Julián Castro Introduces Major Platform For Indigenous Peoples
The battle over extending the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, explained
Trump administration to reject generous Medicaid expansion funding for Utah
'Unprecedented': more than 100 Arctic wildfires burn in worst ever season
SIGH: Neil deGrasse Tyson was accused of sexual misconduct by 4 women. He’s keeping all his jobs.
‘It snuck up on us’: Scientists stunned by ‘city-killer’ asteroid that just missed Earth
I haven't read him yet, somehow, but I know it's a huge loss to the genre: Andrea Camilleri, Author of Inspector Montalbano Novels, Dies at 93
Lion Bones Are Profitable for Breeders, and Poachers
UGH: The Dalai Lama Still Thinks a Woman Successor Would Need to Be Hot
Mystery of Chedworth's 1,800-year-old Roman glass shard solved
Showing posts with label health care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health care. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Afternoon Tea (7/25/19)
This story!! The Most Gullible Man in Cambridge
Spies, harassment, death threats: The Catholic Church in Nicaragua says it’s being targeted by the government
Neil Armstrong’s Death, and a Stormy, Secret $6 Million Settlement
The Hidden Cost of GoFundMe Health Care
A New Red Scare Is Reshaping Washington
Spies, harassment, death threats: The Catholic Church in Nicaragua says it’s being targeted by the government
Neil Armstrong’s Death, and a Stormy, Secret $6 Million Settlement
The Hidden Cost of GoFundMe Health Care
A New Red Scare Is Reshaping Washington
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/17/19)
A divided House votes for resolution condemning Trump’s racist remarks
I'm not surprised, but I'm sad: Eric Garner’s Death Will Not Lead to Federal Charges for N.Y.P.D. Officer
This is scary: Kellyanne Conway asked a Jewish reporter 'What's your ethnicity?' while defending Trump's racist tweets
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, Who Led Liberal Wing, Dies at 99
Six officials at nonprofit Southwest Key, which runs migrant child shelters, earned more than $1 million in 2017
Trump Admin Says Abortion ‘Gag Rule’ Effective Immediately
If the information in this story is correct, I'm glad she's out: Planned Parenthood Has Ousted Its President, Leana Wen, Amid A Dispute Over The Organization's Direction
Oh for the love of God: A second candidate for Mississippi governor says he won’t meet alone with women
Polio Cases Surge in Pakistan and Afghanistan
A Burning Lava Lake Concealed by a Volcano’s Glacial Ice
I'm not surprised, but I'm sad: Eric Garner’s Death Will Not Lead to Federal Charges for N.Y.P.D. Officer
This is scary: Kellyanne Conway asked a Jewish reporter 'What's your ethnicity?' while defending Trump's racist tweets
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, Who Led Liberal Wing, Dies at 99
Six officials at nonprofit Southwest Key, which runs migrant child shelters, earned more than $1 million in 2017
Trump Admin Says Abortion ‘Gag Rule’ Effective Immediately
If the information in this story is correct, I'm glad she's out: Planned Parenthood Has Ousted Its President, Leana Wen, Amid A Dispute Over The Organization's Direction
Oh for the love of God: A second candidate for Mississippi governor says he won’t meet alone with women
Polio Cases Surge in Pakistan and Afghanistan
A Burning Lava Lake Concealed by a Volcano’s Glacial Ice
Monday, July 15, 2019
Afternoon Tea (7/15/19)
"The United States women’s soccer team has become an excruciating example of a scenario we’ve seen play out for decades: Little girls are told to follow their dreams, and to excel, until they become women and expect be paid for it."
Julián Castro can’t speak Spanish. Here’s why that’s so authentic.
What the Measles Epidemic Really Says About America
International Nonbinary Day was... yesterday, oops, but here are some book recommendations for the occasion!
Why No One Can Agree on What George Washington Thought About the Relationship Between Church and State
Julián Castro can’t speak Spanish. Here’s why that’s so authentic.
