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All but those living in an isolated cave in some distant mountain are aware that the budget situation for the government for at least the…
State lawmakers and the public are increasingly recognizing the inextricable links between sex trafficking and prostitution. The dynamic is…
This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly. Carmen M. Reinhart, Kenneth Rogoff, August 7, 2011, Book. "Throughout history,…
Even as the president was signing the debt-limit bill designed to cut spending this week, he insisted on continuing "to keep making key…
The recent debt deal will slash the defense budget over the next decade. And if Congress can’t agree on an additional $1.5 trillion in cuts…
Three randomized experiments found that subtle linguistic cues have the power to increase voting and related behavior. The phrasing of…
At last Washington has reached a deal that raises the debt limit and averts a default that would have been a national embarrassment and an…
Even last week’s swearing in of Ryan Crocker -- one of the most talented U.S. diplomats -- as ambassador to Kabul seems unable to stanch…
From 1973 to 2007, private sector union membership in the United States declined from 34 to 8 percent for men and from 16 to 6 percent for…