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Far-Right Terror

Greg Brand August 5, 2015

Over the past decade, as public angst has been stewing over the threat… References and FootnotesCharles Kurzman and David Schanzer. “The Growing Right-Wing Terror Threat.” The New York Times. June 16, 2015. ↩Jaeh Lee, Brandon Ellington Patterson, and Gabrielle Canon. “The Rise of Violent Right-Wing Extremism, Explained.” Mother Jones. June 30, 2015. ↩Ibid ↩Ibid ↩Wes Bruer and Evan Perez. “DHS intelligence report warns of domestic right-wing terror threat.” CNN. February 20, 2015. ↩Lee, Patterson and Canon, 2015. ↩United State Department of Homeland Security. US Dept of Homeland Security Assessment: (U//FOUO) Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment. 2009. ↩

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Seasoned From the Left

Paul Minassian August 5, 2015

Bernie Sanders’ catapult into the political scene was unexpected. The underdog is now… References and FootnotesBureau of Labor Statistics, accessed August 4, 2015, www.bls.org/opub ↩Campaign Speech July18, Fox 10 News Phoenix ↩CNN.com/election/2004 ↩

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Gunning for Rights

Christopher Law August 5, 2015

In the beginning of July, ex-CNN anchor Lynne Russel told gun control activists… References and FootnotesChuckRoss, "Ex-CNN Anchor Tells Gun Control Activists To ‘Shut The F*** Up,’" Daily Caller, July 6, 2015, accessed August 3, 2015, http://dailycaller.com/2015/07/06/ex-cnn-anchor-tells-gun-control-activists-to-shut-the-f-up ↩Eun Kim, "Piers Morgan: 'I Don't Regret Standing Up' for Gun Control," Today, October 6, 2014, Accessed August 2, 2015, http://www.today.com/news/piers-morgan-i-dont-regret-standing-gun-control-2D80195975. ↩Billy Hallowell, "5 of the Most Absurd Gun Comments from Joe Biden," The Blaze, April 12, 2013, Accessed August 3, 2015,  http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/04/12/joe-bidens-5-most-absurd-quotes-about-firearms-and-gun-owners ↩ "CONGRESS’ 20 BIGGEST GUN RIGHTS ADVOCATES," The Daily Beast, Accessed August 3, 2015, http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2011/01/13/congress-20-biggest-gun-rights-advocates.html#slide2. ↩Billy Hallowell, "5 of the Most Absurd Gun Comments from Joe Biden," The Blaze, April 12, 2013, Accessed August 3, 2015,  http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/04/12/joe-bidens-5-most-absurd-quotes-about-firearms-and-gun-owners ↩ Aamer Madhani, "Murders, Shootings on the Rise in Chicago," USA Today, April 2, 2015, Accessed August 3, 2015, http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/04/01/chicago-murders-shootings/70787110 ↩John Lott, "Murder and Homicide Rates before and after Gun Bans,” Crime Prevention Research Center, December 1, 2013, Accessed August 3, 2015, http://crimepreventionresearchcenter.org/2013/12/murder-and-homicide-rates-before-and-after-gun-bans ↩ Larry Copel, "Georgia Town Not Alone in Using Gun Law as 'deterrent,'" USA Today, April 2, 2013, Accessed August 3, 2015, http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/02/georgia-town-not-alone-in-using-gun-law-as-deterrent/2048059 ↩"Where'd They Get Their Guns?" VPC, Accessed August 3, 2015, http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun990420.htm. ↩ LoisBeckett, "What We Actually Know About the Connections Between Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and Gun Violence," Pacific Standard, June 10, 2014, Accessed August 3, 2015, http://www.psmag.com/health-and-behavior/actually-know-connections-mental-illness-mass-shootings-gun-violence-83103. ↩Perry Chiaramonte, "'No One Helped Her': NJ Woman Murdered by Ex While Awaiting Gun Permit," Fox News, June 10, 2015, Accessed August 3, 2015, http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/06/10/no-one-helped-her-nj-woman-murdered-by-ex-while-waiting-for-gun-permit ↩