What the Measles Epidemic Really Says About America
International Nonbinary Day was... yesterday, oops, but here are some book recommendations for the occasion!
Why No One Can Agree on What George Washington Thought About the Relationship Between Church and State
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/14/19)
Hong Kong Protesters Try to Keep Momentum With Weekend Protests
Of course: Prosecutors unlikely to charge Trump Org executives, sources say
Warren Demands Answers From ICE About Its New Detention Centers in the South
A step... House passes measure to overturn Trump’s ban on transgender service members
Joe Biden’s Senate records could answer questions about his past actions — but they’re being kept secret
Good for Murphy and Hayes (who both represent my hometown) for trying to do something about this: Many College Students Are Too Poor to Eat
Judge Blocks Trump Rule Requiring Drug Companies to List Prices in TV Ads
Democratic donor Ed Buck accused of human trafficking and revenge porn after man dies in his home
Well! Here's What Every Member Of The USMNT Has To Say About U.S. Soccer's Wage Inequality
Found: An Ancient Roman Shipwreck Off the Coast of Cyprus
Of course: Prosecutors unlikely to charge Trump Org executives, sources say
Warren Demands Answers From ICE About Its New Detention Centers in the South
A step... House passes measure to overturn Trump’s ban on transgender service members
Joe Biden’s Senate records could answer questions about his past actions — but they’re being kept secret
Good for Murphy and Hayes (who both represent my hometown) for trying to do something about this: Many College Students Are Too Poor to Eat
Judge Blocks Trump Rule Requiring Drug Companies to List Prices in TV Ads
Democratic donor Ed Buck accused of human trafficking and revenge porn after man dies in his home
Well! Here's What Every Member Of The USMNT Has To Say About U.S. Soccer's Wage Inequality
Found: An Ancient Roman Shipwreck Off the Coast of Cyprus
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/10/19)
Migrant kids in overcrowded Arizona border station allege sex assault, retaliation from U.S. agents
Judge Rejects Justice Dept. Request to Change Lawyers on Census Case
"It was supposed to be an exclusive party at Mar-a-Lago, Donald J. Trump’s members-only club in Palm Beach, Fla. But other than the two dozen or so women flown in to provide the entertainment, the only guests were Mr. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein."
President Trump cannot block his critics on Twitter, federal appeals court rules
A new human rights commission sounds nice but don't be fooled: this administration is redefining human rights and probably who gets to be human.
And in gross local news: Sununu Auctions Copy Of His Paid Family Leave Veto At Republican Fundraiser
Warren Rising: Massachusetts Progressive Announces $19 Million Fundraising Haul
Ross Perot, Brash Texas Billionaire Who Ran for President, Dies at 89
Support for legal abortion matches its 24-year high: Poll
Everything in this article is great: In 2003, an 8-year-old Rose Lavelle dressed as Mia Hamm for a third-grade book project
Judge Rejects Justice Dept. Request to Change Lawyers on Census Case
"It was supposed to be an exclusive party at Mar-a-Lago, Donald J. Trump’s members-only club in Palm Beach, Fla. But other than the two dozen or so women flown in to provide the entertainment, the only guests were Mr. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein."
President Trump cannot block his critics on Twitter, federal appeals court rules
A new human rights commission sounds nice but don't be fooled: this administration is redefining human rights and probably who gets to be human.
And in gross local news: Sununu Auctions Copy Of His Paid Family Leave Veto At Republican Fundraiser
Warren Rising: Massachusetts Progressive Announces $19 Million Fundraising Haul
Ross Perot, Brash Texas Billionaire Who Ran for President, Dies at 89
Support for legal abortion matches its 24-year high: Poll
Everything in this article is great: In 2003, an 8-year-old Rose Lavelle dressed as Mia Hamm for a third-grade book project
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/9/19)
Jeffrey Epstein: Seizure of Photos of Nude Girls Deepens Questions About Earlier Deal
Trump Lied to the Supreme Court, and Four Justices Don’t Care
Trump tweets “we will no longer deal” with UK ambassador after leaked cables
E. Jean Carroll and the ‘Hideosity Bar’
Please Stop Thinking This Will Be a Fair Election
...at least it's one in, one out? Billionaire Tom Steyer May Enter the 2020 Field as Rep. Eric Swalwell Bows Out
Principal Who Tried to Stay ‘Politically Neutral’ About Holocaust Is Removed
Trump’s corruption is getting worse. He has a hidden enabler.
