Politics Weekly Newsletter - Friday, June 27, 2014

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Top new questions this week: Is the US Attorney General expected to defend policies his party opposes in the Supreme Court? I've been led to believe that the Attorney General is the US government's lawyer in the Supreme Court. On the other hand a lot of federal policies are going to be inherited from a previous … united-states supreme-court   asked by nopiketty 6 votes answered by NL7 3 votes Why haven't any Governments banned cigarette sales when it has been proven that it's harmful? Rather than advertising the harmful effects of cigarette smoking on the box, why hasn't any government just banned the selling of cigarettes in their respective countries? Doesn't it solve the main … healthcare policy   asked by user3736290 3 votes answered by Philipp 10 votes Is discrimination against hibakushas (atomic bomb victims) legal? Hibakushas, literally "explosion-affected people", were victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Some of them, and their descendants, faced discrimination. Via Wikipedia: Studs … law japan discrimination   asked by Andrew Grimm 3 votes How do wage subsidies support industrial decentralization? How do wage subsidies support industrial decentralization? I am busy reading a paper that says, "The industrial decentralization policy in South Africa made some inroads, but disintegrated once wage … economy policy labor subsidies   asked by ahorn 2 votes answered by Chad 1 vote Data Source for Court Transrcipts with Interpreters Is there anywhere one can acquire written transcripts from court cases? Specifically cases where there was an interpreter involved who interpreted the testimony into English? data-sources   asked by bill999 1 vote Greatest hits from previous weeks: What are the key factors for the rise of nationalism in Europe? In the past decade there has been a constant rise of nationalism in European politics, with nationalist parties gaining popularity in almost every member of the European Union. The canonical example … europe european-union nationalism   asked by Yannis Rizos 19 votes answered by SteB 5 votes What is the difference between fascism and nazism? Many politicians and social groups use "fascism" and "nazism" synonymously, and this has confused me (and maybe others) for a long time. Is there any big difference between them, or are the … fascism nazism   asked by Alberto Bonsanto 5 votes answered by gerrit 5 votes

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