With Pope Francis, Time Got It Just Right
December 11th, 2013In choosing Pope Francis as its Person of the Year, Time magazine dared to commit an almost unthinkable act in modern-day journalism. It chose to celebrate hope — and civility. A key phrase in its long cover story, written by Howard Chua-Eoan and Elizabeth Dias: “This new Pope may have found a way out of
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Latest Obamacare Report Card Shows Progress
December 11th, 2013On Wednesday, the White House released the Affordable Care Act’s most recent report card, and though it reveals significant progress for the health care reform law, it also shows a long road ahead. Among the positive strides is the increased number of enrollments since the law’s October launch. In October, critics and supporters alike characterized
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U.S. Budget Deal Will Hike Fees On Air Travelers
December 11th, 2013Washington (AFP) – The U.S. budget deal reached this week ends billions of dollars in crippling automatic spending cuts, but paying for that would trigger something Americans love to hate: higher air travel fees. House Republican Paul Ryan and Senate Democrat Patty Murray announced their two-year budget compromise late Tuesday, and already the airline lobby
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U.S. Congress Deal On Guantanamo ‘Doesn’t Go Far Enough’
December 11th, 2013Washington (AFP) – A new U.S. congressional deal that could ease restrictions on releasing Guantanamo detainees doesn’t go nearly far enough towards closing the controversial prison, defense lawyers and rights advocates said. The deal, negotiated by a bipartisan group of senior lawmakers late Monday, would make it easier to send detainees home or to a
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How Not To Think About The Pension Crisis
December 11th, 2013The latest news out of Detroit isn’t good. To get its fresh start, this once great but now bankrupt city is going to stick it to municipal employees and retirees. City retirees there haven’t enjoyed exactly lavish pensions, but what they had was thought to be secure, protected under the state’s Constitution. That was until
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