NCPA is a non-profit public policy research institute seeking innovative private sector solutions to public policy problems.
RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve public policy through research and analysis. RAND's corporate headquarters is in Santa Monica, California, and it also operates an office in Washington, D.C. In addition, RAND has several smaller offices in Seattle, Washington; Jakarta, Indonesia; Delft, the Netherlands; and Moscow, Russia.
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space was founded in 1980 at MIT and Princeton and consists of an international group of high school, undergraduate, and graduate students from a diverse range of educational backgrounds who are working to promote space as a whole. SEDS is a chapter based organization with chapters throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Latin America, and the Middle East.
The online source for money in politics data
The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institute (think tank) whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies.
www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
Effective legislative defense of your Second Amendment rights. Through its Institute for Legislative Action and Political Victory Fund, the NRA continually monitors, tracks and systematically combats all threats to your right to keep and bear arms at the federal, state and local level, and supports lawmakers who uphold that constitutional duty.
The Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) of the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) is the world's largest non-governmental organization devoted to combating the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
Since 1969, NARAL has led the way in promoting reproductive freedom and dignity for women and their families. With a grassroots network of 30 state affiliates and 500, 000 members nationwide, NARAL educates Americans, elects pro-choice candidates and advo cates for pro-choice legislation to secure the freedom to choose.
The Family Research Council exists to reaffirm and promote nationally, and particularly in Washington, DC, the traditional family unit and the Judeo-Christian value system upon which it is built.
Center for Applied Linguistics, most often called simply "CAL", is a private, nonprofit organization that has been involved in applying research and information about language and culture to educational, cultural, and social concerns since 1959.
Home page for the National Right to Life organization.
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) was established in 1986 as a nonprofit and tax exempt research and education organization.
The Space Policy Project promotes American national security and international stability by providing the public and decision-makers with information and analysis on civil and military space issues, policies and programs.
ASH is a 31-year-old national legal-action antismoking organization which got cigarette commercials off radio and TV; the ban on smoking in airplanes, buses, and many public places; and the FDA to regulate cigarette advertising and sales.
MDRC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization. We are dedicated to learning what works to improve the well-being of low-income people. Through our research and the active communication of our findings, we seek to enhance the effectiveness of public policies and programs.
Organization dedicated to tax reform.
The VPC is a national 501(c)(3) educational foundation working to move beyond the popular but narrow perception of firearms violence as solely a crime issue to place it in its proper perspective: a widespread public health problem of which crime is merely the most recognized aspect.
The drug war does not reduce drug use. Choosing to wage a 'war' on drugs stimulates a violent, underground economy, an economy which would collapse if drug prohibition ended. Our country, and our world should be safer, not simply less free. The November Coalition is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your gift or donation is tax deductible. Search our site The November Coalition The November ...
The Center for Studying Health System Change is a Washington-based research organization dedicated to studying how the country's health care systems are changing and how those changes are affecting people at the community level. The Center's major project -- the Community Tracking Study -- is collecting data through surveys and site visits in a random sample of communities.
The American Conservative Union is the nation's oldest conservative lobbying organization. ACU's purpose is to effectively communicate and advance the goals and principles of conservatism through one multi-issue, umbrella organization.
The Foreign Policy Association, founded in 1918, serves as a catalyst for developing informed opinion on foreign policy, globalization and international affairs through publications, maps, political analysis and the Great Decisions global studies program.
Founded in 1977, the National Abortion Federation is the professional association of abortion providers in the United States and Canada. The organization's mission is to preserve and enhance the quality and accessibility of abortion services.
American government & politics portal. Free online textbook, documents library and more.
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Americans for Medical Progress counters the animal rights movement's attack on medical research.
Discovery Institute is a non-profit think tank for national and international affairs based in Seattle, WA USA. Technology programs include: Internet Law Symposium 95; Discovery Family Internet; forums and publications on electronic marketplace & government under renowned author George Gilder. Other programs, Cascadia Project, international Seattle, religion & civic life, environment & people, government & public life, national defense. Bruce Chapman, President; Tom A. Alberg, Chairman.
Democrats Unveil Plan to Cut Costs of Rx Drugs Democrats unveiled their plan to lower drug prices for all of America's seniors. Plus: Share your story about how the rising cost of prescription drugs have affected you and your family. Gephardt Speaks at Rally to Unveil Democratic Prescription Drug Plan Gephardt said, It is time to fulfill the promise of prescription drugs and only the Democratic ...
