Pulitzer for Washington Post, Exile for Snowden
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden was on a plane to Hong Kong in May 2013 when media outlets, including The Washington Post, began publishing leaked documents describing the U.S.’s post 9/11 domestic surveillance programs. By the time he landed, the U.S. government had already issued…
Decisive Moments from the State of the Union
By Camille Carrillo and Alexa Lomberg Education “By the end of this decade, 2 in 3 job openings will require some higher education, 2 in 3. And yet, we still live in a country where too many bright, striving Americans are priced out of the…
The Proposal Heard ‘Round the Nation
President Barack Obama is on the brink of revolutionizing our education system. In an unexpected announcement on Jan. 7, he proposed to provide two years of free tuition for community college students. The White House estimates that this proposal will help community college students save…
Why You Should Care About Affordable Care
2014 marks a milestone for Obamacare, as the health coverage it established finally goes into effect
Agony Abroad, Apathy at Home
Nabila Rehman, a Pakistan resident who watched her grandmother be killed by a drone, came to the U.S. for a congressional hearing to only be ignored by the US government. President Obama alongside 425 out of 430 representatives did not show up to the hearing, bringing up the question of why this topic is avoided by US media and politicians.