halle UK Government focus on strengthening clinical research amidst unique challenges of Brexit By www.acrohealth.org Published On :: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 21:19:02 +0000 The Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) convenes discussion series that seeks to advance an industry with important health and economic impacts... Full Article News Press Releases Brexit policy UK
halle Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Conviction of Former Mississippi Klansman in 1964 Kidnapping and Murder of Two African American Men By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 18:55:23 EDT The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today rejected a challenge to the conviction of James Ford Seale, a former member of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Mississippi. Seale was convicted by a federal jury in Mississippi in 2007 and sentenced to three life terms in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Hospitals’ Joint Purchasing Agreement By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 12:42:47 EDT The Department will not challenge a proposal by Memorial Health Inc. (Memorial), and St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System (St. Joseph’s/Candler) to enter an exclusive joint purchasing agreement with respect to the purchase of certain medical and surgical supplies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Proposed Conduct of Less-Than-Truckload Freight Transportation Joint Venture By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 17:05:57 EDT The Department will not challenge a proposal by seven regional less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation companies to bid jointly and engage in other collaborative activity as part of their nationwide LTL truck transportation services joint venture. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Justice Department Files Lawsuit Challenging Conditions at Two Erie County, New York, Correctional Facilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:35:34 EDT The lawsuit alleging that conditions at the Erie County Holding Center and the Erie County Correctional Facility routinely and systematically deprive inmates of constitutional rights. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Proposed Online Subscription News Service By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:26:27 EST Based on representations made by MyWire Inc., the department said that the formation and operation of the news service is not likely to reduce competition among Internet publishers and could provide procompetitive benefits to both publishers and consumers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Justice Department Will Not Challenge Cisco’s Acquisition of Tandberg By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:21:11 EDT “This investigation was a model of international cooperation between the United States and the European Commission,” said Christine Varney, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department’s Antitrust Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Hospital Cost Information Exchange Program in California By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:49:13 EDT The department said the proposed information exchange may reduce health care costs by improving competition among hundreds of hospitals in California and facilitating more informed purchasing decisions by group purchasers of health care services. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Citing Conflict with Federal Law, Department of Justice Challenges Arizona Immigration Law By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 15:02:30 EDT The Department of Justice challenged the state of Arizona’s recently passed immigration law, S.B. 1070, in federal court today. The Department said the Arizona law unconstitutionally interferes with the federal government’s authority to set and enforce immigration policy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit Challenging George’s Inc.’s Acquisition of Tyson Foods Inc.’s Harrisonburg, Va., Poultry Processing Complex By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 May 2011 15:54:38 EDT The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today challenging George’s Inc.’s acquisition of Tyson Foods’ Harrisonburg, Va., chicken processing complex. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Department of Justice Challenges Alabama Immigration Law By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 16:52:54 EDT The Department of Justice challenged the state of Alabama’s recently passed immigration law, H.B. 56, in federal court today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on Lawsuit Challenging the Voting Rights Act of 1965 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:29:04 EDT “The Voting Rights Act plays a vital role in our society by ensuring that every American has the right to vote and to have that vote counted," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Department of Justice Will Not Challenge the Producers Guild of America's Proposed Use of Certification Mark By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:36:11 EDT The Department of Justice announced today that it will not challenge the Producers Guild of America’s proposed use of a voluntary certification system for film producers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Department of Justice Challenges South Carolina’s Immigration Law By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:53:20 EDT The Department of Justice challenged South Carolina’s recently passed immigration law, Act No. 69, in federal court today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Department of Justice Challenges Utah’s Immigration Law By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:09:54 EST The Department of Justice today challenged Utah’s immigration law, which comes after recent lawsuits in Arizona, Alabama and South Carolina. