Under leader Keir Starmer, Labour is favored to win the next British general election, unless the party again snatches defeat out of the jaws of victory.
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Posted inEducation in America
The Oncoming Train Wreck of Restarting Student Loan Payments
The administration has committed itself to a herculean task, partnering with private loan servicers that in the past have shown themselves to be utterly incompetent.
Posted inWorking in America
An Unemployment System Frozen in Amber
Pandemic-era benefit boosts worked for jobless recipients and the economy. Why did they go away?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Republicans’ War on Their Own Public Health
Tens of thousands of conservatives died because they believed anti-vaccine lies. Now the GOP is bringing back measles and polio.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Nursing Home Bosses Lavish Campaign Money on Florida
Lawmakers, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, have been enriched by a powerful crop of out-of-state owners seeking carve-outs for their industry.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
How COVID’s End Could Upend Billions in State and Local Spending
The text of the American Rescue Plan has numerous references to the COVID public-health emergency. What happens when that emergency ends on May 11?
Posted inTransportation
Mass Transit Hangs Off Eroding Fiscal Cliffs
A short-term federal budget fix might buy more time to figure out what’s next.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Fight for Mental Health Parity
The expiration of the COVID public-health emergency will make it harder to obtain treatment. But hurdles already existed in the law.
Posted inBooks
Big Consulting’s New Con
ESG and sustainability are the latest manifestations of a tried-and-true strategy for the consulting industry.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
How Los Angeles Tenants Beat the Landlords—for Now
The rise of a renters’ movement and their electoral victories last November have reshaped some fundamental city policies.
