Politics Archive
In an issue brief from the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, policy analyst Nick Bunker weighed in on the ongoing debate about marginal tax rates and economic growth. He points to research by economists Thomas Piketty of the Paris School …
Each episode of AMC’s Breaking Bad spinoff/prequel Better Call Saul features the main character involved in some sort of murky legal and ethical situations. After noticing that other podcasts and blogs that discuss the show had not yet adequately …
"She has been longtime advocate for less fortunate children with the Children’s Defense Fund. We are nearly 800,000 strong and strategically located in NASW chapters and social work schools throughout the nation. We are the ground troops, the …
Parma, MO is currently trending on Facebook. And no, it’s not for some news on a Chicken Parma-san play. This small town on less than 800 residents are becoming internet famous for a police force that had 80% of their …
The wealthiest Americans can fly on their own jets, live in gated compounds and watch movies in their own theaters.
More of them also are walling off their political contributions from other big and small players.
A growing number of political committees …
Mildred “Mit” Joyner has thrown her hat into the ring seeking the vice presidency of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). The former president and board chair of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) recently retired from academia …
Last month, leading scientists called for a worldwide moratorium on the use of new technologies that would enable editing of the human genome. If put into practice, this technique has the ability to alter human DNA that is inherited, …
About a hundred stalwart citizens will begin their march to justice today with a planned arrival in Washington, DC on Monday, April 22nd and a full day of activities in the nation’s capital on Tuesday, April 23rd. The march is …
Take a look at the committees that California Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D) requested to be on when he took office in January, and you’ll get a sense of his priorities. They include Education, Health, Human Services, and the Select Committee …
What sort of journey has feminism been on over the last five decades? No doubt volumes could be written on this topic, and I'm not silly enough to attempt an answer in a few hundred words of blogpost. All I …
