Shale gas extraction in the United States has increased considerably over the last three years. President Obama and many Republican and Democratic members of Congress hail this increase as vital to energy security and a ...
Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the US has been fighting a global “War on Terror.” The military action is not a “war” in the traditional sense; its general objective is to eradicate the Al Qaeda terrorist network ...
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Toxic Free NC is a 501(c)3 non-profit. Toxic Free NC works specifically on pesticide pollution,
and although it focuses on North Carolina, it looks at pesticide use around the ...
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As a longtime supporter of domestic violence and sexual assault service providers in North Carolina, the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation (ZSR) has worked to strengthen the field’s provision of services, ...
Civil Affairs (CA) are activities that foster relations between military forces and civil societies. These activities improve mission effectiveness and help achieve military objectives. The post-9/11 shift from fighting ...
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North Carolina’s Race to the Top proposal outlines plans to increase the state’s graduation rate to 86 percent by the 2016 – 2017 school year. In order to reach that goal, graduation rates will need to ...
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Student U is a small nonprofit organization that offers summer and after-school educational programs to at-risk middle and high school students in Durham, North Carolina. Founded in ...
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What social, economic and environmental factors hinder the enrollment of disabled, primary school-aged children in the United Republic of Tanzania, and how can the government turn the country’s existing ...
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Since the economic reform in the late 1970s, China’s economy has experienced consistently rapid growth, with a drastic change of production pattern and income distribution. The increasing income ...
How has the amount, distribution and structure of executive compensation changed over the past 20 years? What effect, if any, do these factors have on the financial returns of corporations? Finally, are there any clear ...