by Bill Scher | Aug 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Yes, Inequality Hurts Growth New report shows inequality slowing growth. AP: "The rising concentration of income among the top 1 percent of earners has contributed to S&P's cutting its growth estimates for the economy. In part because of the disparity, it...
by Bill Scher | Aug 4, 2014 | Blog, Democracy
Last month I listed the "16 House Republicans Who Could Lose For Blocking Immigration Reform" incorporating incumbents who are in districts that "professional congressional handicappers ... deem to be competitive races, and where according to Latino Decisions poll...
by Bill Scher | Aug 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Obama Readies Executive Order... WH planning immigration executive order by "summer's end" reports W. Post: "Obama aides have discussed a range of options that could provide legal protections and work permits to a significant portion of the nation’s more than 11...
by Bill Scher | Aug 1, 2014 | Blog
In 2012, Republican state legislators scrambled to pass Voter ID laws in hopes of suppressing Democratic turnout. As I noted earlier this year in a Daily Caller essay, the strategy "backfired ... serving only to goad minority voters into making an extra effort to show...
by Bill Scher | Aug 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
House GOP Incapable Of Solving Child Migrant Crisis "Chaos" in House after leadership pulls border bill. W. Post: "The congressional chaos ensured that President Obama’s administration will not have the resources necessary to stem the recent tide of tens of thousands...
