short readsMay 5, 2023 Narrow majorities in U.S. House have become more common but haven’t always led to gridlock House Republicans held the fifth-smallest majority in U.S. history at the start of the current congress, tied with the 107th and 83rd Congresses.
short readsMar 25, 2020 More than half of U.S. households have some investment in the stock market A majority of U.S. households have some level of investment in the stock market, mostly in the form of retirement accounts such as 401(k)s.
short readsApr 18, 2014 Generational equity and the ‘Next America’ A few critics have portrayed our report as an effort to foment a “generational war” over Social Security and Medicare. Let me respond.
short readsApr 2, 2014 Feds may be rethinking the drug war, but states have been leading the way Faced with overcrowded prisons and soaring correctional costs, states are rethinking how to define and punish drug crimes.
short readsFeb 12, 2014 As the population grays, Americans stay upbeat Only about one-in-four Americans say the growing number of older people is a major problem for the country.