Grace Huang

Grace Huang is an intern at Truthout.

Sebelius Demands Health Insurance CEOs Explain Rate Hikes

As part of the White House's final push on health care reform, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Monday called for health insurance executives to publicly explain …

By: Grace Huang ,; Truthout

March 10, 2010

Alarm Bells Sounded Over Skyrocketing Number of New Anti-Government Groups

Driven by anger toward “political, demographic, and economic changes,” a surge of anti-government extremist groups occurred this year, according to a report released by the Southern Poverty Law Center …

By: Grace Huang ,; Truthout

March 8, 2010

Rangel Steps Down From Ways and Means Amid Ethics Scandal

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-New York) relinquished the chairmanship to the powerful House Ways and Means Committee after the House Ethics Committee admonished him for taking corporate-funded trips. In a …

By: Grace Huang ,; Truthout

March 4, 2010

Senate Panel Blasts Blackwater Over Theft of Assault Weapons, Civilian Deaths

“Multiple irresponsible acts” and “troubling gaps in government oversight” plagued the Afghan operations of a Blackwater Wordlwide affiliate defense contractor named Paravant, according to a Senate Armed Services Committee …

By: Grace Huang ,; Truthout

February 25, 2010

Major Fallout Predicted Over Obama’s Nuclear Power Proposal

While President Obama has announced an offer of $8.3 billion in loan guarantees for two new nuclear reactors, worries about potential cost overruns, health risks and safety concerns lead …

By: Grace Huang ,; Truthout

February 22, 2010

Democrats Push to Tax Wall Street Bonuses

Joining the push for new legislation in response to lavish bonuses paid in the financial industry, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has introduced legislation that would tax bonuses paid to …

By: Grace Huang ,; Truthout

February 13, 2010

Student Detained at Airport Over Possession of Arabic Flashcards

An American college student was detained for over five hours at a Philadelphia airport because he was carrying a set of English-Arabic flashcards, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday …

By: Grace Huang ,; Truthout

February 12, 2010

US Imposes New, Targeted Sanctions on Iran Revolutionary Guard

The Obama administration on Wednesday announced new sanctions targeting four companies affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and one member who runs them. The Treasury Department will …

By: Grace Huang ,; Truthout

February 11, 2010

Health Care Spending Skyrockets and Shows No Signs of Tapering

In 2009, health care spending grew by 5.7 percent, now reaching $2.5 trillion. It is the largest increase since the federal government began tracking these figures in 1960, according …

By: Grace Huang ,; Truthout

February 6, 2010

Outrage Over Latest Round of Bonuses for AIG Employees

AIG planned to pay out about $100 million in bonuses Wednesday to many of its employees who worked in a division of the firm that was largely responsible for …

By: Grace Huang ,; Truthout

February 4, 2010

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