Results for “American Prospect”

…eath. No matter what else Richard Nixon accomplished in his lifetime, his obituaries always mentioned him as the first American president to resign, and no matter what else George Carlin accomplished in Aj/s lifetime, his obits always connected him with the Supreme Court ruling...

…in, not immune to an amount of wonder, increased their wealth by $500 billion last year, meaning, in effect, that every American billionaire makes more than another billion every year. And, points out the 62-year-old Epstein, they will almost all be dead in 30 years, most well be...

…P net loss includes proceeds from sale of warrants. TARP is Troubled Asset Relief Program; ARRA (@)E) www.kpcb.com is American Recovery & Reinvestment Act programs. USA Inc. | Income Statement Drilldown 145 Debt Level: Highest (as % of GDP) Since World War II and Rising Rapi...

…f 11 traveled Nov. 13-19 and joined with other Close Up high school chapters from across the country to learn about the American democratic process. Central High School history teacher and Close Up advisor Ericka Hansen took 10 students on the annual trip, which gives high scho...

…tion, and private entrepreneurs from Hong Kong. This same think tank has a “China Council” of donors (including Chinese Americans, but no Chinese nationals) that supports the think tank’s activities. Some US institutions refuse to accept funds from China-based commercial entities...

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February 13, 2013 -- If you want to know what an American president's foreign policy is likely to be, particularly in a second term, don't listen to his State of the Union speech. You'd probably have more luck playing with Tarot cards, or reading tea leaves or goat entrails. But...

…ue a short time after each interruption. This rule does not make for the most comfortable or effective oratory, but the American Civil Liberties Union believes it to be the constitutionally required balance...” The Stanford Committee followed the ACLU guidelines and concluded th...

…rk which makes them easy to identify and track down. *4 Neil Gross & Solon Simmons, “The Social and Political Views of American College and University Professors,” in N. Gross & S. Simmons, eds., Professors and Their Politics (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014). 7...

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… = je of Learning Pays Dividends oe ww Ee OE minster —$$ John Maeda (born 1966 in Seattle, Washington) is a Japanese-American graphic designer, computer scientist, academic, and author. His work in design, technology and leadership explores the area where the fields merge. He...

…ry. Steven Spielberg told me that’ s more than Hollywood’ s entire domestic box-office receipts. Because it’ s what the American public wants. And the TV networks exploit that dirty little secret. It' s why sweeps weeks are always so raunchy. So, then, what /did wasn’ t considere...

… our nation is changing. The article appeared in The Israel National News, and is directed to Jewish readership. 70% of American Jews vote as Democrats. The Rabbi has some interesting comments in that regard. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031699

…ates? Would there be an internal political consensus to act, or would there be an active, acrimonious debate? Would the American people be prepared for the aftermath of an initial attack, HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018105

…ssia proceeded from something other than softhearted sentiment about his welfare. After Putin learned that there was an American in Hong Kong from the “special services” seeking to come to Russia, he also learned from Snowden’s own disclosure on the video released that Snowden ha...