Since the failure of Lehman Brothers and the passage of the Troubled Assets Relief Program the problems that caused the Great Recession remain largely unsolved. (Photo: President Barack Obama signs the 2010 Wall Street Reform Act. Source: Jim Young/Reuters) After the fall of the Lehman Brothers in 2008, congress passed…
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Headlines: Healthcare.gov
How the Health Insurance Marketplace at healthcare.gov has fared since its rocky start in October 2013. (Image source: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) Passed by President Obama on March 23, 2011, Healthcare.gov is a provision of the widely talked about Affordable Care Act. At the time it was signed, it was declared…
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Headlines: Veterans Administration
In November 2013, preliminary reports of veterans dying while waiting for medical care at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs (VA) health care office surfaced among mainstream news sources. As reports continued to surface, it was revealed that not only had the VA neglected to provide treatment to ailing patients, it had also…
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Headlines: Libya’s quiet failure
Since the 2011 NATO intervention, Libya has suffered due to political dysfunction and battling militias. In February 2011, a violent response to Arab Spring protests by security forces loyal to Muammar Gadhafi in Benghazi, Libya prompted the outbreak of rebellion and civil war. Rebel groups formed an interim governing body,…
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Headlines: #BringBackOurGirls
Headlines revisits stories that the media has forgotten. When Boko Haram — whose name means “Western education is forbidden”— kidnapped more than 200 girls from their school in April of this year, there was worldwide concern. The social media campaign #BringBackOurGirls went viral, attracting famous advocates from Michelle Obama to…
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