By: Xeni Jardin Article Reprint The Marshall Islands is suing the nine known nations with nuclear weapons at the international court of justice at The Hague, over charges they have violated their legal obligation to
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Constitution Check: What does it mean that there is a right to “bear” guns?
Lyle Denniston looks at two Second Amendment cases under consideration at the Supreme Court later this month that would clarify questions posed by the National Rifle Association. By Lyle Denniston Article Reprint THE STATEMENT AT
Read moreWhat NAEP Tells Us About How Much America Cares About Black Children
By Michael Holzman Article Submission The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is considered the best barometer of how well schools are educating our nation’s children. The latest results are no cause for celebration. They show a
Read moreHow Anti-Poverty Programs Marginalize Fathers
Based on decades-old stereotypes that unmarried dads are “deadbeats,” the majority of welfare programs almost exclusively serve women and children. By ELIZABETH STUART Article Submission The 10-month-old twins call Frandy “Da Da.” He changes their
Read moreTwo-Thirds of Criminals Released from Prison are Rearrested within 3 Years
By: Noel Brinkerhoff Article Reprint Recidivism among prisoners is still quite common in the United States, with 67.8% winding up back behind bars within three years of being released.
Read moreIRS Paid Bonuses to 1,100 Employees who Underpaid or Didn’t Pay Their Own Taxes
By: Noel Brinkerhoff Article Reprint The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) awarded more than a thousand workers with cash bonuses even though they hadn’t paid their taxes or underpaid them.
Read moreMilitary Judge Orders Release of Information about CIA Torture at Secret Prison
By: Noel Brinkerhoff Article Reprint The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been ordered by a military judge to turn over classified information regarding its secret prisons used last decade to hold and interrogate suspected terrorists.
Read moreFDA proposes first regulations for e-cigarettes
By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM Article Reprint WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government wants to ban sales of electronic cigarettes to minors and require approval for new products and health warning labels.
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