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Information and news for consumer oriented reforms in health care system.
The Concord Coalition is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization advocating fiscal responsibility while ensuring Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are secure for all generations.
World Animal Net is a worldwide network of societies campaigning to improve the status and welfare of animals.
FEAR maintains a collection of case law, articles, and essays on the subject of civil forfeiture and its effects on the freedom of American citizens.
These pages provide access to the driving force in congressional politics today. Sources include U.S. Term Limits, Americans for Limited Terms, Term Limits Leadership Council and many state organizations.
Founded in 1981, ALDF is the country's leading animal rights law organization working nationally to defend animals from abuse and exploitation.
EnergyOnline.com is a web service of LCG Consulting. LCG provides news, products, consulting services, and forecasting tools to the energy industry worldwide.
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is a non-partisan non-profit government watchdog. Our mission is to investigate, expose, and remedy abuses of power, mismanagement, and government subservience to special interests by the federal government.
www.health.gov is a portal to the web sites of a number of multi-agency health initiatives and activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other Federal Departments.
The Research Forum website features a searchable database of large- and small-scale research projects about welfare reform and the well-being of low-income children and families.
The web home of Ballot Access News, the premiere newsletter for up-to-date news about the continuing fight for fair and equitable ballot access laws in the USA.
Founded in 1974, the American Association for Affirmative Action (AAAA) is dedicated to the advancement of affirmative action, equal opportunity and the elimination of discrimination on the basis of race, gender, ethnic background or any other criterion that deprives people of opportunities to live and work.
www.affirmativeaction.org
TRY OUR SEARCH ENGINE 5-17-02 - The Minneapolis Star-Tribune published an excellent editorial ( Keep MPAAT ) citing our brief on May 17. Read it here. 5-1-02 - TCRC files amicus brief to dispel misinformation about MPAAT and to inform the court about the successful tobacco control efforts in Massachusetts. Read more here. A decision from the court is expected soon. 10-16-01- US Court of Appeals ...
This site is an academic resource and it provides scholars, students, and the interested public with on-site articles and theoretical analyses, policy documents, current legislative updates, and an annotated bibliography of research and teaching materials.
Dedicated to the nonviolent Prisoners of the Drug War, to their families, and to all who work for their freedom and to restore respect for all Human Rights. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act toward one another in a spirit of brotherhood. -- UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1 Site Navigation ...
Featuring bibliography of health care policy publications as well as information about projects, faculty, staff and employment for the department.
The National Whistleblower Center (NWC) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt educational and advocacy organization committed to environmental protection, nuclear safety, civil rights, government accountability and protecting the rights of employee whistleblowers.
The National Drug Strategy Network is working for effective approaches to address the world's many drug problems by sharing accurate and up-to-date information about the many developments that affect drug strategy.
Network of more than 180 progressive research, policy and advocacy organizations; policy info and activism opportunities.
FRONTLINE reports on America's war on illegal drugs, examining the drug policies, drug warriors and the global illegal drugs business. Through interviews with DEA agents, drug lords, drug smugglers and drug users, the four hour documentary traces the history of America's drug war and the social and political forces that shape it.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs
What's New from the Welfare Reform Academy Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse New training videos available. CEUs available. Testimony by Douglas J. Besharov on State Implementation of Work Requirements Under Welfare Reform New! Delivered before Subcommittee on Human Resources of the House Committee on Ways and Means, March 7, 2002. Family Well-Being After Welfare Reform New! Since 1994, ...
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NOW's stand on and history supporting Abortion Rights.
now.org/issues/abortion/index.html
Background reports about race relations from the PBS Newshour.
www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/race_relations/race_relations.html
ADA is the nation's oldest independent liberal political organization, dedicated to individual liberty and building economic and social justice at home and abroad. Since 1947, we have led public opinion and coalitions by taking early, principled stands on a broad range of domestic, foreign, economic, military, social and environmental issues.
An investigation into how the use of informants, has become a lynchpin in prosecutorial strategy in fighting drugs and the war on drugs. This program focuses on snitches or informers who acted as drug informants to get a reduced sentence. Harsh mandatory minimum drug laws has fueled the growth of informers in the war on drugs.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/snitch
Site has links to text and information on President Clintons Decison Directives.
