OAKLAND, California, Jan. 25 -- Amazon Watch, an organization that says it protects the rainforest and advances the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin, issued the following statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Trump's second administration is rapidly escalating existential threats to our climate, our human rights, and the future of our global climate justice movement. Amazon Watch will remain steadfast in our solidarity with frontline communities whose rights and livelihoods are at   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Women's Policy Research issued the following policy brief on January 22, 2025 by Martinique Free, Christine Clark, Kristen Burke, Jennifer Yarger, Hannah Hecht, Cynthia Harper, Kristine Hopkins and Francis Bernabe entitled "Contraceptive Challenges Facing Community College Students": This research brief highlights the contraceptive challenges faced by community college students, including privacy concerns, lack of awareness, and affordability. M  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Yesterday, President Trump issued two sweeping executive orders revoking decades of "radical and wasteful" diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government. "President Trump's Executive Order ending DEI policies and offices throughout the executive branch was a significant win for Americans of all stripes. President Biden's decision to inject race and equity in  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * The Devil Will Be in the Details: A Formal UK-Mauritius Sovereignty Treaty Could Counter Chinese Ambitions By Benjamin J. Sacks On October 3, the United Kingdom agreed to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, including "the strategically important" UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military base, to Mauritius, a tiny but prosperous archipelagic state (https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/  more