This is a thoughtful piece on health care policy and the questions we should be asking 2020 candidates: Abolish private insurance? It depends.
Mickey Kapp, Who Made Mixtapes for Astronauts, Dies at 88
Trump Lied to the Supreme Court, and Four Justices Don’t Care
Trump tweets “we will no longer deal” with UK ambassador after leaked cables
E. Jean Carroll and the ‘Hideosity Bar’
Please Stop Thinking This Will Be a Fair Election
...at least it's one in, one out? Billionaire Tom Steyer May Enter the 2020 Field as Rep. Eric Swalwell Bows Out
Principal Who Tried to Stay ‘Politically Neutral’ About Holocaust Is Removed
Trump’s corruption is getting worse. He has a hidden enabler.
This is a thoughtful piece on health care policy and the questions we should be asking 2020 candidates: Abolish private insurance? It depends.
Mickey Kapp, Who Made Mixtapes for Astronauts, Dies at 88
Monday, July 8, 2019
Morning Coffee (7/8/19)
Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.
DRC rebel chief 'the Terminator' convicted of war crimes
Greece Liked to Underestimate Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Now He’s Prime Minister.
Justice Dept. to Replace Lawyers in Census Citizenship Question Case
ICE Used Facial Recognition to Mine State Driver’s License Databases
A Crime by Any Name
US women’s soccer team wins its fourth World Cup
USA's formidable women's soccer team is no accident. It's a product of public policy
Elizabeth Warren Unveils Plan for Getting Women of Color Paid More Fairly
Women's Health Providers Say Impasse After Sununu's Budget Veto Will Hurt Patients
João Gilberto, Father of Bossa Nova, Dies at 88
DRC rebel chief 'the Terminator' convicted of war crimes
Greece Liked to Underestimate Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Now He’s Prime Minister.
Justice Dept. to Replace Lawyers in Census Citizenship Question Case
ICE Used Facial Recognition to Mine State Driver’s License Databases
A Crime by Any Name
US women’s soccer team wins its fourth World Cup
USA's formidable women's soccer team is no accident. It's a product of public policy
Elizabeth Warren Unveils Plan for Getting Women of Color Paid More Fairly
Women's Health Providers Say Impasse After Sununu's Budget Veto Will Hurt Patients
João Gilberto, Father of Bossa Nova, Dies at 88
Monday, July 1, 2019
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Morning Coffee (6/23/19)
Trump postpones ICE’s planned deportation raids in 10 big cities
What I Saw at the Dilley, Texas, Immigrant Detention Center
Bolton Warns Iran Not to ‘Mistake U.S. Prudence and Discretion for Weakness’
READ: Hannity, Manafort messages released by judge
Wow, good for Ravelry: New Policy: Do Not Post In Support of Trump or his Administration
How A Baby Caused A Revolutionary Change In Pakistan
Three Democrats Have A Big Built-In Advantage in New Hampshire
Vaccine Injury Claims Are Few and Far Between
Soaring Temperatures Speed Up Spring Thaw on Greenland’s Ice Sheet
Uh: Thousands petition Netflix to cancel Amazon Prime's Good Omens
What I Saw at the Dilley, Texas, Immigrant Detention Center
Bolton Warns Iran Not to ‘Mistake U.S. Prudence and Discretion for Weakness’
READ: Hannity, Manafort messages released by judge
Wow, good for Ravelry: New Policy: Do Not Post In Support of Trump or his Administration
How A Baby Caused A Revolutionary Change In Pakistan
Three Democrats Have A Big Built-In Advantage in New Hampshire
Vaccine Injury Claims Are Few and Far Between
Soaring Temperatures Speed Up Spring Thaw on Greenland’s Ice Sheet
Uh: Thousands petition Netflix to cancel Amazon Prime's Good Omens
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Afternoon Tea (6/20/19)
