The Trump Administration Is Being Sued Over a Very Weird Bird
Male greater sage grouse perform mating rituals for a female grouse (not pictured)David Zalubowski/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Environmental groups have filed two lawsuits against US Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke for approving oil and gas leases on habitat that is home to the greater sage-grouse, an imperiled…
Here’s a North Korea Sanctions Timeline
Jon Chol Jin and Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I’ve gotten a little tired of hearing about how Donald Trump finally tightened the screws on North Korea and forced them to the bargaining table. North Korea is at the bargaining table because they finished their nuke and missile…
The Uninsured Rate Is Going Up
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Commonwealth Fund reports that the number of uninsured is inching back up: Commonwealth’s data shows that the uninsured rate is up nearly three points since 2016, which represents about 4 million people. This surprised me, so I checked the other usual sources for information…
Quote of the Day: Health Insurance Is Cratering Thanks to Donald Trump
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. From Chet Burrell, CEO of the largest insurer in the Mid-Atlantic region: Continuing actions on the part of the administration to systematically undermine the market make it almost impossible to carry out the mission. The “mission” here is to provide health care coverage for people,…
Dear Media: Stop Turning Every Twitter Flame War Into National News
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A few days ago a girl in Utah posted some pictures of her prom night on Twitter. She was wearing a red cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress, that she had found at a vintage store in downtown Salt Lake City. Naturally, someone on Twitter had…
Another Look at the Gig Economy
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A few days ago I took a look at whether the gig economy was really “exploding,” as an LA Times columnist had suggested. Neither the BLS nor anyone else directly tracks this, so I took a look at the number of part-time workers as a…