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Democrats

Poll: Liberal Democrats’ sympathies lean toward Palestinians

(CNSNews.com) – Liberal Democrats in America sympathize more with the Palestinians than with Israel in the Mideast conflict for the first time in 15 years of Pew Research Center polling on the issue. A recently-released, wide-ranging Pewpoll on America's place in the world found that 40 percent of

Science

After 10 years Al Gore’s film is still alarmingly inaccurate

It's been nearly one decade since former Vice President Al Gore released his film "An Inconvenient Truth." It sent shockwaves through American politics and emboldened environmental activists to push for more regulations on American businesses.

baby

CDC: Teen birth rates plunge, but racial disparities persist

NEW YORK (AP) – Birth rates are falling dramatically for blacks and Hispanics teenagers, but they continue to be much higher than the birth rate for white teens. The Hispanic teen birth rate fell by half over about eight years, and the black teen birth rate dropped nearly that much. But

Massachusetts

Which states are poised for economic growth? New report explores

Texas remains the leader among the 50 states in terms of economic vitality — for the moment. But a heavy debt load and high property and sales taxes imperil its future growth, according a new survey by the American Legislative Exchange Council. And the state with the best overall economic outlook?

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States see value in cutting taxes

A new report by the Center for State Fiscal Reform at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) highlights states that are spurring economic growth by cutting taxes. The report highlights a number of states that have qualified for all three editions of ALEC's "State Tax Cut Roundup.

money

Trove of data on offshore accounts prompts probe, questions

BERLIN (AP) — The release of a vast trove of documents and other data on offshore financial dealings of wealthy, famous and powerful people around the world is raising questions over the widespread use of such tactics to avoid taxes and skirt financial oversight. Reports by an international coalition of media

children

‘First time in human history’ 65 and older will outnumber children under 5

(CNSNews.com) — Sometime in the next four years the global population of human beings who are 65 and older will surpass those under 5 for the first time, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. "For the first time in human history, people aged 65

Massachusetts

Is income inequality in Boston morally wrong?

Last week, readers of the Boston Globe were treated to yet another article lamenting the fact that Boston, according to an analysis of 2014 Census data by the Brookings Institution, is the U.S. city with the greatest income disparity between the top 5 percent of income earners and the