US Representative Al Green, Beto O'Rourke, the Texas Disparity study, and the 13th Amendment growing Latino labor union Chavez considerations
Beto O'Rourke says U.S. blacks have 10 times less wealth than whites
By W. Gardner Selby
Solar v Coal, Montreux Convention, Crude Tanker War trader with Bridges transition Smale's solutions
NASA Will Launch a Laser Into Space Next Month to Track Earth’s Melting Ice
Prepositional phrase: on the rocks. (idiomatic) Poured over ice, usually in reference to alcoholic drinks. I'll have a whisky on the rocks. (idiomatic) In a bad state, particularly of a romantic relationship.
Alcohol Use in the United States:
Prevalence of Drinking: According to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 86.4 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime; 70.1 percent reported that they drank in the past year; 56.0 percent reported that they drank in the past month.
Prevalence of Binge Drinking and Heavy Alcohol Use: In 2015, 26.9 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they engaged in binge drinking in the past month; 7.0 percent reported that they engaged in heavy alcohol use in the past month.2 (See "Definitions" box for definitions of binge drinking and heavy alcohol use.)
For Cheese 'n Rice sake! What 'bout the Youth 'n Asia!
The Growing Force of Latino Labor
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that promotes growth and competitiveness of the United States' minority-owned businesses, including Hispanic and Latino American, Asian Pacific American, African American, and Native American businesses.
Historically Underutilized Business Reporting:
The State of Texas Disparity Study
The Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program has been tasked with the reporting of expenditures made by state agencies and institutions of higher education.
God Bless the Great state of Texas
A Flawed Hero
The Complex Legacy of César Chávez
By Francisco Valladares Athletics Editor and Alejandro Ramos Contributor
Rene Alexander Acosta (born January 16, 1969) is an American attorney, academic, and politician who is the 27th and current United States Secretary of Labor. A Republican, he was appointed by President George W. Bush to the National Labor Relations Board and later served as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and federal prosecutor for the Southern District of Florida. On February 16, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Acosta to be United States Secretary of Labor. Acosta is the first and only Hispanic person to serve in Trump's cabinet to date...
In 2005, Acosta began serving as U.S. Attorney for Southern District of Florida, where his office prosecuted the lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the terrorism suspect José Padilla, the founders of the Cali Cartel, and Charles McArther Emmanuel, the son of Liberia’s former leader. The District also targeted white collar crime, prosecuting several bank-related cases, including one against Swiss bank UBS. The case resulted in UBS paying $780 million in fines, and for the first time in history, the bank provided the United States with the names of individuals who were using secret Swiss bank accounts to avoid U.S. taxes.
Other notable cases during his tenure include the corruption prosecution of Palm Beach County Commission Chairman Tony Masilotti, Palm Beach County Commissioner Warren Newell, Palm Beach County Commissioner Mary McCarty, and Broward Sheriff Ken Jenne; the conviction of Cali Cartel founders Miguel and Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, for the importation of 200,000 kilos of cocaine, which resulted in a $2.1 billion forfeiture; and the white-collar crime prosecutions of executives connected to Hamilton Bank.
Acosta also emphasized health-care fraud prosecutions. Under Acosta’s leadership the District prosecuted more than 700 individuals, responsible for a total of more than $2 billion in Medicare fraud.
Horrific deaths, brutal treatment: Mental illness in America’s jails
A comprehensive Virginian-Pilot investigation
By Gary A. Harki
Poor Relief Act, public education reform movement, asylum movement
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