Congress still on track to be among least productive in recent history
The current Congress remains on pace to be one of the least legislatively productive in recent history.
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The current Congress remains on pace to be one of the least legislatively productive in recent history.
In the U.S., a solid majority believe there is evidence that global warming is happening, but they do not rank global climate change as one of the top threats facing the country.
Claire Durand, a sociology professor at the University of Montreal, discusses recent polling on the issue of Scottish independence.
Scotland’s independence referendum stands out from most other such votes in two ways: its peaceful nature and doubt as to its outcome.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, working multiple jobs has become less common over the past two decades.
Over the next decade or two, the spread of robotics and machine intelligence likely will affect millions of U.S. workers in jobs long thought to be relatively immune to computerization.
Technological change already has reshaped the U.S. workforce — creating new job categories while others fade away.
Midway through its second and final year, the 113th Congress remains one of the least legislatively productive in recent history.
Census figures show that North Dakota led the nation in population growth over the past five years, at 12%, and men have accounted for two-thirds of it.
President Obama is expected to announce a new rule cutting emissions from coal-fired power plants. A Pew Research Center survey last September found support for action to cut emissions.