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Justice Department Will Not Challenge Worker Rights Consortium's Designated Suppliers Program for Collegiate Apparel By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:06:16 EST Based on the representations made by the Worker Rights Consortium, the department said that the proposal is unlikely to lessen competition in the collegiate apparel sector. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Proposed Collaboration of Nuclear Power Plant Operators By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 15:42:28 EDT The Department of Justice today announced that it will not challenge a proposal by seven nuclear power plant operators to share resources and coordinate best practices and other operational activities through a proposed venture to be named the STARS Alliance LLC. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Department of Justice Will Not Challenge STARS Alliance LLC’s Joint Procurement Proposal By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:24:57 EST The Department of Justice today announced that it will not challenge a proposal by STARS Alliance LLC (STARS), a group of seven nuclear power plant operators, to procure jointly certain goods and services. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Proposed Joint Venture Between Flight Support Service Operators at Connecticut Airport By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 17:46:35 EST The Department of Justice today announced that it will not challenge a proposal by Columbia Fuel Services Inc. and Lanmar Aviation Inc., the only providers of flight support services at the Groton-New London Airport, in Groton, Conn., to combine their fuel and hangar resources into a newly formed joint venture, Mystic Jet Center. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Justice Department Challenges Joint Contracting on Behalf of Oklahoma Chiropractors By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:25:16 EST The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement that will require the Oklahoma State Chiropractic Independent Physicians Association (OSCIPA) and its executive director to stop jointly determining prices and negotiating contracts with insurers on behalf of competing chiropractors in Oklahoma. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Speaks at the Conference on the Transformation of Security and Fundamental Rights Legislation – Rights and Responsibilities: Between Hope and Challenges on “Legislating National Harmony” By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:21:07 EST "Our Declaration of Independence declared in 1776 that “all men are created equal,” but it took 100 years and a civil war that took hundreds of thousands of lives to end slavery; another hundred years to create legal equality for African Americans; and we struggle to this day to make equality a reality. I see this every day in my work as the chief civil rights law enforcement official for the United States," said Assistant Attorney General Perez. Full Article Speech
halle Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Proposed New York Hospital Association Gainsharing Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:15:09 EST The Department of Justice announced today that it will not challenge a proposal by the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA) to offer a gainsharing program to member hospitals in New York. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit Challenging Anheuser-Busch Inbev’s Proposed Acquisition of Grupo Modelo By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:35:24 EST The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today challenging Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (ABI) proposed acquisition of total ownership and control of Grupo Modelo. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Justice Department Challenges Joint Contracting on Behalf of South Dakota Chiropractors By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 18:48:33 EDT The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with Chiropractic Associates Ltd. of South Dakota (CASD), an association comprising approximately 80 percent of all practicing chiropractors in South Dakota. The settlement prohibits CASD from jointly determining prices and negotiating contracts with insurers on behalf of competing chiropractors. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit Challenging Proposed Merger Between US Airways and American Airlines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:40:47 EDT The Department of Justice, six state attorneys general and the District of Columbia filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today challenging the proposed $11 billion merger between US Airways Group Inc. and American Airlines’ parent corporation, AMR Corp. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer at the Conference Call Regarding the Justice Department’s Lawsuit Challenging Us Airways’ Proposed Merger with American Airlines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 11:42:25 EDT Consumers will also pay more on routes where US Airways and American today offer competing nonstop service. We know from prior mergers that elimination of head-to-head competition on nonstop routes results in substantial price increases for consumers. Full Article Speech