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Immigration Reformation

Christopher Law July 29, 2015

As of 2012, 5.9 million unauthorized immigrants from Mexico were reported living in… References and Footnotes Gonzalez-Barrera, Ana, and Jens Krogstad, "What We Know about Illegal Immigration from Mexico," Pew Research Center, July 15, 2015, accessed July 26, 2015, http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/07/15/what-we-know-about-illegal-immigration-from-mexico ↩ChrisMoody, "Donald Trump Digs in on Immigration," CNN, July 9, 2015, accessed July 27, 2015, http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/07/politics/trump-immigration-rapists-mexicans-clinton ↩TomPorter, "Mexican Drug Cartels Wage War with Grenades in US Border Wars," IBTimes, August 15, 2014, accessed July 26, 2015, http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mexican-drug-cartels-wage-war-grenades-us-border-wars-1461316. ↩Carrie Dan, "The Arguments for and against Immigration Reform," NBC News, April 12, 2013, accessed July 26, 2015 ↩"Hazleton, PA Anti-Immigrant Law Is Unconstitutional, Federal Appeals Court Rules," American Civil Liberties Union, September 9, 2010, accessed July 26, 2015, https://www.aclu.org/news/hazleton-pa-anti-immigrant-law-unconstitutional-federal-appeals-court-rules ↩"White House: Obama Hasn't Decided on Immigration Specifics," Potus Operandi, November 12, 2014, accessed July 28, 2015, http://blogs.rollcall.com/white-house/white-house-obama-hasnt-decided-on-immigration-specifics/?dcz ↩"Did President Obama Grant Amnesty to Illegal Immigrants Without Congress?" Ask Heritage, accessed July 28, 2015. https://www.askheritage.org/did-president-obama-grant-amnesty-to-illegal-immigrants-without-congress ↩"An Immigration Stimulus: The Economic Benefits of a Legalization Program," accessed July 26, 2015, http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/just-facts/immigration-stimulus-economic-benefits-legalization-program. ↩Ed. Krayewski, "A Libertarian Solution to Immigration Reform," Reason, March 4, 2014, accessed July 26, 2015, http://reason.com/archives/2014/03/04/libertarian-answer-to-immigration-reform. ↩

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One-Size Fits Most: Democracy

Diane Abayan July 29, 2015

Today, the world encompasses varying forms of government,… References and FootnotesKavitha Davidson, "Democracy Index 2013: Global Democracy at a Standstill, The Economist Intelligence Unit's Annual Report Shows," The Huffington Post, accessed July 29, 2015, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/21/democracy-index-2013-economist-intelligence-unit_n_2909619.html. ↩"Statistical Information about Casualties of the Vietnam War," National Archives and Records Administration, accessed July 29, 2015, http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-statistics.html. ↩David H. Petraeus and James F. Amos, Counterinsurgency Field Manual, (Washington D.C: United States Marine Corps, 2006), 1-7 ↩Ibid, 8-10. ↩Ibid, 1-28. ↩John A. Nagl, "Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife," World Affairs 161.4, 1999, 195  ↩

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The GM-Faux

Brian Chernick July 22, 2015

Humanity has been genetically modifying foods since the beginning days of… References and Footnotes“Public and Scientists’ Views on Science and Society,” January 29, 2015, http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/01/29/public-and-scientists-views-on-science-and-society ↩“GMOs And The Dilemma Of Bias,” January 7, 2014, http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2014/01/07/260184901/gmos-and-the-dilemma-of-bias ↩“Food with Integrity: G-M-Over It,” 2015, http://chipotle.com/gmo ↩“Labelize It!” http://www.benjerry.com/GMO ↩“The Danger Of GMOs: Is It All In Your Mind?” April 27, 2015, http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2015/04/27/402482753/the-danger-of-gmos-is-it-all-in-your-mind ↩“Tortilla Reform,” May 5, 2015, https://medium.com/natural-resources-defense-council/tortilla-reform-53117f2d96db ↩“Roundup and Risk Assessment,” April 10, 2015, http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/roundup-and-risk-assessment ↩“The BfR has finalised its draft report for the re-evaluation of glyphosate,” February 4, 2015, http://www.bfr.bund.de/en/the_bfr_has_finalised_its_draft_report_for_the_re_evaluation_of_glyphosate-188632.html ↩ “Unhealthy Fixation,” July 15, 2015, http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2015/07/are_gmos_safe_yes_the_case_against_them_is_full_of_fraud_lies_and_errors.html ↩“Genetically Modified Food,” December 3, 2014, http://intelligencesquaredus.org/debates/upcoming-debates/item/1161-genetically-modify-food ↩“Impacts of genetically engineered crops on pesticide use in the U.S. -- the first sixteen years,” September 28, 2014, http://www.enveurope.com/content/24/1/24 ↩Ilya Somin, “Over 80 percent of Americans support “mandatory labels on foods containing DNA,” January 17, 2015, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/01/17/over-80-percent-of-americans-support-mandatory-labels-on-foods-containing-dna ↩“Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States,” February, 2014,http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err-economic-research-report/err162/report-summary.aspx ↩