As the rich get richer everyone else gets less happy | Guardian Sustainable Business | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/feb/16/inequality-happiness-rich-getting-richer-poor-wellbeing-life-satisfaction?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1 The wealth of the richest is exploding.
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Norway tries a novel tactic for drug addicts—rehab instead of jail – Quartz http://qz.com/617212/norway-tries-a-novel-tactic-for-drug-addicts-rehab-instead-of-jail/ In the US, almost half of federal prisoners are in jail
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Yes, America is being changed — but by whom? – The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/yes-america-is-being-changed–but-by-whom/2016/02/11/834d3dca-d105-11e5-88cd-753e80cd29ad_story.html It is the line that might have sunk a presidential campaign.
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The Daily 202: Why blocking Obama’s pick to replace Scalia could cost Republicans their Senate majority – The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2016/02/15/daily-202-why-blocking-obama-s-pick-to-replace-scalia-could-cost-republicans-their-senate-majority/56c13943981b92a22d189bff/ President Obama ordered flags
Read moreHow America Was Lost – NYTimes.com
How America Was Lost – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/02/15/opinion/how-america-was-lost.html Once upon a time, the death of a Supreme Court justice wouldn’t have brought America to the edge
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Read more71% Of SF Homeless Once Had Homes In SF: SFist
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/study-suspects-shocked-by-taser-more-likely-to-waive-miranda-rights/ Christopher Paul A new study says the obvious: suspects’ brains are briefly scrambled when they are on the receiving end of a Taser stun
Read moreThe countries that are best at fighting poverty.
The countries that are best at fighting poverty. http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2016/02/03/the_countries_that_are_best_at_fighting_poverty.html America.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The United States has been wrestling with how best to eliminate poverty ever
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