obey California Law
12:18 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Administration Refuses to Reform Public-lands Grazing Fee
12:13 PM
CREW: CREW Demands Investigation into Wall Street Investors' Manipulation of Education Regulations for Financial Gain
11:58 AM
National Women s Law Center: House Set to Vote on Repeal of Affordable Care Act; Repeal Would Work Against Women and Families
11:52 AM
Witness Against Torture: Today at 2 PM Anti-Torture Activists, in 9th Day of Fast, Demand Meeting With Attorney General, Rally at Justice Department
11:38 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Asian American and Pacific Islander Workers Among the Fastest Growing Groups in the Union Workforce

Tuesday January 18, 2011

6:40 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Jean-Claude Duvalier Rights Violations Must Be Investigated, Assert Amnesty International
6:37 PM
ACLU: ACLU Files Commutation Petition On Behalf Of Man Serving Unjust Prison Sentence For Non-Violent Crime
6:34 PM
Violence Policy Center: NRA and Some of Its Board Members Have Direct Financial Interests in Stopping Ban on High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines
6:34 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Statement on Comcast Takeover of NBC
5:51 PM
Public Citizen: U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh Whether Corporations Have ‘Personal Privacy’ Rights Under the Freedom of Information Act
5:13 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Kicks off Health Care Debate with Renewed Call for Single-Payer
5:02 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International On Jean-Claude Duvalier’s Arrest in Haiti
4:40 PM
Violence Policy Center Strongly Backs Ban on High-Capacity Magazines
4:39 PM
ACLU: Court Rules Government Can Continue To Suppress Detainee Statements Describing Torture And Abuse
4:33 PM
Free Press: Free Press Denounces FCC Approval of Comcast-NBC Merger
4:28 PM
Greenlining Institute: Health Reform Repeal Endangers Health of People of Color
4:24 PM
Center for American Progress: Clearly Constitutional--A Primer on the Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act
4:11 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW Again Asks Issa to Release Industry Response to Oversight Committee's Letters
3:44 PM
Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR): CAIR Sues for Return of Va. Muslim on No-Fly List
3:44 PM
Center for Responsive Politics: Joint Project Tracks Where Ex-Congressmen are Working
3:30 PM
Center for Public Integrity: High-Capacity Magazine Sellers Raise Millions for NRA
3:28 PM
Public Citizen: Citizens United: One Year Later
3:09 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Brady Campaign Joins Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, National Gun Violence Prevention Group to Ban Large Capacity Magazines
3:06 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: World-renowned Chefs Join Call to Boycott Bluefin
1:25 PM
Public Citizen: Obama’s New Approach to Regulation Is Misguided; We Need Stronger Controls Over Big Business
1:07 PM
Center for American Progress: CLEAN Contracts—Making Clean Local Energy Accessible Now and Bringing More Renewable Electricity into the Marketplace
12:37 PM
PEER: Labor Department Whiffs on Whistleblower Reform
12:27 PM
Oxfam International: Significant Humanitarian Needs Emerge as People Start to Return to Their Homes in Flood-Affected Sri Lanka
12:18 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Vermont Leaders Move Forward on Health Care
11:26 AM
US PIRG: Young People Face Higher Costs if Health Care is Repealed

Monday January 17, 2011

6:54 PM
CEPR Publishes Analysis of OAS Report Finding Serious Flaws, Unsupported Conclusions by the OAS Mission
4:57 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Haiti: Return of Jean Claude Duvalier
4:30 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Haiti: Prosecute Duvalier
1:47 PM
ACLU Video Starring Elon James White Reminds People of Their Constitutional Rights When Stopped by Police

