• See how campaign money is being spent ahead of midterms

    See how campaign money is being spent ahead of midterms

    Oct 17, 2022 10:35 PM EDT

    ... to see a lot more money and a lot more corresponding ideology in elections that were previously considered somewhat sleepy. Lisa Desjardins: This is a shift, he's saying, in how elections work. But one other thing I want to say. This money obviously is very important. People -- voters are ...

  • Unemployment pushes more men to take on female-dominated jobs

    Unemployment pushes more men to take on female-dominated jobs

    Jan 07, 2020 04:26 PM EDT

    ... many female-dominated jobs. Moreover, men’s entrance into female-dominated jobs may push along what we, and many other scholars, see as a needed shift in how the culture values work traditionally done by women. If female-dominated jobs were as highly valued as comparable male-dominated jobs, the ...

  • Kentucky is first state granted approval for Medicaid work requirements

    Kentucky is first state granted approval for Medicaid work requirements

    Jan 13, 2018 04:26 PM EDT

    ... program approved Friday by the Trump administration. With the long-expected decision, Kentucky becomes the first state to win federal approval to test a new work requirement in Medicaid, a controversial policy shift likely to result in a court battle over whether the administration overstepped its legal authority. “I was ...

  • In Trump's EPA, industry has more voice in shaping science

    In Trump's EPA, industry has more voice in shaping science

    May 24, 2017 11:56 PM EDT

    ... a lot of their own new people. What kind of responses were you hearing about this action? MILES O'BRIEN: Well, it's a definite shift. And there is something at work here that's been going on for quite some time. I spoke to a former assistant administrator for ...

  • Census: Poverty numbers stay just about the same

    Census: Poverty numbers stay just about the same

    Sep 16, 2015 02:55 PM EDT

    ... time, year-round jobs increased by 1.2 million and 1.6 million, respectively, between 2013 and 2014. Census officials said the change suggested a shift from part-time, part-year work status to full-time, year-round employment. Associated Press Race & Ethnicity writer Jesse J. Holland wrote this report.

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    How Apple, Other Tech Companies Take Advantage of U.S. Tax Code

    Apr 30, 2012 10:16 PM EDT

    ... can move across borders without any disruption to business. And because our tax laws are leaky, the consultants and the economists and the lawyers that work for these corporations are able to shift the profits out of the reach of the IRS and into the tax havens. JEFFREY BROWN: Well ...

  • This sculpture at the UN is covered in more trash each day as nations work toward ending plastic pollution

    This sculpture at the UN is covered in more trash each day as nations work toward ending plastic pollution

    Aug 11, 2025 04:44 PM EDT

    "People don't change their minds because of facts. They do because of feelings," she said. "And this is where I think art is absolutely critical to shift the needle on policy." Delegates and tourists stopped to ask Von Wong about his work and pose for photos in front ...

  • How a 'Big Beautiful Bill' provision could accelerate a shift toward private education

    How a 'Big Beautiful Bill' provision could accelerate a shift toward private education

    Jul 14, 2025 10:40 PM EDT

    ... private or religious schooling. Laura Meckler covers education for The Washington Post and joins me now with more. Laura, thank you so much for joining the "News Hour." Could you just start by explaining a little bit more about how this is all going to work and who is eligible?

  • Worker rights agency chief signals shift of focus to Trump's campaign to stamp out

    Worker rights agency chief signals shift of focus to Trump's campaign to stamp out

    Apr 03, 2025 03:52 PM EDT

    ... For example, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom recently learned that the president intended to issue an order targeting it over its pro bono legal work and its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The firm has consequently agreed to review its hiring practices, among other things. The 20 law firms ...

  • German voters shift substantially to the right in landmark election

    German voters shift substantially to the right in landmark election

    Feb 23, 2025 10:50 PM EDT

    ... numbers are too high. Too many people come uncontrolled in our country. And Clinton wise, it's the economy, stupid. The economy really has to work again.Malcolm Brabant: While the Social Democrats and Greens come to terms with the scale of their defeat, the victors must get to grips ...