Vivek Murthy for Surgeon General
Deborah Weinstein,
December 11, 2014
The Senate should not go home without confirming Dr. Vivek Murthy for Surgeon General. He has been endorsed by over 100 health organizations, including the American Heart Association, the American Public Health Association, and many associations representing physicians, nurses, and public health experts. Throughout his career, he has founded organizations...
Fact of the Week: Young Adults More Likely to Be Poor Now than in 1980
Lecia Imbery,
December 10, 2014
New data released by the Census Bureau last Thursday show that young adults age 18-34 are more likely to live in poverty now than they were in 1980. The Census Explorer’s Young Adults: Then and Now looks how this age group has changed in the last several decades in a...
CTJ Report: Extenders Bill is a Wasteful Corporate Giveaway
Steve Wamhoff,
December 5, 2014
[Editor’s note: This post was originally published on the Tax Justice Blog, a project of Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy, on Dec. 4. For additional information on the tax extenders bill, see CHN’s recent post, “Congress Almost Serves Up a Turkey of a...
Head Smacker: House Extremists Waste Precious Time on Bill to Harm Millions of Immigrants
Lecia Imbery,
December 4, 2014
In his prime-time address announcing his executive action on immigration, President Obama challenged Congress – particularly those who oppose his action – to “pass a bill.” Today, the House took up that challenge. Unfortunately, they didn’t vote on the comprehensive immigration bill the Senate passed with strong bipartisan support well...
Fact of the Week: Cash Assistance Programs Help Children, Even into Adulthood
Lecia Imbery,
December 2, 2014
As I was getting ready for work one day last month, I heard a story on NPR that caught my attention. It caught the attention of my boss, Deborah Weinstein, too, and we talked about it shortly after we both arrived at work that morning. The story involved NPR’s Shankar...
