Brief #46—Education
By Emily Carty
With the school year already underway in parts of the country, we are seeing a range of responses to school reopening and instructional plans.
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Misinformation, Disinformation Cloud Legitimate Protests
Brief #1—Criminal Justice
By Ivan A Moore
Over a week after protests began in Minneapolis, demonstrations continue in dozens of cities. While these civil rights protests were intended to be peaceful, violence has erupted on a scale unheard of since the riots following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s assasination.
Unemployment Surges with Little Cause for Optimism
Brief #73—Economics
By Rosalind Gottfried
The dramatic surge in unemployment in the April BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) data comes with little surprise. The current rate of 14.7% is the worst since the 1933 high of 25%.
China, Trump and The Epoch Times
Brief #81—Foreign Policy
By Erin Mayer and Brandon Mooney
On Wednesday, during a White House news conference, President Trump was questioned in regard to allegations that Coronavirus-19 originated from a laboratory in Wuhan, before escaping. The United States government has recently accused China of bearing the brunt of the responsibility for the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19, Corona virus, recession, economic stimulus, recovery The Two Trillion Dollar Economic Relief Plan
Brief #70—Economics
By Rosalind Gottfried
When the partisan bickering resolved, the country was left with a relief package that reflected some of the Democrats’ modifications on an earlier Republican-backed proposal. The bill, passed on Friday March 27th, includes help for taxpayers, small businesses, industry, student loan payments and a few other contingencies. Basically, single taxpayers making up to $75K will get a one-time payment of $1200 while married couples will get relief if they earn less than $150K.
For the first time in two decades, Congress has approved spending for research on gun violence
Brief #22—Gun Control
By Ivan A. Moore
The 2020 Census – A Revolution in Understanding Who We Are or An Ill Timed Technological Experiment?
Brief #9—Technology
By Charles A Rubin
Did FBI Director Wray Mislead Congress During Senate Committee Testimony About Domestic Terror Groups
Brief #96—Civil Rights
By Rod Maggay
Time Out: Let’s Talk Health Care Rhetoric
We interrupt a regularly scheduled brief to bring you a dissection of healthcare rhetoric. If you’ve been paying any attention to the midterm elections, or just watching/reading/absorbing by osmosis the news in the last few months, you know that healthcare reform is a...
Trump Administration’s Latest Intimidation Tactics used in the UN to Crush Pro-Breastfeeding Resolution
Early this month, the Trump Administration bullied other delegates into changing a World Health Organization resolution supporting the endorsement of breastfeeding in countries. The administration has been proven to have ties to companies producing breastfeeding alternatives, and this resolution would have dramatically hurt business in many developed countries.