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Election
Delegates spend thousands to go to the Democratic National Convention
by
Jordan Mangi
Aug 21, 2024
Attending the national convention as a delegate can be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but it comes at a price.
Do candidates follow through on economic promises if elected?
Aug 16, 2024
There’s only so much control a president has over economic policy, but promises give voters a sense of what a candidate will attempt.
What the bond market's telling us, and not telling us, about President Biden's withdrawal
Jul 22, 2024
The market is especially tuned in to whether we will have a divided government after the elections.
For young voters, housing is a top issue in this election
by
Amy Scott
Jun 14, 2024
High home prices and high mortgage rates can make homeownership feel impossible for Gen Zers. But what can the president do about it?
What's a $1,000 fine to a billionaire?
by
Ellen Rolfes
and Catherine Orihuela
May 10, 2024
The News Fix Fines don’t deter Donald Trump. A New York judge held the former president in criminal contempt this week, levying another $1,000 fine for violating his gag order. This is the 10th time that Judge Juan Merchan has fined Trump during the “hush money” trial, in which Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records […]
Perceptions that the economy's bad can cost you an election, even if the economy isn't actually bad
Mar 28, 2024
In 1992, voters’ perception that an improving economy was actually a bad economy contributed to Bush’s loss to Clinton. Could the same thing happen to Biden?
In Taiwan's election, young voters focus on inflation, wages and war
by
Jennifer Pak
Jan 12, 2024
The U.S. and China loom large over Taiwan's presidential and legislative elections on Jan. 13, but so do domestic bread-and-butter issues.
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When politicians visit diners, who are they trying to reach?
by
Kimberly Adams
and Sean McHenry
Dec 25, 2023
Diners are often romanticized as democratic restaurants, but are they really for everyone?
What to expect in the workplace in 2024
Dec 19, 2023
Work culture is going to be key as companies and employees settle into their remote/hybrid patterns. Watch out for the fallout from the election cycle on the workplace.
Turkey’s retirees feel inflation’s pressures ahead of second-round election
May 25, 2023
In 2021, the Istanbul Political Research Institute found that 12% of Turks over 65 were still working, in part because pensions are not adequate.