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New Vaccine Mandates Being Rolled Out

New Vaccine Mandates Being Rolled Out

Jul 27, 2021 |

Brief # 119 – Health and Gender
By Siam Bhimji

A few months ago, Methodist Hospital in Texas mandated the covid vaccine for all its healthcare workers. About 150 healthcare workers including nurses refused citing a variety of non-medical reasons. Methodist fired them all; the workers filed a lawsuit and the case went to the Texas Federal court where a judge ruled that in private practice, the employees have to follow the rules of the employer. If they do not agree, they are welcome to find a job elsewhere. 

Israel Update

Israel Update

Jul 26, 2021 |

Brief # 124 – Foreign Policy
By Reilly Fitzgerald

Early June saw the Israeli Parliament oust the former Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and replace him with a new coalition government and new Prime Minister. The new coalition government consists of nine differing political parties that were brought together in a loose alliance due to their shared displeasure of former PM Netanyahu.

ENSURING FAIR ELECTIONS HELPS ENSURE DEMOCRACY

ENSURING FAIR ELECTIONS HELPS ENSURE DEMOCRACY

Jul 26, 2021 |

U.S. RESIST NEWS EDITORIAL
By Ron Israel

The United States of America was intended by our founders to be a democratic republic. Our Declaration of Independence enshrines our commitment to the core values of equality, freedom, and self-government. As Abraham Lincoln said in his Gettysburg address, we are a government “of the people, for the people, and by the people.”

Big Tech Antitrust Efforts Take a Step Forward

Big Tech Antitrust Efforts Take a Step Forward

Jul 24, 2021 |

Brief #56 – Technology
By Scout Burchill

The world of antitrust and Big Tech regulation has been brimming with developments lately, and all signs point to a transformational shift underway in Washington. Last month, in a rare show of bipartisanship, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve Lina Khan’s nomination to the Federal Trade Commission.

Hospital Billing Transparency is Coming Soon

Hospital Billing Transparency is Coming Soon

Jul 22, 2021 |

Brief #118 – Health and Gender Policy
By S. Bhimji

Walk into any car dealership and the base price of the car is posted in large numbers on the windshield. Go to a hairdresser and before you even sit down you will be told the price of a haircut. But get your gallbladder taken out and you have no idea what the price is until you are ready to be discharged from the hospital. 

U.S. Targets China on Economic Espionage

U.S. Targets China on Economic Espionage

Jul 22, 2021 |

Brief #55 – Technology
By Henry Lenard

In public remarks last week President Biden implied that China’s main intelligence service had a role in the cyberattack on Microsoft’s email software earlier this year. Biden’s remarks underscored China’s decades long history of economic espionage.

Analyzing the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Analyzing the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Jul 21, 2021 |

Brief #123 – Foreign Policy
By Abran C

After 20 years of war, the United States is pulling its forces out of Afghanistan and the nation’s longest war is coming to a close with as many uncertainties as when the war began. The conflict was born from the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.

Updates on US Gun Reform Efforts

Updates on US Gun Reform Efforts

Jul 20, 2021 |

Brief #20 – Social Justice
By Erika Shannon

The year 2021 has been filled with lots of violence for Americans across the country. From mass shootings to a rise in gun violence in major cities, it is clear that something must be done to put an end to the senseless killings. E

Fishing Boat Dispatch # 6: What Have Subsidies Got To Do With It

Fishing Boat Dispatch # 6: What Have Subsidies Got To Do With It

Jul 14, 2021 |

Brief # 119 – Environmental Policy
By Katherine Cart

Corporate wealth towers like megalithic fungi about the globe. Imagine the coagulated money of the world sprouting graphically in the areas in which the owners of that money are housed, bedded, fed. This should appear rather like a globular histogram, with, say, Beijing, New York City, Hong Kong, Moscow, Shenzhen, San Francisco etc. etc. sprouting great swaying money towers. Now, conversely, consider a similar globular graph that depicts where the physical goods powering wealth are sourced from.

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