Friday January 14, 2011

7:01 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls on Tunisia to Rescind Permissions to "Shoot on Sight"
6:29 PM
Sierra Club / Earthjustice: Sunflower Coal-Fired Power Plant Expansion Faces Legal Challenge
5:41 PM
Human Rights First: Tunisian Uprising Result of Repressive Government
5:38 PM
AFL-CIO: What's at Stake? Ohio and the War against Workers
4:35 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Tunisia: US Backing Dictatorship over Pro-Democracy Movement
3:43 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: Report Shows New Legislative Landscape Could Undermine Women's Access to Legal Abortion and Other Reproductive-Health Care
12:40 PM
CODEPINK: The Canadian Retailer The Bay Drops Cosmetics Line as Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories Admits Declining Sales and Attempts to Rebrand; Victory for Human Rights Boycott Campaign
10:45 AM
Palestine Solidarity Campaign: BDS Movement Victory: John Lewis Stops Stocking Ahava Products in Britain
9:08 AM
United for a Fair Economy: Report: Austerity Policies Worsen Racial Economic Inequalities, Hit Blacks and Latinos Hardest

Thursday January 13, 2011

8:36 PM
Earthjustice: Congress Takes on Secret Chemicals Used in Controversial Gas Drilling Technique
5:27 PM
Violence Policy Center (VPC): Gun Industry Holds Annual Trade Show in Aftermath of AZ Shooting
3:23 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): EPA Stops Mountaintop Removal Mine in West Virginia
3:21 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: EPA Vetoes Permit for Largest Mountaintop-Removal Mine Ever Proposed in Appalachia
1:42 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Call to Revoke LEED Credits for Coal Ash
12:44 PM
Americans United Files Lawsuit Challenging Tennessee County’s Unconstitutional Preference for Christianity
12:32 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): USDA Releases New and Improved School Meal Nutrition Criteria
12:17 PM
ACLU: Obama Administration Will Take Steps to Facilitate the Free Exchange of Ideas Across Borders, State Department Says

Wednesday January 12, 2011

6:44 PM
Public Citizen: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Bolsters Argument of Worker Protections for Resident Physicians
6:43 PM
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF): Texas Loses Third Court Battle to Block New Air Pollution Regulations
6:40 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Cost of War: Breaking It Down
6:17 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: EPA Capitulates to Timber, Biomass Industries on Global Warming Pollution
5:39 PM
Institute for Local Self-Reliance: American States Can Learn Much From Ontario's "Buy Local" Clean Energy Strategy
4:29 PM
CREW Files Ethics Complaint Against Reps. Sessions and Fitzpatrick
4:27 PM
World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Rhino Poaching in South Africa Reaches All-Time High
4:24 PM
Worldwatch Institute's State of the World 2011 Shows Agriculture Innovation Is Key to Reducing Poverty, Stabilizing Climate
4:21 PM
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) Urges Chinese Consumers to Reject Cruelty-Tainted Seal Products
4:07 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Calls for New Direction to Approaching the Causes of Violence
3:33 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: A New Opportunity to Protect Federal Employee Whistleblowers
3:31 PM
Amnesty International Warns of Continued Violence in the Côte d'Ivoire as Armed Groups Clash
12:12 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Martin Luther King Jr. on Violence
12:11 PM
Worldwatch Institute: State of the World 2011 Shows Agriculture Innovation Is Key to Reducing Poverty, Stabilizing Climate

Tuesday January 11, 2011

7:23 PM
People for the American Way: Limbaugh Says Democrats “Support” Tucson Killer
7:18 PM
Sea Turtle Restoration Network: Gulf Oil Industry Overhaul Needed to Protect Sea Turtles
7:10 PM
Witness Against Torture: Justice Department Blockaded, No Arrests Made, in Shut Down Guantanamo Action Today
7:02 PM
CEPR Examines OAS Report on Haiti's Election, Finds It "Inconclusive, Statistically Flawed, and Indefensible"
6:14 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America Statement on Report Regarding Abortion Access in the U.S.
5:33 PM
Amnesty International Urges Belarus to Free Prisoners of Conscience Held after Post-Election Protest
4:48 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): EPA Unveils Plan to Help Identify ‘Brockovich’ Chemical in Drinking Water
3:31 PM
Greenpeace Response to National Oil Spill Commission Final Report
3:31 PM
Violence Policy Center: High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines: The Common Thread That Runs Through Mass Shootings
3:09 PM
Friends of the Earth: Oil Spill Commission Report Indicates Drilling Risk Remains; Congressional Action Is Urgently Needed
3:07 PM
Food & Water Watch - Europe: Proposed Linconshire Mega-Dairy Could Generate As Much Waste as London
2:59 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Rights Groups Mark Beginning of a Decade of Wrongful Detentions at Guantánamo and Demand Obama Close Island Prison with Justice
1:25 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: Oil Spill Commission Final Report Outlines Industry-Wide Safety Lapses
1:07 PM
Audubon Society: Bookmark and Share Audubon President Comments on Report by the National Commission on Gulf Oil Disaster & Recommendations
12:52 PM
Common Cause: DeLay’s Fate is a Cautionary Tale for House GOP Leaders -- and Democrats
12:42 PM
PEER: EPA Criminal Program Reforms Coming Undone
12:05 PM
Free Press: Public Interest Groups Call on FCC to Investigate MetroPCS for Internet Blocking
12:02 PM
Children's Defense Fund: New Research Finds Tough Times for Black Children
12:00 PM
Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH): One Year After the Earthquake – Haitians Still Living in Crisis
10:50 AM
Witness Against Torture: Today is Day of Action Against Torture, Rally at White House, Demo at Justice Department

