The fake news is coming from inside the White House
At last Tuesday’s press briefing, Press Secretary Sean Spicer gave the first question of the day to a “news” outlet you’ve probably never heard of. LifeZette is a website founded by conservative talk radio personality Laura Ingraham
The Lives of Poor White People
Joshua Rothman on “Hillbilly Elegy,” a memoir by J. D. Vance about Rust Belt poverty that is tied to a theory about Donald Trump supporters.
The most well-known astrophysicist of our time discusses a dozen times he’s been racially profiled
With the exception of creationists and other anti-science groups, Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of the most recognizable and well-liked people on the planet.
The U.S. Doesn’t Even Crack the Top 10 on a Ranking of Social Progess
The ‘Social Progress Index’ shows global prosperity isn’t only about GDP.
There’s an organization bringing light to refugees | Fusion
Dr. Alison Thompson runs Third Wave Volunteers, a nonprofit helping people in disasters around the world. Thompson and her volunteers have been responding to the fallout from one persistent man-made disaster—the war in Syria. In addition to settling people into their temporary homes, Thompson brings them solar lights, a necessity, but also a beacon of hope.
This Grassroots Project Is Out to Cut Food Waste and Feed the Hungry
Food for Thought is redistributing leftover restaurant meals in Pakistan to people in need.
Trump’s Executive Order Is Already Hurting Refugees, Muslims And Families | The Huffington Post
People are being turned away at airports.
UK green energy expensive? Not any more. From now on it’s cheap | Business | The Guardian
A record low price set for offshore wind power is good for UK jobs, the taxpayer and household bills. It is bad news for Hinkley C and the nuclear industry
Want to Make America Safe? Here Are 5 Ways to Do That.
In the wake of Baton Rouge, Dallas, and St. Paul, our nation is once again in heated debate over what we do and do not want from law enforcement. The Republican National Convention opened with a parade of speakers vowing to “Make America Safe Again,” while President Obama has caucused with both…
Wells Fargo Complaints Vanish From Labor Department Website | The Huffington Post
Missing worker protection page appears to be latest Trump administration purge.