halle Justice Department Requires US Airways and American Airlines to Divest Facilities at Seven Key Airports to Enhance System-wide Competition and Settle Merger Challenge By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:01:45 EST The Department of Justice today announced that it is requiring US Airways Group Inc. and American Airlines’ parent corporation, AMR Corp. to divest slots and gates at key constrained airports across the country to low cost carrier airlines (LCCs) in order to enhance system-wide competition in the airline industry resulting in more choices and more competitive airfares for consumers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle Court Rejects Banking Associations’ Challenge to Regulations Addressing Offshore Tax Avoidance By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 18:29:27 EST Today the District Court in the District of Columbia dismissed a challenge filed by the Florida Bankers Association and Texas Bankers Association challenging 2012 amendments to the Department of the Treasury’s interest-reporting regulations. Full Article OPA Press Releases
halle BASF Launches Breakthrough Absorption Technology as GOED Raises Bioavailability Challenge to Omega-3 Industry By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:39:00 GMT BASF recently announced the launch of Accelon™ absorption accelerating technology, developed as a breakthrough solution to the bioavailability challenge of today’s omega-3 supplements. Full Article
halle Harness APEC’s Strength to Overcome Challenges: Dr Mahathir By www.apec.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:58:00 +0800 Malaysia, incoming host of APEC, will rally the forum to ensure that the ‘”benefits from trade, investment, and economic cooperation are felt and enjoyed by our people,” said Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad as he launched APEC Malaysia 2020. Full Article
halle Stronger Cooperation Essential to Address Regional Challenges: APEC By www.apec.org Published On :: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:54:00 +0800 Stronger cooperation is essential for APEC as economies address inequality, environmental health, and the digital economy – the region’s critical challenges – said the APEC Secretariat’s Executive Director Dr Rebecca Sta Maria. Full Article
halle Software Developers Invited to Join 2020 APEC App Challenge By www.apec.org Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 08:00:00 +0800 The challenge: Innovative mobile apps and platforms that empower the aging society Full Article
halle DTC TV Pricing Rule Challenged By regulatoryrx.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 20:21:00 +0000 SECOND UPDATE: On July 8, 2019, the judge issued an order setting aside the CMS rule. The full opinion is available here.UPDATE: On July 8, 2019, the judge in this suit is due to provide a ruling on whether the rule will take effect on July 9. The judge might issue a stay on the rule's implementation. For more details, see this report from MM&M.On June 14, 2019, Amgen, Merck, Lilly, and the Association of National Advertisers filed a complaint challenging the CMS rule requiring TV ads to include drug pricing information.Here's a link to the original complaint: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w5I5kvuYIedGaFGOYzl_VtzZEDFGA7vQ/viewIf there is no action on this complaint, the rule will go into effect on July 9. Full Article Amgen ANA CMS Drug pricing DTC Lilly Merck MM&M TV
halle Opportunities and challenges for research on low-carbohydrate diets in prostate cancer By feeds.nature.com Published On :: 2020-05-01 Full Article
halle Psychosocial challenges and hormonal treatment in gender diverse children and adolescents. A narrative review By feeds.nature.com Published On :: 2020-05-04 Full Article
halle Challenges in returning results in a genomic medicine implementation study: the Return of Actionable Variants Empirical (RAVE) study By feeds.nature.com Published On :: 2020-05-04 Full Article
halle Executable cancer models: successes and challenges By feeds.nature.com Published On :: 2020-04-27 Full Article
halle Author Correction: Climate change: an enduring challenge for vector-borne disease prevention and control By feeds.nature.com Published On :: 2020-04-29 Full Article
halle Building Solidarity: Challenges, Options, and Implications for COVID-19 Responses By www.belfercenter.org Published On :: Mar 30, 2020 Mar 30, 2020In this white paper, authors Melani Cammett and Evan Lieberman try to shed light on what social solidarity is, how it might affect attitudinal and behavioral change; and given its desirable properties, what strategies impede and which facilitate the building of solidarity, particularly given the unique circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Article
halle Opec's April output surge shows scale of cuts challenge By www.argusmedia.com Published On :: 07 May 2020 12:51 (+01:00 GMT) Full Article Crude oil Global Fundamentals Opec Supply
halle Challenges Facing Low-Income Individuals and Families By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500 Thanks for inviting me to testify on the important topic of challenges facing low-income families. It is an honor to testify before the Human Resources Subcommittee. I applaud your purposes and hope that I can help the Subcommittee members understand our current circumstances regarding work, benefits, and poverty by single mothers a little better. For well over a decade, my Brookings colleague Isabel Sawhill, a Democrat and former member of the Clinton administration, and I have been analyzing data and writing about the factors that influence both poverty rates and economic mobility.