How the iPad will revolutionise US CongressThe hottest accessory on Capitol Hill is the iPad, and it could revolutionise the way the US government does business, ending the piles of paper bills and giving politicians instant access to constituent and policy data.
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The US healthcare bill for dummies
So you want to get all outraged about the US healthcare bill and whether it passes or not, but are perhaps slightly unsure of exactly what it means? Salon provides the ten facts you need to know.
How Question Time can save democracy
It may seem unfathomable that US politics doesn’t get to enjoy the playground politics of Question Time, but a movement is growing for QT to be introduced in the US. Congressman Kendrick Meek explains.
Pentagon: Climate change threat to national security
The Pentagon is set to tell Congress that climate change is a real and present threat to national security. It is a sign of these strange times when the US military’s stance on climate change is closer to Bob Brown’s than that of any major Australian party.
Fed to be audited as super-nova bubble starts to blow
The US Federal Reserve is an even more mysterious a monster than old Russia, writes Planet Wall Street’s David Hirst, with secret bailouts in the billions of dollars.
Meet the 237 millionaires of the US Congress
Of the 535 politicians in the United States Congress, 237 of them — that’s 44% — are millionaires. Check out their staggering wallet sizes for yourself. The richest Congressman, California Republican Darrell Issa, is worth more than $250 million.
Obama wimps out on climate change
Barack Obama’s speech to the UN was lacklustre for those who give a damn about the environment. He’ll have to do better if he wants to rally Congress for support, writes Bill McKibben.
Obama’s make or break health care speech US Congress considers new clean-air laws
The Obama administration may impose tough new regulations for motor vehicles and many industrial plants to limit their release of climate-changing pollution.
The inflation bears come out to play in US
With the oil price hitting new highs, the US dollar continuing to tank and US 10 year bond yields rising yet again, investors have turned their attention back to inflation, forcing down the Dow and other major indices.
