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Brady Campaign and Partners To Launch Mother's Day Week of Action
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence along with its Million Mom March and Brady Chapters, Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America, Women's Donor Network, MomsRising and Voices Against Violence, have joined to participate in the Mother's Day Week of Action the week of May 6-10th. The Brady Campaign and partner groups are asking Americans, particularly mothers, to make their voices heard with their elected officials to support legislation to expand Brady background checks.
Brady Campaign and Partners To Launch Mother's Day Week of Action
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence along with its Million Mom March and Brady Chapters, Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America, Women's Donor Network, MomsRising and Voices Against Violence, have joined to participate in the Mother's Day Week of Action the week of May 6-10th. The Brady Campaign and partner groups are asking Americans, particularly mothers, to make their voices heard with their elected officials to support legislation to expand Brady background checks.
California Supreme Court Recognizes Legality of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, But Says Localities May Ban Them
The California Supreme Court ruled today in the case City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness Center that local governments may ban the distribution of medical marijuana and are not preempted by state law by doing so. However, the court also recognized the legality of dispensaries, more than 1,000 of which currently exist and operate throughout the state. More than 50 localities in California officially regulate the distribution of medical marijuana, while nearly 200 cities ban the activity outright.
California Supreme Court Recognizes Legality of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, But Says Localities May Ban Them
The California Supreme Court ruled today in the case City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness Center that local governments may ban the distribution of medical marijuana and are not preempted by state law by doing so. However, the court also recognized the legality of dispensaries, more than 1,000 of which currently exist and operate throughout the state. More than 50 localities in California officially regulate the distribution of medical marijuana, while nearly 200 cities ban the activity outright.
Africa’s Growth Must Benefit All Its Citizens
Africa’s remarkable growth, driven in large part by a minerals and energy boom, is threatened by illicit capital outflows and widening income gaps, international agency Oxfam has warned ahead of a meeting of top business leaders at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa.
Africa’s Growth Must Benefit All Its Citizens
Africa’s remarkable growth, driven in large part by a minerals and energy boom, is threatened by illicit capital outflows and widening income gaps, international agency Oxfam has warned ahead of a meeting of top business leaders at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa.
Statement by Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the April Employment Report
Today’s jobs report shows that labor markets still bear the scars of the Great Recession despite 38 straight months of private-sector job growth and a drop in the unemployment rate from 7.9 percent to 7.5 percent since January. Unemployment remains stubbornly high and many people who would likely have a job in a stronger economy are not even looking for work. Consequently, the share of the population with a job remains well below what it was over the two decades before the recession started in December 2007 (see chart).
Statement by Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the April Employment Report
Today’s jobs report shows that labor markets still bear the scars of the Great Recession despite 38 straight months of private-sector job growth and a drop in the unemployment rate from 7.9 percent to 7.5 percent since January. Unemployment remains stubbornly high and many people who would likely have a job in a stronger economy are not even looking for work. Consequently, the share of the population with a job remains well below what it was over the two decades before the recession started in December 2007 (see chart).
Settlement Reached to Safeguard Critical Ocean, Beach Habitat for Atlantic, Pacific Loggerhead Sea Turtles
Endangered loggerhead sea turtles won a federal commitment to protect critical nesting-beach and ocean habitat in a legal settlement filed late Thursday in U.S. District Court between conservation groups Center for Biological Diversity, Oceana and Turtle Island Restoration Network and the U.S. government.
Settlement Reached to Safeguard Critical Ocean, Beach Habitat for Atlantic, Pacific Loggerhead Sea Turtles
Endangered loggerhead sea turtles won a federal commitment to protect critical nesting-beach and ocean habitat in a legal settlement filed late Thursday in U.S. District Court between conservation groups Center for Biological Diversity, Oceana and Turtle Island Restoration Network and the U.S. government.
Proposed Endangered Species Act Protection for Rare Bird Weakened
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service revised its proposed listing rule today for the lesser prairie chicken — a rare grouse — to include a special rule that would weaken protections for the bird once it is listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. The prairie chicken was proposed for Endangered Species Act protection in December, but under a special rule added to the proposal today, habitat-destroying activities would be allowed to continue in the bird’s range.
Proposed Endangered Species Act Protection for Rare Bird Weakened
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service revised its proposed listing rule today for the lesser prairie chicken — a rare grouse — to include a special rule that would weaken protections for the bird once it is listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. The prairie chicken was proposed for Endangered Species Act protection in December, but under a special rule added to the proposal today, habitat-destroying activities would be allowed to continue in the bird’s range.
CODEPINK Launches Global Hunger Strike and Vigils Calling for Justice for Prisoners at Guantanamo
CODEPINK has launched an urgent call to save the lives of 130 prisoners on a hunger strike in Guantanamo by asking people to fast for a minimum of 24 hours, preferably in public places. Within 24 hours, over 600 people from around the world pledged to join a rolling hunger strike, with some people like CODEPINK cofounder Diane Wilson committing to an open-ended hunger strike in front of the White House.
CODEPINK Launches Global Hunger Strike and Vigils Calling for Justice for Prisoners at Guantanamo
CODEPINK has launched an urgent call to save the lives of 130 prisoners on a hunger strike in Guantanamo by asking people to fast for a minimum of 24 hours, preferably in public places. Within 24 hours, over 600 people from around the world pledged to join a rolling hunger strike, with some people like CODEPINK cofounder Diane Wilson committing to an open-ended hunger strike in front of the White House.
World Leaders Lack Political Will to Make Progress at Climate Negotiations in Bonn
The first climate negotiation meeting of 2013 ended today with some progress on clarifying where countries stand on key issues, but saw little narrowing of the major differences amongst them.
Below is a statement by Alden Meyer, director of strategy and policy for the Union of Concerned Scientists:
World Leaders Lack Political Will to Make Progress at Climate Negotiations in Bonn
The first climate negotiation meeting of 2013 ended today with some progress on clarifying where countries stand on key issues, but saw little narrowing of the major differences amongst them.
Below is a statement by Alden Meyer, director of strategy and policy for the Union of Concerned Scientists:
Indigenous Peoples Launch New Occupation on Belo Monte Dam Site
Some 200 indigenous people affected by the construction of large hydroelectric dams in the Amazon launched an occupation today on one of the main construction sites of the Belo Monte dam complex on the Xingu River in the Brazilian Amazon. The group demands that the Brazilian government adopt effective legislation on prior consultations with indigenous peoples regarding projects that affect their lands and livelihoods.
Indigenous Peoples Launch New Occupation on Belo Monte Dam Site
Some 200 indigenous people affected by the construction of large hydroelectric dams in the Amazon launched an occupation today on one of the main construction sites of the Belo Monte dam complex on the Xingu River in the Brazilian Amazon. The group demands that the Brazilian government adopt effective legislation on prior consultations with indigenous peoples regarding projects that affect their lands and livelihoods.
RI Becomes Tenth State Where Same-Sex Couples Can Marry
Today, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee signed freedom to marry legislation into law following House and Senate approval, making Rhode Island the tenth state in the U.S. where same-sex couples can receive marriage licenses. With Chafee's signature, all six New England states now have the freedom to marry.
Marc Solomon, national campaign director of Freedom to Marry, issued the following statement:
RI Becomes Tenth State Where Same-Sex Couples Can Marry
Today, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee signed freedom to marry legislation into law following House and Senate approval, making Rhode Island the tenth state in the U.S. where same-sex couples can receive marriage licenses. With Chafee's signature, all six New England states now have the freedom to marry.
Marc Solomon, national campaign director of Freedom to Marry, issued the following statement: