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Dec 30 2015
News
Frank Bruni: Digital Cocoons, Political Polarization and the Path Back to Common Ground
Whether Frank Bruni's writing about Marco Rubio, "glassy ribbons of seared foie gras between ... thick, glistening dominoes of beef" or college-admissions angst, his ideas have a certain snap. Indeed, when he came to national prominence as the New York Times food critic, Bruni had been a White House correspondent and film critic. Once he ascended to the rarified ranks of the Gray Lady's op-ed
Indy WeekJun 21 2018
Headline Roundup
Trump Administration Proposes Government Reorganization
The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a plan to reorganize the federal government, including merging the Departments of Education and Labor. It also stipulates that food stamps be moved to the Department of Health and Human Services, which would be called the Department of Health and Public Welfare and would have the ability to impose uniform work requirements on welfare programs.
New York Times (News) Fox News (Online News) The HillApr 15 2015
News
Loretta Lynch supporters stage hunger strike to urge confirmation
Loretta Lynch is still waiting to be confirmed as attorney general, and her allies are hoping a hunger strike will do the trick. The advocacy group founded by the Rev. Al Sharpton, along with female civil-rights leaders, are launching the strike, in which groups of fasters will alternate days abstaining from food until Lynch is confirmed to replace Eric Holder at the Justice Department. Dubbed
PoliticoMay 23 2019
News
The Senate is still struggling on a disaster aid deal — after 6 months of fighting
By dragging it out, lawmakers have left millions of Americans hanging.
The Senate this week is expected to take yet another vote on a contentious disaster aid package that lawmakers have been debating since December. While things had been looking more promising, the ongoing back-and-forth has raised questions about whether Congress can actually get something done for the millions of
VoxAug 31 2021
Perspectives Blog
How the $1.2T Infrastructure Bill Will Impact You
From the CenterThis view is from an author rated as Center.
If it becomes law, the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill recently approved by the Senate will have a vast impact on virtually all American communities.
The bill’s key allocations are as follows: $550 billion for traditional infrastructure like roads and water supply networks; $105 billion for public transit and
Henry A. BrechterMay 07 2019
News
New Jersey Politician Wants To Ban All Bags—Paper or Plastic
In August 2018, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, vetoed a bill that would have imposed a five-cent fee on both paper and plastic carryout bags, arguing that the legislation did not do enough to protect the Garden State's famed natural beauty.
"Single-use carryout bags—particularly plastic bags—represent a significant source of the litter that clutters our communities and mars
ReasonDialogue & Debate
The Village Square
The Village Square is a non-partisan public educational forum on matters of local, state and national importance. They are dedicated to maintaining factual accuracy in civic and political debate by growing civil dialog on divisive issues, and recalling the history and principles at the foundation of our democracy. They also define themselves as "a nervy bunch of liberals and conservatives who believe that dialogue and disagreement make for a good conversation, a good country and a good time."
Apr 12 2022
Headline Roundup
Annual Inflation Rate Hits 8.5%
The annual U.S. inflation rate hit a fresh 40-year high in March as consumer prices continued rising steadily.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 8.5% for the year ending in March, topping February's elevated reading of 7.9% and reaching a level not seen since the early 1980's. The CPI rose 1.2% from February, the largest monthly gain since
CNN Business MarketWatch Fox BusinessMar 26 2024
Headline Roundup
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Announces Nicole Shanahan as 2024 Running Mate
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent candidate in the 2024 presidential race, announced on Tuesday that Nicole Shanahan will be his running mate.
Details: Shanahan, 38, is a Silicon Valley lawyer who was formerly married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin. She founded ClearAccessIP, a patent management company, and sold it for an undisclosed amount in 2020. She previously donated $4
HuffPost Newsweek The Daily CallerMay 10 2023
Headline Roundup
Inflation Rose 4.9% Annually in April
U.S. inflation rose 0.4% in April from March and 4.9% over the prior 12 months, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Details: April's annual consumer price index (CPI) fell slightly from March's 5% growth, and the annual inflation rate has now fallen for 10 straight months after peaking at 9.1% in June 2022. Prices rose faster in April than in March, when inflation rose 0.1
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