Archive for Archives
Disaster in Japan
Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis—key facts, what’s happening at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, conflicting opinion on nuclear power, and more.
State Budget Battles
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…
Oil Spill in the Gulf
The Deepwater Horizon, an offshore oil-drilling rig, exploded on the night of April 20, 2010 while working on a well on the sea floor in the Gulf of Mexico.
The War in Iraq
Why did the U.S. invade Iraq in 2003? The roots of the War in Iraq go back to the first Gulf War. Iraq invaded neighboring Kuwait in 1990, but a U.S.-led coalition forced Saddam Hussein’s army out of the country in 1991.
