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Sep 23 2019
News
Climate Strike and UN Climate Summit
“Young people afraid for their futures protested around the globe Friday to implore leaders to tackle climate change… Marches, rallies and demonstrations were held from Canberra to Kabul and Cape Town to New York.” (AP News)
The left applauds the protesters and urges US politicians, China, and the rest of the world to take action.
“The rate of climate change now vastly exceeds
The Flip SideJun 26 2020
Opinion
ACLU Comment on Trump Executive Order on Foster Care
WASHINGTON — President Trump today signed an executive order related to the child welfare system. The order authorizes funding for the Department of Health and Human Services and encourages state governments to develop partnerships with faith-based agencies.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on a related issue this fall in a case involving a Philadelphia foster care agency. The case
ACLUMar 25 2020
News
Class-action suit seeks to bill China for coronavirus fallout: 'We want the court to make them pay'
A class-action lawsuit filed in Florida this month seeks to "make China pay for what they've done" in its handling of the coronavirus crisis, saying the country acted "negligently in their handling of the COVID-19 outbreak."
A personal injury law firm based in Boca Raton, Fla., is bringing the suit against China and various Chinese government agencies on behalf of "individuals and
Fox News DigitalJan 29 2020
Opinion
Parties must move on from Trump impeachment — or end in mutual destruction
As part of his closing remarks Tuesday, Jay Sekulow, a defense attorney for President Trump, urged senators to put themselves in Trump’s shoes. It was an odd but interesting challenge.
When you accept it, the view from there is a series of unhappy flashbacks. It starts with Trump’s 2016 campaign being investigated by the FBI. Before he took office, then bureau Director James Comey
Michael GoodwinJan 26 2015
News
Romney’s Poverty Points
Mitt Romney said that under President Obama “there are more people in poverty in America than ever before.” That’s true, but the poverty rate — which accounts for population changes — was higher under several former presidents than it is currently.
FactCheck.orgApr 30 2020
News
How to Protect Yourself When Your State Reopens Way Too Early
There is an abundance of bad signs about the status of the coronavirus pandemic in states like Georgia and Texas such as the fact that confirmed coronavirus cases continue to increase statewide and their testing rates are some of the worst in the country. Still, both states’ governors have made the bold, extremely questionable decision to “reopen.”
This is extremely confusing for state
ViceDec 06 2019
News
Food Stamps
On Thursday, the Department of Agriculture issued a final rule restricting the ability of states to apply for waivers of the work requirements for SNAP (food stamps). Current law prevents able-bodied adults without dependents from receiving food stamps for more than a few months, but states can apply for waivers in places with relatively high unemployment. The Department estimates that 688,000
The Flip SideJun 07 2021
Analysis
Is there a housing bubble?
Houses are getting more and more expensive. There’s a simple fix for that.
More than half of homes in the US are selling above list price. People are playing a lottery to see if they’ll win the honor of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to build a home. The Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index looks like a rocket ship launching into space. You’d be forgiven for flashing
VoxApr 29 2020
Top Argument
Free College - Top 3 Pros and Cons
Free college programs come in different forms but generally refer to the government picking up the tab for tuition costs, while students pay for other expenses such as room and board. [50] At least 38 states have existing or proposed variations of free college programs. [48]
Tuition at public four-year institutions more than doubled over the past thirty years, and the average student
ProCon.org