Politics & Society

Politics & Society

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Media's Influence in Afghanistan: Do Broadcasters Manipulate Central Asia’s Conflict?

In: US Armed Conflicts

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Nepal Elects First President: World’s Youngest Republic Gets a New Leader

In: Nepal

By: Bhumika Ghimire

Friends Turn Against Drew Peterson: Former Longtime Friends Wore Wires to Record Missing Woman's Husband

In: Crime

By: Peter Moser

South Carolina's Contentious License Plates: The Legislature Clearly Violates the United States Constitution

In: Law

By: Jeff Stanglin

Activism for College Students: How to Get Into Politics on Campus

In: Political Activism

By: Brent Miller

Albinism in Culture: Visual Images: Striking Images Affirm, Celebrate Albinism’s Humanity

In: Activism

By: Andrew Leibs

Obama to Perform Speech at Berlin Victory Column: Democratic Presidential Candidate Changes Brandenburg Gate Venue

In: US Elections

By: Christian Nathler

The Nam Theun II Dam in Laos: Economic Benefits and Environmental Consequences for the Lao PDR

In: Laos

By: Vincent Gagnon-Lefebvre

Recruiting Child Soldiers: Why Children Fight in Wars

In: International Affairs

By: Victor Mobley

Poverty Rates in Wyoming: Days When Working a Job Could Pay the Bills are Over

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Wisconsin: Food Harder to Afford for Inner City Residents and Native Americans

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in West Virginia: Rural Counties and Major Cities See Highest Amounts of Poverty

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Washington: Needs of Inner City Residents and Native Americans Ignored

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Virginia: Severe Poverty Found in 22 Counties and 10 Major Cities

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Vermont: Most of State's Poor Concentrated in Burlington, the Only Major City

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Utah: Native Americans and Inner City Residents Hit Hardest by Poverty

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Texas: Poorest Areas of Texas Severely Isolated

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Tennessee: Rural Areas of Tennessee are Financially Isolated from Rest of State

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in South Dakota: Needs of Native American Reservations Constantly Ignored

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in South Carolina: Isolation of the State's Poorest Multiplies the Problem

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Rhode Island: Providence and Woonsocket Have Much More Poverty than State Average

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Pennsylvania: Residents of the State's Major Cities Cannot Get By on Minimum Wage

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Oregon: Malheur County and Corvallis Have Higher Percentages of Poor People

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Oklahoma: The Rural Areas and Major Cities with High Amounts of Poverty

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Ohio: Major City Residents Can No Longer Work Enough to Pay the Bills

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in North Dakota: Extreme Isolation of Native Americans Leads to Severe Poverty

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in North Carolina: Where do the Poorest Americans in the State Live

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in New York: Major Cities in the State Have Some of Highest Rates in the US

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in New Mexico: Native Americans on Navajo Reservation See Worst Poverty in State

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in New Jersey: Huge Percentage of State's Poorest Confined to Life in Inner Cities

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in New Hampshire: Manchester and Coos County Have Most Poverty in State

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Nevada: Close to Equal Percentages of Rural and Urban Poverty

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Nebraska: Rural Areas and Native American Reservations Suffer

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Montana: Needs of Native American Reservations Consistently Underrepresented

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Missouri: Rural Areas of the State are Isolated Geographically and Financially

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Mississippi: Poor People are Isolated to Areas Along Mississippi River

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Minnesota: Poor Residents in Inner Cities and Rural Areas Hit Hardest

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Michigan: Working Full-Time Isn't Enough to be Self-Sufficient Anymore

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Massachusetts: Major City Residents Struggle to Afford Food, Shelter, Health Care

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Maryland: Inner Cities and Rural Farmlands Isolated from Rest of State

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Maine: The State's Poorest Residents Live Away from the Coast

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Louisiana: Mississippi River Towns and Major Cities Hit Most Severe Rates in US

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Kentucky: More Rural Communities are Slipping into Severe Poverty

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Kansas: Working-Class Isolation in Poor Areas of Cities Worsens Problem

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Iowa: The Working Poor in Urban Iowa Don't Make Enough Money

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Indiana: People in Major Cities Feel the Pain of a Failing Economy

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Illinois: Poor Areas of the Inner Cities Isolate the Hungry and the Homeless

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Idaho: All Over the State, People are Going to Bed Hungry

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Hawaii: These Islands are Not a Paradise for the Poorest Hawaiians

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Georgia: 36 Counties and 9 Major Cities are Prone to Stigmatization

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Florida: Huge Percentages of Retail Jobs do Not Pay Enough to Get By

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Delaware: Inner Cities do not Share in the State's Prosperity

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Connecticut: Negative Stigma Hurts the Poor in Urban Areas of the State

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Colorado: Critical Poverty in Rural Areas Tends to be Overlooked

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in California: The Working Poor in Major Cities are Hurt More

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Arkansas: Poorest Areas Along the Mississippi are Isolated from Rest of State

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Arizona: Native Americans are Still Getting the Bad Half of the Deal

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Alaska: Alaskan Cities Prosper, but Native Alaskans are Left to Freeze

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Poverty Rates in Alabama: In a Failing Economy Poor Families are Hit Harder

In: Poverty

By: David Boston

Nuclear Energy Profile - Sweden: 2008 Overview of the Country’s Reactor and Waste Storage Facilities

In: Sweden

By: Feature Writer Mark Resnicoff

Politics and Sport in New Zealand: How the All Blacks May Influence the 2008 Elections

In: New Zealand Affairs

By: Brenda Ann Burke

Rugby and the New Zealand Identity: Why the All Blacks Matter to Politics in Aotearoa

In: New Zealand Affairs

By: Brenda Ann Burke

Failure of the Two-Party System in America: Third Party Candidates Could Take the 2008 Elections

In: US Elections

By: Andrew Jones

Hunt Oil's Deal With Kurdistan: Waxman's Letter Suggets State Department Knew About Secret Contract

In: US Foreign Affairs

By: Nathaniel Moya

Sex Discrimination and Equal Protection: Supreme Court Cases on Gender in US Constitutional Law

In: Gender Equality & Law

By: Judith Faucette

7 Years in Afghanistan, Is the Millitary Winning: Are Afghanistan, Pakistan & America Losing the War on Terror?

In: US Armed Conflicts

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Nelson Mandela Turns Ninety: Madiba Celebrates in Low Key Manner

In: Famous Activists

By: Warren Potter

Preah Vihear Temple - the Facts: The Dispute Between Thailand and Cambodia Goes Back to the 19th C.

