Left, Right & Center
Fort Hood Shooting; Unemployment Up; GOP Wins; Healthcare
The horror at Fort Hood raises questions of religion, education and mental health. Also, unemployment tops 10%, the GOP’s big election week, and healthcare comes to a vote.
By Arianna Huffington • • 29m ListenThe Fort Hood tragedy raises issues about the shooter's Muslim faith, military education and his work as a psychiatrist treating vets with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Plus, with unemployment having reached 10.2%, do we need a bigger stimulus? What do Republican wins in Virginia and New Jersey mean for both parties? Finally, the House's historic healthcare bill. Will it pass and, if so, why wait til 2013 to implement it?
Banner image: First responders use a table as a stretcher to transport a wounded soldier to an awaiting ambulance at Fort Hood. US Army photo
