The national Democratic Party's stance on abortion i
The national Democratic Party's stance on abortion is clear. "Like the majority of Americans, Democrats believe every woman should be able to access high-quality reproductive health care services, including safe and legal abortion," its party platform states. "We oppose and will fight to overturn federal and state laws that create barriers to women's reproductive health and rights..." But that is not always the case for individual Democratic state legislators. In Arkansas, four of t...
The national Democratic Party's stance on abortion i
The national Democratic Party's stance on abortion is clear. "Like the majority of Americans, Democrats believe every woman should be able to access high-quality reproductive health care services, including safe and legal abortion," its party platform states. "We oppose and will fight to overturn federal and state laws that create barriers to women's reproductive health and rights..." But that is not always the case for individual Democratic state legislators. In Arkansas, four of t...
ICYMI: Earlier this month, Equifax disclosed
ICYMI: Earlier this month, Equifax disclosed that it had sent out incorrect credit scores to banks and other lenders for potentially hundreds of thousands of customers. For nearly 300,000 people, that error resulted in a 25-point or higher shift in their credit scores — enough for some people to be denied a loan. To be clear: Equifax has, like, one job. It's one of three big credit scoring firms that are supposed to accumulate consumer data that gets mysteriously boiled down to a number ...
ICYMI: Earlier this month, Equifax disclosed
ICYMI: Earlier this month, Equifax disclosed that it had sent out incorrect credit scores to banks and other lenders for potentially hundreds of thousands of customers. For nearly 300,000 people, that error resulted in a 25-point or higher shift in their credit scores — enough for some people to be denied a loan. To be clear: Equifax has, like, one job. It's one of three big credit scoring firms that are supposed to accumulate consumer data that gets mysteriously boiled down to a number ...
The US economy has now regained all jobs lost during
The US economy has now regained all jobs lost during the pandemic, after a blowout July jobs report that showed a gain of 528,000 jobs, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The massive monthly gain was more than double the 250,000 that economists were expecting, according to Refinitiv. The unemployment rate ticked down to 3.5% after holding at 3.6% for the past four months. The July jobless rate matched the half-century low last seen in February 2020. * Friday&...
The US economy has now regained all jobs lost during
The US economy has now regained all jobs lost during the pandemic, after a blowout July jobs report that showed a gain of 528,000 jobs, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The massive monthly gain was more than double the 250,000 that economists were expecting, according to Refinitiv. The unemployment rate ticked down to 3.5% after holding at 3.6% for the past four months. The July jobless rate matched the half-century low last seen in February 2020. * Friday&...
What consumers and companies can do about it
What consumers and companies can do about itWhen Corey Dehmey worked in corporate IT departments, he had to figure out what to do with hundreds of company computers that were no longer up to date. Now, as executive director of non-profit Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI), he is part of a group trying to tackle the e-waste crisis by bolstering cooperation between the government, private sector and consumers. "E-waste is the result of not planning for the product throughout...
What consumers and companies can do about it
What consumers and companies can do about itWhen Corey Dehmey worked in corporate IT departments, he had to figure out what to do with hundreds of company computers that were no longer up to date. Now, as executive director of non-profit Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI), he is part of a group trying to tackle the e-waste crisis by bolstering cooperation between the government, private sector and consumers. "E-waste is the result of not planning for the product throughout...
People need to recharge, too
People need to recharge, tooAs I sat and worked inside the Spotsylvania Town Centre mall I realized I'd been dumb. I had already stopped twice, at rest stops in New Jersey and Delaware. The Delaware stop, at the Biden Welcome Center, had EV fast chargers. I could have used one even though the car's navigation didn't suggest it. Stopping without charging was a lost opportunity and it cost me time. If I'm going to stop to recharge myself why not recharge the car, too? But th...
People need to recharge, too
People need to recharge, tooAs I sat and worked inside the Spotsylvania Town Centre mall I realized I'd been dumb. I had already stopped twice, at rest stops in New Jersey and Delaware. The Delaware stop, at the Biden Welcome Center, had EV fast chargers. I could have used one even though the car's navigation didn't suggest it. Stopping without charging was a lost opportunity and it cost me time. If I'm going to stop to recharge myself why not recharge the car, too? But th...
