9 Ideas to Help the 99 Percent Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2011. Today the Center for American Progress proposed nine steps that policymakers can take to immediately reduce economic inequality, get the nation’s economy back on track, and begin restoring the promise of the American Dream. The following are nine actions[Read More…]
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North American Transportation Statistics: Almost 93 Million Personal Vehicles Entered the United States in 2010
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2011 – Almost 93 million personal vehicles entered the United States in 2010, 28.9 million from Canada and 64.0 million from Mexico, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). Additionally, 10.2 million trucks, 334,818 buses, and 33,790 trains entered the United States[Read More…]
Publishing Teacher Ratings by Name Hinders Education Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011. Today a new issue brief released by the Center for American Progress concludes that publishing teacher-performance ratings by name will undermine efforts to improve public schools. The paper documents the harmful impacts resulting from the public release of this information and outlines ways in which teacher-performance[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Legalization Not Associated With Increases In Youth Pot Use, Study Says
Providence, RI–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011. The enactment of state laws allowing for the limited use of cannabis by physician-authorized patients is not associated with increases in young people’s self-reported use of the substance, according to survey data presented last week by researchers at the annual meeting of the American Public Health[Read More…]
U.S. Teacher Workforce Lacks Diversity, Puts Student Achievement at Risk
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2011. Today, as America’s public schools grow increasingly more diverse every day, a new report released by the Center for American Progress finds that nearly every state is experiencing a large teacher diversity gap, or a significant difference between the number of students and teachers of color.[Read More…]
Study: Voluntary Disclosures About Hedge Fund Performance are ‘Reliably Unreliable’
United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–3 November 2011. New research by Oxford University and Duke University suggests that voluntary disclosures by hedge funds about their monthly investment performance are unreliable. The researchers tracked changes to statements of historical performance of over 18,000 hedge funds recorded in publicly available hedge fund databases, at different points[Read More…]
Corporate Taxpayers and Corporate Tax Dodgers, 2008-2010
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2011. A comprehensive new study that profiles 280 of America’s most profitable companies finds that 78 of them paid no federal income tax in at least one of the last three years. Thirty companies enjoyed a negative income tax rate over the three year period, despite combined[Read More…]
AAA: Costs Associated With Traffic Crashes Are More than Three Times Greater than Congestion Costs
Traffic crashes cost U.S. motorists almost $300 billion per year; over $11 billion for Chicagoland motorists AURORA, ILL.–(ENEWSPF)–Nov. 3, 2011 – The annual societal cost of traffic crashes is $299.5 billion, more than three times the $97.7 billion cost of congestion, according to a report released today by AAA. In[Read More…]
Power of Progressive Economics: The Clinton Years
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011. Today a new issue brief released by the Center for American Progress demonstrates ways in which the progressive economic strategies employed during the Clinton administration helped turn a floundering economy into a robust one and how those lessons can apply to today’s economy. The Clinton administration[Read More…]
CBO: Between 1979 and 2007, Income for Top 1 Percent of Households Grew by 275 Percent
Between 1979 and 2007, income for top 1 percent of households grew by 275 percent Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011. The following report was issued by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO): Summary Text-only. The full version of the summary may include tables, charts, and footnotes. After-Tax Income Grew More for Highest-Income[Read More…]
