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Many political disagreements divide neatly along party lines, but the protectionist Jones Act isn’t one of them. In Congress and... Read More
Many political disagreements divide neatly along party lines, but the protectionist Jones Act isn’t one of them. In Congress and state Capitols across America, politicians from the two major political parties can be found arguing for and against the law, which... Read More
The recent announcement of the Capital One-Discover merger has been escalating public attention on the ever-changing credit card payments industry. As consumer... Read More
The recent announcement of the Capital One-Discover merger has been escalating public attention on the ever-changing credit card payments industry. As consumer and lawmaker attention to this issue grows, proponents of a harmful new credit bill are using this opportunity to insert their own... Read More
For more than 40 years, Glenda Daggert has lived with Type 1 diabetes and resulting kidney failure. She finally received... Read More
For more than 40 years, Glenda Daggert has lived with Type 1 diabetes and resulting kidney failure. She finally received her second chance — a simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplant — in 1999. She is one of the lucky ones.... Read More
This February the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children and thus need to be protected. When embryos are... Read More
This February the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children and thus need to be protected. When embryos are destroyed, which is inevitable during standard in vitro fertilization procedures, this now constitutes murder in the state of Alabama. In... Read More
Imagine this: a president was elected with a razor thin majority of the vote. He then spent the ensuing three... Read More
Imagine this: a president was elected with a razor thin majority of the vote. He then spent the ensuing three years reducing the production of domestic energy while spending newly created money at historic levels, causing catastrophic and painful inflation.... Read More
Although the U.S. Constitution does not positively guarantee a right to vote, the Supreme Court has identified voting as a... Read More
Although the U.S. Constitution does not positively guarantee a right to vote, the Supreme Court has identified voting as a fundamental right. The 15th, 19th and 26th Amendments have, respectively, further prohibited voting restrictions on the basis of race (1870), sex (1920)... Read More
Four and a half years after COVID-19 swept the globe, killing over a million Americans and devastating our economy, we have no reliable early... Read More
Four and a half years after COVID-19 swept the globe, killing over a million Americans and devastating our economy, we have no reliable early warning system for infectious pathogenic outbreaks. In fact, the situation may have deteriorated. The World Health Organization has no means to... Read More
Serving as a New Hampshire legislator, something one appreciates involves hearing from many people. For the 2023-2024 election cycle, it... Read More
Serving as a New Hampshire legislator, something one appreciates involves hearing from many people. For the 2023-2024 election cycle, it was especially validating for current New Hampshire solons like me to be courted by presidential candidates. While our votes count... Read More
Did you know that a generation of students may not be told to memorize their times tables? Welcome to the... Read More
Did you know that a generation of students may not be told to memorize their times tables? Welcome to the new California Mathematics Curriculum Framework, a State Board of Education-approved document providing guidance to teachers, districts and textbook publishers on how... Read More
The 2024 election keeps barreling ahead with a Biden-Trump rematch seeming inevitable, even though 70% of Americans say they don’t... Read More
The 2024 election keeps barreling ahead with a Biden-Trump rematch seeming inevitable, even though 70% of Americans say they don’t want a repeat. The race for the Republican nomination is essentially over. Former President Donald Trump may be irritated by... Read More
Since taking office, President Joe Biden has positioned himself as the most pro-consumer president in recent memory. He pushed to eliminate... Read More
Since taking office, President Joe Biden has positioned himself as the most pro-consumer president in recent memory. He pushed to eliminate junk fees that saddle consumers with unnecessary costs, and he signed the Inflation Reduction Act and the American Rescue Plan, both... Read More
Three years ago, I flew to Florida to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference, the country’s most prominent gathering of... Read More
Three years ago, I flew to Florida to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference, the country’s most prominent gathering of right-wing political activists. As a lifelong progressive from New York City, I surprised even my Republican friends, who considered CPAC... Read More
Like many Americans, I am troubled by the recent decision by some Republicans on Capitol Hill to walk away from the Senate... Read More
Like many Americans, I am troubled by the recent decision by some Republicans on Capitol Hill to walk away from the Senate deal — negotiated in good faith by lawmakers from both parties and an independent — to protect the border, and... Read More
Artificial intelligence, quantum computing and machine learning are bold, revolutionary technologies, so it is easy to assume that big companies... Read More
Artificial intelligence, quantum computing and machine learning are bold, revolutionary technologies, so it is easy to assume that big companies alone are leading the way on game-changing approaches to problem solving. In actuality, small businesses are often the power behind... Read More
Congress is calling for federal agencies such as the Department of Energy to address the per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances that have... Read More