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The mandate of the Commission was to review and evaluate the implementation and impact of U.S. immigration policy and to transmit to the Congress reports of its findings and recommendations.
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A report on the rise and fall of Carlos Salinas and Raul Salinas and Mexico's narco-political corruption ...
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The Public Policy Forum is a national non-profit organization which seeks the commitment of leaders in government, business, labour, the association sector, the voluntary sector, academia and the media to work together towards developing and attaining a shared vision for public policy, public sector management, and itsimpact on the nation's business.
NATE is the premier organization for trade exchange owners from across the country and around the world.
The Information for State Health Policy site was created to increase awareness of the Information for State Health Policy Program, to serve as a model for the use of electronic communication to disseminate health information by state health agencies, and to provide information on health issues and activities of the program's state grantees.
www2.umdnj.edu/ishppweb/homepage.htm
Since 1979, the Intergovernmental Health Policy Project has been America's only independent, university-based organization devoted solely to research and reporting on health care policy at the state and local levels.
www.ncsl.org/programs/health/forum/index.htm
Web site has links to information on climate change and policy, provided by the U.S. Department of State.
www.state.gov/www/global/global_issues/climate/index.html
He worked on the cancelled 60 Minutes report and is portrayed by Al Pacino in the movie The Insider A detailed chronology of events leading up to, and following, the CBS decision not to air the Wigand interview Media analysts discuss networks' corporate interests vs. the integrity of their news divisions Which media outlets got the secret tobacco industry letters and memos A Docu-Drama in Three ...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/smoke/index.html
Medical Technology & Practice Patterns Institute (MTPPI) is a nonprofit organization established in 1986 to conduct research on the clinical, economic, and social implications of new and emerging health care technologies. MTPPI's research is directed toward the formulation and implementation of local, national, and international health care policies.
FRONTLINE reports on the history, strategy and high stakes that brought Big Tobacco to the bargaining table ...
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The goal of the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund is to help educate Texans how to respond to the growing influence of the religious right in the public dialogue over public education and individual and religious liberties in America.
MROCC, formed in 1992 to set a professional standard of excellence formedical review officers (MROs), recognizes competence of those physicians who have developed specialized knowledge and are proficient in the performance of the essential duties of the MRO.
The National Museum of Patriotism is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the history of patriotism. The Museum is a research center for exploring the development of patriotism through educational displays and exhibits.
www.museumofpatriotism.org
In the summer of 1996, Congress passed and the President signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. radically transforming the nation's welfare system. Here, we link to sites that permit you to keep track of the ongoing implementation of welfare reform in the states and the continuing national discussion of the issue. we also provide ...
www.libertynet.org/edcivic/welfref.html
Web site contains links to online resources with information related to the internet and censorship.
www.epic.org/free_speech/censorship
The Drug Reform Coordination Network is the central Internet resource for drug policy reform activism. Subscribe today to help end the disastrous Drug War!
September 1998 Vol. 10, No. 1 (G) UNITED STATES LOCKED AWAY: IMMIGRATION DETAINEES IN JAILS IN THE UNITED STATES Order Online LETTERS FROM DETAINEES I. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS Detailed Recommendations To the INS To the U.S. Congress To the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice To the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the U.N. Human Rights Commission To the United Nations ...
www.hrw.org/reports98/us-immig
FRONTLINE presents filmmaker Adrian Cowell's 30-year chronicle of Burma's heroin trade and the rise and fall of the drug warlord Khun Sa ...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/heroin
Online resource for Atlantic Monthly articles, etc. that contain information relevant to race relations.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/race/race.htm
Politics index ...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/foreign/foreign.htm
The Minimum Wage: Increasing the Reward for Work The Minimum Wage: Increasing the Reward for Work March 2000 The report is posted in the PDF file format. Some charts did not convert properly, and they will be updated shortly. The content sections of the report in the PDF include: Executive Summary Introduction Background on the Minimum Wage The 1996-97 Minimum Wage Increase Raising the Minimum ...
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Arm Yourself Against The War On Drugs Whom ever Controls your Perception of Reality Controls You Let's be clear: There is not now, nor has there ever been, a War on Drugs. What there is is a cynical program of political duplicity; the intent of which is not to prevent drug abuse (which it encourages), but to create a climate of distrust, fear, hostility, alienation, divisiveness, and violence ...
