The Republicans are winning this year’s budget battle: Discretionary spending will decrease. But this is hardly the time for the GOP to take a victory lap: Next, the GOP will have to lower unemployment and improve the average A…
For public libraries, it’s the best of times and the worst of times: Usage is skyrocketing, but budgets are being slashed. What to do? A few thriller authors are stepping in — and using their time and fame to help organize fun…
American labor unions have been in decline for a half-century now. About the only large unions still growing have been those in the public sector. Until now. Cash-strapped states are attacking unions where it hurts by trying to…
University heads are lobbying President Obama to preserve funding for the Federal Perkins Loan Program, which provides loans to low-income students. Perhaps, however, if universities focused more on keeping tuition costs down -…
A parade of Republicans immediately lined up to attack the president’s proposed budget this week, claiming the plan falls short of making a real difference. They’re right. And that’s good, because really deep reductions are the…