By Andrew Van Dam Amazon’s decision to split its second headquarters between New York and D.C. has fueled fears that America’s biggest cities are experiencing too much winning. The Senate and electoral college tell a different story. …read more
Category Archives: Investing
Almost all of Sen. Harris’s $2.8 trillion tax plan would help middle and working class, study finds
By Jeff Stein But the legislation is complicated, its price-tag is high, and the bill does little to help the very poorest Americans. …read more
This researcher studied 400,000 knitters and discovered what turns a hobby into a business
By Andrew Van Dam An MIT Sloan Ph.D. candidate discovered what turned skilled hobbyists into entrepreneurs. …read more
In at least three states, Republicans lost the popular vote but won the House
By Christopher Ingraham Gerrymandering might be an even bigger issue at the state legislative level than at the federal level, but it doesn’t get talked about as much. …read more
1 million Americans live in RVs. Meet the ‘modern nomads.’
By Heather Long About a million Americans live full-time in RVs. Many say this modern nomadic lifestyle has improved their marriages and made them much happier. …read more
Sessions’s ouster suggests Trump’s Fed fight is about to get uglier
One state fixed its gerrymandered districts, the other didn’t. Here’s how the election played out in both.
By Christopher Ingraham Divergent outcomes in Pennsylvania and North Carolina vividly illustrate what happens when gerrymanders are overturned. …read more
How the midterms altered the 2020 redistricting landscape
By Christopher Ingraham A number of ballot measures tackled redistricting reform directly, while in a number of states control of government was up for grabs. …read more
Michigan becomes 10th state to allow recreational marijuana
By Christopher Ingraham Roughly one-quarter of the U.S. population now lives in a jurisdiction with legal recreational marijuana. …read more