In: S Asian/Chinese Affairs

By: Feature Writer Mari Nicholson

The British Army and Injury Compensation: Can the Government Regain the Trust of the Armed Forces and People?

In: British/UK Affairs

By: Rupert Sutton

Conservatism and Liberalism in America: Ideology vs Philosophy: Is There a Distinction Between the Two?

In: US Parties

By: Larry Allen Brown

NY Press, Reckless Goading or Political Satire? Did the New Yorker Magazine Provoke Americans?

In: US Elections

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

The Garbage Problem of Naples, Italy: Is the Mafia Fully to Blame?

In: Italy

By: Lisa Cucciniello

Senator McCain's Stance on Women's Issues: Reproductive Rights, Equal Pay, Poverty, and Education

In: Feminism

By: Judith Faucette

Dr. William Sybers, Murderer? Did the Medical Examiner Give Wife Lethal Dose of Succinylcholine

In: Crime

By: Peter Moser

OPEC Oil Producers - A Guide to Who They Are: How Much Oil OPEC Has and How Much its Big Members Produce

In: International Affairs

By: Peter Kiernan

Religious Right and the Republican Party: The GOP Uses Evangelicals Only for Political Power

In: US Parties

By: Jeff Stanglin

Albinism in Culture: Human Exhibits: Albinism’s Use in Sideshows Reflects Our Fascination With Otherness

In: Activism

By: Andrew Leibs

Ethnic Nepalese Media in the USA: Looking into the Rise and Growth of a Community's Voice

In: Nepal

By: Bhumika Ghimire

Obama or McCain Will Impact Supreme Court: The Next President Will Have Enormous Effect on Direction of Court

In: American Affairs

By: Jeff Stanglin

Serbia - Government Profile: Overview of the Country’s Political Framework and Structure - 2008

In: Serbia & Montenegro

By: Feature Writer Mark Resnicoff

UN Fails to Pass Zimbabwe Economic Sanctions: An Attempt to Isolate Mugabe and his Administration Fails.

In: The United Nations

By: Andrew Woolford

2008 San Diego LGBT Pride Festival: Join Locals and Tourists for the 34th Annual Celebration

In: Gay/Gender Issues

By: Kristin Krogh

Rhetoric Affects Many Areas of Modern Life: How Politicians, Lawyers, and Mangers Use the Art of Persuasion

In: Law, Crime & Justice

By: Arash Farzaneh

Is Intelligent Design a Science? Some philosophical and legal issues in the fight over evolution.

In: American Affairs

By: Jason Streitfeld

The Best Case for Intelligent Design: Intelligence as a Natural Phenomenon

In: American Affairs

By: Jason Streitfeld

Brazil Works Hard for Global Warming: Exhibit on Amazon Forest and Climate Change Opens at UN

In: Brazil

By: Andrew Woolford

2008 San Diego LGBT Pride Parade: Live, Love, Be with the LGBT Community in America’s Finest City

In: Gay/Gender Issues

By: Kristin Krogh

Climate Protest Begins in Australian Coal Town: Police Presence Stepped up as Protesters Converge on Newcastle

In: Australian Affairs

By: Kim Stewart

Iran Tests Missiles: President Ahmadinejad Showcases Military Power

In: Iran

By: Luke Broadbent

Albinism in Culture: Nonfiction: Even in Science, Albinism Says More to the Imagination Than the Mind

In: Activism

By: Andrew Leibs

Obama and McCain on Gay Issues: What the 2008 Presidential Candidates Say About LGBT Rights

In: Gay Rights Advocacy

By: Judith Faucette

How to Calculate Child Support: Understanding Rule 32 of the Alabama Rules of Judicial Procedure

In: Law

By: William L. Pfeifer Jr.

FBI 8 Tips to Avoid Internet Charity Fraud: The Federal Bureau of Investigation Warns Do Not Fall for Scams

In: Crime

By: Christine Nyholm

Mixed Reports from Zimbabwe: Propaganda, Lies and Deceit Surround the Situation in Zimbabwe

In: Zimbabwe

By: Andrew Woolford

What Happens When a Person Dies Without a Will? The Law of Intestate Succession

In: Law

By: William L. Pfeifer Jr.

The Stonewall Inn Riots: The Gay Liberation Movement and How the Coming Out Model Began

In: Gay Rights History

By: Judith Faucette

How to Obtain an Uncontested Divorce: An Alabama Divorce Forms Checklist

In: Law, Crime & Justice

By: William L. Pfeifer Jr.

Albinism in Culture: Film: Hollywood Exploits Albinism to Give Our Deepest Fears a Human Face

In: Activism

By: Andrew Leibs

Montenegro - Government Profile: Overview of the Country’s Political Framework and Structure - 2008

In: Serbia & Montenegro

By: Feature Writer Mark Resnicoff

Obama's Faith-Based Charity Plan: The Controversy Over Government Support of Religious Initiatives

In: American Affairs

By: Travis Prinzi