Archive for basics
Health Care Reform
The Supreme Court has upheld the Health Care law.
Iran
Why does the U.S. consider Iran dangerous? How close is Iran to developing a nuclear weapon? What’s the history behind the hostility between us?
Occupy Wall Street
Learn about the origins and unfolding story of these global protests—and read what commentators have to say about them.
Europe’s Debt Crisis
Greek debt, bailouts, austerity, unemployment, protests, and political upheaval: a brief explanation, and opinions on what’s likely to happen next.
Israel and the Palestinians
What’s behind this long conflict? An overview of the history, the opposing points of view, and the issues remaining to be resolved.
Education Reform
Improving education in the U.S.: How well has No Child Left Behind worked? What do reformers propose doing differently? Read the arguments for and against charter schools, merit pay, tenure reform, and more.
The Federal Budget, and Deficit-Cutting
Confused by the debates? Find out who’s proposing what, and what the commentators are saying.
China
Many Americans fear that China will overtake us as the world’s dominant power. But China faces huge challenges of its own…
The Financial Crisis
Since 2007, the U.S. and global economies have struggled through the worst financial crisis since the Depression of the 1930s.
The War in Afghanistan
Our purposes now are to keep the Taliban from returning to power, and to prevent Afghanistan from again becoming a haven for anti-Western terrorist groups.
