On Tuesday, former President Donald J Trump was arrested in his home town of New York City and then charged with 34 felony counts for falsifying business records about a series of payments made by his then lawyer Michael Cohen…
More Americans Support Government Limits on Prescription Drug Pricing
Prescription drug manufacturing company Eli Lily announced last week that it was cutting the price of some of its insulin products. This comes after a public pressure campaign called “very successful” by Democratic senator Bernie Sanders when individuals who depends…
More Education Does Not Erase Racial Disparities in Health Coverage, Census says
Research has shown that uninsured rates are lower for people with more education but an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data shows that racial and ethnic disparities in health insurance coverage persist even among the more educated. A recent brief that uses data…
Women’s History Month March 2023
National Women’s History Month traces its roots to March 8, 1857, when women from various New York City factories staged a protest over poor working conditions. The first Women’s Day celebration in the United States was in 1909, also in…
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: May 2023
Congress created Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week in 1978, setting aside early May to coincide with two milestones in Asian/Pacific American history: the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants (May 7, 1843) in the United States, and Chinese workers’ role in…
Where in the United States Are the High-Tech Jobs?
Knowing where high-tech industries are located is crucial for many states and communities because businesses in these industries introduce new products and services, create jobs and drive economic growth. And now a new experimental U.S. Census Bureau data product — Business…