Tag: david morris

Increasingly states are quashing the power of local governments—and thwarting innovation.

By US law, the airwaves belong to all of us. But there’s no sign of that today.

The Post Office will close half its processing centers this year and end Saturday delivery.

Increasingly frequent disasters like Hurricane Sandy and Typhoon Bopha raise the question of global sharing.

A few surprises about giving in America.

Sandy has been a vivid reminder of the role of Government.

The Supreme Court is poised to decide major issues like voting rights and marriage equality.

The NFL has made its fans complicit in Roger Goodell’s union-busting.

This autumn, four states will have the chance to become the first to defeat a same-sex marriage ban.

With penalties laughably low, what should we expect but continued criminal activity on the part of corporations?

Received wisdom aside, good customer service is easier to come by at government agencies than many private businesses.

Has the fight against climate change just taken a monumental step forward?

Peter Orszag, Obama’s former OMB director, stands to benefit from the privatization of U.S. Postal Service.

The American debate over healthcare seems absurd most everywhere else.

Now that Obamacare has been upheld, the next steps are preventing its repeal and moving towards a public option.

Competition between the public and private sectors is rigged—and in not the way you might think.

The U.S. Postal Service is scaling back in the face of a massive budget deficit. Did it bring this on itself, or is someone else to blame?

Health care reform may be repealed if Republicans win in November, but it may not be the only president’s signature legislation that’s in danger.

The U.S. postal service is struggling for survival and broadcast airwaves feed hate. How two key information commons, “owned” by citizens, have dammed the flow of communication and birthed Rush Limbaugh.