How do you expect voters would react to members of Congress supporting a bill that tramples on the rights of states and localities, creates a government bureaucracy to replace a private system that’s working and takes away consumers’ right to know what’s in the food they eat? We may find […] Read more »
How SurveyMonkey Is Coping After the Death of Dave Goldberg
On the first day back to work after the death of Dave Goldberg, the chief executive of SurveyMonkey, employees at the Silicon Valley company gathered to mourn. … Since that meeting on May 4, SurveyMonkey’s leadership has had to navigate the process of replacing Mr. Goldberg, while running a company […] Read more »
Influence of Money in Politics a Top Concern for Voters
Americans express far more alarm about the influence of money in politics than the fact that another Bush and Clinton are running for the White House, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds. CONT. Patrick O’Connor, Wall Street Journal Read more »
Voters Pick Top Concerns About 2016 Election
American voters say their top concerns about the upcoming presidential election are wealthy individuals and corporations who might have too much influence who over wins, as well as campaigns that spend more time on negative attacks than proposing solutions, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. CONT. Mark […] Read more »
In House Trade Vote, Party Affiliation Mattered
It is often hard to draw a clear line between the votes of lawmakers and the economic interests of their districts. What gets in the way sometimes is partisan politics. We had a vivid display of that Thursday when the House voted, yet again, on whether to grant President Barack […] Read more »
Democrats Opposition to Trade is Nothing New
With his attempts to woo Democrats unsuccessful, President Obama turned to Republicans this week to help rescue his Asia trade hopes. Obama has succeeded in the first step, with the House voting to support Trade Promotion Authority for the President by a vote of 218 to 208. Just 28 Democrats […] Read more »