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This essay will explore the relationship between the modernization of Congress and one of the main forces that is alleged to have produced it, the critical election of 1896. This is the election in which William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska ran for President on the Democratic ticket on a platform urging currency reform and bimetallic coinage. He was opposed on the Republican side by William McKinley of Ohio.

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Americans' health insurance coverage is not static; people cycle in and out of coverage and between sources of coverage during life transitions like losing a job, changing jobs, moving, or divorce. The Affordable Care Act creates an unprecedented opportunity to address the gaps in health coverage caused by life transitions. Achieving the promise of the Affordable Care Act will require attention in federal regulations and actions by the new health insurance exchanges to ensure seamless coverage for those who rely on private insurance, including job-based coverage. This paper analyzes the population experiencing life transitions that lead to a loss of health coverage and makes several policy recommendations to ensure that all Americans can maintain health coverage under the ACA-even during complicated life transitions.

Elizabeth Capell, a political scientist and veteran of California politics, marks off a range of key executive decisions facing governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as the constitutional, structural and budgetary obstacles he confronts. While Schwarzenegger’s celebrity may help him in battles with political foes, she doubts he can count on mobilizing public opinion behind policies that tend to be too complicated and dry for sustained and widespread media coverage.