President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday – a speech that millions of Americans will watch closely. Earlier this month, about three-in-ten (31%) said in a Pew Research Center survey that this year’s speech is “more important” than those in past years, compared […] Read more »
Economic Issues Decline Among Public’s Policy Priorities
The public’s improving economic outlook is reflected in its policy agenda for President Trump and Congress in the coming year. Economic issues – improving the job situation, strengthening the economy and reducing the budget deficit – are viewed as less important policy priorities than they were just a few years […] Read more »
Americans are carving out their own path in the labor force
Americans are carving out their own path in the labor force. Employment is not a “one size fits all” solution. A majority of U.S. workers who are not self-employed feel valued by their employer. And, if they are going to make an employment change, workers in the United States are […] Read more »
Hope from the Heartland: How Democrats Can Better Serve the Midwest by Bringing Rural, Working Class Wisdom to Washington
Democrats’ national level of support has seen better days. Much better. By the numbers, Democrats are at their lowest in nearly 100 years. While the party had a successful night in off-year elections on Nov. 7, 2017, and in the Dec. 12, 2017, special election in Alabama for U.S. Senate, […] Read more »
Everything Is Looking Up, Except For Trump’s Approval Rating: IBD/TIPP Poll
The public is more upbeat about the direction of the country and the economy, less likely to be looking for a job and less stressed. Yet they’re not giving President Trump much of the credit, the latest IBD/TIPP Poll shows. The January poll finds 35% approve of the job Trump […] Read more »
Robots Can’t Vote, but They Helped Elect Trump
When you look across America to see where jobs and wages have been lost to robotics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and automation, it is the middle of the country that stands apart from the rest. The accompanying map, which was produced by Daron Acemoglu of M.I.T. and Pascual Restrepo of […] Read more »