US Politics
The Future
Steve Scalise shies away from debate with Ocasio-Cortez over her ‘radical followers’ — while ignoring his own supporters’ rhetoric
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The Trump Presidency
Government Shut Down
New report reveals the one reason Trump is still refusing to reopen the government ... Trump doesn't want to look incompetent!
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Engineering and Technology
Marine Diesels
Arabian Supply Chain.com ranks the five largest main engines at sea in terms of kW output
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PROGRESS AND PERFORMANCE
GETTING BETTER ... THE PAST WAS PRETTY AWFUL
Hans Roesling ... Seven charts that show the world is actually becoming a better place
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US Policy Options
Tax Policy / Inequality / Climate costs
Climate Changed ... Ocasio-Cortez Suggests 70% Ultra-Rich Tax Could Pay for Climate Plan
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Development Assistance
Reducing Poverty
Does Aid Reduce Poverty? ... OPHI Working Paper: 122
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Development Finance
Capital Flows
Three Surprises about Private Capital Flows to Low-Income Countries
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Geopolitics
Some very relevant history
Jimmy Carter: How to repair the U.S.-China relationship — and prevent a modern Cold War
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LIBERIA
CHALLENGES OF POST WAR RECOVERY
Liberians Plagued by Mental Health Problems in Aftermath of War
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Linkedin Connection admin
Happy Birthday
Some of the messages associated with Burgess birthday
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Metrics
Social Performance Metrics
Understanding Social Performance with Theory of Change
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Multi-Lateral Institutions
World Bank
Jim Yong Kim resigns as World Bank president ...
International aid community shocked by decision to quit three years early and join private sector
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Cyber Influence
Global Threats
Countering Russian disinformation the Baltic nations’ way
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Marketing / Propaganda
Trump's Branding Brilliance
Hitting a Wall: How Marketing Helps Explain the Washington Stalemate
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Business
Purpose
Big Business Has a New Scam: The ‘Purpose Paradigm’ ... Multinational corporations are luring millennial workers with empty promises and self-serving slogans.
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Poverty
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Report reveals challenges of UN's new sustainable development goals
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Metrics
Human Life Indicator
New measure for the wellbeing of populations could replace Human Development Index
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Wellbeing
Community Matters
Neighbourhood wellbeing and a sense of community are at the heart of a good home, say researchers
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Activism
Robert Weissman ... President, Public Citizen
Hours from now, President Donald Trump will be responsible for the longest government shutdown in our nation's history.
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The Trump Presidency
Worst in History
Trump Got Rich by Screwing Over Workers—Of Course He’s Doing It Again as President ... “For decades, Trump repeatedly didn’t pay those who worked for him, and now that he’s in the White House, little has changed.”
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US Politics
Women are changing things
The End of Likability Politics ... The nasty women of America are delivering on their promises—and they don’t care what their conservative male colleagues think.
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Inequality
Yes ... we know ... but what is being done about it?
Top charts of 2018 ... Twelve charts that show how policy could reduce inequality—but is making it worse instead
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Saudi Arabia
Repression of Women
Rahaf al-Qunun: Saudi teen granted asylum in Canada
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The Trump Presidency
Will the law get in the way
The Myth of the Mueller Report ... No one knows whether the Trump-Russia special counsel will produce a final and public report telling all.
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The Trump Presidency
Things just don't smell right!
'This is the biggest political story ever'—experts react to the Trump-Russia FBI investigation
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The Trump Presidency
Trump says 'no collusion'
Ex FBI Countr-Intel, Figliuzzi: 'There is More Than Just the Crazy Public Behavior to Trump/Russia'
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Activism: MoveOn
MoveOn's plan to end the shutdown
MoveOn's plan to end the shutdown ... The reality is simple: Donald Trump is a liar ... Trump's increasingly outrageous comments over the past few days make it clear that he does not understand the implications of the shutdown or care ........
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Finance
Vulture Funds
Prem Sikka ... HMV is another example of how vulture funds have devoured the high street ... We should talk more about private equity
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System Dysfunction
Sustainability
The sustainability movement has disappeared. Where did it go?
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Political Activism
National Democratic Training Committee, TrainDemocrats.org
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been under RELENTLESS Republican attacks. So we’re sending her a card and letting her know we stand with her.
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Investment / Retirement
Fisher Investments
There is something fundementally wrong ....
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Economic System
Profit up ... Value down
Where does billionaire wealth come from?
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Activism / MoveOn
ICE / Immigration Justice
Eduardo's next immigration hearing is on Thursday. Will you sign the petition to ICE officials and demand Eduardo's immediate release?
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Thinkers
Michele Wucker
Ringing in the New Year from Beijing -- The Gray Rhino Tracker January 2019
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US Politics
The new Members of Congress
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gleefully mocks GOP’s obsession with her: ‘Dude, you’re all out of bullets’
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US Politics
Chris Christie
Chris Christie torches Jared ... Chris Christie settles scores in 'Let Me Finish,' a memoir out Jan. 29
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Human Rights / Saudi Arabia
Womens Rights
Saudi Teen Fleeing Her Family Has Been Granted Asylum as 'Brave New Canadian'
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Accountancy Profession
Forensics
Deloitte appoints Jarrod Baker to lead forensic investigations in Southeast Asia
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Global Health
GFATM
[KCA-AidsGroup] WEST AFRICA: Global Fund financing gets greater oversight
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US Politics
The House is back in play!
Nancy Pelosi Is Done Enabling Trump and the GOP ... Pelosi understands the role she plays as a check on an out-of-control presidency, and this is only the first of many times we will see her play it.
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US Politics
Bright New Blood
Ocasio-Cortez Is on the Financial Services Committee, and Banks Are Afraid
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US Government
Andrew Wheeler / EPA
Andrew Wheeler answers senators' questions during his confirmation hearing to be the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
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Activism
Action Network
Donald Trump’s government shutdown: ... Tell Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell to grow up! ... 'End the shutdown now.'
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The New Congress
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)
In first floor speech, Ocasio-Cortez condemns Trump shutdown as ‘erosion of American democracy’ ...
'The truth is, this shutdown is about the erosion of American democracy and the subversion of our most basic governmental norms.'
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The New Congress
Ilhan Omar
Text of speach by Ilhan Omar on the floor of the House of Representatives
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US Politics
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell fiddles for Trump while the nation burns
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Climate Science
The DeSmog Blog
The Dark Side forces of climate denial and industry-funded misinformation are strong these days in the public conversations about energy and global warming.
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The Right Stuff
Doing one's duty!
F-16 pilot was ready to give her life on Sept. 11 ... Heather Penney, heroic Sept. 11 F-16 pilot
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Food / Nutrition
Sustainable Living
Why we shouldn’t all be vegan
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UK Consumption
Changing Pattern
Consumerism in crisis as millennials stay away from shops
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