Framing the Economic Debate

… How can progressives frame the economic debate on their own terms? All conservatives want to talk about is capitalism and socialism, but in doing so, they expose one of their greatest weaknesses – support for an economic system that puts the wealthy ahead of regular people. CONT. – pdf […] Read more »

Postal Service Still Americans’ Favorite Federal Agency

Americans are maintaining a mostly positive view of the job each of eight different high-profile federal departments and agencies is doing, out of 13 such entities measured in a new Gallup poll. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) remains the top-rated agency, with 74% saying it is doing an “excellent” or […] Read more »

Trump’s economy is booming, and Democrats can’t handle it

… As a Republican, one can only hope that the media is beginning to acknowledge that there’s hyperbole and then there’s downright disinformation when it comes to the tax law. But on May 3, the jobs report changed the political calculus. Democrats seemed to suddenly show symptoms of a kind […] Read more »

New Jerseyans Concerned But Lack Knowledge About Climate Change

Two-thirds of New Jerseyans are concerned about the impact that climate change will have on them, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll conducted in collaboration with the New Jersey Climate Change Alliance at Rutgers University. … “Views on climate change are starkly divided by partisanship and other key demographic factors,” […] Read more »

Californians Are Divided on Charter Schools

Californians have a split opinion on charter schools, with roughly equal shares supporting and opposing them. And while most believe that parents in low-income areas should have the option of sending their children to charter schools, there is a high level of concern that charter schools take state funding away […] Read more »