Apr 3, 2014 Gary Silverman Gary Silverman from COMMENT

Why Obamacare is a civil rights issue

Get Covered America buttons are seen during a training session in Chicago
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There is a racial subtext to the American healthcare debate, writes Gary Silverman

Military personnel wait for a news conference to begin at Fort Hood, Texas, on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. A gunman opened fire in an attack that left four people killed including the shooter, at the same post where more than a dozen people were killed in a 2009 mass shooting, law enforcement officials said. The gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said. At least 14 people were hurt in the shooting. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Deborah Cannon)
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Apr 3, 2014

Four killed in US military base shooting

Second attack at Fort Hood said to be work of US soldier

ANAHEIM, CA - FEBRUARY 20: Miley Cyrus performs onstage during her 'Bangerz' tour at Honda Center on February 20, 2014 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
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Apr 2, 2014 US POLITICS & POLICY

Russia sanctions could wreck Miley’s ball

Uncertainty hangs over bookings at a Russian-owned Helsinki arena

A job seeker uses a computer to search for jobs at the Verdugo Jobs Center, which includes a California Employment Development satellite office, in Glendale, California, U.S., on Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. U.S. companies hired fewer workers than forecast in July, evidence of what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke has called an "uncertain" economic environment that may keep him focused on reviving growth. Overall employment fell by 131,000 and the jobless rate held at 9.5 percent
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Apr 2, 2014 GLOBAL ECONOMY

Ex-offenders feature in US jobs woes

Former prisoners estimated to account for 1.5m-1.7m lost workers

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Mar 30, 2014 Edward Luce Edward Luce from COMMENT

America’s democracy is fit for the 1%

Both US parties are up for rent, and patriots of all stripes should be troubled

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Future of Banking indepth

The veil is nowbeing lifted on plans for the biggest shake-up of British banking in a generation

The George Washington Bridge is pictured in New York
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Mar 28, 2014 US POLITICS & POLICY

‘Bridgegate’ scandal claims Port chairman

Chris Christie ally quits after probe

Mar 28, 2014 COMPANIES

Top M&A lawyer attacks activists

Icahn and Ackman singled out by Lipton

Chris Christie
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Mar 27, 2014 US POLITICS & POLICY

Christie survives first ‘Bridgegate’ probe

New Jersey governor remains subject of investigations

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Mar 27, 2014 Gary Silverman Gary Silverman from COMMENT

Breasts, buttocks and boomers redux

Our happy plastic surgeons are showing that we don’t get older, we just get better

US job seekers wait to speak to potential employers at a job fair
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Mar 24, 2014 GLOBAL ECONOMY

US loses edge as employment powerhouse

UK has higher labour force participation

Mar 20, 2014 Gary Silverman Gary Silverman from COMMENT

Washington learns to forget Sandy Hook

The mass shooting has led not to tighter gun controls but to a more assertive gun rights lobby

Mar 19, 2014 MANAGEMENT

CommonBond extends MBA loan scheme

Four more MBA programmes will be covered

Mar 19, 2014

Chicago confronts oil boom’s dirty bonanza

Anger grows over byproduct of Canadian tar sands piling up in US

Mar 17, 2014 COMPANIES

Guinness drops St Patrick’s day parade

Brewer exits NY march over policy on gay and lesbian groups

Mar 13, 2014

Seven killed in NY building collapse

Gas blamed for explosion in East Harlem

Mar 12, 2014 US POLITICS & POLICY

CIA row reopens ‘war on terror’ wounds

Agency denies spying on Congress committee staff

Mar 11, 2014

Pot boom leads to US recruitment drive

Companies look for 100 workers at Colorado jobs fair

Mar 11, 2014 GLOBAL ECONOMY

El Niño warning puts farmers on alert

Weather phenomenon could affect food and energy markets

Mar 10, 2014 GLOBAL ECONOMY

New chill in Russia’s tepid ties with US

Hopes remain that WTO links could prevent trade war

Mar 7, 2014 Christopher Caldwell from COMMENT

War on obesity is an assault on liberty

Tolerance for regulation is growing even though we know little about its effectiveness

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