Brief #75—Economics
By Rosalind Gottfried
The economic outlook is bleak for new workers and for millennials who entered the labor force after the 2008 economic crisis. The employment rate for 20-24 year olds is down 25% from March to April and down 16% for 20-29 year olds.
Brief #2—Presidential Campaign News
By Iryna Shkurhan
As more states move to expand mail-in voting ahead of the November election, President Trump hasn’t held back from expressing his disapproval of the proposced new measures. In alignment with the President, Republicans are also investing in efforts to make voting more inaccessible, citing voter fraud as a major concern. Joe Biden leads the President by a wide margin in many of the recent polls conducted on the 2020 presidential election.
Brief #36—U.S. RESIST Op Ed
By Ron Israel
Brief #5—Coronavirus Government Watch Blog
By Sean Gray
Brief #74—Economics
By Rosalind Gottfried
The April reports show a 16.4% drop in retail sales, lower than the predicted rate of 12.3% for the month of April. This rate is nearly double the March rate of 8.3%.
Brief #83—Foreign Policy
By Brandon Mooney
With the coronavirus pandemic rightly taking center-stage over the past few months, the limelight has been shifted from traditionally discussed topics of foreign policy.
Brief #36—Education
By Ivan A Moore
Governments, parents, and even children are itching for schools to reopen, but COVID-19 may keep them closed. Recent events have led districts to second-guess a fresh start this fall.
Brief #84—Environment
By Shannon Quinn Elliott
Hawaiian culture is sacred. Hawaiians give much respect to the history and folklore of their state. Forest, streams, oceans and humans are all interconnected creating “Ohana” one family, protecting invaluable resources. Hawaiian mythology tells a tale of Kane and Kanaloa; Gods of Water, who when they desired to drink would dig their hands into the earth calling on the fresh water to quench their thirst.
Brief #82—Foreign Policy
By Hassan Elsebai
Speaking to an Evangelical pro-Israel group, Netanyahu assured the audience that Israel’s annexation of the West Bank will likely be supported by the Trump administration. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo has stated that the decision to annex is up to Israel and the US will relay its thoughts privately.
Brief #122—Civil Rights
ByRod Maggay
In the United States, an absentee ballot is a voting option that permits a registered voter to receive an official ballot from the state and return the ballot to the state board of elections after he or she has filled it out at a place other than a local polling booth.