Enlarge Courtesy of Leif Hedendal In another era, this plate of Spanish mackerel topped with wild tamarack, basswood leaves, garlic mustard, fiddlehead ferns, and knotweed might seem cheap. Not anymore. Courtesy of Leif Hedendal In another era, this plate of Spanish mackerel topped with wild tamarack, basswood leaves, garlic mustard, fiddlehead ferns, and knotweed might […]
We’ve all seen the scary headlines about the obesity epidemic. And there are no shortage of initiatives aimed at getting Americans — particularly kids — to eat right. The tricky part is making eating right cool and the sort of habit that kids will want to do for a lifetime. So what do the earnest
Enlarge Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images Greek newspapers are on display at a newsstand in Athens on May 7, 2012, after a stunning weekend election shake-up by parties opposed to further vital austerity cuts. Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images Greek newspapers are on display at a newsstand in Athens on May 7, 2012, after a stunning weekend election shake-up
At the ripening age of 80 years old — more than 35 of them spent in Congress — Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., is scrapping for political survival. On Tuesday he faces State Treasurer Richard Mourdock in his party’s primary. In many ways, contemporary American politics — at least in the upper echelons — is an
It may sound counterintuitive, but a panel of experts from the Institute of Medicine has concluded that the best way to slow the nation’s breakneck spending on medical care is to impose a tax on every health care transaction. That tax — amount TBD, but possibly a half-percent or so — would go to replenish
Enlarge Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Job seekers line up to enter a career fair in Los Angeles. Both Congress and states are cutting back on unemployment benefits. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Job seekers line up to enter a career fair in Los Angeles. Both Congress and states are cutting back on unemployment benefits.
As if there wasn’t enough outrage already about the “excessive and wasteful” spending by the federal government’s General Services Administration at a 2010 conference in Las Vegas, now there’s video evidence that seems to show that some GSA employees think it’s funny to joke about wasting taxpayers’ money. The House Committee on Oversight Government Reform