Month: March 2019
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The Death Penalty in California
California governor Gavin Newsom (D) is granting reprieves to all death row inmates in the state and is shutting down the machinery of capital punishment. The governor claims that capital punishment is a racist and unequal system of justice. Instructors, click the link below to download this week’s lecture for use in your classroom. The […]
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Brexit Update
The deadline for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union was originally March 29. With the deadline approaching, the British Parliament rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s latest Brexit deal, and then the Speaker of the House of Commons announced no further votes would be taken on Brexit unless it was a bill substantially different […]
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Terrorism in New Zealand
An Australian man in his late twenties attacked two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Fifty people were killed and 50 more injured. CNN reported that New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the attack on Friday as one of her country’s ‘darkest days.’ She said that the suspects held ‘extremist views’ that have no place […]
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The President’s Budget Proposal
The White House released its 2020 fiscal year budget, a $4.75 trillion dollar plan that elicited criticism from many members of Congress. According to the New York Times, Mr. Trump’s budget, the largest in federal history, includes a nearly 5 percent increase in military spending — which is more than the Pentagon had asked for — and […]
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Measles Outbreak
During the first two months of 2019, there have been over 200 cases of measles reported in 11 states across the country. Though many have thought measles had been eradicated in the United States, there have been frequent outbreaks among unvaccinated populations during the 21st century. Washington state declared a state of emergency in January due to 55 […]
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ISIS in Syria
News reports from Syria indicate that ISIS has been nearly defeated there. The Islamic State has been forced into retreat, with many fighters and family members surrendering, and ISIS fighters confined to small part of eastern Syria in Boghouz. Instructors, click the link below to download this week’s lecture for use in your classroom. The […]
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Michael Cohen Testifies
President Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, testified last week before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with the president. Cohen has pleaded guilty to several federal crimes including tax evasion, lying to Congress, and violating campaign finance laws. Instructors, click the link below to download this week’s lecture for use in your classroom. […]
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US-North Korea Summit in Vietnam
The leaders of the United States and North Korea met for the second time in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Hanoi Summit was a follow-up to their 2018 meeting in Singapore with de-nuclearization of North Korea as a central goal. Instead, the summit ended abruptly without an agreement. Instructors, click the link below to download this week’s […]