[i] We long ago concluded that education, work, and marriage are major keys to reducing poverty and increasing economic opportunity. We also emphasize the role of personal responsibility in all three of these vital components of building a path to the American Dream. But government programs to help low-income American parents escape poverty and build opportunity for themselves and their children are also important. In today’s hearing, the Subcommittee is taking testimony about marriage and work, two of these three keys to reducing poverty and increasing opportunity. Brad Wilcox from the University of Virginia will discuss the decline of married-couple families, the explosion of births outside marriage, and the consequent increase in the number of the nation’s children being reared by single (and often never-married) mothers. The increase in the proportion of children in female-headed families contributes to substantial increases in poverty by virtue of the fact that poverty rates in female-headed families are four to five times as great as poverty rates in married-couple families.[ii] If the share of the nation’s children in female-headed families continues to increase as it has been doing for four decades, policies to reduce poverty will be fighting an uphill battle because the rising rates of single-parent families will exert strong upward pressure on the poverty rate.[iii] But perhaps of even greater consequence, children reared in single-parent families are more likely to drop out of school, more likely to be arrested, less likely to go to college, more likely to be involved in a nonmarital birth, and more likely to be idle (not in school, not employed) than children from married-couple families.[iv] In this way, a disproportionate number of children from single-parent families carry poverty into the next generation and thereby minimize intergenerational mobility. So far public and nongovernmental programs have not been able to reverse falling marriage rates or rising nonmarital birth rates, but there is a lot we have done and can do to increase work rates, especially the work rates of low-income mothers. The goal of my testimony today is to explain the government policies that have been adopted in recent decades to increase work rates and subsidize earnings, which in turn have led to substantial declines in poverty. I make two points and a small number of recommendations. The first point is that the employment of low-income single mothers has increased over the two decades, in large part because of work requirements in federal programs, especially Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The recessions of 2001 and 2007-2009 caused the employment rate of single mothers to fall (as well as nearly every other demographic group), but after both recessions work rates began to rise again. The second point is that the work-based safety net is an effective way to boost the income of working families with children that would be poor without the work supports. In my view, this combination of work requirements and work supports is the most successful approach the nation has yet developed to fight poverty in single-parent families with children. Here’s the essence of the policy approach: first, encourage or cajole single mothers to work by establishing work requirements in federal welfare programs; second, subsidize the earnings of low-income workers, both to increase their work incentive and to help them escape poverty. The primary work-based safety-net programs are the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Additional Child Tax Credit, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), child care, and Medicaid. [i] Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill, Work and Marriage: The Way to End Poverty and Welfare (Washington: Brookings Institution, 2003); Haskins and Sawhill, Creating an Opportunity Society (Washington: Brookings Institution Press, 2009) [ii] Ron Haskins, “The Family is Here to Stay,” Future of Children 25, no. 2 (forthcoming); Kaye Hymowitz, Jason S. Carroll, W. Bradford Wilcox, and Kelleen Kaye, Knot Yet: The Benefits and Costs of Delayed Marriage in America (Charlottesville, VA: The National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, and The Relate Institute, 2013). For an explanation of the central role of family structure in the continuing black-white income gap, see Deirdra Bloome, “Racial Inequality Trends and the Intergenerational Persistence of Income and Family Structure,” American Sociological Review 79 (December 2014): 1196-1225. [iii] Maria Cancian and Ron Haskins, “Changes in Family Composition: Implications for Income, Poverty, and Public Policy,” ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 654 (2014): 31-47. [iv] Sara McLanahan, Laura Tach, and Daniel Schneider, “The Causal Effect of Father Absence,” Annual Review of Sociology 29 (2013): 399-427. Downloads Full Testimony Authors Ron Haskins Publication: Subcommittee on Human Resources and Committee on Ways and Means Image Source: © Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Full Article
halle Webinar: Space junk—Addressing the orbital debris challenge By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 17:09:27 +0000 Decades of space activity have littered Earth’s orbit with orbital debris, popularly known as space junk. Objects in orbit include spent rocket bodies, inactive satellites, a wrench, and even a toothbrush. The current quantity and density of man-made debris significantly increases the odds of future collisions either as debris damages space systems or as colliding… Full Article
halle Force India finally debuts 2015 challenger By en.espnf1.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:58:28 GMT Force India's 2015 challenger made its long-awaited debut in Barcelona on Friday, only for it to suffer a left rear puncture during Nico Hulkenberg's first lap Full Article
halle Rosberg challenges Ferrari: 'Bring it on' By en.espnf1.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2015 11:17:02 GMT Nico Rosberg has challenged Ferrari to "bring it on" after Sebastian Vettel's victory in Malaysia Full Article
