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Sep 07 2012
News
Deflating Jobs Report May Not Move The Needle On The Election
Republicans cast the Labor Department report showing another month of sluggish economic growth as evidence that President Obama's policies have failed. Democrats said the recovery will take more time and that the partisan impasse in Congress has hampered progress. But analysts say the latest numbers likely won't change voters' minds.
NPR (Online News)Feb 18 2020
Opinion
A Bid to Revise the New York Times’s Bad History
“I think the important point to make about slavery is that it had existed for thousands of years without substantial criticism,” said the historian Gordon Wood in an interview last year. “But it’s the American Revolution that makes it a problem for the world. And the first real anti-slave movement takes place in North America. So this is what’s missed by these essays in the 1619 Project.”
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Aug 06 2020
News
For 20th straight week, more than 1 million Americans filed jobless claims even as enhanced benefits expired
The number of newly filed unemployed insurance claims dropped last week after two straight weeks of rising, but it remains well above historic pre-pandemic levels, according to Labor Department data.
It marked the 20th straight week that more than 1 million Americans filed jobless claims.
A total of 1.19 million people filed new claims last week, down from 1.43 million the week
Washington PostJun 02 2015
News
Marco Rubio: ‘The time has come for a new generation of leaders’
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida helped kick off the latest 2016 Republican cattle call Tuesday by calling for a “new generation of leaders” at Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s Economic Growth Summit in Orlando.
“I believe the time has come for a new generation of leaders — leaders who will create a growing economy, not a growing government,” Mr. Rubio said in a videotaped message. “Leaders who
Washington TimesDec 10 2019
News
USDA Announces Cuts to SNAP
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
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On Wednesday, December 4th, the US Department of Agriculture announced a final rule that is projected to remove access to food stamps for 688,000 people.The rule limits the economic conditions under which states Abridge NewsMay 27 2015
News
Rick Santorum Announces New Presidential Bid, and New Focus on Middle Class
Rick Santorum, the runner-up in the Republican nomination race four years ago, announced his second presidential bid on Wednesday, pledging to restore a middle class “hollowed out” by government policies.
A former United States senator from rural western Pennsylvania, he appealed primarily to social conservatives four years ago. But he has donned a new mantle of economic populism, one
New York Times (News)Feb 13 2016
News
Hillary Clinton Sharpens Focus After Democratic Debate Tussles
Hillary Clinton forcefully attacked Senator Bernie Sanders before a heavily black audience Friday, highlighting his criticism of President Obama, the Affordable Care Act and for what she suggested was a single-minded focus on economic fairness at the expense of racial justice.
One day after the two squared off at a debate that emphasized issues relating to race and gender, Mrs. Clinton
New York Times (News)Feb 12 2014
News
The GOP's debt ceiling surrender
Less than three years ago, House Speaker John Boehner boldly demanded “trillions” in spending cuts in exchange for raising the national borrowing limit. “Let me be as clear as I can be,” Boehner told the Economic Club of New York in May 2011. “Without significant spending cuts and reforms to reduce our debt, there will be no debt limit increase.”
PoliticoOct 04 2012
Opinion
Explore common ground to achieve greater fiscal responsibility.
The U.S. federal budget deficit continues to grow, as weak economic growth and stagnant unemployment numbers decrease revenue. Although Congress is debating how to create fiscal balance without slowing the economy further, a solution seems distant. Experts from Brookings explore common ground in the effort to achieve greater fiscal responsibility.
Brookings InstitutionJun 12 2020
News
Risk of new lockdowns rises with fear of second COVID-19 wave
Fears of a second wave of COVID-19 infections shut six major food markets in Beijing on Friday, while India, which opened up this week, recorded a record daily increase and half a dozen U.S. states said their hospital beds were filling up fast.
Health officials worldwide have expressed concerns in recent days that some countries grappling with the devastating economic impact of
Reuters