Rising Costs

Why Are People Shocked?

Andrew Rubin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrew Rubin

The healthcare system and the choices we have to make are rarely discussed in our classrooms and religious institutions. We are hiding behind the truth because the truth is scary.

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Is Health Care Inflation Inevitable? What Are the Consequences?

Stanton Peele | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stanton Peele

Cable news commentators regularly announce that the United States has, "by far," the best health care system in the world, while Republicans work to halt any modifications by Obama. Bon santé!

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The Tuition Is Too Damn High

xxxDan Treadwayxxx | Posted 05.25.2011

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xxxDan Treadwayxxx

We're a generation willing to mobilize for satire with a purpose. And now that the second season of Jersey Shore has ended, there are hardly any excuses left for students not to complain that the tuition is too damn high!

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What Do Women Want?

Marcia Greenberger and Nancy Duff Campbell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rising Costs, Wage Disparity, Polling, Obama Women Voters, Voter Anxiety, Women Voters, Anxiety, Recession, 2008 Election and Gender, Gender, Politics News
Marcia Greenberger and Nancy Duff Campbell

Women are far more pessimistic than men in their attitudes about the status quo. Whether it is the price of food and fuel or disparities in the workplace, they feel the impact more than their male counterparts.

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