The Argument for Tuition-Free College - The American Prospect
WEBApr 14, 2016 · The Argument for Tuition-Free College. Soaring tuitions and student loan debt are placing higher education beyond the reach of many American students. It’s time to make college free and accessible to all. In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Land Grant College Act into law, laying the groundwork for the largest system of publicly ...
The Decade in 11 Movements - The American Prospect
WEBJan 8, 2020 · Overall, 11 progressive movements that helped define the decade will also shape the future. 1. Occupy Wall Street. It began in Zuccotti Park on September 17, 2011, and quickly spread to hundreds of cities. Within a few weeks, police had pushed protesters out of local parks.
The Members of Congress Who Profit From War
WEBJan 17, 2020 · Subcommittee member Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) owns as much as $100,000 worth of stock in Lockheed Martin. The subcommittee also recommended $1.1 billion for 6 P-8A Poseidon aircraft, which is a maritime patrol and reconnaissance plane made by Boeing. Subcommittee members Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), …
The Consequences of Single Motherhood - The American Prospect
WEBJuly 1, 1994. In 1992, when Dan Quayle condemned the television character Murphy Brown for giving birth out of wedlock, he reopened an old debate that quickly became highly polarized. Some people claimed that growing up in a fatherless home was the major cause of child poverty, delinquency, and school failure, while others denied that single ...
They Don’t Want Trump OR Biden. Here’s How They Still Can Elect …
WEBMar 15, 2024 · Indeed, abortion being made illegal is one of the top worries if the Republicans gain control. Biden and the Democrats have a 38-point advantage over Trump and the Republicans on “for women’s rights.”. After you have contested the economy and abortion, you can center your contrast on the MAGA Republicans.
How BlackRock Rules the World - The American Prospect
WEBSep 27, 2018 · The latest report, provided exclusively to the Prospect, details a deep tangle of relationships between BlackRock and the outgoing government of Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico. This has bolstered BlackRock’s efforts to generate an infrastructure business in Mexico from scratch. Since 2012, BlackRock has purchased stakes in Mexican toll roads ...
Why We Must Legalize Marijuana - The American Prospect
WEBMay 28, 2019 · For decades, millions of Americans have been locked up and billions of dollars have been wasted. It's also deepened racial and economic inequality. We must end this nonsensical prohibition. The facts are staggering. In 2017, more Americans were arrested for marijuana possession than for murder, rape, aggravated assault and …
Sen. Chris Murphy: ‘This Party Has Not Made a Firm Break From ...
WEBDec 4, 2023 · Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks to the media during the weekly Senate Democratic leadership press conference, at the Capitol in Washington, November 7, 2023. “I am very convinced that America is in the middle of a spiritual crisis,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) told the Prospect over the phone. It was an unexpected entry point for him to ...
How the Texas Legislature Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the …
WEBApr 21, 2022 · The latest state to take strong action to improve affordability in its ACA marketplace is … Texas? The Lone Star State, remember, is one of 12 states that have refused to enact the ACA Medicaid expansion, thus denying almost a million of its own residents health insurance funded almost entirely by the federal government.
Q&A: We All Benefit from Welfare. Most of Us Just Don’t Realize It.
WEBAug 8, 2018 · Kentucky is a state that epitomizes that. In 1970, 10 percent of the average Kentuckian's income came from federal social benefits. By 2015, that was up to 23 percent. In fact, there are many counties in Kentucky where well over 30, 40, even 50 percent of the average person's income comes from federal social benefits.
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