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Participatory government, or rather lack thereof, is playing itself out right now in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn and New York’s other boroughs. In a letter dated October 4, Brooklyn Community Board 6 was notified that Housing Solutions USA, in partnership with the NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS), intends to open a 170-bed homeless shelter for […]

Judging by all the complaints about the Dodd-Frank Act, you might think that Washington over reacted to the financial excesses of a few years ago and that the Feds can now ease up on Wall Street. In fact, though, bad behavior among America’s money men — and yes, those doing wrong are typically men — […]

Romney’s SuperPAC To Spend $12 Million in Nine Swing States In what is probably the biggest ad buy of the campaign as yet, Mitt Romney’s superPAC, Restore Our Future, ispumping $12 million into television ads in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, North Carolina, Nevada, Virginia, Wisconsin, and even Michigan. Only New Hampshire is missing from the […]

Representative Elijah Cummings, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, sent his second letter today demanding True the Vote reveal their plan to deny eligible voters the right to vote. But True the Vote continues to mislead. (U.S. Department of Labor, Flickr) In his first letter to Catherine Engelbrecht, True the Vote’s director, on […]

Representative Elijah Cummings, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, sent his second letter today demanding True the Vote reveal their plan to deny eligible voters the right to vote. But True the Vote continues to mislead. (U.S. Department of Labor, Flickr) In his first letter to Catherine Engelbrecht, True the Vote’s director, on […]

The National Retail Federation is bearing glad tidings for the upcoming holiday season: America’s stores are expecting solid growth in holiday sales and may hire more than half a million seasonal employees. Non-seasonal employment in the sector is also improving, as retailers, led by clothing and clothing accessories stores, added 9,400 new jobs in September. […]

When being the mayor of New York City isn’t enough, it’s time to start playing with the big boys. In 2012, that means starting a Super PAC. Michael Bloomberg is taking his fabled centrism on the road. In all, Mr. Bloomberg intends to invest in as many as a dozen House and Senate races, though […]

When being the mayor of New York City isn’t enough, it’s time to start playing with the big boys. In 2012, that means starting a Super PAC. Mike Bloomberg is taking his fabled centrism on the road. In all, Mr. Bloomberg intends to invest in as many as a dozen House and Senate races, though […]

More than half of the Fortune 500 accumulated $1.5 trillion in overseas profits, much of it untaxed

Helping young people being crushed by their student debt is a nice idea. It’s also easier said than done, even when policymakers mean well. The New America Foundation (NAF) released an analysis criticizing recent changes the government made to its Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plan for student loans. Introduced in 2007 under The College Cost Reduction […]