Monica Potts
The Guardian
Arkansas, United States
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Top 10 books about being poor in America
From John Steinbeck to Tommy Orange, it’s an old story that keeps on going, in one of the wealthiest countries on Earth. These books help explain why → Read More
How Red States Are Fighting Their Blue Cities
In the second half of 2021, housing prices rose faster in Florida than in any other state. In some cities, rents soared by as much as 30 percent that summer. Th… → Read More
The Perks Workers Want Also Make Them More Productive
Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote and hybrid work are as popular as ever. Only 6 percent of employees able to do their jobs remotely … → Read More
Biden’s Administration Says It’s Not Shooting Down UFOs. Americans Still Want To Believe.
The flying objects recently spotted across the U.S. and Canada were unidentified, at least in the beginning. But the White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pi… → Read More
Why So Many States Want to Ban China From Owning Farmland
The spy balloon spotted over Montana wasn’t the first recent incident to spark fears about national security and espionage in the U.S. Only a few years ago, a C… → Read More
Everyone Agrees That Universal Pre-K Is Important. So Why Don’t More States Have It?
California is in the middle of implementing a plan that will create a free, universal pre-K program (known as transitional kindergarten) for every 4-year-old in… → Read More
Conservatives Bring An Old Policy To A New Fight Over Public Schools
School vouchers, which use public funds to send some students to private schools, are more than 30 years old. But this year, bills are being introduced around t… → Read More
Rents Are Still Higher Than Before The Pandemic — And Assistance Programs Are Drying Up
Cleveland is one of the poorest cities in the country. It’s far from the expensive coastal cities like New York City and San Francisco, where astronomically hig… → Read More
How Inflation’s 41-Year High Impacted American Life
This video is part of our series “The Numbers That Defined 2022.” Transcript Monica Potts: One of the most important numbers of 2022 was 9.1 percent. That was t… → Read More
Can You Make Winter Less Dark?
We hate that it’s dark and hate changing clocks. Would permanent daylight saving time fix anything? What about ending daylight saving time altogether? Try your hand at optimizing daylight all year long. → Read More
How Gen Z Could Transform American Politics
Welcome to Invisible Divides, a series exploring the profound differences in worldview between Democrats and Republicans. These beliefs about education, religio… → Read More
Americans Generally Support Unions — And Averting A Rail Strike
When President Biden signed a bill to prevent a rail-worker strike this past Friday, it was only the latest in a series of union actions that have gotten nation… → Read More
Turnout Was High Again. Is This The New Normal?
Is the United States in an era of high turnout? Turnout surged during the last midterm elections in 2018 when 49 percent of eligible voters cast a ballot for th… → Read More
2022 Election: Live Analysis and Results
We’re finally getting some results in Nevada. With 44 percent of the expected vote in, Cortez Masto is leading Laxalt 54 percent to 43 percent. That includes 64… → Read More
2022 Election: Live Analysis and Results
ABC News is projecting that Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley will win reelection to the Senate. Grassley, who is 89, was first sworn into the Senate in 1981, which make… → Read More
2022 Election: Live Analysis and Results
ABC News has projected that Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders will win the governor’s race in Arkansas. She will become the state’s first woman governor. → Read More
Control Of The Senate Could Rest On Abortion And Inflation In Nevada
On a Saturday morning in early October, Joe S., an Uber driver in his 40s, was in Freedom Park in East Las Vegas, waiting for his kid’s soccer game to start. Ba… → Read More
Is College Worth It? Voters Are Split.
Welcome to Invisible Divides, a series exploring the profound differences in worldview between Democrats and Republicans. These beliefs about education, religio… → Read More
Why Candidates Are Debating Less Often This Election Cycle
It’s a time-honored tradition of election season: the debate. But for many midterm contests this year, it’s missing. Take the Senate race in Nevada. As of Tuesd… → Read More
What’s Driving Biden’s Approval Rating Up?
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. After hitting a low of 37.5 percent in July, President Biden’s approval rating has ticked up over 5 percent… → Read More