GM Layoffs
General Motors announced that it is closing 5 factories in the United States and Canada and laying off 14,000 workers.…
Category: Domestic Public Policy
Hurricane Season and Climate Change
Hurricane Michael slammed Florida on October 10. The storm was the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to hit the United…
Capital Punishment
The Supreme Court will hear the case of Vernon Madison, a 68 year-old man sentenced to death in Alabama.…
Arrests at a Starbucks
Last week, two men were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks, leading to nationwide outrage and continued conversations about being…
Student Walkout
Across the country, thousands of high school and college students walked out of their classrooms last week in protest ,…
West Virginia Teachers Strike
Teachers in West Virginia were on strike for more than a week to protest a pay raise they viewed as…
Gun Violence and Public Policy
A school shooting in Parkland, Florida left 17 dead last week. As the United States grapples with the latest bought…
DACA and Immigration
Congress passed a bipartisan, two-year budget deal last week. Over the objections of many Democrats and immigration activists, the deal…