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Monthly Archives: July 2015

The Psychology of Injustice in Criminal Courts

20 July 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Ana Swanson The Washington Post We like to believe that decisions made in U.S. courts are determined by the wisdom of the Constitution, and guided by fair-minded judges and juries of […]

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LAW

 The Beginning of the National Water Emergency

17 July 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Maude Barlow The Nation The United Nations reports that we have 15 years to avert a full-blown water crisis and that, by 2030, demand for water will outstrip supply […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

When the End of Human Civilization is Your Day Job

16 July 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By John H. Richardson Esquire For more than thirty years, climate scientists have been living a surreal existence. A vast and ever-growing body of research shows that warming is tracking […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Assessing Naval Buildups in the South China Sea

15 July 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Steven Stashwick The Diplomat After decades of operating legacy Soviet platforms, Vietnam’s navy is acquiring advanced new frigates from Russia and the Netherlands, capable new Russian diesel-electric submarines, and […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Russia’s War on Ukraine’s Economy

14 July 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Anders Åslund Project Syndicate Ukraine’s economy may no longer be in free fall, but it remains in dire straits. The country’s GDP contracted by 6.8% last year, and is […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Inside the Secretive World of Parole Boards

13 July 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Beth Schwartzapfel The Marshall Project America’s prisons hold tens of thousands of people like Rodriguez — people primarily confined not by the verdicts of a judge or a jury […]

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LAW

What Prisons Can Learn From Schools

3 July 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Eli Hager The Marshall Project “Many of the same constituencies we united with on education are the ones I’m collaborating with now on criminal justice,” says Senator Cory Booker […]

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LAW

Is Space Tourism Travelling Faster Than Space Law?

2 July 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Gbenga Oduntan Space Daily Space tourism is fast becoming the new frontier in the transportation business. Driven by profit-making private venture capital, the push to offer customers some direct […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, LAW

The Arctic Continental Shelf: Geological, Legal, or Geopolitical?

1 July 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Mia Bennett Cryopolitics With Shell receiving conditional approval to drill in the Chukchi Sea in offshore Alaska, the phrase “continental shelf” has come up a lot lately. The term also appears […]

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