How Did Health Insurance Get So Complicated? Here Are Some Answers
With the passage of the Republicans’ health care act, the House of Representatives seems to be saying that coming up with a plan to insure Americans really wasn’t all that…
Chilcot's blind spot: Iraq War report buries oil evidence, fails to address motive
British troops carry out an evening patrol targeting smugglers at an oil plant in southern Iraq in 2003. Credit: David Cheskin / PA Archive/Press Association Images. All rights reserved. The…
With One Controversial Hire, Roger Ailes Changed American Media—And Politics—Forever
In the wake of Roger Ailes’ death, many will remember him for his 20-year reign at the helm of Fox News, and his strategic approach to programming that took the…
Post-conflict in Colombia (13). Post-war on drugs
An anti-narcotic police officer guards packages of cocaine in San Jose del Guaviare, Colombia. AP Photo/Fernando Vergara. All rights reserved. The war on drugs has been the way the Colombian…
Trump and the Pentagon
Paul Ryan, Donald Trump and Melania Trump. Alex Brandon/AP/Press Association Images. All rights reserved.The assault on Mosul in northern Iraq has been eclipsed somewhat by the aftermath of the presidential…
Chris Christie’s Appearance On A Sports Call-In Show Ends In A Shouting Match
Lame duck politicians operate in a relaxed state knowing that there’s no re-election on the horizon. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, carrying with him a beach-closing scandal and a 15% approval rating,…
Sports, politics, revolution: how a hardcore football fan club impacted Egyptian consciousness
Nasser Nasser/AP/Press Association Images. All rights reserved.A quick glance at the official Ultras Ahlawy Facebook page offers a harrowing reminder of the last five years in Egyptian history. Instead of…
Price Check: How Much Would It Cost To Move To Canada?
Canada is calling to some Americans like a siren song. In fact, when Trump won the presidential election last fall, Google searches for “Canada Citizenship” surged 4,550 percent, and Canada’s…
College Football Crowd Stops To Wave To Children At Nearby Hospital
The University of Iowa kicked off a new football tradition on Saturday when fans stopped to wave to patients at the University of Iowa’s Stead Family Children’s Hospital next door.…
Chilcot tells us what we already knew – how do we implement?
Mourners carry the Iraqi flag-draped coffin of a bomb victim during the funeral procession in Baghdad, Iraq, July 5, 2016. Hadi Mizban /Press Association. All rights reserved. Did we really…
Just Who Gets To Be A ‘Bad Mom’?
In recent years, films have embraced the “Bad Mom” narrative: A female parent exhibits behavior that, traditionally, has only been socially acceptable for men to display—recklessness, a penchant for partying, a…
The Turkey–EU refugee deal and how to really solve 'the problem'
Yorgos Karahalis/AP/Press Association. All rights reserved.Although the Turkey-EU agreement over refugees has attracted a global human rights outcry, the deal has been put into operation. The agreement is fraught with…