Congress ties Postal Service into knots
Told to operate like a business but prevented from thriving like one, the Postal Service is the victim of politicians who either wanted it fail or had a remarkable lack of foresight.
Business-killing cuts to state court systems
According to data from the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), 42 state legislatures reduced their state court budgets between 2008 and 2011. A variety of cutbacks ensued — including staff layoffs, reductions in courthouse hours, and pay cuts for courthouse personnel — and many state judicial systems have consequently slowed down.
Business-killing cuts to state court systems
Phenomenon is widespread. Case resolution time rises in 15 states; case backlog grows in 29.
Deserving versus undeserving, part 2
How different are natural disasters from "man-made" disasters according to some conservative state representatives?
Deserving versus undeserving, part 2
How different are natural disasters from "man-made" disasters according to some conservative state representatives?
The deserving versus the undeserving
Ideology of unrelenting budget cuts promoted by Republicans from Texas collides with their desire to get federal help for victims of some kinds of disasters.
We need our own pollster
The way a recent New York Times/CBS News poll framed the issues meant the results invariably stayed within the bounds of a relatively narrow range of policy options, rendering a broader spectrum of policy choices invisible.
The few get to share; the many get to sacrifice
It’s hard to find a big-state governor who is not sounding a call for “shared sacrifice.” It’s even harder to find one who really means it. At the same time we’re told that real sacrifice requires real pain, we also have to accept that businesses must be exempt from any pain. Instead, states must compete to beg for their favors.