WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following brief on October 23, 2024 by Scott Busby entitled "Whither the United States on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights?." Here are excerpts: * * * The Issue The U.S. government has long had an ambivalent approach toward economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR). The United States played a central role in articulating these rights and ensuring that they were included in the 1948 Universal  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: ATLANTA (Oct 23, 2024) Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the future Virginia-class Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine SSN 813 will be named USS Atlanta. Del Toro made the announcement during a ship naming ceremony at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, in Atlanta, on Oct. 23. The future USS Atlanta honors the city of Atlanta, and the crews of the five previous Navy vessels named Atlanta. The  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following remarks on Oct. 23, 2024, by Secretary Carlos Del Toro at Future Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine USS Atlanta-SSN 813 naming ceremony: * * * It is an honor to be with you this morning in Atlanta. Dr. Evans, thank you for that kind introduction and for the important work you are doing here at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. Mayor Dickens, thank you for welcoming us to Atlanta and for your service to the people of this  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 19 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at a campaign event at Lakewood Amphitheatre: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Ohh. Good evening, Georgia! (Applause.) Good evening. Can we give it up for Tyler? (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Kamala! Kamala! Kamala! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hey, everybody. AUDIENCE: Kamala! Kamala! Kamala! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Oh, thank you. AUDIENCE: Kamala! Kamala! Kamala! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.)  more