Politics
Do Internships Count? Rep. Paul Ryan is Entertaining Applications
Ross Eisenbrey writes: More than a million college students work as interns during the summer or a school year. Where is the data on the impact of internships, paid or unpaid, on labor markets, wages and employment prospects of young people? But consider an internship with Congressman Paul Ryan. more »
FactCheck Examines ‘The Life of Julia,’ Corrected
We find some bogus assumptions in the Obama campaign's fable about a fictional woman. The infographic depicts a fictional woman whose life from age 3 to 67 is better under the president’s policies than under those of Republican Mitt Romney. But in reality, the contrasts are not so stark or simple as the Obama team would have viewers believe more »
House Committee Passes Interstate Abortion Bill
The Judiciary Committee defeated amendments to the Act that would: Exempt from the prohibition situations where the minor becomes pregnant as a result of incest or rape; where the minor received an abortion to protect her health; waive the parental notification requirement if informing the parent of the pregnancy or abortion would endanger the safety of the minor more »
New Deal Numerology: A Bad Prognosis
10 million ... is a pushy number. That’s how many people the ACA would add to Medicaid rolls, with the federal government covering most of the costs. But opponents claim offering all that money, even as a gift, would be “coercive” -- unless it went to a Super PAC, which would make it a triumph for democracy more »