The founding members want- ed to extend Dr Gallup's beliefs to an international level and in 1947 had high hopes that making world leaders and nations more aware of each other's views, opinions, and needs would lead to greater understanding, thereby aid- ing world peace. A laudable aim, ...
New York leaders announce funding for 9/11 survivors The money will continue funding a federal program that ensures 9/11 survivors can access the care they need. Jul 25, 2024 00:54 Some 9/11 first responders have higher risk of dementia, study finds ...
Ironically the fiscal plans of a prospective left-wing government are providing the confidence anchor for the right-wing government it is expected to defeat in the next election. And the more this is expected to happen, and the sterner and clearer Labour’s plans become, the less awful the c...
By the mid-70s, she had abandoned her career in mime and started working for the family business. She began in the accessories department designing handbags with her mother, before taking over as head designer in 1978. “To want to be a fashion designer was really the w...
the Equal Rights Amendment and coordinated with voluntary relief organizations, labor and corporate leaders to help raise tens of millions of dollars for Cambodian refugees. Carter worked to immunize children against preventable diseases and organized a roundtable discussion at the White House about...
On the night of June 19, 1982, 27-year-old Chinese American Vincent Chin was beaten to death by two white autoworkers in the U.S. city of Detroit at a time when local politicians, union leaders and auto executives blamed Japan for the decline of the U.S. auto industry, and Chin was...
Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington recently issued projections for longevity by country in 2050. Among the top 20 for living to a ripe old age are rich ones like Switzerland and Singapore. East Asia is also represented by South Korea and Japan, longtime longevity leaders. ...
For much of this period China and India were intact polities, had the world's largest populations and were technological leaders. 5 For a critique of Maddison's estimates, see Bryan Haig's review of his The World Economy: Historical Statistics (OECD, 2003) in The Economic Record, Vol. 81...
On February 2nd I wrote aboutthe former president’s HHS agency leaders filing a rule that removed protections for LGBTQ children and youth and how Washington was not affected, as we had strong state protections. The order has now been blocked by both the Biden administration and the courts. ...
Leaders in the field Andreas Holland Andreas has always made our South America programs special. He has lived in South America for over 30 years, much of this time in Peru. His special knowledge of the mountains and passion for supporting local communities is evident in our program in Peru ...