June 2013 Archives

 
  1. Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013, 1:56 PM

    The Uneven Presence of Women and Minorities in State Legislatures—And Why It Matters

    Numerous studies demonstrate that racial and ethnic diversity in state legislatures can result in very significant policy changes on behalf of minority interests. In particular, when powerful leadership positions go to minority legislators—especially to women of color—the prospects improve for legislation to expand access to social-welfare programs and increase benefit levels.

    Beth Reingold
  2. Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013, 9:22 AM

    The Supreme Court and Taft-Hartley’s Legal Land Mines

    Obscured amid the attention paid to the Court’s end-of-term decisions was its granting of certiorari to a case that could have an enormous impact on the viability of private-sector organizing. It underscores an argument I made about the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act: The law, even 66 years after its passage, “codified a series of legal land mines” that might explode in the face of unions at any time.

    Rich Yeselson
  3. Thursday, Jun 20, 2013, 3:38 PM

    How America’s Tradition of Localism Could Help Gun Control

    The Second Amendment can and should incorporate the longstanding and sensible practice of regulating guns differently in rural and urban areas. Firearm localism would help us move forward from the current stalled debate.

    Joseph Blocher
  4. Sunday, Jun 16, 2013, 2:56 PM

    Waiting for Real Reform: How Half-Way Measures Leave Immigrants in Limbo

    Current directives from the Obama administration leave many worthy migrants facing, at best, years more of waiting to become legal residents on the path to citizenship. Proposals for a so-called comprehensive reform have not included a clear solution to processing backlogs.

    Ernesto Castañeda
  5. Thursday, Jun 13, 2013, 9:39 AM

    Americans Care About Inequality When It Limits Opportunity

    Americans worry not just because disparities are increasing, but because inequality may undercut opportunities for average citizens to get ahead. Reversing the trajectory of unfair economic growth is not a new desire for most Americans.

    Leslie McCall
  6. Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013, 3:03 PM

    How the Wealthiest of America’s Rich Make Their Money

    The top one-tenth of one percent has long received at least half of all the income flowing to everyone in the top one percent. What can we learn by comparing these very wealthy Americans to the rest of the wealthy, now and in previous decades?

    Alexander Hicks

 

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