On a hazy December day in 2011, as the United States ceded all combat duties to Iraqi security and defense forces, then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta thanked Iraqis in a ceremony in Baghdad for their “loyalty to the future of Iraq” and heralded the “independent, free and sovereign Iraq.” This was expected to be the… Read more »
This piece originally appeared on RH Reality Check. On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in the case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, likely affecting access to contraception for millions of women across the country. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court justices decided that “closely held” for-profit corporations are exempt from the Affordable Care Act’s contraception benefit under… Read more »
In October, 2012 Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast of the United States inflicting damages estimated at more than $50 billion dollars. The superstorm damaged over 300,000 housing units in New York City. While many recovery efforts have been long underway, the home repairs anticipated under the city’s Build it Back Program have yet to… Read more »