The United States remains the only developed democracy where The Climate Change Debate is primarily over whether climate change is real. Most places, the debate is over what to do about it. But not in the World’s Greatest Democracy, where one of the two major political parties our system allows […] Read more »
Warren’s message on corruption and corporations could reshape the 2020 Democratic primary
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the biggest name to enter (technically “explore”) the 2020 presidential race so far. Her path to the nomination won’t be easy, but the Massachusetts Democrat’s unique brand on policy gives her a chance to influence the field like no other candidate. Warren, who announced on Monday […] Read more »
Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Declined in December
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® decreased in December, following a modest decline in November. The Index now stands at 128.1 (1985=100), down from 136.4 in November. CONT. Conference Board Read more »
Nurses Again Outpace Other Professions for Honesty, Ethics
More than four in five Americans (84%) again rate the honesty and ethical standards of nurses as “very high” or “high,” earning them the top spot among a diverse list of professions for the 17th consecutive year. At the same time, members of Congress are again held in the lowest […] Read more »
The Robots Have Descended on Trump Country
The growing use of work robots and the deployment of artificial intelligence have been most disruptive in just those areas of the country that provided President Trump with crucial margins of support in 2016. … The adverse effects of automation fall disproportionately on the voters who cast most of their […] Read more »
Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret
… At least 75 companies receive anonymous, precise location data from apps whose users enable location services to get local news and weather or other information, The Times found. Several of those businesses claim to track up to 200 million mobile devices in the United States — about half those […] Read more »