Bloomberg News reports, ‘Inflation Fever’ Is Finally Breaking — But Central Banks Won’t Stop Hiking Rates: Global inflation is finally coming off the boil, even if it’s set to remain far too hot for the liking of the world’s central bankers. As [global] economic growth slows, prices for key raw materials — from oil to … Read more
Two days after Blake Masters won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, Democrats launched an ad campaign about his “extreme” position on abortion. Democrats launch campaign highlighting Blake Masters’ ‘extreme’ abortion position: “Three years ago, I had an ectopic pregnancy, and if I didn’t make it into the OR within a couple minutes, I was … Read more
Special elections to fill vacancies in Congress are often harbingers of what to expect in the November General Election, and Democrats have been over-performing in special elections this year. Yes, Special Elections Really Are Signaling A Better-Than-Expected Midterm For Democrats. On Tuesday, a Democrat won the special election in the “swing district” NY-19 that in … Read more
Friday August 26 is Women’s Equality Day. “Women’s Equality Day, celebrated every August 26, commemorates the passage of women’s suffrage in the U.S. and reminds us of the hurdles overcome by the heroic women who faced violence and discrimination to propel the women’s movement forward.” It was first celebrated in 1971, then in 1972, the … Read more
The Kansas City Star reports, ‘No’ prevails: Kansas votes to protect abortion rights in state constitution The right to an abortion will remain in the Kansas Constitution. In the first ballot test of abortion rights in a post-Roe America, Kansas voters turned out in historic numbers to overwhelmingly reject a constitutional amendment that would have … Read more