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In the late 1960s and early 1970s, advocates of legal abortion mostly used the term rights when describing their agenda. But, after Roe v. Wade, their determination to develop a respectable, non-confrontational movement encouraged many of them to use the word choice-an easier concept for people weary of various rights movements. At first, the distinction in language didn't seem to make much difference-the law seemed to guarantee both. But, in the...
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President Obama has laid the groundwork for an unprecedented centralization of education policy under the guise of promoting educational innovation, accountability, and improved student achievement. In reality, Obama's new national standards, curricula, and testing – in addition to huge spending commitments by the federal government ¬– shift the policymaking power from individuals and communities to the federal bureaucracy. In this Broadside,...
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An informed and erudite look at the current state of the American healthcare system from former Governor Richard D. Lamm and political economist Andy Sharma, including: Will the retirement of the Baby Boomer generation bankrupt our healthcare services? What does the impending healthcare reform mean for the nation? Does the US still have the best healthcare system in the world?
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The specialisation, knowledge and innovation brought about by universities often play a key role for the economic success of cities and regions. Yet higher education is also increasingly regarded, in some European countries and regions, as an economic sector in itself, whereby the measure of success lies in the ability to attract international students and set up international partnerships. Universities need therefore to find successful strategies...
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In October 2022, the economist Emily Oster wrote a plea for a "pandemic amnesty." After detailing various ill-conceived public health policies throughout the pandemic, Oster concluded that "The standard saying is that those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. But dwelling on the mistakes of history can lead to a repetitive doom loop as well." She reasoned that many admittedly poor, public health decisions were made in an information vacuum...
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The Internet has often been labeled a disruptive technology, and nowhere has that been more clearly the case than in the field of intellectual property (IP) law. Although debates over IP policy have raged in academic circles and law and economics journals for decades, with the rise of the Internet, IP issues have captured the public's collective attention like never before. Suddenly, the teenage creator of file-swapping sensation Napster appeared...
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When the 2016 presidential election was over, Hillary Clinton wasn't the only American woman who lost. We all did. The Trumpian assault on our rights and opportunities seems overwhelming at times. But by arming ourselves with information and focusing on the battles we can and must wage, American women will win. Ms. Nice Guy Lost tells you how.
In Ms. Nice Guy Lost -- Here's How Women Can Win, women's personal stories are intertwined with facts, figures...
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Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. In a world dominated by austerity politics and policies, Advising in austerity provides a lively and thought-provoking account of the conditions, consequences and challenges of advice work in the UK, presenting a rare and rich view of the world of advice giving. Based on original research it examines how advisors negotiate the private troubles of those who come to Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) and construct...
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LAUTEUR Augustin Triffo est un ivoirien n en 1964 Soubr dans le Sud-Ouest de la Cte dIvoire. Depuis 1990, il vit et travaille aux Etats-Unis dAmrique. Urbaniste, Ingnieur en lectronique et en informatique, spcialiste de laviation civile et militaire, Augustin Triffo a successivement travaill lex Direction et Contrle des Grands Travaux Abidjan, Cte dIvoire, au poste de Charg dtude de cartographie informatique, National Cash Register (NCR), Atlanta...
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Expanding school choice and competition is the single most important action we can take to improve America's schools. Although school choice faces strong opposition from powerful teacher unions and their entrenched political allies, expanding choice via vouchers, charters, and tax credits has repeatedly been shown to improve student achievement, reduce segregation, promote civic values, and facilitate other productive reforms. This eloquent Broadside...
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Public support for the legal right to abortion in the United States is at an all-time high. Yet, we're in the midst of an all-out assault on reproductive freedom, and Roe v. Wade is hanging on by a thread.
The Lie that Binds is the indispensable account of how the formerly non-partisan, back-burner issue of abortion rights was, reinvented as the sharp point of the spear for a much larger reactionary movement bent on maintaining control in a changing...
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This book gives a vivid description of Chanakya's doctrines, as written in his famous book, Arthashastra. The entire content has been taken from the original book but simplified and explained in an easy language for the common man. There are 17 chapters in the book containing the true essence of an ideal administrative system, the duties and responsibilities of an able ruler, how to become an efficient ruler, how to govern, the basic principles of...
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"Vivimos tiempos apocalípticos", sostiene con tono urgente Maurizio Lazzarato frente al ascenso de los nuevos fascismos y la renuncia del pensamiento crítico a pensar en términos de revolución. Son tiempos que "ponen de manifiesto, que dejan ver". Y de forma clara y contundente, analiza diversos procesos del mundo contemporáneo: los chalecos amarillos en Francia, la primavera árabe, la presidencia de Donald Trump, las dictaduras latinoamericanas...
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"Guide to U.S. Health and Health Care Policy provides the analytical connections showing students how issues and actions are translated into public policies and institutions for resolving or managing health care issues and crises, such as the recent attempt to reform the national health care system. The Guide highlights the decision-making cycle that requires the cooperation of government, business, and an informed citizenry in order to achieve a...
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A warm, intimate account of the love between Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter Lorena Hickok--a relationship that, over more than three decades, transformed both women's lives and empowered them to play significant roles in one of the most tumultuous periods in American history.
"In 1933, as her husband assumed the presidency, Eleanor Roosevelt embarked on the claustrophobic, duty-bound existence of the First Lady with dread. By that time, she had put...
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"A provocative and timely case for how the science of genetics can help create a more just and equal society. In recent years, scientists like Kathryn Paige Harden have shown that DNA makes us different, in our personalities and in our health-and in waysthat matter for educational and economic success in our current society. In The Genetic Lottery, Harden introduces readers to the latest genetic science, dismantling dangerous ideas about racial superiority...
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"The fall from politico to prisoner isn't necessarily long, but the landing, as Missouri State Senator Jeff Smith learned, is a hard one. In 2009, Smith pleaded guilty to a seemingly minor charge of campaign malfeasance and earned himself a year and one day in Kentucky's FCI Manchester. Mr. Smith Goes to Prison is the fish-out-of-water story of his time in the big house; of the people he met there and the things he learned: how to escape the attentions...
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Si bien existen algunas investigaciones sobre construcción de paz desde procesos locales, este tema ha sido poco desarrollado. Mediante un trabajo de reflexión interdisciplinar, esta obra busca definir las instituciones comunitarias para la paz (ICPP) en Colombia, sus componentes y características, y debatir sobre las funciones que cumplen en contextos de conflicto y de violencia en el país. Esta investigación concentró su análisis en experiencias...
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Kanopy Streaming
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2016.
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1 online resource (5 video files, approximately 200 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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The Raising of America Series is a five-part documentary series that explores the question: Why are so many children in America faring so poorly? What are the consequences for the nation’s future? How might we, as a nation, do better? The series investigates these questions through different lenses: What does science tell us about the enduring importance of early life experiences on the brain and body? What it is like to be a parent today? And what...
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Este libro ilustra cómo se ha implementado la política pública de los Planes de Salvaguardas en la etnia kággaba. En el Caribe colombiano, los kággaba, al igual que otros pueblos serranos, fueron identificados por la Corte Constitucional de Colombia en alto riesgo de extinción física y cultural a causa del conflicto armado y otras expresiones de violencia. La política pública está destinada a garantizar la atención, protección y salvaguarda...
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