Monday January 10, 2011

6:37 PM
Americans for Safe Access: Medical Marijuana Patient Advocates Stage Rallies in MI & NV Against Federal Interference
6:35 PM
Earthjustice: Challenge to Huge Coal Strip Mine in Montana Clears Legal Hurdle
5:52 PM
Food & Water Watch Europe: Recommendations of UK Report on Deepwater Drilling Don’t Go Far Enough
5:50 PM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): MSF Report on Haiti: Despite Massive Aid Response, Significant Needs Remain One Year After Quake
5:48 PM
Common Cause: Simple Decency Demands No Less
5:35 PM
Violence Policy Center: Semiautomatic Pistol Used in Arizona Shooting Is Same Model Handgun Used in Virginia Tech Shooting
4:54 PM
MADRE: New Report on Sexual Violence in Haiti One Year After the Earthquake
3:20 PM
Media Matters for America: Brock to Murdoch: Your Network Must Take a Stand
2:28 PM
Witness Against Torture: Close Guantanamo With Justice Now
2:26 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Act on Pledge to Close Guantanamo
1:37 PM
Amnesty International Urges Obama Administration to Raise Human Rights Concerns During Summit With Chinese President
1:05 PM
US PIRG: Health Care Repeal Would Have Costly Consequences for Consumers and Small Businesses
12:45 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Feds Yank GE Crops From All Northeast Refuges

Sunday January 9, 2011

12:29 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Haiti Election Recount Report Reveals Massive Irregularities Beyond Those Noticed by the OAS and CEP

Saturday January 8, 2011

4:06 PM
ACLU: Government Requests for Twitter Users' Personal Information Raise Serious Constitutional Concerns, Says ACLU

Friday January 7, 2011

6:31 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy: Health Leaders Call for Healthy Farm Bill
5:36 PM
Physicians for a National Health Program: ‘Don’t Repeal Health Law – Go Beyond it to Single-Payer Medicare for All’: Doctors' Group
4:29 PM
ACLU: Civil Rights Groups Ask Court To Block Remaining Day Labor Provisions Of Arizona's Racial Profiling Law
4:01 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Grassley Investigation Of TV Preachers Veers Off Course, Says Americans United
3:55 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): U.S. Catches Up with Science On Fluoride in Drinking Water
3:31 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls the Dominican Republic to Stop Forcible Deportation of Haitians
2:41 PM
National Women's Law Center: Slow Recovery Left Women Behind in 2010, NWLC Finds
12:02 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Rights Groups Urge Spanish Judge to Subpoena Former Gtmo Commander for Role in Detainee Torture
10:49 AM
Witness Against Torture: Close Guantanamo With Justice Now, Action on January 11

Thursday January 6, 2011

7:22 PM
ACLU Calls On House to Reject Unconstitutional Bill to Subvert 14th Amendment
6:03 PM
Environmental Groups: Damaging Russian River Gravel Mining Plan Challenged
3:21 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Rights Groups File Emergency Human Rights Petition to Stop Imminent Deportations to Haiti
12:59 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): House Reads the Constitution, Should Defend Its Values
12:57 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Pay-to-Players Take Over Jersey Environmental Agency
12:11 PM
Oxfam International: A Year of Indecision Leaves Haiti’s Recovery at a Standstill
10:48 AM
National Priorities Project: What Would You Do With a Trillion Dollars?

