Posts on ‘April 10th, 2009’

Alternative Energy Without the Hippies

Apr 10th, 2009
by Gideon D'Assandro.
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The Obama administration claims to support nuclear energy as part of the growing national infrastructure. However, political convenience has left that support on the chopping block every time it has been in play. The stimulus bill included funding for nuclear plant accident insurance to targeted communities, but it was one of the first programs cut [...]

The Trouble with Changing Cuban Policy

Apr 10th, 2009
by Abel S. Delgado.
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There has been much talk of as of late in favor of the Obama Administration changing U.S. policies towards Cuba. Already, the President and Congress have revoked the travel restrictions on Cuban-Americans with family members on the island, myself included, from visiting the tropical gulag. There is talk in Congress about lifting the travel embargo [...]