Author : Vine Deloria, Jr.
Publisher : Fulcrum Publishing
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 27,21 MB
Release : 2016-07-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1555917585
According to Deloria and Wilkins, "Whenever American minorities have raised voices of protest, they have been admonished to work within the legal system that seek its abolition." This essential work examines the historical evolution of the legal rights of various minority groups and the relationship between these rights and the philosophical intent of the American founders.
Author : Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 30,19 MB
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1616405414
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report, published by the U.S. Government and the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission in early 2011, is the official government report on the United States financial collapse and the review of major financial institutions that bankrupted and failed, or would have without help from the government. The commission and the report were implemented after Congress passed an act in 2009 to review and prevent fraudulent activity. The report details, among other things, the periods before, during, and after the crisis, what led up to it, and analyses of subprime mortgage lending, credit expansion and banking policies, the collapse of companies like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the federal bailouts of Lehman and AIG. It also discusses the aftermath of the fallout and our current state. This report should be of interest to anyone concerned about the financial situation in the U.S. and around the world.THE FINANCIAL CRISIS INQUIRY COMMISSION is an independent, bi-partisan, government-appointed panel of 10 people that was created to "examine the causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States." It was established as part of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009. The commission consisted of private citizens with expertise in economics and finance, banking, housing, market regulation, and consumer protection. They examined and reported on "the collapse of major financial institutions that failed or would have failed if not for exceptional assistance from the government."News Dissector DANNY SCHECHTER is a journalist, blogger and filmmaker. He has been reporting on economic crises since the 1980's when he was with ABC News. His film In Debt We Trust warned of the economic meltdown in 2006. He has since written three books on the subject including Plunder: Investigating Our Economic Calamity (Cosimo Books, 2008), and The Crime Of Our Time: Why Wall Street Is Not Too Big to Jail (Disinfo Books, 2011), a companion to his latest film Plunder The Crime Of Our Time. He can be reached online at www.newsdissector.com.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 21,57 MB
Release : 2009-07-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 0309142393
Scores of talented and dedicated people serve the forensic science community, performing vitally important work. However, they are often constrained by lack of adequate resources, sound policies, and national support. It is clear that change and advancements, both systematic and scientific, are needed in a number of forensic science disciplines to ensure the reliability of work, establish enforceable standards, and promote best practices with consistent application. Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward provides a detailed plan for addressing these needs and suggests the creation of a new government entity, the National Institute of Forensic Science, to establish and enforce standards within the forensic science community. The benefits of improving and regulating the forensic science disciplines are clear: assisting law enforcement officials, enhancing homeland security, and reducing the risk of wrongful conviction and exoneration. Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States gives a full account of what is needed to advance the forensic science disciplines, including upgrading of systems and organizational structures, better training, widespread adoption of uniform and enforceable best practices, and mandatory certification and accreditation programs. While this book provides an essential call-to-action for congress and policy makers, it also serves as a vital tool for law enforcement agencies, criminal prosecutors and attorneys, and forensic science educators.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs
Publisher :
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 28,92 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Credit ratings
ISBN :
Author : Ed Bowker Staff
Publisher : R. R. Bowker
Page : 3274 pages
File Size : 16,65 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780835246422
Author : Thomas J. Edward Walker
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 37,39 MB
Release : 2002-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0739156187
Illusive Identity is a transnational exploration of the evolution of working-class consciousness within modern Western culture. The work traces how the rise of popular culture blurred the definition and dulled the influence of class identity in Europe and the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Chapters tackling changing class consciousness in Britain, Germany, Italy, and the United States offer rich insight into the movement from a traditional community-based social identity to a modern consumer-based culture; a mass culture influenced by industrialization, new social institutions, and the powerful imagery of new media. Illusive Identity vividly demonstrates the transformative impact of modernity on the laboring classes, as advertising, entertainment, and the rise of the popular press replaced traditionally shared narratives about the nature of work with a new and liberating cultural paradigm.
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Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 41,44 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Education
ISBN :
Author : United States. Attorney General's National Committee to Study the Antitrust Laws
Publisher :
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 29,52 MB
Release : 1955
Category : Antitrust law
ISBN :
Author : Conover Hunt
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 25,2 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Conover Hunt dedicates JFK for a New Generation to people born after 1960 who do not remember John Fitzgerald Kennedy. But in this volume Hunt provides valuable insights for readers of all ages into the origins of one of the nation's most powerful myths, the nature and chronology of the debate about Kennedy's accomplishments, and the birth of the controversy over his assassination in 1963. In this lavishly illustrated volume, Hunt traces the changes in American society between 1963 and 1995 that have influenced the image of JFK since his death, and records her recollections of the people and events that reshaped the collective memory of those who knew Kennedy during the Sixties. She does not take sides on the issue of Kennedy's effectiveness as a leader, his character, or the reasons for his death, and instead presents a foundation from which readers can make their own judgments. JFK is not academic history; its broad content and informal tone reflect the years Hunt worked with international audiences at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, first as project director to organize The Sixth Floor Museum there, and later to assure the preservation of the assassination site. JFK for a New Generation will provoke lively discussions among all generations of Americans.
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Page : 100 pages
File Size : 50,91 MB
Release : 1993-05-08
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In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
