Global-related Oct 9, 2013
Tea party embraces a proven loser
by Simon Johnson
Tea party-affiliated Republicans in the U.S. House are gearing up again, this time on a grander scale, to threaten action that will end up helping the other side.
Crime & Legal Jul 29, 2013
Kabukicho clinic chief hid ¥350 million, pays back taxes
The head of a clinic providing after-hours medical care in Tokyo’s Kabukicho entertainment district has been singled out by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau for fudging his income and concealing ¥350 million of it, sources revealed Monday. Shuken Yamanaka, 52, who runs Asuka Clinic ...
Politics & Diplomacy Jul 23, 2013
Obama's toughest campaign yet: selling health care reform
by Ezra Klein and Sarah Kliff
Deep inside the White House, in a bare room that the chief of staff uses for meetings, David Simas is still thinking about turnout. As director of public-opinion research and polling for U.S. President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, Simas was at the center of ...
Politics & Diplomacy Jul 3, 2013
White House delays health care rule that businesses insure workers
The mandate requiring U.S. employers to provide insurance for workers will not take effect until 2015.