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We Americans are in a bad mood about our nation and our public life. Three-quarters say the country is on the wrong track. Some of us may be especially angry at the current Congress, at President Barack Obama — or both — but the roots of our discontent go deeper than that.
In an unsurprising and opportune moment last month, an Iranian official snubbed yet another U.S president.
From 1982 to 2005, CNN’s well-known political debate program “Crossfire” was a centerpiece of American politics and media. The program featured two co-hosts, one liberal and one conservative, debating against each other and with one or two newsmaking guests — individuals of recent political importance.
The late poet and novelist Charles Bukowski has a quote that perfectly sums up our thoughts on Congress’ impasse regarding the continuing resolution.
The federal government shut down at midnight because of a standstill in budget negotiations between the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Today is the day many have been dreading — the first day of the enrollment process for the Affordable Care Act. The hallmark legislation of the Obama Administration takes its first steps as we speak.
Despite dozens of attempts to repeal it, key provisions of the Affordable Care Act — commonly known as Obamacare — go into effect Tuesday.
Tom Donilon, former national security adviser to President Barack Obama, spoke Thursday night at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Headlines abound with the humanitarian crisis in Syria, with our very own president at the forefront of denouncing the apparent human rights violations in the region.
Our national obsession with all things cheese — from pizza to Easy Mac to the yellow stuff on stadium nachos that forms a skin when not eaten right away — has finally caught up with us. On Tuesday, the Center for Science in the Public Interest published a report card grading Americans on their eating habits. In the area of dairy, we scored an abysmal C-.
Last week, the Washington Navy Yard incident was the latest mass shooting to plague our country. Other shootings on this list include Columbine High School, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook Elementary School and the Aurora movie theater massacre.
Last week, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut nearly $40 billion from the country’s food stamps programs over the next 10 years. It was a huge slap in the face to millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table. Fortunately, the bill will die a quick death in the Democrat-controlled Senate.
If the Obama Administration continues to pursue criminal espionage charges against Edward Snowden, they may be sinking their own ships by censoring his loose lips.
Often, leaders are remembered for their failures rather than their accomplishments.
Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s signature health care law in March 2010, Republicans at all levels of government have made every effort to weaken and sabotage the law.
In his speech on Tuesday, President Barack Obama argued that the United States is not the global police force.
This week, we remembered the events that transpired on Sept. 11 those 12 years ago. Our hearts and prayers remain with the families and friends of those whose lives were tragically cut short.
When I find myself in times of trouble/Miley Cyrus comes to me/speaking words of wisdom:/”la-da-dee-da-dee, we like to party.”
Following President Barack Obama’s speech Tuesday night, which outlined a national course of action — or inaction — toward Syria, Gainesville opinions are mixed, as were President Obama’s messages, some locals said.
UF Students for a Democratic Society protest the United States’ intervention in Syria. Obama addressed the nation Tuesday night and called for diplomacy but left options open for military action.
Solutions by The State News
