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Obamacare

Why Millions Are Still Uninsured Despite Government Intervention

Last months Census Bureau report on the uninsured overlooked an important point: More than 99% of Americans have access to health coverage, regardless of their income or medical condition. The overwhelming majority of those lacking insurance could have obtai…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

How Can We Mitigate Damage That Automation Might Do To The Workforce?

Manager Technical Industrial Engineer working and control robotics with monitoring system software ... and icon industry network connection on tablet. AI, Artificial Intelligence, Automation robot arm Getty What can we do to mitigate the damage that aut…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Global Warming

California Fire Updates: Getty Fire Forces Evacuations in West Los Angeles as Kincade Fire Burns

In the case of the increasingly frequent wildfire disasters in California, I argued the other day that they have multiple causes: poor maintenance by PG&E, expanded human settlement at the margins of fire-prone woodlands, and global warming. But I dont th…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Korean War

Rest In Peace: John Conyers, Longest Serving Black Man In Congressional History, Passes Away At 90

Source: Drew Angerer / Getty Congress lost another titan of the house this weekend. Yesterday, according to Detroit News, John Conyers passed away in Detroit at the age of 90. Conyers was Korean War veteran and served 53 years in the U.S. House of Represent…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Old-Age Poverty

Postcards from a poisoned coast: Vietnam’s people-smuggling heartland

NGHE AN, Vietnam (Reuters) - The countryside in the Vietnamese provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh is dotted with billboards for labor export companies advertising jobs or study overseas. Thousands of people respond to the lure of a better life abroad every yea…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Protectionism

Argentina tightens exchange controls to stem capital flight

Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina introduced strict exchange controls Monday to preserve depleting reserves as Peronist president-elect Alberto Fernandez and incumbent Mauricio Macri held talks, seeking to reassure investors over the country's impending swing fr…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Electric Car

The 2020 Mini Cooper SE Electric’s Price Is Slightly Less Disappointing Than Its Range

Its hard to believe that it was ten years ago that BMW/Mini first offered (well, in a limited release) an electric car, the Mini E. That EV Mini could go 100 miles on a full charge (though at the time it was sometimes reported as 156 miles, which must have…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Grexit

Tenth Annual Back-to-School Event: Live! The World Next Week

The 2019 CFR annual Back-to-School Event celebrated the tenth anniversary of the podcast The World Next Week with a live taping before a student audience. CFR Senior Vice President James M. Lindsay, CFR.org Managing Editor Robert McMahon, and Deborah S. Amos …

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Old-Age Poverty

Postcards from a poisoned coast: Vietnam’s people-smuggling heartland

NGHE AN, Vietnam (Reuters) - The countryside in the Vietnamese provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh is dotted with billboards for labor export companies advertising jobs or study overseas. Thousands of people respond to the lure of a better life abroad every ye…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Little Italy

The Best Cupcakes in Toronto

Bobbette & Belle on Yonge Both Leslieville as well as Yonge and Lawrence have locations of this bakery where gianduja, chocolate raspberry, lemon, red velvet, peanut butter, salted caramel and mango passionfruit are just a few of the gourmet cupcake opti…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Why Millions Are Still Uninsured Despite Government Intervention

How Can We Mitigate Damage That Automation Might Do To The Workforce?

California Fire Updates: Getty Fire Forces Evacuations in West Los Angeles as Kincade Fire Burns

Rest In Peace: John Conyers, Longest Serving Black Man In Congressional History, Passes Away At 90

Postcards from a poisoned coast: Vietnam’s people-smuggling heartland

Argentina tightens exchange controls to stem capital flight

The 2020 Mini Cooper SE Electric’s Price Is Slightly Less Disappointing Than Its Range

Tenth Annual Back-to-School Event: Live! The World Next Week

Postcards from a poisoned coast: Vietnam’s people-smuggling heartland

The Best Cupcakes in Toronto

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