Posts Tagged ‘world news’

Robertson: Haiti “pact with Devil”

An Evangelical Christian view is that God is sovereign and in control even in the wake of natural disasters such as the recent earthquake in Haiti. According to William Cowper (1731-1800), God sometimes works in mysterious ways. What some would disagree with is that the victims of these tragedies deserved this destruction. Pat Robertson, televangelist…

Google threatens to leave China

Google recently announced they would no longer censor their Chinese search-engine in light of cyberattacks against Chinese human right’s activists and China’s attempts to “limit free speech on the web.”
On Jan. 12, Google published a blog that explained how they, and more than 20 other companies, had been cyber attacked in Dec. 2009. Unknown attackers…

Tragedy in Haiti becomes personal

While most of the world is still in shock from the recent earthquake in Haiti, tragedy has become far too personal for Heather (sr) and Becca (fr) Irvine. The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit near Portau-Prince, Haiti on January 12 holds more significance for the two IWU students than the average person.
While the majority of…

Bill Clinton statue erected in Kosovo

On Sunday, Nov. 1, former President Bill Clinton arrived at Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, to unveil a statue of himself made of gold.
About a decade ago, ethnic cleansing of Albanians was being performed by Serbians. In 1999, Clinton started a bomb campaign to stop the murder of Albanians by Serbian troops. 10 years later,…

The battle rages over healthcare reform

On Saturday, Oct. 31, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH-8) gave a press release stating, “Only Republicans have offered solutions to lower health care costs and make it easier to obtain quality, affordable coverage without imposing a massive burden on the American people.”
This statement was given after President Obama urged his opponents to grab a…

From the womb to the tomb

I don’t know anything about economics. I know I should; I am in Microeconomics with Dr. Lehman who definitely knows his stuff, but I’m no economist. I know the “invisible hand” and “tariffs, bad; free trade, good,” but that’s about it.
So I guess when it comes to this healthcare debate, I have a hard…

Health Care: Responses to recent healthcare legislation

President Obama is keeping a promise. A cornerstone of his campaign, the Democrat candidate pledged to provide health care for all Americans. Congressional efforts to deliver on that promise have sparked debates in Washington and across the country. Check out news coverage of the August “Town Hall” meetings and the “Tea Party”…

The importance of young adults’ participation in political activities

Senior Democrat plan:

Cost $829 billion
Cut deficit by $80 billion over 10 years
Cover 94% of non-elderly
Must purchase insurance or pay fine of up to $750
Larger companies must contribute to lower income workers if they receive government subsidy for insurance
Fund reform through tax on high-end health care policies and reductions in Medicare and other government programs
Nonprofit health…

The state of the world economy

President Barack Obama has recently decided to impose a tariff on imported Chinese tires. In this move of protectionism, Obama hopes to insulate American tire makers so that no more jobs are lost in the U.S.
Senators Debbie Stabenow (D., Mich.) and Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio), sent a letter to President Obama stating, “We firmly believe…

Americans speak out on healthcare

Obama rallies for support from young audiences as members of his party reach across the aisle to tackle healthcare reform.
According to a Sept. 17 article by the Washington Post, President Obama addressed the University of Maryland with a speech tailored to raise enthusiasm among young Democrats.
“When you’re young, I know this isn’t always an issue…