This Sherrilyn Kenyon profile is... a lot. 'I Really Thought He Was Going to Kill Me and Bury My Body'
Meet the New York couple donating millions to the anti-vax movement
The black Georgia school teacher who turned out to be a Union spy
Hollywood Finally Let Bianca Lawson Grow Up
Watch Soap Bubbles Turn Into Tiny Snow Globes as They Freeze
Meet the New York couple donating millions to the anti-vax movement
The black Georgia school teacher who turned out to be a Union spy
Hollywood Finally Let Bianca Lawson Grow Up
Watch Soap Bubbles Turn Into Tiny Snow Globes as They Freeze
Sunday, June 16, 2019
Morning Coffee (6/16/19)
A “Listless” 1-Month-Old Girl And Her Teenage Mother Were Discovered In Border Patrol Detention
Obama Veterans: Joe Biden’s Pledge to Work With GOP Is Delusional
Poll: a growing number of Democratic voters are prioritizing gender-related issues
Abortion Rights Haven’t Been A Priority In Blue States — Until Now
Here’s How New Zealand’s ‘Hobbit Law’ Is Impacting The Country
Depo-Provera, an Injectable Contraceptive, Does Not Raise H.I.V. Risk
Patricia Battin, Lightning Rod in a Library War, Dies at 89
Wow: Your Smartphone Is Spying (If You’re a Spanish Soccer Fan)
Women Directed Just 3% of Animated Movies (Study)
Ancient asteroid crater located off coast of Scotland
Obama Veterans: Joe Biden’s Pledge to Work With GOP Is Delusional
Poll: a growing number of Democratic voters are prioritizing gender-related issues
Abortion Rights Haven’t Been A Priority In Blue States — Until Now
Here’s How New Zealand’s ‘Hobbit Law’ Is Impacting The Country
Depo-Provera, an Injectable Contraceptive, Does Not Raise H.I.V. Risk
Patricia Battin, Lightning Rod in a Library War, Dies at 89
Wow: Your Smartphone Is Spying (If You’re a Spanish Soccer Fan)
Women Directed Just 3% of Animated Movies (Study)
Ancient asteroid crater located off coast of Scotland
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Morning Coffee (6/15/19)
Hong Kong’s Leader, Yielding to Protests, Suspends Extradition Bill
'I think I’d take it': In exclusive interview, Trump says he would listen if foreigners offered dirt on opponents
Trump Is Urged to Fire Kellyanne Conway for Hatch Act Violations
Warren Surges to Second Place in National Poll, Eating Into Support for Sanders
Kazakhstan Gets New Leader, but Old System’s Grip on Power Remains
A shocking number of women are harassed, ignored, or mistreated during childbirth
This is great: N.I.H. Head Calls for End to All-Male Panels of Scientists
Franco Zeffirelli, Italian Director With Taste for Excess, Dies at 96
We knew he was terrible but wow, he's REALLY terrible! Author Nicholas Sparks Tried to Ban LGBT Club and Student Protests at His Christian School, Emails Reveal
If the USWNT’s 13-0 victory over Thailand made you uneasy, then good. That’s the point.
'I think I’d take it': In exclusive interview, Trump says he would listen if foreigners offered dirt on opponents
Trump Is Urged to Fire Kellyanne Conway for Hatch Act Violations
Warren Surges to Second Place in National Poll, Eating Into Support for Sanders
Kazakhstan Gets New Leader, but Old System’s Grip on Power Remains
A shocking number of women are harassed, ignored, or mistreated during childbirth
This is great: N.I.H. Head Calls for End to All-Male Panels of Scientists
Franco Zeffirelli, Italian Director With Taste for Excess, Dies at 96
We knew he was terrible but wow, he's REALLY terrible! Author Nicholas Sparks Tried to Ban LGBT Club and Student Protests at His Christian School, Emails Reveal
If the USWNT’s 13-0 victory over Thailand made you uneasy, then good. That’s the point.
