by Adam Hardy | Aug 27, 2018
Sometime during the turn of the century, a young boy in New York City wakes up before sunrise, eats a quick meal of rice and jellied veal and begins a shoeless walk to work. He sells newspapers that he can’t yet read himself. He hasn’t learned to read yet because he...
by Adam Hardy | Aug 21, 2018
U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) asserted that Russians have compromised Florida election systems ahead of the midterms, sparking backlash from state officials. “They have already penetrated certain counties in the state and they now have free rein to move...
by Adam Hardy | Aug 14, 2018
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers launched a massive election efficiency project on August 9. The MIT Election Data and Science Lab released the Elections Performance Index, which ranks all 50 states and Washington, D.C. on election efficiency as...
by Adam Hardy | Aug 8, 2018
In a joint report by the National Employment Law Project and the Roosevelt Institute in July, economic researchers Rene Tung and Katy Milani examined the latest public industry data (2015 to 2017) to find out how pervasive a tactic called “stock buybacks” is...
by Adam Hardy | Aug 1, 2018
Independent voters reign yet again in Gallup’s latest political party affiliation poll. In fact, it’s not even close. According to Gallup’s July poll, 41% percent of American voters identify as independent, 30% as Democrat and 26% as Republican. Every month (sometimes...
