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Donald’s Demolition Derby
Moyers writes: We’re a week into the Trump administration and it’s pretty obvious what he’s up to. First, Donald Trump is running a demolition derby: He wants to demolish everything he doesn’t like, and he doesn’t like a lot, especially when it comes to government.
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Scotland eyes 50% renewable energy by 2030 in shift away from North Sea oil | UK news | The Guardian
SNP unveils plan encouraging motorists, homeowners and businesses to use low- or zero-carbon sources for half their energy
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Wells Fargo Complaints Vanish From Labor Department Website | The Huffington Post
Missing worker protection page appears to be latest Trump administration purge.
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Public Sector vs. Private Sector
If you were mailing an extremely important package, you’d probably trust FedEx more than the U.S. Postal Service. But why? Is it because FedEx is a private company, while the post office is run by the government? What are the differences between the “private sector” and the government
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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.
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Orwell’s “1984” and Trump’s America
Adam Gopnik on how President Donald Trump’s disdain for truth and accuracy poses a threat to democracy akin to Big Brother in George Orwell’s book “1984.”
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Can This Trash Can Turn Food Waste Into Garden Treasure?
The Zera Food Recycler may not transform scraps into ready-to-use soil, but it could still help take a bite out of landfill-bound waste
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Cartoon: Dr. Ryan's Affordable Care Act replacement
The Affordable Care Act (Which is the same as Obamacare, despite the fact that the two names get very different levels of support.) is going to be repealed. Its replacement is going to be our old way of letting more people die of preventable disease
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Opportunity Rover celebrates 13 years on Mars
On January 24, 2017, NASA’s Opportunity rover celebrated 13 Earth years exploring Mars. She’s officially a teenager. Here are 6 ways she’s behaving like one
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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
