806 articles related to "government"

Nitwit Nation: Is America Too Dumb for Democracy?

Most Americans are enthusiastic supporters of their own civic rights, but few bother to meet any would-be democrat's (or any would-be republican's, if you prefer) number-one responsibility: that of keeping oneself sufficiently literate and ...

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Real Leadership Stability In A Sea Of Change

Civil war in Africa. This simple four word phrase seems to sum up the perception of most outsiders throughout the world when asked about the state of affairs on the African continent, the birth place of mankind. In the last 40 years twenty countries,...

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North Korea: A Nuclear Player

The days of a non-nuclear Korean peninsula are over. With troops from the United States bogged down in Iraq and ineffective multilateral talks with North Korea, the world is on track for another major disaster. So, what can be done to confront this ...

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Universal Mental Health Screening - Are We Repeating Ourselves?

Universal Mental Health Screening Are We Repeating Ourselves?If you’re thinking that Universal Mental Health Screening, as proposed by the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, is a new concept, think again. The first standardized ...

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The Bitch and We the People!

Well Darlings, Lately we are hearing an awful lot about the public sector and cuts to services, which brings me to ask: why do so many people want to make their careers in the public sector? Are they actually needed? Is it really to serve we the peo...

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Censorship - Society's Black Hole

Censorship is a prickly issue at the best of times as we all have different ideas about what we should be allowed to access. It seems as though what I describe as techno censorship may be entering our society and possibly not for the better. Guns,...

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The Unknow Facts About Global Warming

The issues about global warming and the effects of global warming are continuously under debate. Somehow the debate has made its way into virtually every aspect of our lives. There is even thought that the issues about global warming are also applica...

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The Economy and Its Affect on America's Crime Rate: Past and Future

In the 1990s the crime rate in the U.S. dropped dramatically in all significant categories, including violent crime and property crime. Some experts attribute this drop to the strong economy that existed throughout most of the decade, when the per ca...

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Subtle Slurs and Code Words - the New Face of Discrimination and Prejudice

Just about every employee knows that certain racial slurs and other derogatory words are off limits in the workplace. Utter the "N" word for blacks or the "C" word referring to women and many employers will administer discipline on the spot if not ou...

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And The Wasteful Govenrment Spending Just Keeps On Coming

One of the promises from the Republican party leadership after their big election wins this past Tuesday was the pledge to reduce the size and budget of the Federal government and to finally start cleaning up the wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars...

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