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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

Peter Thiel considers California governor bid for 2018 — Quartz https://qz.com/885995/peter-thiel-considers-california-governor-bid-for-2018/ April Siese Since donating $1.25 million in support of Donald Trump, Silicon Valley billionaire

The website at the Office of Government Ethics went down Friday afternoon, apparently overwhelmed with traffic, as the agency and its director found themselves at

Davos elites suffering acute anxiety over the dawning of the Trump era http://www.businessinsider.com/davos-elites-suffering-acute-anxiety-over-the-dawning-of-the-trump-era-2017-1 A Davos logo is seen before the annual meeting of the World