US Military Casualty Statistics, and More from CRS
Noteworthy new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
A Guide to U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom, November 20, 2014
Iran: U.S. Economic Sanctions and the Authority to Lift Restrictions, November 21, 2014
U.S. Secret Service Protection Mission Funding and Staffing: Fact Sheet, November 25, 2014
The Obama Administration’s November 2014 Immigration Initiatives: Questions and Answers, November 24, 2014
The Obama Administration’s Announced Immigration Initiative: A Primer, CRS Legal Sidebar, November 24, 2014
Department of Homeland Security: FY2015 Appropriations, November 20, 2014
Congress Faces Calls to Address Expiring ACA Appropriations, CRS Insights, November 25, 2014
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Recent Trends and Factors, November 24, 2014
Cybersecurity: FISMA Reform, CRS Insights, November 24, 2014
Welfare, Work, and Poverty Status of Female-Headed Families with Children: 1987-2013, November 21, 2014
Overview of the Federal Tax System, November 21, 2014
Food Recalls and Other FDA Administrative Enforcement Actions, November 20, 2014
A Federal Pause in Potentially Risky Influenza Research, CRS Insights, November 24, 2014
“One thing became increasingly clear: AI doesn’t simply introduce a new category of risk. It changes the speed, scale, complexity, and interaction of risks that already exist.”
In an ideal world, we would not have state or federal climate intervention research bans. We would have researchers and institutions that would not shy away from revealing the good, the bad, and the ugly of these technologies and doing so responsibly.
“What excites me is that it’s very tempting to be very discouraged, and say, ‘Oh, we’ve got these archaic institutions that are calcified and you could never change them.’ But I think we’re in the middle of a technological revolution that will upend lots of things, and does provide a window.”
Ask people what worries them most right now, and they’ll say the cost of living and their livelihoods, not climate change. But those concerns are not separate.