We Don’t Know What We’re Doing in Libya
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on March 21st, 2011 4:30 am by HL
We Don’t Know What We’re Doing in Libya
David Warren, Ottawa Citizen
1 Year Later, Backers Seek to Defend Health Law
Julian Pecquet, The Hill
President Obama's healthcare reform law remains as controversial as ever one year after its enactment as Democrats and reform proponents prepare to celebrate the anniversary with almost 200 events across the country next week.The stakes couldn't be higher as public opinion remains split on the president's signature domestic achievement and judicial threats loom. One federal court has already stricken down the law's individual mandate – a cornerstone of the law's insurance market reforms – and another has tossed out the whole law.On the political front, House…
New Health Care Law Helping Middle-Class
Donna Shalala, Milwaukee JS
Since President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law a year ago this month, we've heard endless partisan bickering about repeal efforts, legal challenges and fairness.But we've heard little about how the law is already helping secure the future of all Americans. To understand how, one need only reflect on another seminal day in health care history, July 30, 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law in Independence, Mo.As Johnson left the library, where he presented former President Harry S. Truman and his wife, Bess, the first…
Humanitarian Intervention, Not Imperialism
Dan Serwer, The Atlantic
Daniel Serwer – Daniel Serwer is a lecturer at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He was previously a vice president at the U.S. Institute of Peace and a foreign service officer at the State Department. He blogs at peacefare.net and @DanielSerwer. Mar 19 2011, 7:00 PM ET By Daniel Serwer Comment The destroyer USS Barry fires Tomahawk missile at Libya from the Mediterranean Sea. By…
Will Scaremongers Cost Our Nuke Future?
Christopher Booker, Telegraph
We no longer check to see whether Telegraph.co.uk displays properly in Internet Explorer version 6 or earlier.To see our content at its best we recommend upgrading if you wish to continue using IE or using another browser such as Firefox, Safari or Google Chrome.Accessibility links Sunday 20 March…
