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Apr 05 2021
Data
7% of Americans don’t use the internet. Who are they?
Internet non-adoption is linked to a number of demographic variables, but is strongly connected to age – with older Americans continuing to be one of the least likely groups to use the internet. Today, 25% of adults ages 65 and older report never going online, compared with much smaller shares of adults under the age of 65.
Educational attainment and household income are also indicators
Pew Research CenterDec 23 2021
News
Fauci Warns Against Large Holiday Gatherings, Even for Booster-Vaccinated
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday warned that large holiday gatherings are unsafe even for fully vaccinated people who've received a COVID-19 booster shot.
Fauci, President Joe Biden's top medical adviser, spoke during a briefing at the White House.
"There are many of these parties that have 30, 40, 50 people in which you do not know the vaccination status of individuals," Fauci
Newsmax (News)Aug 13 2020
Background
Framing the debate on criminal justice reform: What citizens and policymakers should know
Americans across partisan, ideological, and racial lines are rethinking the country’s criminal justice system. This is entirely appropriate—and necessary. By situating decades-long trends in crime and punishment in the appropriate historical and comparative contexts, William Galston and Elizabeth McElvein hope to provide citizens and policymakers with a framework for assessing the
NAACPAug 13 2020
Background
Framing the debate on criminal justice reform: What citizens and policymakers should know
Americans across partisan, ideological, and racial lines are rethinking the country’s criminal justice system. This is entirely appropriate—and necessary. By situating decades-long trends in crime and punishment in the appropriate historical and comparative contexts, William Galston and Elizabeth McElvein hope to provide citizens and policymakers with a framework for assessing the
Brookings InstitutionNov 15 2021
News
Beto O’Rourke to run for governor of Texas in 2022 election
Beto O’Rourke, a former congressman, Senate candidate and contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, will run for governor of Texas next year.
O’Rourke is seeking to take on Greg Abbott, the Republican governor who is pursuing a third term.
Abbott is seen as more vulnerable than he was previously, given demographic changes and events including the failure of much of
The GuardianNov 11 2021
Opinion
Let’s honor the many Native Americans who served their country
One of the great ironies of American history is that Native peoples have fought in every single war the U.S. has engaged in, and yet Native Americans weren’t granted citizenship until 1924, and their access to voting was dependent on each state (Utah was last to grant suffrage in 1962).
Despite this, their commitment to this country continues, with no other demographic serving in the
Deseret NewsSep 14 2020
News
U.S. bans some imports of cotton, other products from Xinjiang made with forced labor
U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a series of orders on Monday barring some imports of cotton, apparel, hair products, computer parts and other goods from China's Xinjiang region due to the government's "illicit, inhumane, and exploitative practices of forced labor."
Why it matters: The Trump administration is taking an increasingly aggressive approach to human rights abuses in
AxiosOct 18 2012
News
Rival Campaigns Intently Pursue Votes of Women
With Election Day looming, the push for votes is coming down not only to a state-by-state fight, but also to one for the allegiance of vital demographic groups, chief among them undecided women.
New York Times (News)Sep 30 2021
News
Biden nominates 10 more to federal bench, with continued focus on diversity
President Joe Biden on Thursday named 10 nominees to the federal bench, continuing his efforts to diversify the judicial branch with picks who would notch demographic firsts on their respective courts.
The eighth slate of federal judicial nominations brings Biden's total to 53 nominees, nearly three-quarters of whom are women, a White House official told CNN. Fifteen of the nominees --
CNN DigitalMay 07 2021
News
Major disappointment: America added way fewer jobs than expected in April
The US economy added only 266,000 jobs in April at the anniversary of the worst job loss for any month on record. This was far less than forecasts of economists, who had predicted America would add 1 million jobs last month.
The unemployment rate rose to 6.1% in April, up from 6% a month earlier.
It was the slowest improvement for jobs since January. Experts predicted that the
CNN Digital