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Morning Coffee (6/13/19)
OH THANK GOODNESS: An Arizona Teacher Helped Migrants. Jurors Couldn’t Decide if It Was a Crime.
Police and protesters clash as mass protests escalate in Hong Kong
Reps of 22 foreign governments have spent money at Trump properties
An important piece about the nonsense Biden is spouting about Republicans: The Fever Is Not Going to Break
Even some Trump allies want Kushner to ice his peace plan
Raytheon, United Technologies to Merge, Forming One of World's Biggest Defense and Aerospace Firms
Maybe this will make some people care?? Climate Change Poses Major Risks to Financial Markets, Regulator Warns
Good for her: USA soccer star Megan Rapinoe refuses to sing national anthem before World Cup match
Shocking! Female nurse who played crucial role in IVF ignored on plaque
Who Were the Ancestors of Native Americans? A Lost People in Siberia, Scientists Say
Police and protesters clash as mass protests escalate in Hong Kong
Reps of 22 foreign governments have spent money at Trump properties
An important piece about the nonsense Biden is spouting about Republicans: The Fever Is Not Going to Break
Even some Trump allies want Kushner to ice his peace plan
Raytheon, United Technologies to Merge, Forming One of World's Biggest Defense and Aerospace Firms
Maybe this will make some people care?? Climate Change Poses Major Risks to Financial Markets, Regulator Warns
Good for her: USA soccer star Megan Rapinoe refuses to sing national anthem before World Cup match
Shocking! Female nurse who played crucial role in IVF ignored on plaque
Who Were the Ancestors of Native Americans? A Lost People in Siberia, Scientists Say
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Afternoon Tea (6/11/19)
The Making of a YouTube Radical
This essay by Amy Whipple is lovely and important: Foster Care: Heroic Measures
How Nuclear Bomb Tests Are Helping to Identify Art Forgeries
The First Woman Cabinet Minister: Margaret Bondfield, 1873-1953
When Tea Reaches Its Boiling Point In Fiction, So Too May The Story
This essay by Amy Whipple is lovely and important: Foster Care: Heroic Measures
How Nuclear Bomb Tests Are Helping to Identify Art Forgeries
The First Woman Cabinet Minister: Margaret Bondfield, 1873-1953
When Tea Reaches Its Boiling Point In Fiction, So Too May The Story
Monday, June 10, 2019
Morning Coffee (6/10/19)
Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.
The border is in crisis. Here’s how it got this bad.
Company part-owned by Jared Kushner got $90m from unknown offshore investors since 2017
SIGH: Joe Biden Worked to Undermine the Affordable Care Act’s Coverage of Contraception
Swastikas and Burning Pride Flags: Hate Crimes Spike in N.Y.
Trump’s own Defense Department directly contradicts his claim about transgender troops
A Scandal in Austria and the Far Right’s Fortunes in Europe
!!! Big news up here in NH: Three Bear Brook Murder Victims Identified; Citizen Sleuth, Genetic Genealogy Provide Key Clues
This is awful: MSU Wants To Pay Nassar Survivors A Fraction Of What It Paid Those Who Sued Earlier
Guys. JUST DON'T BE CREEPY. 60% of male managers now say they’re uncomfortable mentoring women
Elephants May Sniff Out Quantities With Their Noses
The border is in crisis. Here’s how it got this bad.
Company part-owned by Jared Kushner got $90m from unknown offshore investors since 2017
SIGH: Joe Biden Worked to Undermine the Affordable Care Act’s Coverage of Contraception
Swastikas and Burning Pride Flags: Hate Crimes Spike in N.Y.
