Lobbying in the United States

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is one of the largest unionized organizations in the United States, representing some 1.6 currently educators, which is comprised of over 3,000 local affiliates. The AFT has a diversified membership base that reflects of society with a balanced mix of age, genders, race, religion, and sex. The labor union remains active and busy with organizing, collective bargaining, and political activism activities on behalf of its members. Recent activities include…

Northrop Grumman is a major government contractor that is well known for its work with the United States military and on occasion with NASA as well. It works on numerous manufacturing projects and technological innovations for cutting edge programs and with this massive sphere of influence, a certain level of responsibility for safe operation is expected of them. Publically, Grumman has vowed “Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) organization is heading the company’s efforts to provide a safe…

the United States was a driving force in United States Foreign Policy, in several ways in the late 1800’s through the early-mid 1900’s. One example of the effect of big business on United States foreign policy can be seen in the way in which the United States justified its entry into the Cuban War. Another example is that the United States imperialized the Philippines during this time in order to expand markets and create opportunities to gain natural resources. The things the United States…

Marijuana is among the most widely used psychoactive substances in the United States (U.S.)(Cerdá, Wall, Keyes, Galea, & Hasin, 2012; Louisa Degenhardt, Hall, & Lynskey, 2001). The rate of use will continue to increase with legalization across the country; with many using it for it its relief of pain caused by medical conditions, such as HIV (Bedi et al., 2010), and for its antidepressant and anxiolytic effects (Walsh et al., 2017). Nonetheless, there have been substantial research examining the…

engineering employment. It as well outlines the shortages of STEM, as fault tool for lobbying for high skills and used to curb immigration. Even though the book presents great ideas in relation to challenges of investing in scientific research, it has its fair share of weaknesses. The book largely dwells on the widespread shortages and declining of United States engineers and scientists. Although the United States has moved to impress reinforcing the skills using the…

who has this drug in their possession is arrested, and taken to jail. Some of the countries that have banned the use and purchase of Kratom is Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, and several others. One of the countries where Kratom is legal is the United States. As with any drug, anyone who uses to buy Kratom, or transport it from another country should consult the authorities of that country, for a legal status of this herb. Transporting and exporting drugs is a crime, even if the drug is legal in…

Should the United States Continue Its Use of Drone Strikes Abroad? Remotely-controlled aircraft, otherwise known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones can be equipped with bombs and missiles for attack missions. The original drone, the MQ-1 Predator and the upgraded MQ-9 Reaper are the two most commonly used unmanned aerial vehicles. They are cherished for their ability to fly thousands of feet over a target for long durations of time and relay high-resolution, live reconnaissance. In…

Immigrants similar to the Carnegie family were driven to America because it is a well developed and civilized nation. The United States of America is civilized because it is advanced socially, culturally,…

Between the mid 1800s and the early 1900s, there were always instances of dissent happening all at the same time in the United States. In 1861, the Civil War erupted across the nation. Slavery was still happening and was not officially abolished until 1865 and even after that, blacks still faced discrimination and segregation for many years afterwards. In 1914, World War I started which dragged many countries including the U.S. into fighting. Even though all of these are great examples of…

Governments states that either new or improved stadiums should bring some positive benefits to the community. 1 benefit it gives you are jobs, when building a stadium it requires construction jobs. Many people can help build it, and even have it painted.2nd are team employees, and game attendees, you’ll need those which leads on more workers. 80 percent of major league stadiums have been built by government, ranging from 90 percent of all stadiums used by the NFL. The subsidies given by the…