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July 31, 2009 | Is America More European Than Europe?

Editorial Team: We have all heard that America and Europe are worlds apart. But a careful look at social statistics shows that the US is just as “European” as any country in the EU. With the rise of conservative governments in Europe and the new social movement springing up around the Obama Administration, it is time to reconsider current world views.

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March 26, 2010 | Obama-Care Has Global Implications

While the passage of sweeping health care reform should be cause for celebration in the US, it has only further mobilized Obama’s adversaries in the Republican Party. ++ “Mr Obama’s willingness to go all the way on health care may well define his legacy. ++ But it will also hinder him when it comes to foreign affairs, and nowhere will this have more of an impact than in the

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January 11, 2010 | There Is Such a Thing as Society

Americans fear the heathcare plan is a sign of a shift towards the “lousy” European social democracy. ++ Statistics prove the “Old Continent’s” model to be an economically dynamic one, challenging both the current financial crisis and long-run perspectives. ++ In Europe, freedom and individual responsibility have not been allegedly undermined by collective responsibility, embodied by the

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June 8, 2009 | Social States: The Myth of the Atlantic Divide

Everyone is familiar with the idea of a “wide
Atlantic” and the alleged fundamental differences between the US and Europe:
the Americans believe in the unbridled free market, while the Europeans only
accept it against their will and try to curtail its excesses; true social
policy exists only in Europe; lack of universal health insurance in the US
causes many to die young or spend the

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February 6, 2009 | Obama's Stimulus Plan: the Right Medicine This Article contains Flash-Video

The response to an economic crisis which is very reminiscent of the Great Depression needs to reflect the urgency of the situation. ++ The stimulus plan now standing before Congress will bring the change hoped for because it is “more than a prescription for short-term spending — it’s a strategy for America’s long-term growth and opportunity in areas such as renewable energy, health care

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September 23, 2008 | No Money Left for Change

The US has done the right thing when it launched a rescue plan. ++ Those who argue how vast the initiative is are wrong because they underestimate the extensiveness of the US economy. ++ However, the true impact of the expansion of public spending lies in politics, because there is simply not much money left over for areas such as health care or alternative energy. ++ So even if Obama is elected

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