Released on October 1, 2024
Statement of National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, DC – CBS News, the network of Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow, was once known as the gold standard for network television, but the decision to leave real-time fact-checking to a ‘QR code’ tarnishes the ‘Tiffany network’s’ image and damages journalism. The network says it Read more …
Released on September 29, 2024
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, D.C. —Christian F. Nunes, National NOW President, issued the following statement on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto of SB 1047, the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act “We’ve heard these false arguments before—putting Big Tech on the legal hook for the harm Read more …
Released on September 28, 2024
September 28 is International Safe Abortion Day. This observance began in Latin America and the Caribbean in 1990 as a day of action for decriminalization of abortion. The date was chosen to commemorate the passing of the Law of Free Birth passed by the Brazilian parliament on September 28, 1871–a legal reform intended to provide Read more …
Released on September 18, 2024
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes The United Nations established International Equal Pay Day on September 18, 2020, to accelerate the realization of the principle of “equal pay for equal work of equal value” and ensure recognition of women’s major contribution to the economy. “Across all regions,” the UN says, “women are Read more …
Released on September 17, 2024
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes September 17 is Voter Registration Day, America’s largest nonpartisan civic holiday–dedicated to celebrating our democracy and activating citizens. Since it began in 2012, National Voter Registration Day has worked to get over 5 million Americans registered to vote. Groups like NOW, community and neighborhood organizations, public figures, Read more …