Transparency International – Global corruption barometer 2013 “More than one person in two thinks corruption has worsened in the last two years, according to the world’s largest public opinion survey on corruption from Transparency International, but survey participants also firmly believe they can make a difference and have the will to take action against graft.… Continue Reading
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Health of U.S. Streams Reduced by Streamflow Modifications and Contaminants
“A new USGS report [Ecological Health in the Nation’s Streams, 1993—2005] describes how the health of our Nation’s streams is being degraded by streamflow modifications and elevated levels of nutrients and pesticides. The national assessment of stream health was unprecedented in the breadth of the measurements—including assessments of multiple biological communities as well as streamflow… Continue Reading
Developing an E-Curriculum in Law and Technology
Developing an E-Curriculum: Reflections on the Future of Legal Education and on the Importance of Digital Expertise – Oliver R. Goodenough, Vermont Law School; Harvard University – Berkman Center for Internet & Society, April 22, 2013 Chicago-Kent Law Review, Summer 2013, Forthcoming Vermont Law School Research Paper 13-13 “Legal practice and legal education are both… Continue Reading
Pew – The politics and demographics of food stamp recipients
Rich Morin: “Democrats are about twice as likely as Republicans to have received food stamps at some point in their lives—a participation gap that echoes the deep partisan divide in the U.S. House of Representatives, which on Thursday produced a farm bill that did not include funding for the food stamp program. Overall, a Pew… Continue Reading
Bank of England – Financial Stability Report, June 2013
Bank of England – Financial Stability Report, June 2013 “For much of the period since the previous Report, prices of risky assets rose and balance sheets across the financial system strengthened. More recently, however, asset prices have fallen and financial markets have been volatile, reflecting shifting expectations of the path of monetary policy in some… Continue Reading
WSJ Essay – Who Ruined the Humanities?
Lee Siegel: “The literary classics are a haven for that part of us that broods over mortal bewilderments, over suffering and death and fleeting happiness. They are a refuge for our secret self that wishes to contemplate the precious singularity of our physical world, that seeks out the expression of feelings too prismatic for rational… Continue Reading
White House – Why Immigration Reform Is Good For Our Economy
White House White Board: Why Immigration Reform Is Good For Our Economy,” narrated by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest Continue Reading
AP Report – Files on Bin Laden raid transferred from Pentagon to CIA?
Published July 08, 2013 – Associated Press, Bin Laden raid files reportedly purged from Pentagon computers, sent to CIA Continue Reading
Researchers estimate over two million deaths annually from air pollution
“A new study published in ERL has found that over two million deaths occur each year as a direct result of human-caused outdoor air pollution.” The full article, Global premature mortality due to anthropogenic outdoor air pollution and the contribution of past climate change. Continue Reading
American Banker – Bring Back Glass-Steagall? Which Version?
Slideshow via American Banker (free to non-subscribers) – Bring Back Glass-Steagall? Which Version? See also 80 years on, Glass-Steagall staging a comeback FT.com (sub. req’d) Glass-Steagall, reanimated Continue Reading
Federal report shows drop in proportion of children in US population
“The number of children living in the United States declined slightly, as did the percentage of the U.S. population who are children, according to the federal government’s annual statistical report on the well-being of the nation’s children and youth. The percentage of children living in the United States who are Asian, non-Hispanic increased, as did… Continue Reading
Department of Justice Report on Review of News Media Policies
Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on the Justice Department Report on Revised Media Guidelines: After conducting a rigorous review of internal Justice Department guidelines governing investigations and other law enforcement matters that involve journalists, Attorney General Eric Holder today released a report outlining several key reforms to the department’s protocols, as well as the… Continue Reading
