Today over a thousand students, alums and activists joined together on Twitter to advocate student loan debt relief. Specifically, they advocated for Congress to hold a hearing on HR4170, the Student Loan Forgiveness Act.
Today over a thousand students, alums and activists joined together on Twitter to advocate student loan debt relief. Specifically, they advocated for Congress to hold a hearing on HR4170, the Student Loan Forgiveness Act.
A Mississippi federal judge this afternoon ruled in favor of keeping the last Mississippi abortion clinic open by blocking the state's TRAP bill. This means the Governor's bill failed, for now, in outlawing abortion in the state without overturning Roe v. Wade.
Understanding the LIBOR scandal that has dominated financial news outlets these past weeks can be a challenge for most. Confidence in banks and what about this particular financial scandal is worth attention?
For the 33rd time, the House has passed a vote to repeal the health care reform law. Five Democrats voted for the repeal. The effort is expected to die in the Senate, which is led by a Democratic majority. The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act on June 28.
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After Mitt Romney said "I'm going to eliminate every non-essential program I can find," which included health care, he got a loud booooo from the crowd at the NAACP. I give the Romney NAACP appearance credit for one thing. The campaign showed up and delivered a speech. And, he didn't tell them what he's got to know they would be more happy to hear. That's a step in the right direction and a point in my book.
Last week at IVN we had an article detailing how far behind the U.S. is in requiring the labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Compared with most other industrialized countries, the United States government has remained largely indifferent to the widely accepted conviction that individuals deserve to know what makes up the foods they consume. The question is, why?