… Richard Alba, a sociologist at the City University of New York, and other experts have argued that predictions of a white minority in a little over 20 years have created a false narrative because it fails to account for the numerous second- and third-generation children of interethnic and interracial […] Read more »
How Biden’s zero-carbon revolution would broaden the energy map
President Joe Biden’s push for a green power revolution could expand the economic benefits of energy production to a significantly broader swath of communities across America — if he can maneuver past the blockade of fossil-fuel-producing states that has prevented congressional action on climate change for years. Included in Biden’s […] Read more »
Half of Republicans believe false accounts of deadly U.S. Capitol riot
Since the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have pushed false and misleading accounts to downplay the event that left five dead and scores of others wounded. His supporters appear to have listened. Three months after a mob of Trump […] Read more »
Biden’s big infrastructure plan hits McConnell, GOP blockade
Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s ambitious rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the costly $2.3 trillion undertaking for roads, bridges and other infrastructure investments. … Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell set the defining tone for […] Read more »
Biden is racing against time to make his mark — in more ways than one
… Like most new presidents, Biden is enjoying a modest honeymoon in the eyes of the public, but he knows from experience it won’t last. His job approval rating has been steady at about 54%, a higher number than his immediate predecessor ever saw. The public liked his $1.9-trillion COVID […] Read more »
It’s anything but the economy, stupid
… Democrats are betting that trillions in economic spending, from an already passed stimulus and a proposed infrastructure and welfare bill, will deliver tangible benefits to Americans, who will in turn reward them in next year’s election. Republicans are betting on the primacy of cultural or social-policy concerns, from the […] Read more »