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The Supreme Court has upheld the Health Care law.
Filed under: National News | 101, basics, debate, explain, facts, health care reform, intro, Medicaid, Medicare, overview, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, pros and cons, summary|1 Comment
Whatever role fundamentalism plays in the new government, there is almost certain to be a struggle for power with the military.
Filed under: QuickBasics | 101, 2011, Arab Spring, Egypt, explain, intro, introduction, overview, protests, revolution, summary, uprising|No Comments
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?
Filed under: International News | 101, basics, events, explain, intro, introduction, Iran, news, overview, recent history, summary|No Comments
What’s behind this long conflict? An overview of the history, the opposing points of view, and the issues remaining to be resolved.
Filed under: International News | 101, basics, explain, intro, Israel, overview, Palestinians|1 Comment
Darfur, explained… The new nation of South Sudan… the ongoing violence, and issues still to be resolved.
Filed under: International News | 101, baclground, conflict, Darfur, explained, intro, introduction, overview, South Sudan, Sudan, summary|No Comments
Understanding the controversy: the most persuasive arguments on both sides… what the law allows… and more.
Filed under: Controversies | 101, abortion, about, debate, explain, facts, intro, introduction, overview, pro-choice, pro-life, pros and cons, Roe v. Wade, summary|1 Comment
Confused by the debates? Find out who’s proposing what, and what the commentators are saying.
Filed under: National News | 101, basics, budget, debate, debt ceiling, deficit, deficit reduction, explain, federal budget, intro, introduction, news, overview, spending, summary|2 Comments
The war is over; Qaddafi is dead. How did a disorganized group of rebels prevail over the dictator’s well-trained military? And what sort of government will emerge?
Filed under: International News | 101, crisis, explain, intro, introduction, Libya, overview, protest, Qaddafi, rebels, revolt, summary, Tripoli, war|No Comments
Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis—key facts, what’s happening at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, conflicting opinion on nuclear power, and more.
Filed under: Archives | 101, crisis, disaster, earthquake, explain, facts, Fukushima, intro, introduction, Japan, meltdown, news, nuclear, overview, summary, tsunami|No Comments
States across the U.S. are in financial trouble. The recession has reduced tax revenues, while Medicaid and other costs have grown. Officials disagree over the best response…
Filed under: Archives | 101, budget crisis, budgets, deficits, explain, intro, introduction, overview, pension, Scott Walker, shortfalls, spending cuts, states, summary, unions, Wisconsin|No Comments
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