A darker future for "Tier 2" workers
Per a "job saving" union-management deal, many auto workers are to be paid sharply lower wages at the Orion plant. They face a much reduced standard of living. Say goodbye to middle-class life?
The nitty-gritty of going beyond GDP
Oregon legislator: “We get these benchmarks, great, but it’s not doing enough to inform our policy choices.” Can "benchmarks" and "indicators" be implemented in a way to have a real impact? A key question: do indicator systems work by attempting to “insulate” them from politics, or by attempting to have them do battle in the political arena?
The nitty-gritty of going beyond GDP
Can "benchmarks" and "indicators" be implemented in a way to have a real impact on public policy?
The 'return of our old enemies in an untreatable form'
If the current trend continues, it appears that we are on the threshold of an era in which now-treatable infectious diseases re-emerge as frequent life disrupters, and, ultimately, as major killers. For the U.S. and other developed countries, that means that fundamental expectations about the normal course of life would be exploded, and that the insecurity of the pre- World War II era — where untimely death was much more routine — would return.
The 'return of our old enemies in an untreatable form'
If the current trend continues, it appears that we are on the threshold of an era in which now-treatable infectious diseases re-emerge as frequent life disrupters, and, ultimately, as major killers. For the U.S. and other developed countries, that means that fundamental expectations about the normal course of life would be exploded, and that the insecurity of the pre- World War II era — where untimely death was much more routine — would return.
Agriculture industry science denial?
Despite scientific consensus that routine, non-medical use of antibiotics in animals is a risk to public health, the industry here, unlike in Denmark, keeps fighting restrictions.
The 'return of our old enemies in an untreatable form'
If the current trend continues, it appears that we are on the threshold of an era in which now-treatable infectious diseases re-emerge as frequent life disrupters, and, ultimately, as major killers. For the U.S. and other developed countries, that means that fundamental expectations about the normal course of life would be exploded, and that the insecurity of the pre- World War II era — where untimely death was much more routine — would return.
Agriculture industry science denial?
Despite scientific consensus that routine, non-medical use of antibiotics in animals is a risk to public health, the industry here, unlike in Denmark, keeps fighting restrictions.
Deserving versus undeserving, part 2
How different are natural disasters from "man-made" disasters according to some conservative state representatives?
Deserving versus undeserving, part 2
How different are natural disasters from "man-made" disasters according to some conservative state representatives?
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