http://www.ebscohost.com/ en tweidler@ebscohost.com Copyright 2013 2013-04-16T15:01:12+00:00 http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/the-kermit-gosnell-trial http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/the-kermit-gosnell-trial Dr. Kermit Gosnell is a former abortion clinic doctor who has been charged with murdering several babies who survived his abortion procedures. The trial is a high-profile case which raises questions about the exact timing in which a baby is considered to be a human life. Ordinary abortions take place within the first few weeks of a pregnancy, but Gosnell practiced what is known as late-term abortions, which take place... 2013-04-16T11:01:12+00:00 Topics: Reproductive Rights http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/north-dakotas-new-abortion-law http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/north-dakotas-new-abortion-law North Dakota governor Jack Dalrymple recently signed three new abortion laws into place. Of the three laws, the most controversial is a requirement that all abortions be conducted before a... 2013-04-03T11:46:49+00:00 Topics: Reproductive Rights http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/north-koreas-youtube-threats http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/north-koreas-youtube-threats North Korea’s leadership has taken an intentionally provocative, and perhaps, odd approach to national security and cultural identity. It recently uploaded a propaganda video to YouTube, depicting a battle against South Korea in which 150,000 American citizens are... 2013-03-25T16:57:16+00:00 Topics: North Korea http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/is-north-korea-a-threat-to-the-united-states http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/is-north-korea-a-threat-to-the-united-states North Korea recently tested a nuclear weapon, and is now threatening to use nuclear power against the United States and South Korea. North Korea has been hostile to much of the world throughout its history, but its primary enemies have always been... 2013-03-07T16:16:46+00:00 Topics: http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/what-happens-if-a-woman-is-taken-as-a-pow http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/what-happens-if-a-woman-is-taken-as-a-pow Senator John McCain (the 2008 Republican Presidential candidate) is a Vietnam war veteran who was held in a prisoner of war camp for five years. As a POW, he endured extreme pain and frequent torture over a long period of time; ultimately sustaining major damage to his shoulders. To this day he is still unable to fully raise his arms over his head. You may remember the 2008 presidential campaign in which he frequently grimaced in pain while trying to... 2013-02-19T17:03:46+00:00 Topics: Women in the Military http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/women-in-the-armed-forces http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/women-in-the-armed-forces U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta recently announced that women in the military will be allowed to serve on the front lines in combat situations. The announcement reverses a 1994 U.S. Department of Defense ruling that banned women from combat. The new policy comes as a result of a lawsuit four women in the armed forces filed in November 2012, claiming that women's military careers were limited by the defense department ban. Panetta's recent announcement is intended to... 2013-02-04T15:34:05+00:00 Topics: http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/concussions-and-the-nfl http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/concussions-and-the-nfl A recent study by the National Institutes of Health found that former NFL star Junior Seau's brain was severely damaged by Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) a brain disease usually caused by frequent hits to the head. Seau was an extremely popular linebacker for 20 years in the NFL, and retired in 2009, before committing suicide in 2012. Many people believe his suicide was related to... 2013-01-10T15:16:58+00:00 Topics: Sport http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/violence-in-football http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/violence-in-football Everything you need to know about violence and football in America can be learned by watching this video clip of collegiate football, from the New Year’s Day Outback Bowl. In the video, South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney hit Michigan's running back Vincent Smith so hard that... 2013-01-03T15:02:45+00:00 Topics: Sport http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/update-on-the-fiscal-cliff http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/update-on-the-fiscal-cliff So far Congress has not resolved the fiscal cliff negotiations, and financial ratings firm Fitch Inc. recently announced that it could downgrade the U.S. credit rating if no deal is made. Last year Standard and Poor’s (S&P) downgraded the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+, so if Fitch follows through on its suggestion, it would be the second credit rating agency to... 2012-12-19T15:46:43+00:00 Topics: Debt CrisisEducation http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/the-shooting-in-newtown-connecticut http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/the-shooting-in-newtown-connecticut The shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut has affected people around the country in many different ways. Shock and grief take many forms. There are some who are afraid to go out in public. Others are saddened, or... 2012-12-16T15:44:15+00:00 Topics: Gun ControlGun ViolenceSchool Violence