Day archives: May 25th, 2008

The Diary of Anatoly S. Chernyaev: 1987-1988

May 23, 2008: “…the National Security Archive publishes its third installment of the diary of one of the main supporters of Mikhail Gorbachev and strongest proponents of glasnost during the perestroika period in the Soviet Union — Anatoly Sergeevich Chernyaev. This section of the diary, covering two key years of history, is being published in …

Subjects: Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents

State-by-State Costs of Child Poverty in the U.S.

Population Reference Bureau, State-by-State Costs of Child Poverty in the U.S. – by Kelvin Pollard (May 2008) “Research has shown that growing up in poverty leads to negative health, social, and economic consequences for children that often continue in adulthood. Compared with other children, children living below the poverty line are less healthy, have lower …

Subjects: Government Documents

House Intelligence Committee Report on the 2009 Intelligence Authorization Act

House Intelligence Committee Report on the 2009 Intelligence Authorization Act, H.Rep. 110-665, May 21. The link and following, from Secrecy News: “The National Cyber Security Initiative, which is “the single largest… and most important initiative” in next year’s budget, is being conducted under “excessive classification,” the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) said in …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents