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Ideology over Governance

Michael Zucker October 14, 2015

The threat of a government shutdown receded this week after the Republican-controlled Congress… References and Footnotes Mark Henson, "Cuomo: Shut down the Government over Guns," The Hill, Oct. 2, 2015. ↩Peter Weber, "Why Other Countries Don't Shut down Their Governments," Oct. 2013. ↩Hans Spakovsky, "What Happens During a Government Shutdown?" The Heritage Foundation, July 30, 2013. ↩Dylan Matthews, "Here Is Every Previous Government Shutdown, Why They Happened and How They Ended," Washington Post, Sept. 25, 2013. ↩Luke Johnson, "Newt Gingrich vs. Bill Clinton: Political Rivals Had Stormy Partnership," The Huffington Post, Dec. 22, 2011. ↩Robert Longley, "Government Shutdown? - U.S. Government Info/Resources - Date: 10/24/99," About.com US Government, Oct. 2, 2015. ↩ Stephen Dinan, "House Passes Spending Bill to Defund Obamacare," Washington Times, Sept. 20, 2013. ↩ Peter Schroeder, "Obama's Ultimatum: No More Short-term Spending Bills," TheHill, Oct. 2, 2015. ↩

Week in Review-Oct 9, 2015

Joyce Chu October 9, 2015

Things to…

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Helping with the Mess: The Federal Reserve’s Efforts

Paul Minassian October 7, 2015

The Federal Reserve chose once again not to… References and FootnotesYlan Mui, "Donald Trump Just Had Some Pretty Interesting Things to Say about the Economy," Washington Post, accessed September 28, 2015. ↩"Sanders Statement on Fed Leaving Interest Rates Unchanged," Bernie Sanders Press Release, accessed September 28, 2015. ↩ Bernie Becker, "Americans Prefer Small Business to Big," TheHill, July 6, 2015, accessed September 28, 2015. ↩"Small Business/Large Business Relationships," Inc.com, accessed September 28, 2015. ↩

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Pursuing Justice

Michael Zucker October 7, 2015

Rape is among the most difficult crimes to prosecute. This is because the American justice… References and Footnotes"What Is a Rape Kit?” RAINN | Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, Sept. 19, 2015. ↩ "Why Testing Matters," Sept. 19, 2015. ↩Soraya Chemaly, "How Many of the Hundreds of Thousands of Untested Rape Kits in the US Are in Your City?" The Huffington Post, Sept. 19, 2014. ↩ "Where the Backlog Exists." Sept. 19, 2015. ↩"Why Testing Matters." Sept. 19, 2015. ↩Ibid ↩Snow, Kate, and Rich McHugh, "Why Haven't 70,000 Rape Kits Been Tested for DNA?" NBC News. July 20, 2015, accessed on  Sept. 19, 2015. ↩Josh Earnest, "FACT SHEET: Investments to Reduce the National Rape Kit Backlog and Combat Violence against Women," The White House, Mar. 16, 2015, accessed on Sept. 19, 2015. ↩

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The Modern Struggle

Michael Zucker September 30, 2015

The United States is only 5 percent of the world’s population… References and Footnotes Gilad Eldman, "The Real Answer to Mass Incarceration," The New Yorker, July 17, 2015. ↩Aimee Picchi, "The High Price of Incarceration in America $80 Billion," CBSNews, May 8, 2014. ↩"A Brief History of the Drug War," Sept. 26, 2015. ↩"What Are Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws?” Attorneys.com,Sept. 26, 2015. ↩ "Criminal Justice Fact Sheet," Criminal Justice Fact Sheet, Sept. 26, 2015. ↩Cox, Robynn, "Where Do We Go from Here? Mass Incarceration and the Struggle for Civil Rights," Economic Policy Institute, Jan. 16, 2015. ↩Ta-Nehisi Coates, "Mapping the New Jim Crow," The Atlantic, Oct. 17 2014. ↩

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The Sun Never Sets

Michael Zucker September 23, 2015

The United States military maintains eight hundred bases on six continents.  The cost to the American… References and FootnotesRepresentative J. Randy, "Puncturing the U.S. Base Myths," The Diplomat, Dec. 2, 2011, accessed Sept. 11, 2015. ↩Tim Hibbits, "Why Does the U.S. Have So Many Military Bases Abroad?" July 24, 2015, accessed Sept. 11, 2015. ↩Representative J. Randy, "Puncturing the U.S. Base Myths," The Diplomat, Dec. 2, 2011, accessed Sept. 11, 2015. ↩David Vine, "Do America's Military Bases Abroad Help Or Hinder Global Security?" NPR, Aug. 23, 2015, accessed Sept. 11, 2015. ↩Ibid. ↩Nick Turse, "How America Operates Its Drone Empire," Saloncom RSS, Oct. 17, 2011, accessed Sept. 13, 2015. ↩Representative J. Randy, "Puncturing the U.S. Base Myths," The Diplomat, Dec. 2, 2011, accessed Sept. 11, 2015. ↩