Posts Tagged ‘states’

States, federal government move forward with high-risk pools
The federal government began accepting applications for the high risk pools it will run in 29 states and the District of Columbia last Thursday, PBS Newshour reports. The other 21 states chose to run their own pools and may be on different schedules.

Stuart Shapiro: Put aside politics–extend Medicaid aid to states
It’s time for federal legislators to put aside partisan politics and pass legislation to extend federal Medicaid aid to the states Across the nation,…

Immigration has obviously become absorbed into the polarized political battle between the Left and Right.

Politics aside…

-What are the benefits of immigration?

-What problems does immigration pose for the United States?

-What kinds of lives do illegal immigrants live in this country?

I am getting fascinated on the early politics in the United States (roughly from independence to 1820 or so), where there seemed to be deep disagreement among different factions (say, Hamilton vs Jefferson) along with the difference between different colonies and the influence / fights with France and Britain.

What are some good sources (books, online, etc.) to learn more about that part of the history?

How did the slave trade influence African politics and the rise of states?

What developments occurred in East Africa?