Author: The National Center

Open letter to AFL-CIO President John Sweeney Regarding the AFL-CIO’s Support for Organizations Opposing a Military Response to Terrorist Attacks

Mr. John J. Sweeney President AFL-CIO 815--16th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 Dear Mr. Sweeney: Allow us to express our condolences for the very many members of the AFL-CIO who lost their lives in the recent terrorist attacks upon the ...
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Note to Congresswoman McKinney: Silence is Golden, by Michael King

New Visions Commentary /
A New Visions Commentary paper published October 2001 by The National Center for Public Policy Research * 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web http://www.nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Georgia residents have ...
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Martial Arts for Media Watchers: A Review of Steven J. Milloy’s “Junk Science Judo – Self Defense Against Health Scares and Scams,” by Tom Randall

National Policy Analysis #371 /
If you plan on reading another newspaper or watching the nightly news, you need to read Steven J. Milloy's Junk Science Judo - Self Defense Against Health Scares and Scams.1 Milloy's new book is written to enable the reader - ...
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The NAACP in Wonderland: Campaign Against Network TV Ignores Serious Issues Facing Black Americans, by Kimberley Jane Wilson

New Visions Commentary /
It never fails. Whenever I begin to think that I may have been a little too hard on the NAACP, the organization disappoints me yet again. You've no doubt heard about the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's ...
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The Digital Divide: Claims of Technological Segregation Mostly Hot Air, by Melissa Wiedbrauk

New Visions Commentary /
There is an ongoing concern that the poor and minorities are not up to speed with the rest of America when it comes to computer technology. It's called the "digital divide." But, like many other modern complaints about race, class ...
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Energy Bill Held Up in Senate

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: Republicans continue to push for a national energy plan while Democrats want to delay consideration of a plan in the U.S. Senate until February 2002, according to Senator Frank Murkowski (R-AK). Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) wants to add an ...
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As a Nation Struggles, Domestic Terrorists Brag, by Tom Randall

National Policy Analysis #368 /
They proudly take credit for striking in the night, often torching homes, schools and workplaces. Even now, as the nation struggles back from the vicious attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, they continue to boast of their ...
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“Groups Oppose a U.S. Military Response to Terrorists”

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 Contents Leading Institutions Support Groups Opposing a U.S. Military Response to Terrorist Acts Bulletin Board: New releases and statements from conservatives in Washington. Leading Institutions Support Groups Opposing a U.S. Military Response to Terrorist Acts Most Americans want to make ...
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In the War Against Terrorism, Our Old Friends are Our True Friends, by Joe Roche

National Policy Analysis #367 /
As President George W. Bush puts together the coalition to fight the war against terrorism, Americans need to bear in mind who in the Middle East really are our friends and allies. Right now, many of our enemies are pretending ...
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Do SUVs and Suburban Living Inspire Terrorism? The Boston Globe may think so. See their columnist’s view, and our response

On September 19, 2001, the Boston Globe printed an op/ed, "Sticky Questions for the Elite," by Derrick Z. Jackson of its staff. The piece says the U.S. is partially to blame for the attacks of terrorists because of our wealth, ...
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