Academic Perspective » Ben Drucker http://www.academicperspective.com Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:00:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Why We Need Green Jobs http://www.academicperspective.com/2010/02/18/why-we-need-green-jobs/ http://www.academicperspective.com/2010/02/18/why-we-need-green-jobs/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:00:21 +0000 Ben Drucker http://www.academicperspective.com/?p=888 View the Full Article on Academic Perspective

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The recent heavy snowfall in the Washington D.C. area has given rise to some alarmingly naive comments from conservative pundits and Republican senators. America has come to expect the kind of shaky logic being used from Limbaugh, Hannity, and the rest of the conservative media cohort, but it is frankly distressing to hear Senators Jim [...]1 Related posts:
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With the first month of 2010 coming to a close, we're back to present the final chapter of the Year in Review 2009. Pop culture and the media. 2009 was a year of media frenzies. The White House engaged in a battle against Fox news, which it described as more like "talk-radio" than a news organization. [...]1 Related posts:
  1. The Year in Review 2009, Part 2: The Economy and Healthcare With a new president, Barack Obama, Congress set out to tackle the president's two biggest goals: to repair the economy...
  2. The Year in Review 2009, Part 1: New Governments 2009 was not exactly the most memorable year. If anything, it’s notable for being one of the gloomiest years of...
  3. The New Right Wing Conservatism used to be known as just another political philosophy. But in the last decade, a group of sensationalist right...
]]> http://www.academicperspective.com/2010/01/31/the-year-in-review-2009-part-3-culture-and-the-media/feed/ 1 The Year in Review 2009, Part 2: The Economy and Healthcare http://www.academicperspective.com/2010/01/10/the-year-in-review-2009-part-2-the-economy-and-healthcare/ http://www.academicperspective.com/2010/01/10/the-year-in-review-2009-part-2-the-economy-and-healthcare/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:00:22 +0000 Ben Drucker http://www.academicperspective.com/?p=860 View the Full Article on Academic Perspective

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With a new president, Barack Obama, Congress set out to tackle the president's two biggest goals: to repair the economy and pass healthcare reform. A year later, new healthcare bills have been passed and the economy is on its way to recovery. But all these changes happened with no shortage of fanfare. 2009 was marked by raucous healthcare debate, media controversies, and economic turmoil. [...]1 Related posts:
  1. The Year in Review 2009, Part 3: Culture and the Media With the first month of 2010 coming to a close, we're back to present the final chapter of the Year...
  2. The Year in Review 2009, Part 1: New Governments 2009 was not exactly the most memorable year. If anything, it’s notable for being one of the gloomiest years of...
  3. The Bailout and Stimulus of the American Economy Since it became clear that the U.S. was in the midst of an economic recession in 2008, the federal government...
]]> http://www.academicperspective.com/2010/01/10/the-year-in-review-2009-part-2-the-economy-and-healthcare/feed/ 0 The Year in Review 2009, Part 1: New Governments http://www.academicperspective.com/2010/01/02/the-year-in-review-2009-part-1-new-governments/ http://www.academicperspective.com/2010/01/02/the-year-in-review-2009-part-1-new-governments/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:00:27 +0000 Ben Drucker http://www.academicperspective.com/?p=824 View the Full Article on Academic Perspective

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2009 was not exactly the most memorable year. If anything, it’s notable for being one of the gloomiest years of late. Bank accounts are drying up, foreclosures are through the roof, and unemployment is the highest its been in nearly three decades. In all parts of the world, there aren’t many who can look back [...]1 Related posts:
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  2. The Year in Review 2009, Part 3: Culture and the Media With the first month of 2010 coming to a close, we're back to present the final chapter of the Year...
  3. Do Foreigners Like Our President More Than We Do? On the surface it is obvious that Barack Obama is a revolutionary figure in American politics. He is young,...
]]> http://www.academicperspective.com/2010/01/02/the-year-in-review-2009-part-1-new-governments/feed/ 2 The Bailout and Stimulus of the American Economy http://www.academicperspective.com/2009/12/29/bailout-and-stimulus-american-economy/ http://www.academicperspective.com/2009/12/29/bailout-and-stimulus-american-economy/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:00:17 +0000 Ben Drucker http://www.academicperspective.com/?p=746 View the Full Article on Academic Perspective

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Since it became clear that the U.S. was in the midst of an economic recession in 2008, the federal government has invested trillions to promote economic stability and, eventually, growth. These investments can be classified into two primary categories: bank bailouts and broader economic stimulus. [...]1 Related posts:
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  2. An American Financial Collapse: What Happened on Wall Street? For an overview of the bailout and stimulus acts passed in response to the financial crisis of 2007-2009, please...
  3. Why We Need Green Jobs The recent heavy snowfall in the Washington D.C. area has given rise to some alarmingly naive comments from conservative...
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After pledging his honesty to the American people by being forthright about tax hikes in the 1984 presidential race, Walter Mondale went on to receive the lowest number of electoral votes in the history of the Democratic Party. A rare attempt at honest politics failed miserably. But despite the evidence which demonstrates that honest politicians never prevail, voters continue to expect truthfulness and are aghast when two years down the road few of the politician's original promises have been fulfilled. [...]1 Related posts:
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  3. Go Out and Vote! Today’s elections are certainly less exciting and prominent than the one last year, but they are no less important...
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Happy Thanksgiving to all our readers from the Academic Perspective staff! Today is certainly a day to be thankful for all our success here at Academic Perspective, and we owe it all to you, our loyal readers. In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, we will be taking a short break so we can work on [...]1 Related posts:
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Academic Perspective has a brand new design. Unlike last time, there’s really not much point listing all the changes. Just take a look around. You can’t miss them. Related posts:Happy Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving to all our readers from the Academic Perspective staff! Today is certainly a day to be thankful for... New Features We did an upgrade [...]1 Related posts:
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All 50 states allow minors to be tried as adults. Countless minors are currently serving life sentences and 22 have been executed since 1976. The Supreme Court ruled in 2005 that it was unconstitutional to sentence juveniles to death, no matter how heinous their crime. Four years later, the Supreme Court is once again debating [...]1 No related posts.]]> http://www.academicperspective.com/2009/11/20/a-double-standard-for-juvenile-delinquents/feed/ 1 What Happened to Reading Books in School? http://www.academicperspective.com/2009/11/13/what-happened-to-reading-books-in-school/ http://www.academicperspective.com/2009/11/13/what-happened-to-reading-books-in-school/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:00:29 +0000 Ben Drucker http://www.academicperspective.com/?p=420 View the Full Article on Academic Perspective

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In the early years a child spends in school, nothing is emphasized more than his ability to read. Reading ability is frequently the sole determinant of a teacher’s perception of the child’s intelligence. But most importantly, the development of reading skills promotes a wider vocabulary and gives the child the initial taste of formal English [...]1 Related posts:
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