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Jan 26 2021
Opinion
Why the Trump impeachment trial is crucial
)How does a country recover from four years of virulent acrimony? The urgent need to heal America's divisions, to "end this uncivil war," stood at the center of President Joe Biden's stirring inaugural speech. He implored Americans to "open our souls instead of hardening our hearts."
The sentiment is not just lofty and moving, it is pragmatic and necessary. A country that cannot resolve
CNN (Opinion)Feb 06 2015
News
U.S. added 257K jobs in January; unemployment ticks up to 5.7 percent
The United States kept up its breakneck pace of hiring in January, adding 257,000 jobs as workers received wage increases unseen since the financial crisis, according to government data released Friday morning.
Washington PostDec 04 2014
News
Sorry, New York Times: The state of marriage in America is not good
The conventional wisdom about divorce is a myth. Half of all marriages are not actually ending in divorce. Not by a long shot and not for a long time, according to a smart but frustrating report by Claire Cain Miller for The New York Times's data-driven division, The Upshot.
The piece breathes a sigh of relief. Finally, the bad trends are abating, maybe even reversing for good after a
The Week - NewsNov 17 2014
News
The US hasn't produced this much oil since 1986
The United States is producing more crude oil than at any point since 1986, according to new data from the US Energy Information Administration. That's 8.6 million barrels per day in August:
VoxMay 12 2022
Perspectives Blog
The Roe v Wade Leak's Political Fallout
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The leak of an initial draft majority opinion suggesting that the Supreme Court may vote to strike down Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey has overtaken the national political discourse this week. Protesters have
AllSides StaffMay 14 2020
News
Why reopening economies will be a 'massive experiment'
As the United States begins to reopen its economy, debates rage world-wide about how to balance economic hardship with a public health hazard.
With no easy answers to the dilemma, Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser for Allianz, says the focus needs to be on learning from the "massive experiment."
"The reality is that we are reopening," El-Erian said Tuesday in an interview
CNN DigitalJun 08 2020
Analysis
America Is Giving Up on the Pandemic
Businesses are reopening. Protests are erupting nationwide. But the virus isn’t done with us.
After months of deserted public spaces and empty roads, Americans have returned to the streets. But they have come not for a joyous reopening to celebrate the country’s victory over the coronavirus. Instead, tens of thousands of people have ventured out to protest the killing of George Floyd by
The AtlanticNov 12 2019
News
The mammoth gap between energy trends and climate goals
Existing and announced policies worldwide won't be nearly enough to rein in carbon emissions, despite the strong growth of climate-friendly energy sources, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.
Why it matters: The IEA's annual World Energy Outlook reports are among the most prominent attempts to model where energy systems are headed in the decades ahead. These
AxiosMay 13 2020
News
Social Security recipients may be in for a rude awakening later this year
Social Security beneficiaries might not receive much of a cost-of-living adjustment next year — and some say recipients might not get anything at all.
COLA is linked to the consumer-price index, which has suffered lately because of low oil prices. Based on the CPI data between January and April of this year, COLA for next year would be zero, according to Mary Johnson, a Social Security
MarketWatchDec 28 2021
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Joe Manchin Takes Heat Over Build Back Better Bill
From the CenterModerate Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced last week on "Fox News Sunday" that he could not support Joe Biden's Build Back Better bill — which has led to polarizing reactions across the political spectrum and clear examples of media bias.
"If I can't go home and explain it to the people of West Virginia I can't vote for it," Manchin said during the interview. "I've
Antonio Ferme