As long as humans have sought to communicate, others have sought to prevent them. Every day someone tries to restrict or control what can be said, written, sung, or broadcast.
georgesuttle.com/censorship/censors-all.html
A balanced collection of articles on various aspects of immigration, written by specialists in the field.
heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/pub/Immigration/Index.html
Immigration Effects Immigrant Profiles Policies Home | Support Us | All Issues | Social Security | Debate Central | Contact Us We depend on the financial support of individuals. We need your help to continue our work. Join the NCPA today! Dallas Headquarters: 12655 N. Central Expy., Suite 720 - Dallas, TX 75243-1739 - 972/386-6272 - Fax 972/386-0924 Washington Office: 655 15th St. N.W., Suite ...
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Online resource from the Washington Post with information on the issue of term limits.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/termlimits/termlimits.htm
Poor Prescription: The Costs of Imprisoning Drug Offenders in the United States Full Study Executive Summary Press Releases: National Press Release California Press Release Additional Resources: Statement of John Conyers, Jr.: Justice Policy Institute Press Conference Publications | Clearinghouse | Commentary | Contact Us | Programs | Links | News | Search The Justice Policy Institute is a ...
Strictly speaking, the United States has never had a language policy, consciously planned and national in scope. It has had language policies, ad hoc responses to immediate needs or political pressures, often contradictory and inadequate to cope with changing times.
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Report on the crisis with Iraq from the U.S. Department of State.
www.state.gov/www/regions/nea/pmiraq.html
Americans Back In Charge grew out of the original Colorado citizens' group, Coloradans Back In Charge. Founded in 1991, ABIC has been active in the state efforts by providing grassroots support to other state citizens' groups.
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On February 8, 1996, the Communications Decency Act was enacted into law. The law criminalizes the use of any computer network to display "indecent" material, unless the content provider uses an "effective" method to restrict access to that material to anyone under the age of 18.
www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-262.html
Human Services Futures helps child welfare, welfare reform, Workforce Development, and related program implement Best Practices, outcomes design and managment systems in public and nonprofit agencies.
www.humanservicesfutures.com
Cato Policy Analysis No. 106 May 23, 1988 The Minimum Wage: Washingtons Perennial Myth by Matthew B. Kibbe Matthew B. Kibbe is a graduate student of economics and a fellow at the Center for the Study of Market Processes, George Mason University. Executive Summary Thanks to the political clout of organized labor, a number of Washington's lawmakers have once again proposed to substantially raise ...
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July 9, 1996 Action Alert: Welfare Reform ...
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AMERICAN PATRIOTS July 9, 2001 Ray Suarez talks with authors Walter Berns (Making Patriots) and Roger Wilkins (Jefferson's Pillow: The Founding Fathers & the Dilemma of Black Patriotism) about their new books. RAY SUAREZ: In the 21st century when we're often told flags and borders and nations mean less and less, what should patriotism be Roger Wilkins is a Pulitzer Prize winner and professor of ...
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President Bill Clinton signed historic welfare reform legislation in the summer of 1996. But it really marked only the beginning of a grand experiment in federalism. Now the states are empowered to create their ...
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American Patriotism What is the Christian's Duty * During the 1991 war in the Persian Gulf, and the period leading up to it, a controversy of no small proportions arose among Christians -- a controversy that actually split the brethren over the issue of patriotism. The accusations of treason and being un-American lodged against those who opposed the war in the Persian Gulf, exposed as nothing ...
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Power of Positive Patriotism Subject: Power of Positive Patriotism (Part 1) Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 14:59:51 EDT From: BeFreeNow1@aol.com This is the first part of a two part e-mail article for your consideration. Please feel free to contact me at the numbers listed. Tim Wingate is the director of The Carpe Libertas Institute for Critical Reasoning. He is also available for speaking and ...
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Library: Modern: Frederick Edwords: The Religious Character of American Patriotism The Religious Character of American Patriotism It's time to recognize our traditions and answer some hard questions (1987) Frederick Edwords In the last few years, we have witnessed a number of patriotic celebrations in the United States -- celebrations that have taken on an almost religious expression. In 1976, ...
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Here you will find information about the "third-party movement" in American politics. The premise is that eventually the current dominant parties will either shrink, or fracture, and in their place Americans will have many major parties to choose from, each filling a different niche in a broad political spectrum.