A Different Standard for the Powerful Means no Environmental Justice from Washington, by Syd Gernstein

A Different Standard for the Powerful Means no Environmental Justice from Washington, by Syd Gernstein

New Visions Commentary /
Laws are supposed to make our society orderly and protect the public interest. But red tape can overwhelm and actually cause more harm than good. The process can also be corrupted. Take, for instance, "environmental justice." This policy empowers the ...
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Conservative Outreach to Black America Should Not Be Spurned, by Rita Thompson

Conservative Outreach to Black America Should Not Be Spurned, by Rita Thompson

New Visions Commentary /
There's something more to celebrate during this year's Black History Month observance. The dream of a Smithsonian Institution museum celebrating the lives, accomplishments and contributions of African-Americans is closer to becoming a reality. President George W. Bush signed legislation on ...
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Project 21 Release: NAACP Intimidation Tactics in South Carolina Criticized - January 2002

Project 21 Release: NAACP Intimidation Tactics in South Carolina Criticized – January 2002

Press Release /
As the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) prepares to deploy "border patrols" to enforce their boycott of the state of South Carolina, the African-American leadership network Project 21 is highly critical of the NAACP's intimidation tactics ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Group Opposes Racially Divisive Plan to Reinstate Military Draft - January 2003

Project 21 Press Release: Black Group Opposes Racially Divisive Plan to Reinstate Military Draft – January 2003

Press Release /
A proposal by Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY) to reinstate a military draft is under fire from African-American conservatives affiliated with the Project 21 leadership network. Project 21 members call the Rangel proposal a blatant political maneuver meant to inject a ...
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Smart Growth and Its Effects on Housing Markets: The New Segregation (full text)

Smart Growth and Its Effects on Housing Markets: The New Segregation (full text)

Environmental Justice Study /
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Civil Rights Commission Should Address the Economic Impact of Environmental Justice Policies, by David Almasi

Civil Rights Commission Should Address the Economic Impact of Environmental Justice Policies, by David Almasi

National Policy Analysis #382 /
Over the past few years, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hasn't been known for promoting racial harmony. Chairman Mary Frances Berry is a stalwart liberal who rules the Commission with an iron fist. Critics accuse her of using the ...
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Brownfields Revitalization Cuts Urban Blight, Suburban Sprawl, by Syd Gernstein

Brownfields Revitalization Cuts Urban Blight, Suburban Sprawl, by Syd Gernstein

National Policy Analysis #385 /
As concern over "urban sprawl" intensifies, the Bush Administration is coming to the rescue by making it easier to revitalize decaying city infrastructures. This will both lessen the need for cities to expand and create new jobs and new sources ...
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A Different Standard for the Powerful Means no Environmental Justice from Washington, by Syd Gernstein

A Different Standard for the Powerful Means no Environmental Justice from Washington, by Syd Gernstein

National Policy Analysis #387 /
Laws are supposed to make our society orderly and protect the public interest. But red tape can overwhelm and actually cause more harm than good. The process can also be corrupted. Take, for instance, "environmental justice." This policy empowers the ...
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Second Amendment Rights Not a Matter of Race, by Jimmie Lee Hollis

Second Amendment Rights Not a Matter of Race, by Jimmie Lee Hollis

New Visions Commentary /
I'm not a firearm enthusiast, but I am a staunch defender of the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Based on years of watching the gun control debate in the public square, my conclusion is that some Second ...
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Civil Rights Commission Needs to Assess the Economic Impact of Environmental Justice Policies, by David Almasi

Civil Rights Commission Needs to Assess the Economic Impact of Environmental Justice Policies, by David Almasi

New Visions Commentary /
Over the past few years, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hasn't been known for promoting racial harmony. Chairman Mary Frances Berry is a stalwart liberal who rules the Commission with an iron fist. Critics accuse her of using the ...
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