It’s not news that politicians in Washington don’t agree on how to get the economy moving again. But lately, similar fissures are appearing within the Federal Reserve, which is supposed to be independent of politics. The divisions underline the extent to which the political polarization of recent years has infected almost every aspect of public
Continue reading …The Occupy Wall Street protests in lower Manhattan’s Financial District are now set to head into their third week. Labor and community groups, including United Federation of Teachers, several SEIU locals, Workers United, and Transport Workers Union Local 100, have announced they will join the protesters for a march next Wednesday, Crain’s reports. Celebrities, including Russell
Continue reading …Cory Session’s brother Tim Cole died in the middle of a 25-year prison sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. So it’s somewthing of a surprise that Session, who serves a policy director for Texas’ Innocence Project, has nothing but good things to say about Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Perry is known as a tough-on-crime
Continue reading …A Texas climatologist says the state may be facing a 15-year-long drought–meaning that the current agriculture-crushing dry spell would last another nine years. Texas state climatologist John Nielson-Gammon said in a statement that he fears the drought–which has already cost more than $5 billion in damage–may be similar to the one that struck the state
Continue reading …A Texas climatologist says the state may be facing a 15-year-long drought–meaning that the current agriculture-crushing dry spell would last another nine years. Texas state climatologist John Nielson-Gammon said in a statement that he fears the drought–which has already cost more than $5 billion in damage–may be similar to the one that struck the state
Continue reading …Thursday morning brought some modestly positive signs for the economy. But a survey released the same day offers a far gloomier outlook. Business executives are less optimistic about their ability to hire new workers than they were even earlier this year, according to a Business Roundtable survey. Only 36 percent of survey respondents said they
Continue reading …Mexico City lawmakers are trying to overhaul the city’s marriage laws so that newlyweds are only bound to each other for a trial period of two years before they commit to a lifetime together, the Mexican newspaper Excelsior reports. The law will also require couples to attend talks on how to resolve conflicts and how
Continue reading …If you’re among the millions of Americans looking for a job right now and you’re not using the internet, you’re putting yourself at a big disadvantage. That might sounds obvious, but some studies conducted over the last decade had found that looking for work online was either ineffective, or outright counterproductive. A new study reverses
Continue reading …A majority of veteran educators say they are teaching more students who have behavioral problems and are living in poverty now than they were at the outset of the careers. The preliminary results of a Gates Foundation survey of 10,000 public school teachers show that 62 percent of teachers who have been at their school
Continue reading …A video of a tie-clad teacher dressing down two brawling students is being passed around on some hip-hop blogs, where commenters are praising his cool under pressure. “Y’all don’t do that in here,” he roars at the two boys. “Trust me, we can take it to the grass. Trust me, it’s been that kind of
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