Who’s panicking?
Wall Street’s lack of worry reflects cynicism about Washington, but also a deep misreading of how significant the ideological fissures are in the capital.
View ArticleHere’s why healthcare.gov has problems
It is no secret that healthcare.gov, the federal government's new health insurance market place, has been plagued with with problems, preventing users from viewing insurance options and plans on the...
View ArticleNSA claims spying program foiled 54 attacks, but evidence hard to find
The NSA, President Obama, and members of Congress have all said NSA spying programs have thwarted more than 50 terrorist plots, but there is no evidence to support these claims.
View ArticleMinimum oversight of Assisted Living Facilities leaves elderly at risk
Despite the growing demands on care in assisted living, most states set the entry bar low for facility workers, requiring little in the way of education or qualifications.
View ArticleHere’s why two Obama supporters lost their health insurance
President Obama’s now-infamous pledge that those who liked their health plan could keep it applied only to people enrolled in those plans as of the day the Affordable Care Act was signed into law,...
View ArticleWho are those ‘Special Government Employees’ at the State Department?
Across several agencies of the U.S. government, there is what's called a “special government employee,” a category created decades ago designed to allow experts to serve in government while keeping...
View ArticleIs College Pricing different from Discount Retail Sales?
The pricing of higher education at colleges and universities in many ways resembles that of holiday retail sales with its discounts.
View ArticleJournalists tell their own Obamacare stories
After months of hype and hysteria, insurance policies purchased under the Affordable Care Act went into effect on New Year’s Day, and journalists have largely pivoted from writing about the problems of...
View ArticleJudging Obamacare: Much Too Early To Say
The six-month open enrollment period, during which consumers sign up for health plans under the Affordable Care Act, is supposed to end today. And while it is way too early to past judgement on law,...
View ArticleFifty Years After Freedom Summer, Two Sisters ‘Push’ For Unfettered Access to...
While people of color are no longer subjected to the voting suppression devices outlawed by the Voting Rights Act, they have, over the decades, been subjected to more surreptitious maneuvers that some...
View ArticleObama’s Second Inaugural: More Prose than Poetry
The critical portion of the address seemed to be this: “Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time – but it does require us to act in our...
View ArticleMaybe Low Income Kids Shouldn’t Bother
“Wealthy kids have much richer opportunities.” The post Maybe Low Income Kids Shouldn’t Bother appeared first on West Orlando News.
View ArticleMixed Bag: Has Obama Fulfilled his Open-Government Promise?
Although Barack Obama promised greater transparency and openness in government when he came into office four years ago, the reality so far, shows quite a mixed picture. The post Mixed Bag: Has Obama...
View ArticleVoting by Mail May Not be the Answer to Long Lines, say Election Reformers
When it comes to absentee and mail-in voting, researchers and voting rights advocates aren’t sure the convenience is worth the potential for hundreds of thousands of rejected ballots. The post Voting...
View ArticleJP Morgan Chase, Regulators: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Details of JPMorgan Chase's multibillion-dollar trading loss — brought to light by a riveting and devastating report from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations — demonstrate what a sham...
View ArticleHow Wronged Homeowners Ended Up with Just a Few Hundred Bucks
The government’s largest effort to compensate victims who were wronged by beast bankers is finally coming to a close, and most of those eligible – nearly three million borrowers – would end up with a...
View ArticleBoston Bombing Suspects: Parallels with Madrid, London Terrorist Attacks
Even as the hunt continues for the second Boston bombing suspect, counterterrorism experts are drawing parallels between the radicalization of the two brothers and the bombings in Madrid that killed...
View ArticleFDA Allowed New Drug on Market Despite Fraudulent Lab Tests
Although the Food and Drug Administration was aware that a major pharmaceutical research laboratory in Houston had falsified data and was engaged in "egregious" violations which undermined the safety...
View ArticleIn Search of Answers: Why did the West Chemical & Fertilizer Plant Explode?
One week after a blast at a Texas fertilizer plant killed at least 15 people and hurt more than 200, authorities are still searching for answers as to exactly why the West Chemical and Fertilizer...
View ArticleSequestration: What’s the Latest?
While the FAA and a few others like meat inspectors beat sequestration, other programs like emergency employment benefits, Head Start, and funding to help domestic violence victims have been slashed in...
View ArticleBig Picture: Six Facts Missing from the IRS Scandal
In the scandal surrounding the IRS where applications from conservative nonprofits were flagged for further review because of their political activity, there are a number of points that have fallen...
View ArticleFlood Map Program Slashed by Congress and Obama, as Need Rises
Even as the need for updated flood maps grows, Congress and the Obama administration have cut funding for FEMA's map program by more than half since 2010, from $221 million down to $100 million this...
View ArticleWhat’s Up with the Afghan Massacre Obama Promised to Investigate?
Almost four years ago, President Barack Obama pledged to “collect the facts” on the death of hundreds, possibly thousands, of Taliban prisoners of war at the hands of U.S.-allied Afghan forces in late...
View ArticleNSA Spying on Americans: 5 Unanswered Questions
There are many unanswered questions surrounding the FBI and the National Security Agency's collection of Americans’ phone records and the access which these agencies have to data from nine tech...
View ArticleWalmart Purchased Tons of Sports Bras from Banned Bangladesh Factories
Almost two years after Walmart claims it stopped doing business with a Bangladeshi garment factory because of ongoing safety problems, the firm has repeatedly shipped tons of sports bras to world's...
View ArticleAffirmative Action Lives On, For Now
The U.S. Supreme Court punted on Monday, avoiding a major ruling on affirmative action in a college student admissions case, but said universities that consider race may well face legal challenges...
View ArticleHow US Spy Agencies Might be Reformed
There is significant support in Congress to reform National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs, although the House defeated a measure that would have defunded the bulk phone metadata...
View ArticleShamed: Emeritus Settles with Underpaid Workers for $2.2 million
Emeritus Senior Living, one of the largest Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) in the country, with several communities in Florida, has agreed to pay up to $2.2 million to workers they have been...
View ArticlePublic Universities Shift Aid to the Wealthy, Leaving Poor Students Behind
Many public universities, faced with their own financial shortfalls, are increasingly leaving low-income students behind The post Public Universities Shift Aid to the Wealthy, Leaving Poor Students...
View ArticleHow many people in the U.S. die from acetaminophen overdose?
Data compiled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has linked as many as 980 deaths in a year to drugs containing acetaminophen. The post How many people in the U.S. die from acetaminophen...
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