Sentences with phrase «american public and government»

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In fact, a recent study in the American Journal of Public Health finds that the EPA «has moved away from the public interest and explicitly favored the interests of the regulated industries,» and is on the slippery slope to what scholars term «regulatory capture,» in which a government agency makes rules in the interest of an industry it's supposed to regulate rather than the pPublic Health finds that the EPA «has moved away from the public interest and explicitly favored the interests of the regulated industries,» and is on the slippery slope to what scholars term «regulatory capture,» in which a government agency makes rules in the interest of an industry it's supposed to regulate rather than the ppublic interest and explicitly favored the interests of the regulated industries,» and is on the slippery slope to what scholars term «regulatory capture,» in which a government agency makes rules in the interest of an industry it's supposed to regulate rather than the publicpublic.

«Aside from that, the number of districts controlled or influenced by the Afghan government had been one of the last remaining publicly available indicators for members of Congress — many of whose staff do not have access to the classified annexes to SIGAR reports — and for the American public of how the 16 - year - long US effort to secure Afghanistan is faring,» he added.

But when you ask what to do about it, that consensus quickly devolves into finger - pointing — at recycling companies like Waste Management for failing to innovate, at the American public for their lazy recycling habits, at producers for creating plastic packaging that is increasingly difficult to recycle, and even at the federal government for not passing strong legislation that encourages better practices.

«I do think that Republicans have found that trying to shut down the government or threatening the full faith and credit of the United States of America over Obamacare was something that the American public had very little patience for,» deputy press secretary Joshua Earnest told me at the White House press briefing on Thursday.

«The number of districts controlled or influenced by the Afghan government had been one of the last remaining publicly available indicators for members of Congress — many of whose staff do not have access to the classified annexes to SIGAR reports — and for the American public of how the 16 - year - long US effort to secure Afghanistan is faring,» he added.

This series was named a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, and has earned national recognition from many other quarters, including the National Press Foundation, the Shorenstein Center at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, and the White House Correspondents» Association.

In reaction to the war, our British colonial government rejected all things American, including public education, democracy and to the detriment of our portfolios, industrial capitalism and entrepreneurial innovation.

Cutting government services — either temporarily in a shutdown, or permanently through spending reductions — can disrupt a broad range of commerce and hit American workers and businesses tied to the public sector.

The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government is a public policy research institute that conducts studies and related projects on state and local government and finance, American federalism, public management, and New York StaGovernment is a public policy research institute that conducts studies and related projects on state and local government and finance, American federalism, public management, and New York Stagovernment and finance, American federalism, public management, and New York State issues.

Backed by the Koch brothers and their American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, legislators across the American West, where most of the public lands are located, are calling on the federal government to cede control and management of them to counties and states.

Although I frequently find myself at odds with First Things over issues pertaining to economics and the role of government in public life, I usually find its critique of American social mores and ethics to be insightful and illuminating.

Georgetown has historically been politically active, with the list of government officials and politicians who have spoken there reading like a who's who list of American public figures through history.

Spelled out in a lengthy lead editorial entitled «Evangelicals in the Social Struggle,» as well as in books such as Aspects of Christian Social Ethics, Henry's understanding of Christian social responsibility stressed (a) society's need for the spiritual regeneration of all men and women, (b) an interim social program of humanitarian care, ethical proclamation, and personal, structural application, and (c) a theory of limited government centering on certain «freedom rights,» e. g., the rights to public property, free speech, and so on.18 Though the shape of this social ethic thus closely parallels that of the present editorial position of Moody Monthly, it must be distinguished from its counterpart by the time period involved (it pushed others like Moody Monthly into a more active involvement in the social arena), by the intensity of its commitment to social responsibility, by the sophistication of its insight into political theory and practice, and by its willingness to offer structural critique on the American political system.

But «public relations» becomes absurd when we apply the same kind of advertising and promotional techniques alike to the American economic system, to business in general, to labor, to a political party or candidate, to the policies of a government, to a public utility, to a book, to a church.

The real curiosity, however, is that such advocates want the government and the public schools — the coercive, not the voluntary, elements of American life — to propagate the tradition.

Far more serious than any of the startling events of the decade was the massive erosion of the legitimacy of American institutions — business, government, education, the churches, the family — that set in, particularly among young people, and that continues, if public opinion polls are to be believed, in the 1970s even when overt protest has become less frequent.

Prayer at government - sanctioned events and establishments is un-Constitutional, because these are places created to represent the American public, which is comprised of people of many faiths, including no faith at all.

My problem is that our government has lied, and manipulated the American public ever since the end of WWII about the wars we have engaged in.

Brooke's career spans 20 years and includes political and community organizing, public relations, advocacy, and nonprofit leadership, with extensive experience with the NAACP, American Red Cross, and county government.

-LSB-...] the new documentary Fed Up makes its compelling case that Big Food and our government have misled the American public -LSB-...]

But open primaries would just make elections into such a long and arduous process where government is seen as this far away and dangerous place, that we could end up with an American style anti-government culture, which would make ending child poverty and funding public services much harder.

fundamental principle of American law that a government and its agents are under no general duty to provide public services, such as police protection, to any individual citizen.

Michael A. Bailey is the Colonel William J. Walsh Professor of American Government in the Georgetown University Department of Government and the Georgetown Public Policy Institute.

