Amanda Ottaway
Pew report finds opinion shifts across generations; Gen Z most diverse ever
Generation Z is the most racially and ethnically diverse generation the United States has ever seen, with decidedly progressive political leanings, the Pew Research Center reported Thursday.
Trailing presidential pack, Booker drops out of 2020 election
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker suspended his campaign for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 presidential election on Monday, having failed now to qualify for back-to-back Democratic debates.
Sanders joins with House Democrats on bill to cancel student debt
The proposal, announced jointly with U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar and Pramila Jayapal, would make all public universities, community colleges and trade schools free while also providing federal Pell grants to students for other costs, such as books and fees.
Dark money: Bill to ID backers of political ads sent to Congress
A bipartisan, bicoastal group of congressmen introduced a bill Wednesday to the U.S. House of Representatives to increase accountability for campaign spending.
Will a machine take your job? Possibly by 2025, new report says
Forecasting seismic and not-too-distant changes from a Fourth Industrial Revolution, a report Monday from the World Economic Forum says over half of all work tasks will be automated within the next seven years, affecting 52 percent of jobs by 2025, up from 29 percent today.