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Jeb Bush And Florida's 'Scarlet Letter Law,' Explained
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Imagine publishing a list of all of your recent sexual partners in the local paper. That was what one 2001 Florida law, enacted under then-Gov. Jeb Bush, required of some women in the state.
Huffington Post reporter Laura Bassett brought the so-called Scarlet Letter law to national attention in ...
Here's How Inflation Has Eroded American Workers' Overtime Eligibility
Tuesday, June 09, 2015
President Obama is once again poised to go it alone on labor policy, this time on overtime. The Labor Department is expected in the coming weeks to release a rule making millions more Americans eligible for overtime work — currently, all workers earning below $455 a week, or $23,660 a ...
The Battles Of A Civil War Re-Enactress
Tuesday, June 09, 2015
When J.R. Hardman, 28, asked to join a group of Civil War re-enactors in a military drill a few years ago, the unit commander said no dice.
Hardman was willing to wear the wool uniform, carry the gear, load the muskets, eat the hardtack, but the brass still said no.
...Under Perry, Texas Added Jobs At Nearly Four Times The National Rate
Sunday, June 07, 2015
On Friday, the Labor Department announced that the economy added 280,000 jobs in May — a strong figure, and a much faster rate than economists expected.
Now imagine that in your state, job creation was nearly four times that fast.
That's what GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry can claim for ...
Why Political Campaigns Are Raising Money Faster Than Tech Startups
Friday, June 05, 2015
It's the early presidential campaign season, and candidates are loudly courting voters in high-profile appearances nationwide. But in quiet, closed-press fundraisers, they're also asking well-heeled elites for the cash to keep campaigning. That cash grab is so fast-paced, it would make even hot Silicon Valley startups jealous.
Downgrade: How State Credit Ratings Could Impact The 2016 Race
Thursday, June 04, 2015
In the race for the GOP presidential nomination, Rick Perry is getting in Thursday, and both Jeb Bush and Bobby Jindal have announced that they have announcements to make.
All three have a statistic in their arsenal that almost no other candidate in the race can boast: while they were ...
Americans Say They Want The Patriot Act Renewed ... But Do They, Really?
Monday, June 01, 2015
The Bernie Sanders 'Rape Fantasy' Essay, Explained
Friday, May 29, 2015
Mother Jones dug up a 1972 essay that Bernie Sanders wrote for the Vermont Freeman, an alternative newspaper. The article, called, "Man-and-Woman," is a commentary on gender roles. But it's also caused a stir, as is bound to happen anytime a candidate mentions rape.
If you haven't been following ...
The Math Problem Behind Ranking The Top 10 GOP Candidates
Friday, May 29, 2015
Sixteen presidential candidates talking over each other doesn't sound much like good TV. CNN and Fox News know this, so when they air their Republican debates later this year, they'll both limit the field to 10 candidates.
Both networks will use polling data to limit the field to only the ...
#TBT: Adorable Spelling Children Take Aim At Democrats
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Thursday night, 10 kids with nerves of steel will compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. It's a tense enough affair without partisan politics being a part of it. But here's a throwback to last year's midterm elections when Republican superPAC American Crossroads did exactly that — made spelling ...
Map: Where (And How) The Government Can Execute People
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
The Nebraska state Legislature voted Wednesday to repeal the death penalty in the state. The 30-19 vote overrides Gov. Pete Ricketts' veto of a law the Legislature passed last week getting rid of the policy.
This makes Nebraska the 19th state in the nation (along with the District of ...
Nebraska Repeals Death Penalty, But U.S. Isn't Quite Ready To Abandon It
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Nebraska's Legislature voted Wednesday to abolish the death penalty, overturning Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts' veto. The state's unicameral legislature overwhelmingly approved the measure in a series of three previous votes.
The repeal comes as other states have experienced complications with new lethal-injection cocktails. But Americans overall still support the practice.
...How Politics Is Shaping Language: 'Dark Money' Added To Dictionary
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Merriam-Webster has released its latest list of new entries, and unsurprisingly, a good share of the words are the products of the internet ("NSFW," "meme," and "clickbait" are among this year's rookie entries). But most years, politics and current events popularize new concepts enough to drag them into the ...
Just How Big Is The Asia Trade Deal Obama Wants? It's A Beast
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
One of the most basic facts about the Trans-Pacific Partnership is also the most important: It's huge.
The trade deal got over a big hurdle Friday when the Senate voted in favor of giving the Obama administration "fast-track" authority to negotiate the deal with Canada and 10 Asian nations.
That ...
Here's Where Hillary Clinton Gave Her Controversial Foundation Speeches
Friday, May 22, 2015
The Clinton Foundation on Thursday night disclosed that it earned $12 million to $26 million for speeches given by Hillary, Bill and Chelsea Clinton. The speeches given by Hillary herself were largely at two types of organizations — universities and financial institutions — and have already created headaches for ...
People Say They Want Compromise But Not Really
Thursday, May 21, 2015
The new Congress is 100 days old, and already Americans disapprove. According to the latest data from the Pew Research Center, nearly 40 percent of Americans think the newest Congress has accomplished less than expected — that's around twice the share who thought the same of the new Democratic ...
How The Minimum-Wage Debate Moved From Capitol Hill To City Halls
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Once upon a time, minimum-wage debates were mostly the province of Congress and statehouses. These days, you're more likely than ever to hear these debates in your city hall. The trend continued this week, when the Los Angeles City Council voted to raise the city's minimum wage to $15 per ...
The Ballooning Importance Of The 'Latino Vote,' In 3 Charts
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
As 2016 campaigns heat up, Republicans are working to boost their momentum among Latino voters, and the numbers make it easy to see why.
The Koch network is funding Spanish-language driver's test review sessions in Nevada, as NPR's Tamara Keith reported this week. And Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio ...