Aug 17 Campus and Careers Counties Brace for Potential Debt-Ceiling Deal Fallout University of Michigan School of Dentistry graduates take an oath to uphold high professional standards at a May graduation ceremony in Ann Arbor -- a Campus and Careers county type; Creative Commons photo courtesy flickr.com/umdent In the two… Continue reading
Aug 12 With the Wealthy Burbs Stalled, So Is the Economy The jobless rate in the nation's Monied Burb county types rose to 8.5 percent in June; Creative Commons photo courtesy flickr.com/shoa What's wrong with the U.S. economy? Ugliness abounds. The Dow is way down, then it is way up,… Continue reading
Jul 21 In Wis., Different Recall Votes, But a Newly Motivated Democratic Base? Fond du Lac County; Creative Commons photo courtesy flickr.com/auvet After two weeks of recall elections in Wisconsin, the Democratic Party has some things to crow about. On Tuesday, the party held onto the one seat it could have… Continue reading
Jul 19 In Wisconsin’s Bars, Coffee Shops and Bowling Alleys, Little Mention of Recalls Voters in Wisconsin are headed to the polls Tuesday for the second time in a week as part of another spate of recall elections. These three are for state Senate seats held by Democrats. And on Aug. 9, there… Continue reading
Jul 11 Those Unemployment Figures May Be Even Worse Than You Think Job seekers register and pick up jobs fliers from employers at a June jobs fair in Los Angeles; Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images This post was updated at 10:47 a.m. ET on July 12 In the last week, the… Continue reading
Jun 23 On Afghanistan Drawdown, a Rare Note of Agreement in Patchwork Nation President Barack Obama's call for steep reductions in the number of troops on the ground in Afghanistan is likely to be met with applause from people in nearly all of Patchwork Nation's 12 county types. But their feelings… Continue reading
May 25 The Bigger Message From NY-26 In politics, it's not always whether you win, sometimes the places you lose, and the way you lose them, can be just as informative. Democrats are celebrating their win in New York's 26th congressional district. A few months ago,… Continue reading
May 24 After Years of Economic Hardship in Eagle, Colo.: Resignation EAGLE, Colo. | The last few years have given people in this Rocky Mountain town good reason to be angry. While no community has escaped the toll of the great recession, Eagle has seen a fundamental change in its… Continue reading
Apr 25 Could 2011 Be the Spring of the Tea Parties’ Discontent? Following historic Republican victories in the House and in state legislatures throughout the country in 2010, Tea Party supporters saw a new chance to rein in government at the national and state levels. Much of the attention about… Continue reading
Apr 07 What Does Wisconsin Special Election Mean for Democrats, Republicans? The political world, especially its left side, is abuzz over Tuesday's special state Supreme Court election in Wisconsin. The race was nonpartisan, at least technically. On Thursday, the official count of the election swung back to give the… Continue reading