Trump’s own Defense Department directly contradicts his claim about transgender troops
A Scandal in Austria and the Far Right’s Fortunes in Europe
!!! Big news up here in NH: Three Bear Brook Murder Victims Identified; Citizen Sleuth, Genetic Genealogy Provide Key Clues
This is awful: MSU Wants To Pay Nassar Survivors A Fraction Of What It Paid Those Who Sued Earlier
Guys. JUST DON'T BE CREEPY. 60% of male managers now say they’re uncomfortable mentoring women
Elephants May Sniff Out Quantities With Their Noses
Sunday, June 9, 2019
Morning Coffee (6/9/19)
In case you weren't sure he was lying: Mexico Agreed to Take Border Actions Months Before Trump Announced Tariff Deal
Refugee Resettlement In N.H. Plummets Under Trump Administration
Gay Israelis hold mass wedding to campaign for same-sex unions
Yay! Elizabeth Warren says she’s ‘proud’ her campaign workers unionized
Also yay! Vox Media and employees reach deal on a union contract
Ugh, this stuff should be regulated! Cannabis Companies Push F.D.A. to Ease Rules on CBD Products
Someone who should not be a teacher: Indiana teacher awards autistic boy 'annoying male' trophy
Oh interesting! Barry Jenkins To Direct Alvin Ailey Movie For Fox Searchlight
Nut of note: 70% of world's macadamia can be traced back to single Australian tree
Ancient Fingerprints Show Men and Women Both Made Pottery in the American Southwest
Refugee Resettlement In N.H. Plummets Under Trump Administration
Gay Israelis hold mass wedding to campaign for same-sex unions
Yay! Elizabeth Warren says she’s ‘proud’ her campaign workers unionized
Also yay! Vox Media and employees reach deal on a union contract
Ugh, this stuff should be regulated! Cannabis Companies Push F.D.A. to Ease Rules on CBD Products
Someone who should not be a teacher: Indiana teacher awards autistic boy 'annoying male' trophy
Oh interesting! Barry Jenkins To Direct Alvin Ailey Movie For Fox Searchlight
Nut of note: 70% of world's macadamia can be traced back to single Australian tree
Ancient Fingerprints Show Men and Women Both Made Pottery in the American Southwest
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Afternoon Tea (6/6/19)
‘Archaeology of D-Day’ Aims to Preserve What the Soldiers Left Behind
This is a fascinating read about Waldorf schools in general in addition to the vaccine issue: Measles for the One Percent
Why Society Goes Easy on Rapists
Overlooked No More: Alan Turing, Condemned Code Breaker and Computer Visionary
Gwenda Bond's take on writing tie-ins/IP is great: Toy Stories
This is a fascinating read about Waldorf schools in general in addition to the vaccine issue: Measles for the One Percent
Why Society Goes Easy on Rapists
Overlooked No More: Alan Turing, Condemned Code Breaker and Computer Visionary
Gwenda Bond's take on writing tie-ins/IP is great: Toy Stories
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Afternoon Tea (6/5/19)
An Urgent Mystery: Who's Attacking Ebola Responders In Congo — And Why?
This is more well-reported and important (beyond this one case) than the headline sort of implies: Trump Pardoned Billionaire Conrad Black but Left His Prison Buddy Behind
The Atlantic has a great special section for the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage: Votes for Women
When It Comes to Birth Control and Eugenics, Clarence Thomas Gets It All Wrong
Some great recommendations for kids here! 7 New and Upcoming Reads Perfect for Pride Month
This is more well-reported and important (beyond this one case) than the headline sort of implies: Trump Pardoned Billionaire Conrad Black but Left His Prison Buddy Behind
The Atlantic has a great special section for the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage: Votes for Women
When It Comes to Birth Control and Eugenics, Clarence Thomas Gets It All Wrong
Some great recommendations for kids here! 7 New and Upcoming Reads Perfect for Pride Month
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