Issues
Women’s Health Research; Progress, Pitfalls, and Promise
Even though slightly over half of the US population is female, apart from reproductive concerns, medical research historically has neglected the health needs of women. [The committee] finds that women’s health research has contributed to significant progress in addressing some conditions, while other conditions have seen only moderate progress or even little or no progress over the past 20 years. more »
Elizabeth Warren, "It’s time for all of us to pull up our socks and get to work"
The new consumer bureau is based on a pretty simple idea: people ought to be able to read their credit card and mortgage contracts and know the deal. They shouldn’t learn about an unfair rule or practice only when it bites them — way too late for them to do anything about it. The new law creates a chance to put a tough cop on the beat and provide real accountability and oversight of the consumer credit market. more »
'Unretiring' and Social Security Myths from the Urban Institute
As women's earnings and retirement wealth have increased, they appear more likely now than in the past to make retirement decisions appropriate to their own careers and financial security, instead of following their husbands out of the labor force. more »
Numbers of Unauthorized Immigrants Into the US Reduced
The PEW Hispanic Center released the following report: US Unauthorized Immigration Flows Are Down Sharply Since Mid-Decade by Jeffrey Passel and D'Vera CohnInteractive Map: Unauthorized Immigrants in the US The annual inflow of unauthorized immigra… more »