But neither the African governmental officials nor the private foreign banks who made the decision to loan in the first place lose out, as European and North American governments step in to provide further financial assistance for African countries as they begin to lapse on loan repayments: «In effect, public money from the governments of industrialised countries -LSB-...] helped to bail out the private creditors» (p. 33).

No one can possibly understand the American Revolution — more properly described as the American secession from the British Empire — without grasping its theoretical dimensions, beginning with the claims of the Declaration of Independence endorsing popular sovereignty and the ability of the people to «alter and abolish» existing systems of government whenever that would be thought conducive to public happiness.

He's remarkably uninformed about how the American government works, has a severely limited knowledge of public policy, is a terrible manager, and has no respect for the rule of law.

In a year of contentious negotiations between state governments and public employee unions, 52 % of Americans approve of labor unions, unchanged from 2010.

She also urged a public debate over the possible linkage between issues such as the American Guantanamo Bay detention facility and the Iraq war, and the 7/7 bombings: «Although the government may not accept that these were the causes for 7 July, to go into denial mode is not the way forward.»

«As the only Asian - American elected official in Albany, a public interest attorney, a grassroots political activist and a new mom balancing the demands of a busy job with parenthood, I know that Kathleen Rice is the best person for me to partner with in state government,» Meng said.

Brooklyn Assistant US Attorney Todd Kaminsky told the judge that Meng was an influential government and personal leader in New York City's growing Chinese - American community, but his actions undermined the public's trust.

Nick Braden, spokesman for the nonprofit American Public Power Association, which represents more than 2,000 community - owned electric utilities, said in a statement that as government bodies, public utilities have an inherent political character and that knowing how to «operate within a political structure» is uPublic Power Association, which represents more than 2,000 community - owned electric utilities, said in a statement that as government bodies, public utilities have an inherent political character and that knowing how to «operate within a political structure» is upublic utilities have an inherent political character and that knowing how to «operate within a political structure» is useful.

Since only a tiny fraction of Americans has lived through a state constitutional convention in their adult lifetimes, and since Americans are not taught about state constitutional conventions (as opposed to the federal constitutional convention of 1787) during their formal schooling (even those such as myself who received a Ph.D. in American government), Americans approach these referendums starting with a huge knowledge deficit, making local opinion leaders that much more influential in public debates.

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Sixty - one percent of Americans think climate change is a problem that the government needs to address, including 43 percent of Republicans and 80 percent of Democrats, according to a new survey from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) and The Associated Press - NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Strategizing which people and offices to contact for any specific issue is what government relations and public affairs staff do best at organizations like American Geophysical Union (AGU), said Lexi Shultz, AGU vice president of public affairs.

• According to a survey of members of the Association of American Universities and the Association of Public and Land - grant Universities, Jeffrey Mervis wrote on Monday, federal government sequestration has led to fewer student positions (31 % of respondents), a reduction in temporary or part - time staff positions (30 % of respnodents), and a decline in postdoctoral fellows (24 % of respondents).

The federal government has played a critical role in fostering science and technological innovation, particularly in the latter half of the twentieth century, and the American people and our economy have benefited tremendously from those public investments.

In addition, public support for income redistribution through higher taxes on the wealthy has now reached historic peak levels: according to Gallup polls in 2013 and 2014, a majority (52 %) of Americans agree that the government should redistribute wealth through heavier taxes on the rich.

Investigators: Elizabeth Suhay, Assistant Professor of Government at American University; Emily Therese Cloyd, Project Director at AAAS Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technology; Erin Heath, Associate Director at AAAS Office of Government Relations; and Erin Nash, PhD Candidate at Durham University

«The notion of open government and open access has taken a firm hold,» says John Hawley, executive director of the American Society for Clinical Investigation in Ann Arbor, Mich. «If that means public - access mandates, so be it.»

In a joint statement to the OSTP, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the Washington D.C. Principles Coalition for Free Access to Science — which represents society publishers — slammed NIH - style mandates as «a means for facilitating international piracy,» saying that they would «damage the very institutions that researchers, the public and government itself rely on to peer review, publish, disseminate and preserve scientific information.»

«Explain to me,» Chertoff said, «why a member of the American public should send his information to the government, ask us to issue an ID, and then turn around and pay $ 100 to an outside businessman to go to the head of our line?»

«Public divides over environmental regulation and energy policy: Americans tilt towards supporting government regulations as the best way to encourage use of renewable energy.»

Policymakers have struggled to specifically define «the public interest,» but the broad intent was clear: Government rules and programs worked to ensure a diversity of programming, distributed by a multitude of companies, with many different owners, through multiple channels that all Americans had access to.

Ms. Lau serves on the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council which represents the North American electric sector with the U.S. government and has been highlighted as one of the most successful public - private partnerships.

This series was named a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, and has earned national recognition from many other quarters, including the National Press Foundation, the Shorenstein Center at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, and the White House Correspondents» Association.

Providing an effective voice for American consumers in an era when special interests dominate public discourse, government and politics.

This exploration reveals how, in the wake of media attention, public fascination with appearance and government policies pushing for change, generations of Americans will live shorter lives.

These figures were tasked with making the call to publish the explosive Pentagon Papers that showed how the U.S. government had misled Congress and the American public about the country's involvement in Vietnam.

It's the early»70s and Daniel Ellsberg (Matthew Rhys, «The Americans») is a U.S. military analyst who has grown angry over what he sees as the discrepancy between the grim, deadly reality of a failing Vietnam War effort and the government's public face of inevitable victory.