Part of a series of final projects from Professor Steve Fox’s Multimedia in Journalism class.
By: Mary Kate Alfieri, Elizabeth Murphy, Andrew Smith
With the recent debate over health care reform, high premiums and inefficient care, many Americans are trying a new approach by taking their health into their own hands.
For some, this is as [...]
The economic downturn has hit the newspaper industry hard, triggering a cascade of losses, bankruptcies and closures.
Kevin Knobloch, President of the Union of Concerned Scientists, talks about his work with U.S. energy policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Knobloch visited UMass on April 28 to give a guest lecture to an environmental economics class.
As the economic and financial state of the country continues to creep into disarray, there is one government persona that Americans are still happy to see – FDIC chairwoman Sheila Bair.
Can we spend our way out of a bad economy? Six professors from UMass and Mt. Holyoke explore the costs, benefits and impacts of Obama’s $787 billion stimulus bill in this interactive video guide by AmherstWire.com.
President Barack Obama signed his economic stimulus package into law on Feb. 17, promising to dish out $787 billion in an attempt to rescue the economy. But questions — lots of them — remain.
UMass alumni Daryl Popper and Eric Athas, now working in Washington, D.C., photoblog the events surrounding this Tuesday’s inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.
A victory for Barack Obama was portrayed as a symbol of change in U.S. politics, and to world leaders, the possibility for change in the United States’ relationship with other countries. In a time of war and great economic turmoil, however, being a symbol is not enough. Now, with the whole world watching, President-elect Barack Obama must deliver.
Prior to the 2008 presidential election, many Americans did not think they would live to see a black president. In the 1960s and 1970s, the idea of a black man becoming president was a pipe dream. There were no black senators or congressmen.
Come Jan. 20, a black man will make history when he assume the highest position of power possible in the United States. By now, we know all about the drama and historic precedents that were set in this election campaign. But how did it all come together so perfectly for Obama? How were Americans able to put aside any prejudices or stereotypes they may have held? Did race play as big of a role in this election as one may think?
