While the world continues to ask if global warming is occurring and, if so, if human beings contribute to it, most Americans have overlooked the effect that complying with the Kyoto Protocol would have on minorities and the poor. Let's ...
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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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While the world continues to ask if global warming is occurring and, if so, if human beings contribute to it, most Americans have overlooked the effect that complying with the Kyoto Protocol would have on minorities and the poor. Let's ...
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BACKGROUND: After much heated debate, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a comprehensive energy bill. While President Bush had to compromise on some issues, Democrats voted with Republicans to allow drilling in 2000 acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ...
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In 1991, the collapse of the Soviet Union ended the forty-year Cold War. Until that point, nuclear war with the United States was largely averted by a form of deterrence known as "Mutually Assured Destruction" (MAD). MAD doctrine surmises that ...
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President George W. Bush wants to close the Navy's live-fire range on the island of Vieques by 2003. It's a decision many think was made to appeal to Hispanic voters. But depriving our military of this unique training ground is ...
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I remember sitting on my grandfather's knee as he told me about Pearl Harbor. In 1941, while war raged elsewhere, America was at peace. Then, from across the sea, an enemy struck our naval base at Pearl Harbor, killing over ...
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Contents: National Academy of Sciences Global Warming Report Fails to Live Up to Its Billing LCV Ads Target Members of Congress on ANWR New Legislation Would End National Academy of Sciences Study of Safe Arsenic Levels National Academy of Sciences ...
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A New Visions Commentary paper published August 2001 Reprints permitted provided source is credited. For the past couple of weeks, major newspapers have carried stories about new efforts to privatize the U.S. Social Security System (SSS). Although the real battle ...
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A New Visions Commentary paper published August 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. I first heard ...
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