Politics, Government http://www.akgmag.com/ Thu, 17 May 2012 14:00:02 -0500 By Nancy L. Young-Houser. By now, everybody in the United States knows who Newt Gingrich is. They are also aware that he has slowly and steadily moved to the front of the GOP candidates, similar to the pink bunny and its famous EverReady battery. http://www.akgmag.com/article/The_Perception_of_Politics.htm Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:00:44 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/The_Perception_of_Politics.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. This coming Thursday, the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform will be holding a hearing that is titled, "HHS and the Catholic Church: Examining the Politicization of Grants." Described by the Catholic Church as a showdown between Obama and the Catholic Church, it actually consists of a decision by the Obama administration to deny the church a grant that it routinely receives. The... http://www.akgmag.com/article/Obamas_Decision_to_Deny_Roman_Catholic_Church_Sexual_Trafficking_Funding_for_Victims.htm Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:10:59 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Obamas_Decision_to_Deny_Roman_Catholic_Church_Sexual_Trafficking_Funding_for_Victims.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. Attacks on birth control for women by GOP religious extremists involve every woman in the United States, preventing them from making decisions about their own body. This political assault on women's bodies involve the most elementary of reproductive health care, ranging amongst birth control, cervical cancer immunizations, and abortion care. Women are concerned about contraception and becoming pregnant... http://www.akgmag.com/article/Attacks_on_Birth_Control_for_Women_by_GOP_Religious_Extremists.htm Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:50:28 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Attacks_on_Birth_Control_for_Women_by_GOP_Religious_Extremists.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. On November 16, 2011, the House of Representatives began debating government control of Internet censorship. http://www.akgmag.com/article/Debating_the_Stop_Internet_Piracy_Act_or_SOPA.htm Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:21:10 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Debating_the_Stop_Internet_Piracy_Act_or_SOPA.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. Pennsylvania's Senator Bob Casey (D) has requested a hearing on how federal laws will affect the investigation of the Sandusky sex abuse scandal at Penn State, a renowned educational hierarchy that is in the top 15 national universities. http://www.akgmag.com/article/Child_Sexual_Abuse_at_Penn_State.htm Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:21:22 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Child_Sexual_Abuse_at_Penn_State.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. On October 26, 2011, the contentious Pastor Terry Jones announced he will not only be running for president but has a seven-point proposal for what his “Stand Up for America Now” platform is going to be. http://www.akgmag.com/article/Politically_Left_Pastor_Terry_Jones_Announces_Run_For_2012_Presidency.htm Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Politically_Left_Pastor_Terry_Jones_Announces_Run_For_2012_Presidency.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. While supporting the efforts of Occupy Wall Street, on October 25, 2011, demonstrators in Oakland, CA, were attacked by police in riot gear from various Bay Area law enforcement agencies. Using tear gas, rubber bullets and flashbang grenades, the police were under orders from Oakland’s City Hall, where the movement had struck up camp. As if to give reason for the attack, city hall had described the... http://www.akgmag.com/article/Oakland_Police_attack_Occupy_Oakland_with_Tear_Gas_Rubber_Bullets__Flashbang_Grendades.htm Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Oakland_Police_attack_Occupy_Oakland_with_Tear_Gas_Rubber_Bullets__Flashbang_Grendades.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. Last May, the blog "Uncommon Ground" stated that the United States Congress consisted of very few scientists or engineers trained in rational thinking, at least until the new administration took office in January of this year when it became pretty obvious that the American people were tired of the same deceitful approaches by previous political candidates. http://www.akgmag.com/article/Scientists_and_Politics_A_New_Future_in_the_United_States.htm Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Scientists_and_Politics_A_New_Future_in_the_United_States.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. With approximately $180 billion dollars bailout money already spent rescuing the giant insurer AIG (American International Group, Inc.) Pennsylvania Republican Paul Kanjorski, a senior Democratic lawmaker, is quoted as saying that to do otherwise would cause European banks to topple. With so many of AIG's counterparties being European, the entire European banking system is dependent upon AIG bailouts. http://www.akgmag.com/article/AIG_and_Foreign_Countries_____Invisible_Ties.htm Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.akgmag.com/article/AIG_and_Foreign_Countries_____Invisible_Ties.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. With so many states struggling financially to survive, the legalization of marijuana for tax purposes is quickly becoming the answer of the moment. Not a new thing, its legalization has already brought forth research to be quickly taken underway for its effects on pain, the spasticity of multiple sclerosis, and has been shown to work as an oral medication used to treat nausea in cancer chemotherapy patients. Over 41% of the country's population feels we should legalize it.... http://www.akgmag.com/article/The_Legalization_of_Marijuana.htm Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/The_Legalization_of_Marijuana.htm