Republican Majorities Struggle To Get Congress Working
After six weeks in session and 139 roll call votes in a House and Senate that feature some of the largest Republican majorities in generations, one of the most telling…
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Photo Series Shows That Despite Looking Different, All Families Are The Same At Heart
Statistics show that the American family looks quite different than when June Cleaver represented the model mom. Currently, roughly six million kids and adults have an LGBT parent, and the…
Job Openings Jump To Highest Levels Since 2001
“Help wanted” signs are popping up everywhere: There were more than 5 million jobs available in the U.S. at the end of 2014, the highest number since early 2001, the…
The Best Thing About January’s Job’s Report Happened In December And November
In economics, the past is never dead — it’s always subject to revision. Case in point: The biggest news in the January jobs report happened in December and November. January’s…
Study Shows When The Feds Leave, Colleges Go Back To Underreporting Sex Assaults
The number of sexual assaults reported by colleges and universities tends to increase by an average of 44 percent while they’re under review by the U.S. Department of Education, according…
Why Those Statistics About The Patriots’ Fumbles Are Mostly Junk
Statistics can say whatever you want it to, drolls the dull old axiom. But that tack has always placed the onus more on the numbers than on the ones manipulating…
The world’s most Wi-Fi-connected airlines are …
According to new statistics released this week by air industry data cruncher Routehappy, flying without Wi-Fi access is becoming increasingly rare as more airlines connect their customers. This is good…