Month: January 2017

Thank you You made me a better President, and you made me a better man. My fellow Americans, It’s a long-standing tradition for the sitting president

What the World Would Look Like if All the Ice Melted http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2013/09/rising-seas-ice-melt-new-shoreline-maps/

If you think that you wouldn’t be touched by a Republican overhaul of Obamacare because you get health insurance through your job at a big

Bernie Sanders hammers Tom Price for saying America is a “compassionate society” at his Senate confirmation hearing — Quartz https://qz.com/888287/bernie-sanders-hammers-tom-price/ Katherine Ellen Foley

Last year, global warming reached record high temperatures — and if that news feels like déjà vu, you’re not going crazy. The planet has now

Fareed Zakaria made a scary prediction about democracy in 1997 — and it’s coming true – Vox http://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/1/18/14250364/democracy-liberalism-donald-trump-populism-fareed-zakaria-europe-fascism Democracy is rising, but not the good

Watch: Bernie Sanders asks Betsy DeVos the $200 million question – Vox http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/1/17/14304606/bernie-sanders-betsy-devos Sen. Bernie Sanders is nothing if not consistent. On Tuesday at a

Outgoing CDC chief talks about agency’s successes — and his greatest fear https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/01/16/outgoing-cdc-chief-talks-about-the-agencys-successes-and-his-greatest-fear/ By Lena H. Sun • January 16, 2017 at 10:55 AM CDC

Obama’s Secret to Surviving the White House Years: Books – NYTimes.com https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/books/obamas-secret-to-surviving-the-white-house-years-books.html January 16, 2017 Critic’s Notebook Not since Lincoln has there been a president

Stark inequality: Oxfam says 8 men as rich as half the world http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-stark-inequality-oxfam-says-8-men-as-rich-as-half-the-world-2017-1 7h 11 DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) – The gap between the super-rich and