Wednesday January 5, 2011

8:30 PM
National Organization for Women (NOW): Women's Rights Advocates Demand U.S. Constitution Guarantee Women's Rights
4:33 PM
Amnesty International Reveals Details of Deadly Raid on Political Party Headquarters in Ivory Coast, Leaving One Dead and 16 Wounded
4:14 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America Activates Nationwide Pledge to Stand Up to John Boehner
4:12 PM
Center for Community Change: House Republicans Reward Corporate Interests by Plotting to Take Health Care Away from Americans
3:11 PM
Center for American Progress: How Conservative Attacks on Health Care Reform Will Affect You-Attempts to Repeal Affordable Care Act Have Serious Consequences
2:26 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: New Report: Arctic Sea Ice Among Top 10 Places Whose Species Are Threatened by Climate Change
1:59 PM
CEPR: Senators Will Receive Social Security Benefits for Years to Come, Just like Everyone Else
1:56 PM
Public Citizen: In Calling for Medical Liability Measure, House Republicans Ignore Real Problem
1:47 PM
US PIRG: New House Rules May Hamstring Deficit Reduction
1:27 PM
ACLU Urges State Lawmakers to Reject Discriminatory Bills That Subvert 14th Amendment
12:51 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Reading Between the Lines: The Tea Party’s Real Constitutional Philosophy
12:09 PM
Service Women’s Action Network: Navy’s Delayed Response to Video Five Years Too Late
12:01 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): What’s In Your Bottled Water – Besides Water?

Tuesday January 4, 2011

6:36 PM
Justice Groups: CCR, AIUSA, Witness and Peaceful Tomorrows Members and Activists Mark Ninth Anniversary of First Arrivals to Guantanamo
5:28 PM
EQCA: Equality California Hails Court’s Decision Denying Standing to Imperial County in Prop. 8 Federal Challenge
3:52 PM
Amnesty International Calls for the Immediate Release of Russian Activists Jailed over Freedom of Assembly Protest
3:50 PM
Doctors Without Borders/MSF: Statement: Pfizer Falsely Claims MSF Involvement in the Company's Unethical 1996 Drug Trials in Nigeria
3:30 PM
Environmental Groups: Coalition Sues California Over Approval of Cancer-Causing Strawberry Pesticide
2:47 PM
School of the Americas Watch: SOA Watch Activists Face 6 Months in Prison
2:43 PM
Common Cause: Statement by Bob Edgar on Posh Fundraiser for Incoming House Freshmen
2:37 PM
Public Citizen: As Oil Prices Rise, Beware Familiar Refrain of ‘Drill Baby Drill’
2:02 PM
US PIRG: Liz Hitchcock Public Health Advocate U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) Office: 202-546-9707 Elizabeth@pirg.org
1:58 PM
MovementForThePeople.org: Let's Mark the Anniversary of Citizens United vs. FEC Supreme Court Ruling By Building a Movement For the People!
1:53 PM
Free Press Urges FCC to Investigate MetroPCS 4G Service Plans
1:28 PM
Public Citizen: Corporate Junk Economics Comes to Capitol Hill: Rep. Issa Asks Industry for Wish List on So-Called ‘Regulatory Burden’
1:22 PM
Human Rights Groups: Inter-American Human Rights Commission Sets Unprecedented Recommendations for Haitian Government to Address Wave of Sexual Violence in Displacement Camps

Monday January 3, 2011

5:16 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): President to Sign Historic Food Safety Bill, Reforming FDA
4:14 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): California Moves to Protect Public from Notorious Carcinogen
3:17 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): WikiLeaks Documents Expose Boeing Dealings
3:07 PM
National Lawyers Guild Calls for End of 21-Year Solitary Confinement of Pennsylvania Inmate Russell Maroon Shoatz
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