Congress
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Should employers be allowed to require genetic test results?
A House committee recently passed a bill that would permit employers to impose large financial penalties on employees who don’t agree to provide genetic test…
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3Qs: What can we expect in the new congressional session?
The latest legislative session is only hours old, but already wrought with controversy. Nicholas Beauchamp, an expert in U.S. politics, says this is only the…
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The House sit-in: examining the political and cultural significance
Wednesday morning House Democrats, led by U.S. Rep. John Lewis, began a sit-in on the House floor demanding votes on gun-control legislation. C-SPAN picked up…
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What the government shutdown means for Northeastern
Northeastern officials do not expect the shutdown to have an effect on the university’s financial aid program, though opportunities for federally-supported research may be impacted.
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Network scientists lead congressional briefing
Northeastern professors David Lazer, an authority on social networks, and Alessandro Vespignani, a world-renowned statistical physicist, addressed members of the Committee on Science, Space, and…
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3Qs: Is America headed over the fiscal cliff?
William Dickens, University Distinguished Professor of Economics and Social Policy, predicts that a budget deal to avoid the fiscal cliff won’t be finalized before the…
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Security expert testifies before Senate committee
Stephen E. Flynn, founding co-director of the Kostas Research Institute, discussed homeland security with a Senate committee on Wednesday.
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3Qs: The future of the Affordable Care Act
Professor Kristin Madison examines the potential outcomes of the Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling on President Obama’s signature health-care legislation.
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3Qs: Getting the story on the debt ceiling
The contentious debate over the debt ceiling became one of this summer’s hottest news stories. We asked Dan Kennedy, assistant professor of journalism at Northeastern…
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3Qs: A perilous deal for the president
Earlier this week, President Obama signed a bill passed by Congress that would raise the debt ceiling and avoid default. The combative negotiations that preceded…
