The Faces of Health Care: Alex M.
“Without insurance, my parents, who are of humble economic means, would surely be in financial ruin for the rest of their lives.” Last year, Alex M. from Castro Valley, California wrote the…
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2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit Is Now Open for Business
Ed. note: This is cross-posted on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s blog. See the original post here. In my first year as Secretary, one of my proudest moments was welcoming international investors…
January 13, 2015
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The President Announces New Actions to Protect Americans' Privacy and Identity
Watch on YouTube In the lead-up to the State of the Union next Tuesday, President Obama’s been traveling across the country unveiling some of the ideas he’ll be talking about in the…
January 13, 2015
1 min read
Hotter Than Lava
by Julia Angwin and Abbie Nehring FB.init({ appId : ‘229862657130557’, // App ID status : true, // check login status cookie : true, // enable cookies to allow the server to access…
January 12, 2015
16 mins read
The Employment Situation in December
Today’s solid employment report caps off a strong year for the U.S. labor market, which achieved a number of important milestones in 2014. Total job growth last year was the strongest since…
January 10, 2015
1 min read
The Faces of Health Care: Katherine R.
“We were just about to be a statistic: being over 50 and experience a decline in work and health simultaneously. I’m sure Obamacare is why we are still in our home today.” …
January 10, 2015
1 min read
Great Strides for Women’s Health Under the Affordable Care Act
Ed. note: This is cross-posted on The Huffington Post. See the original post here. President Obama has said repeatedly that “when women succeed, America succeeds.” And over the past year, millions of…
January 10, 2015
1 min read
West Wing Week: 1/9/15 or, "SOTU Spoiler Alert!"
This week, the President traveled to Michigan and Arizona to preview new policy initiatives from his upcoming State of the Union address on January 20. His actions will focus on helping middle-class…
January 10, 2015
1 min read
Why Access to Free Community College Matters
America entered the 20th century as the world’s pre-eminent economic power, and in the following decades, it continued to prosper due in large part to its commitment to universal public high school…
January 10, 2015
1 min read
The Road to State of the Union: Can You Answer This One Question?
In less than two weeks, the President will deliver the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. The State of the Union is a tradition that’s as old…
January 10, 2015
1 min read
What They're Saying About the President's Free Community College Proposal
Watch on YouTube Yesterday, President Obama unveiled his “America’s College Promise” proposal, which would make two years of community college free for responsible students across the country. If every state chooses to…
January 10, 2015
1 min read
Building a More Competitive American Manufacturing Industry with Advanced Composites
Ed. note: This is cross-posted on the U.S. Department of Energy’s website. See the original post here. Three times as strong and twice as light as the lightest commonly used metals, advanced…
January 10, 2015
1 min read
The President Speaks About America's Auto Industry — the "Heartbeat of American Manufacturing"
Watch on YouTube Yesterday afternoon, President Obama stopped by the Ford assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan to talk about the auto bailout, and the resurgence of America’s auto industry over the past…
January 9, 2015
1 min read
The Faces of Health Care: Deborah K.
“With my ACA coverage, I’m free to own my own business, consulting from home while ensuring I am able to manage my condition and stay healthy.” The day Deborah was laid off,…
January 9, 2015
1 min read
President Obama Responds to the Attack in France
Updated: 6:36 p.m. ET on January 7, 2015 Watch on YouTube This morning, following the tragic shooting at the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris, President Obama released a statement strongly…
January 8, 2015
1 min read
The Resurgence of the American Auto Industry – in Three GIFs
After nearly a decade of grit and grind, the American auto industry has quite a story to tell. At the start of the century, U.S. automakers were leading global competitors in the…
January 8, 2015
1 min read
The Road to the State of the Union (Spoiler Alert)
Note: This post first appeared on the platform Medium. You can read that post here. In two weeks, President Obama will deliver his seventh State of the Union address (technically, it’s his…
January 8, 2015
1 min read
The Faces of Health Care: Karen M.
“I was a prime candidate for a major heart attack, and because of the anomalies in my heart’s structure, I may not have survived it. I am 110% better, back to work,…
January 8, 2015
1 min read
The Faces of Health Care: Astrid M.
“I am a wife and mother to 2 young children, ages 6 & 10. I am recovering and alive because I had insurance.” Something didn’t feel right, and Astrid knew it. But…
January 7, 2015
1 min read
Protecting Consumer Privacy while Building a Smarter Grid
Smart grid technologies have the capacity to create tremendous new value for electricity consumers: from advanced IT and communication technologies that improve the overall operation of our nation’s electricity transmission and distribution…
January 7, 2015
1 min read
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