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Reverse Age Discrimination within Federal Agencies

by Django Gold Mar 20 2008, 09:59 AM Though receiving less media attention than its gender and race-related counterparts, age discrimination continues to plague the American workplace. Almost 20,000 charges of age discrimination were brought before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2007, resulting in $66.8 million in punitive payments, not including any potential ...

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NYC Targets WTC Office Space

by Django Gold Mar 06 2008, 09:20 AM Fearless of a third attack, the city government of New York appears committed to leasing out a large quantity of space in the new World Trade Center (WTC) towers. The proposed lease will give the city 600,000 square feet of office space in Tower Four for fifteen years at the hefty price of $577 million. Developer Larry Silverstein, who is ...

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Turn On, Tune In, Get Better: Medical Ecstasy Research Rolls Along

by Django Gold Mar 03 2008, 09:39 AM On February 23, 2004, the DEA granted Dr. Michael Mithoefer a Schedule I license to use MDMA, the recreational drug commonly known as ecstasy, in a series of studies aimed at treating the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Two years prior, the FDA had given Dr. Mithoefer the go-ahead, making his the first ever MDMA-assisted ...

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Former Secretary of State Albright Declares the Next Presidency 'Most Difficult We've Seen in a Long Time'

by Django Gold Feb 29 2008, 11:02 AM Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State under the Clinton Administration, recently appeared on the Daily Show and made a number of deeply troubling statements about the state of American foreign policy, the Iraq war, and the world in general.  The bleakest statement (and least partisan - she is a staunch Democrat) involved her ...

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FBI Now Investigating Roger Clemens for Perjury

by Django Gold Feb 29 2008, 10:51 AM WASHINGTON (AP)  -- The FBI took up the Roger Clemens case Thursday, told by the Justice Department to investigate whether the star pitcher lied when he testified to Congress he never took performance-enhancing drugs. The FBI's involvement was announced one day after the leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform ...

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Is Privatization of U.S. Public Works Projects the Future?

by Django Gold Feb 26 2008, 09:58 AM Traditionally, public works projects in the United States are financed and operated by the government. In recent years, budgetary shortfalls plaguing many state and local governments have prompted them to look to private companies in order to fund and operate new development projects. The practice of privatizing public projects, known as ...

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Gangs in the Military

by Django Gold Feb 22 2008, 07:16 PM With the U.S. Army having missed its recruitment goals for the past three years, it is clear that the military must change its methods to appeal to the modern youth. Here, "change" roughly translates to "deteriorate," or perhaps "methods" equate to "madness." That's what this reporter thinks of the move ...

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Texas Superhighway Stimulates Debate

by Django Gold Feb 08 2008, 01:10 PM   In 2003, the Texas State Legislature approved funding for the Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC), a highway system composed of 4,000 miles of high-volume freeway space that includes a super-highway between the U.S. and Mexico.  At an estimated total cost between 145 and 184 billion dollars, the TTC is Texas's largest ...

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Do Expedited Border Crossings Trade Convenience for Safety?

by Django Gold Feb 05 2008, 12:07 PM  Recent violations along the U.S.-Mexico border have called into question the safety of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) frequent traveler system.  SENTRI, short for Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection, offers expedited passage through the world's most frequently crossed border, with 250 ...

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Laptop Seizures Set Off Security Debate

by Django Gold Jan 19 2008, 10:09 AM American air travelers are subject by law to a comprehensive check of their person and luggage before boarding any aircraft. But what about the data contained on a passenger's laptop computer?  Is it subject to the same scrutiny as his/her physical possessions? Federal agents are allowed to ask passengers to activate a device to ...

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