halle Africa in the news: Updates on Togo, Guinea-Bissau, South Sudan, and health challenges By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Sat, 07 Mar 2020 12:00:02 +0000 Guinea-Bissau and TOGO election updates Leadership in Guinea-Bissau remains unclear as the results of the December 29 runoff presidential election are being challenged in the country’s supreme court. Late last month, the country’s National Election Commission declared former Prime Minister Umaro Sissoco Embalo of the Movement of Democratic Change the winner with about 54 percent… Full Article
halle Schumacher accident 'just another challenge' - Hakkinen By en.espnf1.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Jan 2014 10:08:31 GMT Double world champion Mika Hakkinen has told Michael Schumacher his ski accident "is now just another challenge" he must overcome Full Article
halle Webinar: Space junk—Addressing the orbital debris challenge By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 17:09:27 +0000 Decades of space activity have littered Earth’s orbit with orbital debris, popularly known as space junk. Objects in orbit include spent rocket bodies, inactive satellites, a wrench, and even a toothbrush. The current quantity and density of man-made debris significantly increases the odds of future collisions either as debris damages space systems or as colliding… Full Article
halle U.S. South China Sea policy after the ruling: Opportunities and challenges By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 In spite of the legal complexities of the South China Sea ruling, the verdict was widely seen as a victory of "right" over "might" and a boost for the rules-based international order that the United States has been championing. In reality, the ruling could also pose profound challenges for the future of U.S. South China Sea policy under the Obama administration and beyond. Full Article
halle The Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act: How it would work, how it would affect prices, and what the challenges are By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 14:59:11 +0000 Full Article
halle After second verdict in Freddie Gray case, Baltimore's economic challenges remain By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Mon, 23 May 2016 15:27:00 -0400 Baltimore police officer Edward Nero, one of six being tried separately in relation to the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, has been acquitted on all counts. The outcome for officer Nero was widely expected, but officials are nonetheless aware of the level of frustration and anger that remains in the city. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake said: "We once again ask the citizens to be patient and to allow the entire process to come to a conclusion." Since Baltimore came to national attention, Brookings scholars have probed the city’s challenges and opportunities, as well addressing broader questions of place, race and opportunity. In this podcast, Jennifer Vey describes how, for parts of Baltimore, economic growth has been largely a spectator sport: "1/5 people in Baltimore lives in a neighborhood of extreme poverty, and yet these communities are located in a relatively affluent metro area, in a city with many vibrant and growing neighborhoods." Vey and her colleague Alan Berube, in this piece on the "Two Baltimores," reinforce the point about the distribution of economic opportunity and resources in the city: In 2013, 40,000 Baltimore households earned at least $100,000. Compare that to Milwaukee, a similar-sized city where only half as many households have such high incomes. As our analysis uncovered, jobs in Baltimore pay about $7,000 more on average than those nationally. The increasing presence of high-earning households and good jobs in Baltimore City helps explain why, as the piece itself notes, the city’s bond rating has improved and property values are rising at a healthy clip." Groundbreaking work by Raj Chetty, which we summarized here, shows that Baltimore City is the worst place for a boy to grow up in the U.S. in terms of their likely adult earnings: Here Amy Liu offered some advice to the new mayor of the city: "I commend the much-needed focus on equity but…the mayoral candidates should not lose sight of another critical piece of the equity equation: economic growth." Following an event focused on race, place and opportunity, in this piece I drew out "Six policies to improve social mobility," including better targeting of housing vouchers, more incentives to build affordable homes in better-off neighborhoods, and looser zoning restrictions. Frederick C. Harris assessed President Obama’s initiative to help young men of color, "My Brother’s Keeper," praising many policy shifts and calling for a renewed focus on social capital and educational access. But Harris also warned that rhetoric counts and that a priority for policymakers is to "challenge some misconceptions about the shortcomings of black men, which have become a part of the negative public discourse." Malcolm Sparrow has a Brookings book on policing reform, "Handcuffed: What Holds Policing Back, and the Keys to Reform" (there is a selection here on Medium). Sparrow writes: Citizens of any mature democracy can expect and should demand police services that are responsive to their needs, tolerant of diversity, and skillful in unraveling and tackling crime and other community problems. They should expect and demand that police officers are decent, courteous, humane, sparing and skillful in the use of force, respectful of citizens’ rights, disciplined, and professional. These are ordinary, reasonable expectations." Five more police officers await their verdicts. But the city of Baltimore should not have to wait much longer for stronger governance, and more inclusive growth. Authors Richard V. Reeves Image Source: © Bryan Woolston / Reuters Full Article
