http://www.businessinsider.com/1200-tiny-homes-california-end-homelessness-newsom-2023-3? Can tiny homes save California? 4 villages illustrate their potentials and pitfalls. by Kelsey Neubauer, published Mar 27, 2023, 2:00 PM A shelter designed by Washington-based company Pallet, which has built tiny home villages throughout California for people experiencing homelessness. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is dedicating $30 million to build 1,200 homes for homeless … Continue reading Can tiny homes solve the homelesss problem in California?
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Afghans that the U.S. left behind finding ways to get here anyway
The U.S. Left Them Behind. They Crossed a Jungle to Get Here Anyway. For thousands of Afghans, the American withdrawal from Kabul was just the beginning of a long, dangerous search for safety. Credit... By Julie Turkewitz, published May 21, 2023 Updated 3:07 p.m. ET Photographs and Video by Federico Rios Taiba was being hunted by the men … Continue reading Afghans that the U.S. left behind finding ways to get here anyway
Survey shows sharp divisions in U.S. about which values are core
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-pull-back-from-values-that-once-defined-u-s-wsj-norc-poll-finds-df8534cd America Pulls Back From Values That Once Defined It, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds Patriotism, religion and hard work hold less importance Patriotism, religious faith, having children and other priorities that helped define the national character for generations are receding in importance to Americans, a new Wall Street Journal-NORC poll finds. WSJ/NORC POLL MARCH 2023 Read … Continue reading Survey shows sharp divisions in U.S. about which values are core
Red states abandoning bipartisan voting integrity group based on conspiracy theories and Trump
http://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/07/us/politics/gop-voter-registration-fraud-eric.html G.O.P. States Abandon Bipartisan Voting Integrity Group, Yielding to Conspiracy Theories Five red states have severed ties since last year with the Electronic Registration Information Center, a nonprofit that helps maintain accurate voter rolls. An election worker last fall in Arizona, which participates in the bipartisan network known as ERIC. Defenders of the group … Continue reading Red states abandoning bipartisan voting integrity group based on conspiracy theories and Trump
Another amazing Ukraine feat as Russia tries to wipe its people out
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/24/how-ukraine-railways-keeps-people-and-presidents-moving ‘Rail Force One’: how Ukraine railways got Joe Biden safely to Kyiv Alexander Kamyshin, head of the service, doesn’t get much sleep, but his team coordinated the president’s visit without a single leak Peter Beaumont in Kyiv @petersbeaumont1Fri 24 Feb 2023 06.00 EST Alexander Kamyshin, the head of Ukraine’s railway company Ukrzaliznytsia, doesn’t get much … Continue reading Another amazing Ukraine feat as Russia tries to wipe its people out
Florida teachers gutting their libraries as state government declares war on public education
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/03/ron-desantis-florida-teachers/ [click thru for the full text of the article] “Closed by Order of the Governor”: Teachers in the Crossfire of Florida’s War on Public Education The many casualties in Ron DeSantis’ crusade against “woke indoctrination.” ISABELA DIASMAY+JUNE 2023 ISSUE Marvin Dunn, 82, is a professor emeritus and vocal critic of Gov. DeSantis’ moves to … Continue reading Florida teachers gutting their libraries as state government declares war on public education
Americans far more likely to die each year than in any other rich country, regardless of age
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/04/america-mortality-rate-guns-health/673799/ America Fails the Civilization Test The average American my age is roughly six times more likely to die in the coming year than his counterpart in Switzerland.By Derek Thompson Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. APRIL 21, 2023 This is Work in Progress, a newsletter by Derek Thompson about work, technology, and how to solve … Continue reading Americans far more likely to die each year than in any other rich country, regardless of age
“Lessons in Chemistry” isn’t far off for women in the sciences
http://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/books/review/the-exceptions-kate-zernike.html Unlikely Rebels With a Very Good Cause Kate Zernike’s “The Exceptions” tells the infuriating, inspiring story of the sexism faced by female scientists at M.I.T. — and how they fought back. Nancy Hopkins, the unlikely rebel at the head of a movement for women’s equality, at M.I.T.’s Center for Cancer Research, 1973.Credit...MIT Museum By Bonnie … Continue reading “Lessons in Chemistry” isn’t far off for women in the sciences
Worthwhile read about the conservatism of the Trump Supreme Court justice
http://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/12/opinion/gorsuch-barrett-kavanaugh-conservative.html? Trump’s Supreme Court Picks Are Not Quite What You Think Feb. 12, 2023 Credit...Christopher Lee for The New York Times By David Lat and Zachary B. Shemtob Mr. Lat and Mr. Shemtob are lawyers and former federal law clerks. “Nobody has ever done more for right to life than Donald Trump,” the former president told the conservative … Continue reading Worthwhile read about the conservatism of the Trump Supreme Court justice
IRS is remarkably efficient with new funding and better leadership
http://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-04-11/tax-day-april-18-the-irs-is-becoming-a-model-of-efficiency-really? The IRS Is Becoming a Model of Efficiency. Really. After years of staff and budget cuts, the agency is getting the funding and leadership it needs to provide quality service to taxpayers. That time of year.Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg By Max Stier April 11, 2023 at 9:37 AM EDT Listen to this article 4:28 Share … Continue reading IRS is remarkably efficient with new funding and better leadership
What women’s underwear tells us about our trade system
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/09/women-underwear-tariffs-equality-valentines-day/ [click thru for charts] Opinion What women’s underwear tells us about our trade system By Catherine Rampell, Columnist|, February 9, 2023 at 6:49 p.m. EST Ahead of Valentine’s Day, trade researcher Ed Gresser engaged in the most romantic of exercises: He looked up tariffs on underwear. (No judgment. We all have hobbies.) Lo and behold, he found … Continue reading What women’s underwear tells us about our trade system
DeSantis seeks to impose limits on speech, teaching of history and biology, and more — is he a new Hitler?
I personally find the restrictions imposed and proposed by Governor Santis' despicable. Free speech does not consist of telling teachers that they may not mention historical topics or those facts that children need as they develop from children into adults. These proposals (some of which have already been turned into law by his pet legislature) … Continue reading DeSantis seeks to impose limits on speech, teaching of history and biology, and more — is he a new Hitler?
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