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STEM Education Impacting the Achievement Gap and Economy
STEM Education Impacting the Achievement Gap and Economy
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) has been a growing movement in education. It’s part of the public debate regarding school curriculum and reform. The related fields are also a growing eco ...
15 Jan, 2013
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News Flash: the Debt Isn't Sexy
News Flash: the Debt Isn't Sexy
To an American generation born during one of our nation’s greatest economic booms, raised throughout some of our longest wars, and attempting to obtain higher education during one of the toughest rece ...
15 Jan, 2013
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America’s Greatest Economic Rival Offers Lessons For US
America’s Greatest Economic Rival Offers Lessons For US
America’s greatest economic rival in the foreseeable future is the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Since entering the global economy in 1978, China’s economy has an annual growth rate of 10.4 percen ...
15 Jan, 2013
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7 min read
What Lobbying Costs You
What Lobbying Costs You
Companies spend billions every year to lobby legislators in Washington, D.C. Those activities often result in government subsidies, or other monetarily beneficial legislation, for a wide range of sect ...
30 Dec, 2012
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Infographic: A Breakdown of the Cost of Lobbying
Infographic: A Breakdown of the Cost of Lobbying
Companies spend billions every year to lobby legislators in Washington, D.C. Those activities often result in government subsidies, or other monetarily beneficial legislation, for a wide range of sect ...
30 Dec, 2012
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1 min read
Biggest Bank Scandals of 2012
Biggest Bank Scandals of 2012
2012 was an exciting year for the Securities and Exchange Commission. This year the UK emerged as a hotbed for corrupt bankers following the Libor interest-rate fixing scandal. Goldman Sachs and JP Mo ...
24 Dec, 2012
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2 min read
Mystery Donations Prompt Campaign Finance Reform
Mystery Donations Prompt Campaign Finance Reform
As reports slowly trickle in disclosing the money spent the week leading up to 2012’s presidential election, the identities of the spenders are coming into focus. Yet, even the most avid researcher wo ...
23 Dec, 2012
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2 min read
Second Amendment: Individual Rights vs. Collective Rights
Second Amendment: Individual Rights vs. Collective Rights
After the horrific mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut last Friday, the national discussion on gun policy in the United States was given new life. Whenever the debate over guns in America is revived ...
21 Dec, 2012
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5 min read
No Labels to Host Meeting to Make America Work
No Labels to Host Meeting to Make America Work
Credit: No LabelsOn January 14, 2013, the nonpartisan grassroots movement, No Labels, is hosting a conference in New York City called the Meeting to Make America Work. The purpose of the event is to ...
19 Dec, 2012
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2 min read
Nonpartisan Solutions to be Discussed at Meeting to Make America Work
Nonpartisan Solutions to be Discussed at Meeting to Make America Work
Credit: No LabelsOn January 14, 2013, the nonpartisan grassroots movement, No Labels, is hosting a conference in New York City called the Meeting to Make America Work. The purpose of the event is to ...
19 Dec, 2012
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2 min read