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June 15, 2016

Explainer: What You Should Know About the Net Neutrality Ruling

What just happened? On Monday the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), saying the agency had the legal authority to enact their Open Internet Order (i.e., Continue Reading...

June 03, 2016

Explainer: Federal Government Proposes New Regulations on Payday Lending

What just happened? The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the U.S. government’s consumer protection agency, has proposed new regulations that would affect payday lending in an attempt to end payday debt traps by requiring lenders to take steps to make sure consumers can repay their loans. Continue Reading...

May 25, 2016

Explainer: What is Brexit, and Why Should You Care?

What is Brexit? British, Irish, and Commonwealth citizens will vote next month on the question “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?” Continue Reading...

May 20, 2016

Explainer: What is Going on in Venezuela?

What’s going on in Venezuela? Because of high inflation and unemployment, Venezuela has the most miserable economy in the world. The country currently has an inflation rate of 180 percent, but that’s expected to increase 1,642 percent by next year. Continue Reading...

May 19, 2016

Explainer: Obama’s New Overtime Rule

What just happened? On May 18, the Obama administration announced the publication of a new Department of Labor rule updating and expanding overtime regulations. Why did the overtime rule change? Since the 1930s some white collar jobs (i.e., Continue Reading...

May 18, 2016

How Does the Economy Actually Work?

In every stage of my formal schooling – from high school to college to graduate school – I took courses in economics. Yet with all that education I struggled to understand a seemingly simple question: How does the economy actually work? Continue Reading...

May 16, 2016

Explainer: Supreme Court Punts on Little Sisters Religious Liberty Case

What just happened? The Supreme Court avoided issuing a major ruling today in a combined religious liberty case, Zubik v. Burwell. In a unanimous decision, the justices wrote that the Court “expresses no view on the merits of the cases” but were instead sending the case back down to the lower courts for opposing parties to work out a compromise. Continue Reading...

May 12, 2016

Explainer: Puerto Rico’s Financial Crisis

The U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico is struggling under a massive $72 billion debt and a decade-long economic recession. Here is what you should know about the ongoing financial crisis: How did the debt crisis happen? Continue Reading...

April 04, 2016

Explainer: What You Should Know About the Panama Papers Scandal

What are the Panama Papers? The Panama Papers refers to the 11 million leaked files from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca that shows how some of the richest, most powerful people on the globe use tax havens to hide their wealth. Continue Reading...

March 29, 2016

Explainer: Supreme Court Rules on Conservative Challenge to Public-Sector Unions

What just happened? Earlier today the U.S. Supreme Court split 4-4 on a legal challenge to a California law that forces non-union workers to pay fees to public-employee unions. What was the case about? Continue Reading...

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