by Dave Johnson | Jul 9, 2015 | Blog, Economy
The Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service is calling for support of two House resolutions that urge restoration of overnight mail service standards and a continuation of six-day delivery. The alliance consists of more than 70 national organizations. The...
by Cormac Close | Jul 8, 2015 | Blog, Financial Reform
After a spate of Atlantic shark attacks captured the news, Discovery Channel’s much anticipated Shark Week could not be more timely. Watchers will eagerly devour information on all types of sharks, from the docile whale shark to the infamous Great White. But the...
by Emily Foster | Jul 8, 2015 | Blog, Economy
A child in Baltimore’s Seton Hill neighborhood will on average die 19 years earlier than a child from the city’s Roland Park neighborhood. That’s the stark consequence of housing inequality. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Wednesday set out to...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 8, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Progressive Vision
The South Carolina Senate’s vote to remove the Confederate battle flag is an important first step towards honestly addressing our shared history, and the ways its legacy still haunts us 150 years after the end of the Civil War. The state Senate voted Tuesday 36 to 3...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 7, 2015 | Blog, Trade
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday that the May goods and services trade deficit was an enormous, humongous $40.9 billion, up a bit from an enormous, humongous $40.7 billion in April. Our enormous, humongous trade deficit is a measure of how many jobs, factories,...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 7, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Tax Reform
An outfit called Morning Consult created a minor ripple this week with a news story headlined "Voters Back White House Plan for Highway Funding." But, like all stories based on polls, it pays to know how the pollster asked the question. And in this case, if the goal...