Congress is calling for federal agencies such as the Department of Energy to address the per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances that have been found at operational sites. Emerging technologies like quantum computing could be one of the tools deployed to help assess,... Read More
My friends’ faces lit up recently when we walked into a grocery store and saw a bright display of avocados.... Read More
My friends’ faces lit up recently when we walked into a grocery store and saw a bright display of avocados. “Let’s make guacamole!” they chimed in unison. I sighed and weighed whether to be the party pooper. Then I explained... Read More
Fresh off one of the busiest travel seasons of the year, hardly anyone needs reminding of just how out of... Read More
Fresh off one of the busiest travel seasons of the year, hardly anyone needs reminding of just how out of date and inefficient airports in the United States can be. Reports show that, despite the United States' global superpower and travel destination... Read More
Over 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck as daily costs continue to rise. Luckily, the availability of flexible app-based work... Read More
Over 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck as daily costs continue to rise. Luckily, the availability of flexible app-based work — with companies like DoorDash, Uber, Lyft, Grubhub and Instacart — offers millions of Americans the opportunity to earn the... Read More
In my early 20s I was a successful television producer working in Washington, D.C. I had big dreams for my life,... Read More
In my early 20s I was a successful television producer working in Washington, D.C. I had big dreams for my life, including my career and having a family. But at 25, my world came crashing down when I received the devastating diagnosis... Read More
In the United States, transportation accounts for close to 30% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, if we’re going to achieve our... Read More
In the United States, transportation accounts for close to 30% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, if we’re going to achieve our carbon reduction targets, addressing and solving the problems associated with transportation sector-based carbon emissions is imperative. It has also been... Read More
Recently, as world leaders gathered in the United Arab Emirates for the 28th international climate change conference, the United States... Read More
Recently, as world leaders gathered in the United Arab Emirates for the 28th international climate change conference, the United States highlighted efforts to curb an often-forgotten greenhouse gas. Methane is the second largest contributor to the climate crisis after carbon dioxide, which... Read More
In Washington recently members of Congress heard testimony on a topic that, admittedly, is unlikely to dominate headlines as 2023... Read More
In Washington recently members of Congress heard testimony on a topic that, admittedly, is unlikely to dominate headlines as 2023 limps to a close. But the focus of the hearing — outdoor recreation — nonetheless has the power to transform... Read More
Cruise ships sailing empty? It’s a recipe for financial loss, and cruise operators avoid it whenever possible. But it does... Read More
Cruise ships sailing empty? It’s a recipe for financial loss, and cruise operators avoid it whenever possible. But it does happen. As reported by Newsweek, it happened in May, when Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas sailed without guests from Galveston, Texas, to... Read More
At this moment of chaos at the federal level, state and local leaders continue to step up to the plate... Read More
At this moment of chaos at the federal level, state and local leaders continue to step up to the plate to develop and implement bold, effective policy ideas. Whether it’s programs utilizing historic investments to boost economic development, supporting our... Read More
Imagine you could do something to inexpensively protect thousands of kids and also safeguard sports, like football and baseball, which... Read More
Imagine you could do something to inexpensively protect thousands of kids and also safeguard sports, like football and baseball, which are part of the fabric of this nation. You would do it without hesitation … right? The New York Times posted... Read More
I’ve dedicated my entire career to improving public health for a simple reason: I lost my beloved grandparents to cancer... Read More
I’ve dedicated my entire career to improving public health for a simple reason: I lost my beloved grandparents to cancer and heart disease — both preventable illnesses that can be caused by smoking. I worked as a public health scientist... Read More
I’m Jewish. He’s Palestinian. We are both immigration lawyers. And while we come from markedly different cultures and religions, we... Read More
I’m Jewish. He’s Palestinian. We are both immigration lawyers. And while we come from markedly different cultures and religions, we have the same core values and beliefs. We are also both Americans and proud of our nation’s history of providing refuge... Read More
A new poll from Gallup shows that a majority of Americans think the government is trying to do too many things that... Read More
A new poll from Gallup shows that a majority of Americans think the government is trying to do too many things that should be left to individuals and businesses. What’s more, except for one brief point of time during the COVID-19 pandemic,... Read More
All too often, our nation’s health care system dismisses women and their health concerns. Women feel discounted by their doctors... Read More
All too often, our nation’s health care system dismisses women and their health concerns. Women feel discounted by their doctors when sharing their health histories or feel unfairly exploited by insurance company barriers when treatments are delayed or denied. These... Read More
Buried amidst the recent wave of headlines about Medicare’s forthcoming round of drug price negotiations, there was an announcement from... Read More
Buried amidst the recent wave of headlines about Medicare’s forthcoming round of drug price negotiations, there was an announcement from a little-known economic group attempting to shape how those negotiations will unfold — with potentially devastating consequences for patients today... Read More