Pragya Kakani / October 24, 2011 4:54 pm
The recent debt-ceiling crisis was more contentious than a Texas football game, as Democrats and Republicans rejected each others’ budget cut proposals. But this rivalry characterizes the current partisan political season. In April, the US prepared for a potential government shutdown while Democrats and Republicans struggled up until the last moment to agree on a budget for the upcoming fiscal ... Read More
Pragya Kakani / October 24, 2011 4:10 pm
Health care spending in the United States has been growing significantly faster than the national economy for several years, posing serious threats to the solvency of Medicare and Medicaid. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that federal spending to support Medicare and Medicaid will rise to 12% of the GDP in 2050 and 19% of the GDP in 2082, which, ... Read More
Pragya Kakani / April 12, 2011 11:09 pm
Women still lag in math and science
Neil Patel and Pragya Kakani / November 4, 2010 2:11 pm
What the Ground Zero mosque controversy has taught us