The Caging of America - The New Yorker
By 2010, the crime rate in New York had seen its greatest decline since the Second World War; in 2002, there were fewer murders in Manhattan than there had been in any year since 1900. Yet if, in 1980, someone had predicted that by 2012 New York City would have a crime rate so low that violent crime would have largely disappeared as a subject of conversation, he would have seemed not so much hopeful as crazy
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I think it's important to recognize, though, that the prime minister is also head of a modern state that is mindful of the profound costs of any military action, and in our consultations with the Israeli government, I think they take those costs, and potential unintended consequences, very seriously. And historically, one of the reasons that the U.S.-Israeli relationship has survived so well and thrived is shared values, shared history, the links between our peoples
Findings - Walk Free Foundation - Global Slavery Index 2014
The research attempts to understand the importance of these factors or drivers which may influence the context of vulnerability in countries to modern slavery. In absolute terms, this is approximately 2,058,200 people from Pakistan, 762,900 people from DRC, 429,000 people from Sudan, 258,200 people from Syria, and 52,200 people from the Central African Republic
mountains are stripped from top to bottom and bottom to top a thousand times; they dig, split rocks, move stones, and carry dirt on their backs to wash it in the rivers, while those who wash gold stay in the water all the time with their backs bent so constantly it breaks them; and when water invades the mines, the most arduous task of all is to dry the mines by scooping up pansful of water and throwing it up outside.... Why are you jealous of us? We are unarmed, and willing to give you what you ask, if you come in a friendly manner, and not so simple as not to know that it is much better to eat good meat, sleep comfortably, live quietly with my wives and children, laugh and be merry with the English, and trade for their copper and hatchets, than to run away from them, and to lie cold in the woods, feed on acorns, roots and such trash, and be so hunted that I can neither eat nor sleep
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Bush in late 2002, is chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks
Constitution of the United States - A History
Madison and his allies believed that the constitution they had in mind would likely be scuttled in the legislatures, where many state political leaders stood to lose power. A number of proposals, including direct election by the people, by state legislatures, by state governors, and by the national legislature, were considered
Induced Abortion in the United States
Jerman J and Jones RK, Secondary measures of access to abortion services in the US, 2011-2012: Gestational age limits, cost, and harassment, Women's Health Issues, 2014, 24(4): e419-e424
Moses was his hand-picked politician and the priestly duties were delegated to Aaron, the first of a whole tribe of professional priests who were excused from labor, except for collecting money and directing the construction of impressive temples. To suggest that he could have orderly moved millions of people with donkeys, elderly, wagons, belongings and children at his beckoning call is illogical, unscientific and beyond reason
Featured Document: The Emancipation Proclamation
With the text covering five pages the document was originally tied with narrow red and blue ribbons, which were attached to the signature page by a wafered impression of the seal of the United States. Although the Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery in the nation, it captured the hearts and imagination of millions of Americans and fundamentally transformed the character of the war
How America Can Rise Again - The Atlantic
Jackson Lears, of Rutgers, has written two influential books that discuss American cycles of despair and renewal in the 19th and 20th centuries: No Place of Grace and Rebirth of a Nation. Graham 12:01 PM ET Why an F-16 Hit a Cessna, and Some More-Upbeat Updates Sobering news from the NTSB, but encouraging news from Maine to California James Fallows 2:54 AM ET Call for Submissions: What's Your Picture of the American Dream? What does a successful life look like to Atlantic readers in the U.S
It is a smoked cheese bratwurst, covered in butter Teriyaki grilled onions, Maitake mushrooms, Wagyu beef, foie gras, black truffles, caviar and Japanese mayo in a brioche bun
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