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Social Security: Measures needed to ensure long term viability of the social welfare program
By David Sabatini | May 22, 2013Social Security has been one of the government’s most successful and popular programs in history. It has continued to run uninterrupted since 1935, and senior poverty has plummeted under it. The program has accumulated a surplus almost every year since [...]
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Monarchies: Long live the Queen…but it’s time to find a younger one
By Flavia Roscini | May 22, 2013After 33 years on the throne as the Netherlands’ Head of State, Queen Beatrix, 75, recently announced to the Nation that the time had come to lay down her crown. Like her mother and her grandmother before her, she decided [...]
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Plan B: Selling contraceptives to teens is a step in the right direction
By Owen Page | May 22, 2013On April 30th, 2013 the FDA approved Plan B (levonogestrel) for use without a prescription. It will soon be available at pharmacies and drug stores as an over-the-counter drug to anyone older than 15. Plan B is an emergency contraceptive [...]
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Young and unemployed: Unemployment crisis at home makes college education essential
By Chris Kellogg-Peeler | May 08, 2013It is hardly breaking news that there is a global unemployment crisis among young people. Since the recession hit, images of young protesters in foreign cities, enraged by the lack of opportunity for employment in the world today, have become [...]
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Syrian health care crisis: How the U.S. can make a difference
By Elliot Eton | May 08, 2013According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, the revolt against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has resulted in 80,000 deaths and 400,000 injuries since March 2011. The continued targeting of civilians, possibly including the use of chemical warfare, is a [...]
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On April 30th, 2013 the FDA approved Plan B (levonogestrel) for use without a prescription. It will soon be [...]
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After 33 years on the throne as the Netherlands’ Head of State, Queen Beatrix, 75, recently announced to the [...]
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Social Security has been one of the government’s most successful and popular programs in history. It has continued to run uninterrupted since 1935, and senior poverty has plummeted under it. The [...]
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