Tip Briefs Archive

November 28, 2025

Lead Poisoning From Gasoline Caused America’s Crime Wave, Not ‘Superpredators’

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A comprehensive analysis of nine countries reveals that childhood lead exposure from leaded gasoline drove the violent crime surge of the 1970s-1990s, explaining 30% of the U.S. crime decline. While…

November 28, 2025

Government Poisoned Generation With Lead, Then Imprisoned Victims for Brain Damage

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A GPS investigation reveals the U.S. government knowingly allowed corporations to pump 8 million tons of lead into the environment for 70 years, causing permanent brain damage in children that…

November 27, 2025

Georgia’s $40 Billion Truth in Sentencing Disaster Increases Prison Violence, Crime

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Georgia spent $40 billion on Truth in Sentencing laws that peer-reviewed research proves increase prison violence 15%, reduce rehabilitation 14%, and raise recidivism 8%. The policies, enacted after receiving $82…

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