“The truth is that mortgage and tax foreclosures have caused most of the city’s blight over the last 15 years.” by Dianne Feeley Article Reprint Detroit – where 85% of the working class once owned
Read moreCategory: Politics
Articles focusing on politics
Flag Day: Old Glory’s 238th Birthday
I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. beforeitsnews.com Article Reprint Today,
Read moreVideo Extra >>> 450 More U.S. Military Advisers Heading to Iraq
450 More U.S. Military Advisers Heading to Iraq
Read moreSouth Carolina Grand Jury Indicts Ex-Police Officer Who Shot Walter Scott
By MEGHAN KENEALLY Article Reprint Slager was arrested and charged with murder on April 7, three days after he shot Scott. He has not yet had to enter a plea.
Read moreRights group accuses Jordan of abandoning Syrian refugees
Human Rights Watch urges Amman to grant hundreds of refugees stranded in desert border zone entry aljazeera.com Article Reprint Human Rights Watch on Wednesday accused Jordan of leaving hundreds of Syrian refugees stranded in the
Read moreObama signs bill reshaping NSA phone records program
President signed USA Freedom Act, which will revive and remake the post-9/11 spy program Al Jazeera and The Associated Press Article Reprint President Barack Obama has signed legislation reviving and reshaping surveillance laws that expired
Read moreInternational exams show persistent achievement gaps between boys and girls
By Emma Brown Article Submission International math, science and reading exams show that across dozens of countries, 15-year-old boys are more likely to be low achievers than 15-year-old girls, especially in reading. But among the
Read moreCalifornia Drought 2015: 70 Percent Water Use Cuts Proposed For Large Families, Properties: Report
By Tim Marcin Article Reprint With California in the midst of a crippling drought, Los Angeles County’s water agency has proposed water-use mandates that could force some large families to reduce usage by 70 percent
Read more