Monthly Archives: July 2017

The Demise of the Republican Effort to Repeal the Affordable Care Act Is Hardly the End of the Story

Posted on Jul 30, 2017 By Robert Reich The demise of the Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act is hardly the end of the story. Donald Trump will not let this loss stand. Since its inception in 2010, … Continue reading

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The Uninhabitable Earth

Famine, economic collapse, a sun that cooks us: What climate change could wreak — sooner than you think. By David Wallace-Wells Fossils by Heartless Machine In the jungles of Costa Rica, where humidity routinely tops 90 percent, simply moving around … Continue reading

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How to Be a Buddhist in Today’s World

Religion now faces three main challenges: communism, science and consumerism. Photo: Getty Images By The Dalai Lama July 6, 2017 6:44 p.m. ET Once people adopt a religion, they should practice it sincerely. Truly believing in God, Buddha, Allah or … Continue reading

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Conservatives Go Third ‘I’ Blind

Bret Stephens JULY 6, 2017 On the subject of cycles, Warren Buffett likes to talk about “the natural progression, the three I’s.” As he put it to Charlie Rose in 2008, those I’s are “the innovators, the imitators and the … Continue reading

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Why the media has broken down in the age of Trump

Michael Goodwin July 2, 2017 Since President Trump was elected, the media landscape has divided and hardened more than ever. Even the once-unimpeachable New York Times has been guilty of “fake news,” while on Tuesday CNN had to retract an … Continue reading

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