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Dec 31 2017
News
2017 political moments sure to melt the heart
It has been a year. Natural disasters, mass shootings and sexual harassment have -- deservedly -- dominated the news cycle.
CNN DigitalNov 09 2021
News
General Electric to Split Into Three Public Companies
General Electric Co. GE +6.08% said it would split into three public companies, breaking apart the more than century-old company that was once a symbol of American manufacturing might and has struggled in recent years.
The plan is being unveiled three years after Larry Culp took over the troubled company and tried to stabilize its operations by selling off business units and paying down
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 12 2021
News
Ex-Governor Rick Snyder Is Reportedly Being Charged for the Flint Water Crisis
Rick Snyder, the Republican governor of Michigan at the time of the toxic water crisis in Flint, will face charges for his role in the public health catastrophe that poisoned the city’s supply, according to the Associated Press.
Two people who know of the prosecution told the AP that the state attorney general’s office informed defense attorneys on the case that indictments were
ViceMay 06 2019
News
GOP warms to idea of a climate change policy
On March 8, two members of the U.S. Senate joined in a statement calling for Congress to take action to address global warming. What was unusual is that one of them is a Republican and chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, while the other is the top Democrat on that committee.
Christian Science MonitorSep 29 2021
Opinion
Biden's Inflation Scapegoat Is 'Profiteering'
When July's all-item Consumer Price Index (CPI) registered 5.4 percent year-over-year growth—a level of inflation which essentially takes away a year's income growth for low-wage earners—it was all but assured that the White House would offer comment, if not action. President Joe Biden was quick to call attention to accelerating meat prices and, looking for someone to blame, called out the
ReasonOct 13 2021
News
Curious how systemic racism works? Check out your neighborhood.
Like most self-perpetuating systems, systemic racism masquerades as the norm. But as the history of housing discrimination illustrates, it’s a human-made system, not a natural one.
Becoming a first-generation homebuyer was a meaningful step for Erin. Her parents came to the United States from Cape Verde and had never been able to purchase a house. She was excited for the stability it
Christian Science MonitorMay 25 2021
Analysis
Can COVID-19 uncertainty be fact-checked?
The coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19 have brought hardships from the deaths of loved ones to economic struggles to social isolation. Everyone has been touched by it.
Fact-checkers went from knowing almost nothing about a strange new virus to monitoring its every effect. In the process, we had to get more comfortable with the nature of scientific inquiry and its constant companion,
PoynterAug 23 2022
Perspectives Blog
AllStances: Is Inflation Always Bad?
Is inflation always a bad thing that hurts consumers? Or can there be some potential benefits when it’s being controlled at a moderate level? Is the alternative to "inflation/high inflation" totally static prices, or is it predictable 2% inflation?
Explore all opinions, perspectives, stances, and arguments about inflation with AllStances™ by AllSides.
Moderate Inflation Can Antonio FermeFeb 26 2021
Analysis
An Atlantic current system that controls sea levels and heat waves is on the brink of collapse
A massive current system that runs deep throughout the vast Atlantic Ocean has an effect on temperatures, climate, sea levels and weather systems around the world. Any disruption to its flow could have rapid and catastrophic effects on the global climate. And a new study has some dreary predictions about the future of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, as it is known, and whether
Salon