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Feb 18 2020
Analysis
Mike Bloomberg and his billions are what Democrats need to beat Trump
The fifth in a Vox series making the best case for each of the top Democratic contenders.
Mike Bloomberg is not going to spend hours in selfie lines. He would probably rather not kiss your baby (though he might shake your dog’s snout), and he would pass on that funnel cake at the Iowa State Fair — and advise you to do the same. The case for the billionaire businessman, philanthropist,
VoxApr 07 2015
News
VA official got $288G 'relocation payment' for DC-to-Philly move, rep blasts 'outrageous' amount
A high-ranking Veterans Affairs official who was given nearly $300,000 in relocation costs to move from Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia last year was issued that hefty payout as part of a little-known program used to incentivize “highly qualified candidates,” TheDC has learned.
Diana Rubens, the former undersecretary for field operations, was paid $288,000 last year under what’s
Fox News (Online News)May 18 2020
News
The auto industry faces challenges worse than in 2008, lawmakers say
Auto manufacturing plants across the United States are resuming operations Monday, but it’s unclear whether production and consumer demand will ramp up enough for them to survive without federal aid.
If automakers fail to successfully restart — and bring in some much-needed cash, it could mean the loss of thousands of jobs and an economic crisis for the industry integral to North
PoliticoMar 31 2020
News
Work and parent at the same time? A crisis highlights dual lives.
Many working parents feel pressure to hide the messy reality of balancing family and career. Now, as COVID-19 puts their dilemma in the spotlight, some see the seeds of long-term change.
Three years ago, when the now viral video hit the internet of a father in a live television interview interrupted by two stumbling toddlers, professionals with kids around the globe laughed tears of
Christian Science MonitorMar 30 2020
Analysis
CAMPAIGN AD? WashPost Prints a Three-Page Tribute to 'Warrior-Heroine' Nancy Pelosi
On the last Sunday in March a year ago, The Washington Post Magazine published a goopy cover story titled "Pelosi's Moment." On the last Sunday in March this year, The Post published an "Opinion Essay" in the A section that went on for three pages (with eight photographs) celebrating Pelosi as "A troublemaker with a gavel."
Reporter-turned-columnist Karen Tumulty wrote what sounded like
NewsBustersApr 02 2023
Headline Roundup
Social Security Fund Expected to be Short of Cash by 2033
Trustees of the Social Security fund have released a new report that says the program will be insolvent by 2033.
The Details: Benefits paid out have exceeded money taken in by Social Security since 2021, and they expect to only be able to pay out 80% of scheduled benefits after 2034. Conversely, Medicare, expected to deplete by 2028, is now seeing an improved situation, expected to last
Reason Reuters NPR (Online News)Aug 01 2019
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Generation gap in the presidential race?
Democratic contenders defy stereotypes about age and point to cooperation across generations.
Generational divides in America – often marked by misconceptions – have perhaps never been sharper. Baby boomers, the popular narrative goes, think millennials are entitled. Millennials think boomers are selfish. Fingers point, stereotypes abound.
For young adults, college debts have
Christian Science MonitorJun 03 2019
Background
Big Tech Is Big Brother
The year is 1984. One company – Microsoft – dominates the computer world. It's their way or the highway.
Conform or die.
This snapshot in time was perfectly captured in one of the most famous commercials in TV history.
Set in a gray, dystopian future, row after row of men stare blankly at a giant screen from which Big Brother – the all-powerful leader from George Orwell's
Prager UniversityMay 25 2012
News
New Signs of Global Slowdown
New signs of a global slowdown are darkening the economic outlook.
On Thursday, the U.S. reported that businesses were slowing their orders of computers, aircraft, machinery and other long-lasting goods. Measures of business sentiment in Europe slipped, and reports from purchasing managers at manufacturers around the globe turned down. Among them, China, the world's second-largest
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 26 2019
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Bloomberg News punts on candidate Bloomberg and Dems, but not Trump
Back when he was New York’s mayor, Mike Bloomberg routinely feuded with the press over his whereabouts.
He doggedly refused to release his weekend schedule, even if he was traveling out of town, favoring his own privacy over the public’s right to know.
Now, as of Sunday, he’s running for president. But one organization that won’t be covering him aggressively is Bloomberg News.
Fox News (Online News)