Following bin Laden’s death, has al-Qaeda come back stronger than ever?

Has al-Qaeda gained power after losing leadership?

As fighting continues in Syria and Kenya recovers from the siege of the Westgate shopping mall, have al-Qaeda and affiliated armed groups become stronger? Jack Rice, a former CIA officer, and Kenneth Katzman, a senior analyst at the Congressional Research Service, will join Consider This host Antonio Mora to discuss this topic.  

The difficulties of launching Obamacare

The Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges are scheduled to launch on October 1, but reports indicate there are unresolved IT problems. Megan McArdle, a columnist for Bloomberg, and Jonathan Cohn, the author of "Sick" and a senior editor for The New Republic, will join Antonio Mora to explore this issue and other problems with implementing health care reform.  

Homeschooling industry grows, as do concerns

Homeschooling is growing in popularity in the U.S., but it is not regulated in at least 10 states. Since 2000, there have been dozens of reported cases of abused homeschooled children. Heather Doney, the co-founder of the anti-abuse advocacy group Homeschooling's Invisible Children, and Pat Farenga, a leading homeschooling advocate who has homeschooled his three daughters, will join Antonio Mora to weigh in on these issues.

International Medical Corps draws on power of celebrity

At the Clinton Global Initiative's annual meeting in New York this week, the International Medical Corps announced a new effort to help communities facing emergencies and natural disasters. Sienna Miller, a Golden Globe-nominated actress and a global ambassador for IMC, will join Antonio Mora to discuss her work with the group.