May 19, 2013

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LIVE BLOG: House Ways and Means Committee Hearing

 


A live blog update from NPQ’s National Correspondent Rick Cohen from the hearings at the House Ways and Means Committee. The now fired head of the IRS and the IRS’s Inspector General will testify on the agency’s targeting of conservative organizations for special 501(c)(4) reviews.

 

Cornel West on Obama: “Tied To Wall Street” and “A War Criminal”

125Say what you will about the Cornel West, he’s never at a loss for words and as usual he has some sharp ones for Obama.

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    RainFew things are more loathed by the public than taxes, and our cultural models encourage us to view government as something to be resisted and our tax system as a ...

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Charity Hit by Fiscal Cliff? You’ll Need a Microscope to See It

MicroThe Manhattan Institute’s Howard Husock says charity took “a hit” in the fiscal cliff deal, but a closer look reveals that it will likely amount to a miniscule hit—absolutely microscopic.

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The 10 Most Toxic Power Plants

ToxicThe Environmental Integrity Project has released its annual list of the “toxic ten” power plants—and a Georgia plant that has dramatically reduced its emissions shows that progress is possible.

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Egyptian NGO Stands In Opposition to Free Speech – Why?

NaguibIn Egypt, the National Centre For Defence of Freedoms is challenging the freedom of expression of cartoonist Doaa El-Adl and newspaper owner Naguib Sawiris.

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Enveloped in Pessimism? Or Is the Future an Exciting Horizon?

NewsThe Urban Institute’s Gene Steuerle finds reason for optimism in the wake of the fiscal cliff brouhaha. As you survey the landscape, do you find support for notions of progress or decline?

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Innovative Double Whammy: Developing Health Centers on Brownfields

BrownfieldMore health care centers are finding enticing tax credits and grants for redeveloping environmentally contaminated buildings, known as brownfields, for use as treatment facilities.

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IRS to Auction Art Taken from Nonprofit American Indian Services

NewsIt’s unusual to see the IRS seizing the assets of an operating nonprofit for nonpayment of taxes, but that is what has happened to the Sioux Falls, S.D.-based American Indian Services, Inc.

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