James Melton: A grown-up approach to child immigration
A level-headed report from the Center for American Progress makes it clear that, just as the child migration problem was not caused primarily by United States policies, it cannot be solved entirely...
View ArticleJames Melton: Hotels.com and a publicity stunt liberals can love
Hotels.com, an online accommodations booking service, has launched a website where visitors can learn about the importance of paid vacation and the discrepancy between the amounts offered in the United...
View ArticleReport: Military women face health care obstacles
A new report from the Center for American Progress examines the obstacles women in the military face to accessing reproductive and sexual health care. It makes the case for why newly introduced...
View ArticleSen. Elizabeth Warren calls for end to corporate tax inversions
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called for an end to a tax loophole that lets corporations that renounce U.S. citizenship to dodge taxes. “These companies are renouncing their American citizenship,...
View ArticleObama clearly had a great time in Missouri
This week, Obama traveled to the Kansas City, Mo. While there, he ate some BBQ with locals who had written to him and delivered a speech chastising Congress for its inaction on issues important to...
View ArticleBrookings: U.S. companies, like Americans, are getting older
According to a new report from the Brookings Institution, companies in the United States are mirroring a trend also seen in the population: They are getting older and fewer new ones are being born....
View ArticleGroups seek to block deportation of children without lawyers
Are we a country that deports children who don't have lawyers representing them? The ACLU and is allies is testing that question in court.
View ArticleStudy: Lower testosterone levels might have helped civilize us
Modern humans appear in the fossil record about 200,000 years ago, but it was only about 50,000 years ago that creating art and advanced tools became widespread. Becoming nicer, calmer and more...
View ArticleSurvey finds private companies feeling confident
If the roaring stock market of the past few years has not been enough to convince you that the policies of The Socialist Kenyan Usurper President Obama have been good for business, take a look at what...
View ArticleHarris: Americans love safety more than privacy
Americans love their privacy. But they love their safety even more, a Harris Poll finds. A solid majority are at least moderately in the “safety first” camp.
View ArticleKilling of Eric Garner spurs debate on chokeholds, filming cops
The death of Eric Garner at the hands of New York police has sparked growing concern over the use of police chokeholds and a debate about holding officers accountable by videotaping their actions. A...
View ArticleMarjorie E. Wood: Is Wal-Mart treating workers like Pop-Tarts?
Wal-Mart is upending people’s lives by subjecting its workers to unpredictable just-in-time scheduling. The practice is just what it sounds like: a system in which employers set workers’ hours...
View ArticleU.S. conducts airstrikes in Iraq
The U.S. military has conducted what it referred to as “a targeted airstrike” in Iraq against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. President Obama said the strike was paired with “a humanitarian...
View Article40 years ago today, Nixon announced his resignation
Forty years ago today – Aug. 8, 1974 – President Richard M. Nixon announced he would resign the presidency effective at noon on the following day.
View Article40 years ago today, Nixon said goodbye to the presidency
Also posted at Wonky News Nerd.Richard M. Nixon's exit from the White House provides a nice distillation of his character. His farewell was sometimes poignant, sometimes bizarre and woven throughout...
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Survey: Violence, guns among top child health concerns
A new survey shows that school violence and gun-related injuries are among Americans’ top concerns related to child health nationwide. But, those polled don’t necessarily expect them to be a problem...
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Mayors: Spoils of recovery are going mostly to those at the top
Reposted from Wonky News Nerd. Jobs gained during the economic recovery from the Great Recession pay an average 23 percent less than the jobs lost during the recession, according to a new report...
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Same-sex marriage could be a reality in Virginia next week
Reposted from Wonky News Nerd Unless the U.S. Supreme Court takes quick action to stop it from happening, same-sex couples in Virginia could start getting marriage licenses on Aug. 20. Pictured:...
View ArticlePoliticians, celebs, pundits talk #Ferguson on Twitter
Reposted from Wonky News NerdA lot of famous people are using Twitter to make statements about the violence in Ferguson, Mo. Here is a sampling, in no particular order, of what they have been tweeting...
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Ferguson grows more calm as new police leadership comes in
A version of this post appears at Wonky News Nerd. Protests are continuing in Ferguson, Mo., over the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed African-American teenager who was shot and killed by police on...
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