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R&D from Prepd: U.S. Economy & Business

On June 13, 2021

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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.

U.S. jobless claims declined to a pandemic low last week, a sign companies are hesitant to lay off employees as the U.S. economy quickly recovers. https://t.co/ooV8eSVTMH

— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) June 13, 2021

Heard on the Street: Jobs are hard to fill and wages are rising, but other factors will persuade the Federal Reserve to hold off on raising interest rates for now https://t.co/ZlZXhsAnEI

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 4, 2021

R&D from Prepd: Militaries & Armed Conflicts

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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.

Our global conflict tracker #CrisisWatch helps decision-makers prevent deadly violence by keeping them up-to-date on 70+ conflicts and crises.

Here are some of this month’s highlights. ⇊ 🧵https://t.co/EA0c5ixL0z

— Crisis Group (@CrisisGroup) June 4, 2021

The coup has reignited conflicts between ethnic armed groups and the government, threatening to destabilize swaths of Myanmar’s borders with China, Thailand, India, and Bangladesh. https://t.co/NO2FJG2c1k

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) June 8, 2021

R&D from Prepd: Transportation & Infrastructure

On June 12, 2021

In R&D, U.S. Extemp

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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.

How the gas tax could help pay for a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal https://t.co/F0xVdifNbZ

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 12, 2021

A group of five Republicans and five Democrats reached an agreement on a proposed infrastructure spending bill https://t.co/VW9nPS24VT pic.twitter.com/5QQsQ9ZhMz

— Reuters (@Reuters) June 11, 2021

R&D from Prepd: The Middle East

On June 12, 2021

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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.

“The Palestinians are getting much more global sympathy, but in the region itself, this trend is reversed,” Ibrahim al-Assil, a Middle East analyst, told Foreign Policy. https://t.co/PARlZ5cPts

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) June 12, 2021

It is unlikely that Iran would agree to longer-term limits so long as it was the only regional power thus constrained. The goal should be to have countries around the Persian Gulf agree to the same strict nonproliferation standards. https://t.co/3YadCaAqIm

— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) June 12, 2021

R&D from Prepd: Science & Technology

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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.

NASA is heading back to Venus. What do scientists hope to discover? https://t.co/UxkgZNPgPn

— The Week (@TheWeek) June 12, 2021

With $171 billion marked for R&D, President Biden’s proposed 2022 budget hands a starring role to applied science. https://t.co/TpjPL9M41Q

— News from Science (@NewsfromScience) June 8, 2021

R&D from Prepd: International Economics

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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.

.@KeithBradsher writes that rising prices in China, by far the world’s biggest manufacturer and exporter, could be felt around the world – prompting warnings that a wave of inflation could threaten the global economy. https://t.co/39Ah09eTda

— NYT Business (@nytimesbusiness) June 9, 2021

Global economy set for fastest recovery for more than 80 years https://t.co/otLn1F90C2

— Guardian news (@guardiannews) June 8, 2021

R&D from Prepd: Racial Justice

On June 11, 2021

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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.

The growth of the racial justice movement has brought great visibility, but also difficult questions over how to sustain it and how to effect meaningful change. https://t.co/hhVAcz0MbH

— NYT National News (@NYTNational) June 6, 2021

George Floyd’s death powered a wave of activism among white Americans, and data suggests it dramatically changed public opinion on racial justice issues https://t.co/xi9l6c6muS

— POLITICO (@politico) May 26, 2021

R&D from Prepd: International Diplomacy

On June 11, 2021

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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.

If the Chinese government uses trade as a weapon when it does not like a country’s political stance, liberal democracies should pursue this breach of international rules through the @wto’s arbitration mechanism, argues Chris Patten. https://t.co/ZxX7XFHXeU

— Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) June 11, 2021

“Unlike past meetings that produced more documents than meaningful diplomacy, this year’s assembly will shape the fight against an ongoing pandemic and the future of global health in international relations,” writes @D_P_Fidler in @ThinkGlobalHlth. https://t.co/lXkkdZQ85x

— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) May 27, 2021

R&D from Prepd: The Legislative Branch

On June 11, 2021

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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.

Joe Manchin’s filibuster defense praised by one of his biggest Republican critics https://t.co/VbojQceQS1

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 11, 2021

#WasteOfTheDay from @open_the_books. Congressional earmarks were banned for a decade, but now they’re back, baby! And
324 members of congress have proposed 3,309 new earmarks that will cost you, the taxpayer, $10 Billion. It’s your money!https://t.co/6x5tCGsqVc

— RealClearPolicy (@realclearpolicy) May 14, 2021

R&D from Prepd: Global Human Rights

On June 11, 2021

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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.

Liberal democracies should make it clear that, both domestically and internationally, they want to tackle wealth inequalities and apply the global rulebook on trade and human rights fairly to everyone, says Chris Patten. https://t.co/Uu7X2Mv8DP

— Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) April 29, 2021

Human rights lawyers present case to ICC for investigation into China’s treatment of Uyghurs https://t.co/xgCW5SJdlW

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 10, 2021

R&D from Prepd: The Judicial Branch

On June 10, 2021

In R&D, U.S. Extemp

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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.

If you want an excellent overview of the 22 outstanding cases, check out @AHoweBlogger’s summary. https://t.co/mXEq9s2OHD

— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) June 10, 2021

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that immigrants allowed to stay in the U.S. temporarily for humanitarian reasons may not apply for green cards if they had entered the country unlawfully. The case could affect tens of thousands of people. https://t.co/wwy50ZHwHY

— NYT National News (@NYTNational) June 8, 2021

R&D from Prepd: Global Health

On June 10, 2021

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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.

Why is it named the delta variant? The World Health Organization recently unveiled its new naming system, saying that it would use letters from the Greek alphabet as “non-stigmatising labels” for new variants. https://t.co/fCBeuWwkUo

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 8, 2021

Inequitable vaccine distribution around the world has allowed coronavirus deaths to rise in low-income countries with less access, despite wider global declines, the director general of the World Health Organization said on Monday. https://t.co/54gCU6cJ00 pic.twitter.com/NFaX6yYKZs

— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 7, 2021

R&D from Prepd: The First Amendment

On June 9, 2021

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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.

“By taking principled, consistent stands for academic freedom and free speech, people on the left and the right can protect everyone,” @conor64 writes: https://t.co/2l6eAKByFV

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) May 21, 2021

If the First Amendment’s guarantee of a free press means anything, it has to mean that the government cannot seize reporters’ phone and email records in the hope of smoking out their confidential sources. https://t.co/PAolv5rX5P

— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) June 9, 2021

R&D from Prepd: Europe

On June 9, 2021

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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.

The economic divergence between Central and Eastern European countries that joined the European Union and those that did not is one of the more underappreciated geopolitical developments of the past 30 years. | @anders_aslund https://t.co/9OYpUxv4z7

— Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) May 30, 2021

#WorldatFive: Most Europeans believe that the European Union is “broken”, damaged by its poor handling of the pandemic and slow vaccine rollout https://t.co/pd0r3QK8Rr

— The Times (@thetimes) June 9, 2021

R&D from Prepd: The Executive Branch

On June 9, 2021

In R&D, U.S. Extemp

Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more.

As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.

How did Vice President Kamala Harris’ Central America trip go? Here’s what two experts have to say, in today’s Essential Politics: https://t.co/ufSUoHZ2oF

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) June 9, 2021

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has advocated an approach to national security that he calls integrated deterrence. @MichaelEOHanlon says the concept is an important one. https://t.co/S01Pw3xLuY

— Brookings Institution (@BrookingsInst) May 31, 2021

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