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Poll: Distrust In Media Hits New High
U.S. distrust of the mass media is at an all-time high, according to a new poll from Gallup, which indicates that six in ten Americans have little or no trust in mass media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly. Read More »
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Shutdown Of DHS Chemical-Security Program Prompts Strong Words
The Homeland Security Department's chemical-security program ceased most operations this week as a result of the federal shutdown, prompting concerns about how the government will improve security in the wake of this year's fatal explosion in Texas. Read More »
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Sugar: Killing Us Sweetly. Staggering Health Consequences Of Sugar On Health of Americans
In September 2013, a bombshell report from Credit Suisse’s Research Institute brought into sharp focus the staggering health consequences of sugar on the health of Americans. The group revealed that approximately “30%–40% of healthcare expenditures in the USA go to help address issues that are closely tied to the excess consumption of sugar.” [...] Read More »
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Tax 'Toxic' Sugar, Doctors Urge
Sugar is so toxic that it should be taxed and slapped with regulations like alcohol, some U.S. researchers argue. Read More »
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The Best Governance For Medicines ... Is In Thailand
Here in the US, a lot of people have been convinced that we have the best health care system in the world... Read More »
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The Opportunities And Challenges Of Online Open-Access Publishing
This week around 7,000 political scientists will descend on Washington for the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA)... The theme of this year’s meeting is “Politics after the Digital Revolution.”...
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The Supreme Court’s Cowardice
In summarily dismissing a Montana case in which the state’s high court had upheld an anti- corruption statute regulating corporate spending on elections, the U.S. Supreme Court this week opted to see no evil, hear no evil and speak no truth. Read More »
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U.S. Distrust in Media Hits New High
Americans' distrust in the media hit a new high this year, with 60% saying they have little or no trust in the mass media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly. Distrust is up from the past few years, when Americans were already more negative about the media than they had been in years prior to 2004.
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U.S. Ranks 23rd For Women’s Equality, Falling Behind Nicaragua, Cuba, and Burundi
In the 2013 World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report, which measures women’s economic, political, educational, and health equality, the United States ranks at number 23 out of 136 countries around the world. The country falls behind many Nordic countries as well as Nicaragua, Cuba, and Burundi, among others.
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US Scientists Are Leaving The Country And Taking The Innovation Economy With Them
Federal funding cuts, and the insidious damage caused just since March by federal budget sequestration, have forced nearly one in five U.S. scientists to consider moving overseas to continue their research. Read More »
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Ushering In A New Era Of Fact-Based, Data-Driven Government (Industry Perspective)
How can government use data, arguably the most valuable natural resource of the 21st century, for smarter decision-making?...
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VFW Disgusted With Elected Leadership
The nation’s oldest and largest war veterans’ organization is disgusted with the partisan bickering and government paralysis caused by a White House and Congress who will not budge from their ideological extremes in order to properly take care of America’s true heroes. Read More »
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Vote All You Want. The Secret Government Won’t Change.
The people we elect aren’t the ones calling the shots, says Tufts University’s Michael Glennon...
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Why Are America's CEOs So Afraid Of A Little Sunlight On Their Political Causes?
The Supreme Court said limits on political donations weren't necessary with adequate disclosure. Now big companies are fighting even that. Read More »
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Why Healthcare.gov Has So Many Problems
No one should be surprised by the technical problems that have plagued the new health insurance exchange website, HealthCare.gov, which allows millions of Americans to sign up and buy health coverage. Angry, OK. Disappointed, of course. But surprised? Don't be. Read More »
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