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Japan: Is this the end for nuclear power?
feature The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission was poised to approve the construction of 20 new reactors, but with the disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex those plans will probably go on hold.
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Iraq: What was gained, what was lost
feature President Obama declared an end to the war in Iraq and welcomed home soldiers at Fort Bragg.
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A death in Tehran: Is it moral to kill Iran's scientists?
feature The deputy director of the Natanz uranium-enrichment plant is the fifth Iranian nuclear scientist to die a violent, mysterious death.
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Obama: Did his appointments violate the Constitution?
feature The President's recess appointments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the National Labor Relations Board have raised the ire of Republicans, who say the Senate was not really in recess.
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Pre-school: Could it close the education gap?
feature In his State of the Union address, Obama proposed a program that would give all U.S. 3- and 4-year-olds access to “high-quality” pre-school education.
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Obamacare: The GOP’s last stand
feature “The final battle against Obamacare” is about to begin.
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Obamacare: Too complex to work?
feature The Affordable Care Act's “mind-numbing complexity” will make it difficult—too difficult?—to implement.
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Tea Party rebellion: Is America still fighting the Civil War?
feature The philosophical and demographic gulf between the two parties has become a chasm, making compromise almost impossible.
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The GOP: Shutting down the government to stop Obamacare
feature Republicans are “testing a new frontier of radicalism” in a last-ditch effort to block the Affordable Care Act.
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Fast-food workers: Do they deserve a living wage?
feature Workers at major fast-food chains staged one-day strikes during peak mealtimes to demand an increase in their wages.
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Obamacare: Is the GOP raising the white flag?
feature “Washington’s repeal-Obamacare crowd is feeling a little lonely these days.”
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Drones: Will a Pentagon takeover make a difference?
feature The CIA appears to be getting out of the drone business.
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Climate change: Why aren’t more people alarmed?
feature A new U.N. report states with near certainty that humans are the force behind climate change.
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The GOP: Is the fight to defund Obamacare doomed?
feature It was a good week for Sen. Ted Cruz, but a disaster for a bitterly divided Republican Party.
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