The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta has overruled part of a lower judge’s decision and ordered Alabama to stop questioning grade-school students and parents about their citizenship status, the AP reports. But the court did let stand for now the part of the state law that requires local police officers to ask
Continue reading …There’s been a lot of talk in recent months about the possibility of a double-dip recession. So far, despite all the bad signs, we’ve avoided that fate, as the economy has continued to eke out small levels of growth each quarter. But even that glimmer of comfort that may not be a positive sign. Neil
Continue reading …A group of conservative evangelicals is reaching out to the Republican presidential field and imploring them to tone down their rhetoric on illegal immigration. Dr. Richard Land, a leader of the Southern Baptist Convention, and Dr. Matthew Staver, dean of Liberty University Law School, told reporters today that they admire Gov. Rick Perry for standing
Continue reading …New York City and Los Angeles–the nation’s two largest school districts–have faced criticism this week for failing to adequately educate students who are learning English. Los Angeles is now implementing a new plan mandated by the federal Education Department to tackle its problems, while New York City leaders have agreed to try a new approach
Continue reading …They may not be nature’s loveliest creatures, but buck-toothed, long-lived naked mole rats may help scientists figure out how to make humans live longer and fight off cancers. Scientists tell The Washington Post that they’ve managed to transcribe the underground creature’s entire DNA sequence. They plan to comb the African rats’ DNA for secrets to
Continue reading …The number of Americans who lack access to basic necessities like food and healthcare is now higher than it was at the peak of the Great Recession, a survey released Thursday found. And in a finding that could worsen fears of U.S. decline, the share of Americans struggling to put food on the table is
Continue reading …The number of Americans who lack access to basic necessities like food and healthcare is now higher than it was at the peak of the Great Recession, a survey released Thursday found. And in a finding that could worsen fears of U.S. decline, the share of Americans struggling to put food on the table is
Continue reading …Here at The Lookout, we’ve found ourselves citing our current bleak economic statistics so frequently that we know many of them by heart: 14 million officially unemployed, with the unofficial tally nearly twice that; 45 percent of the jobless out of work for more than six months; meanwhile, corporate profits at an all-time high. But
Continue reading …A group of conservative evangelicals is reaching out to the Republican presidential field and imploring them to tone down their rhetoric on illegal immigration. Dr. Richard Land, a leader of the Southern Baptist Convention, and Dr. Matthew Staver, dean of Liberty University Law School, told reporters today that they admire Gov. Rick Perry for standing
Continue reading …Wondering why it’s so hard to find a job? Maybe it has something to do with the fact that there were 4.6 unemployed workers for every job opening in August, according to the Labor Department. That’s up from 4.3 workers for every opening the previous month, the Wall Street Journal reports. Though the ratio of
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