Government
Contraceptives Conscience Clause Subject of House Hearing
"So the question is, if somebody does [not] want to provide contraception, because it violates their religion or their conscience, would they be required to? Absolutely not. The question, then, comes down to what is the scope of the exception that church-provided insurance need not cover family planning?” more »
Pew Reports on The Generation Gap and the 2012 Election; Angry Silents, Disengaged Millennials
The study provides a detailed look at the current generational dynamics of American politics. Why are Silent generation voters so angry? How have the political leanings of Baby Boomers evolved? Is the Reagan-era Generation X moving closer to the Democratic column? Will Millennials be as engaged and enthused about Obama as they were in 2008? more »
Next National Model? Oregon Banks on Community Health Care
The state aims to abandon the impersonal and fragmented way most people receive health services today. In its place, the state hopes, will be community-based systems that resemble the way medicine was practiced a century ago, when doctors made home visits more »
Where Are the Women? The Old Boys Club Meeting and Deficit Talks
The Older Women’s Economic Security Task Force in a letter to President Obama called for the concerns of women to be considered in budget talks to reduce the deficit. "It is simply not enough to send a few privileged men to the table to ‘solve’ the nation’s budget problem" more »
