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Dec 17, 2017
A Last Push for Obamacare Sign-ups — and Worries About Who Got Hurt - The New York Times
A Last Push for Obamacare Sign-ups — and Worries About Who Got Hurt - The New York Times: Blacks and Hispanics saw the biggest gains under the Affordable Care Act. They’re also likely to be most affected by cuts to this year’s enrollment period, which ended Friday.
Jacob Zuma Prepares to Depart a Diminished A.N.C. - The New York Times
Jacob Zuma Prepares to Depart a Diminished A.N.C. - The New York Times: South Africa’s African National Congress was once a symbol of hope. As it chooses a new leader, what has happened to Nelson Mandela’s legacy?
Chile Votes in Bitterly Divisive Presidential Election - The New York Times
Chile Votes in Bitterly Divisive Presidential Election - The New York Times: Voters will decide whether to build on President Michelle Bachelet’s agenda or give power to a right-wing billionaire and former president.
Pakistan Church Attacked by 2 Suicide Bombers - The New York Times
Pakistan Church Attacked by 2 Suicide Bombers - The New York Times: ISIS claimed responsibility for the assault in Quetta that left at least eight dead and 30 injured, raising concerns about the security of Christians in the country.
World’s Most Expensive Home? Another Bauble for a Saudi Prince - The New York Times
World’s Most Expensive Home? Another Bauble for a Saudi Prince - The New York Times: prince who is cracking down on ill-gotten
As Venezuela Collapses, Children Are Dying of Hunger - The New York Times
As Venezuela Collapses, Children Are Dying of Hunger - The New York Times: For five months, The New York Times tracked 21 public hospitals in Venezuela. Doctors are seeing record numbers of children with severe malnutrition. Hundreds have died.
File Your Taxes on a Postcard? A G.O.P. Promise Marked Undeliverable - The New York Times
File Your Taxes on a Postcard? A G.O.P. Promise Marked Undeliverable - The New York Times: The tax bill on the cusp of being passed by Congress is not the grand simplification of the code that Republicans promised when they set out to eliminate tax breaks and cut the number of tax brackets.
Is This Genocide? - The New York Times
Is This Genocide? - The New York Times: Survivors describe Myanmar soldiers killing men, raping women and burning babies in a Rohingya village.
Are You Old? Infirm? Then Kindly Disappear - The New York Times
Are You Old? Infirm? Then Kindly Disappear - The New York Times: Nancy Root opened my eyes to the dismissive way we treat too many people. Maybe she can open yours.
The Tax Bill That Inequality Created - The New York Times
The Tax Bill That Inequality Created - The New York Times: The tax bill is a consequence of a fraction of the population taking control of the nation’s wealth and, with it, the nation’s political power.
Why CVS-Aetna may be bad for your health - The Washington Post
Why CVS-Aetna may be bad for your health - The Washington Post: CVS wants to dominate health care the way it dominated the drug store business
How women can protect themselves from sexual harassment while traveling - The Washington Post
How women can protect themselves from sexual harassment while traveling - The Washington Post: What you need to know to protect yourself and, in a worst-case scenario, save yourself.
Book review of War in 140 Characters: How Social Media Is Reshaping Conflict in the Twenty-First Century by David Patrikarakos - The Washington Post
Book review of War in 140 Characters: How Social Media Is Reshaping Conflict in the Twenty-First Century by David Patrikarakos - The Washington Post: David Patrikarakos explores how the shaping of perceptions online is key to battlefield success.
Trump’s newest enemy: Gravity - The Washington Post
Trump’s newest enemy: Gravity - The Washington Post: The president is increasingly weighed down by his offenses, no longer soaring free of them.
Journalists around the world sit behind bars for telling the truth - The Washington Post
Journalists around the world sit behind bars for telling the truth - The Washington Post: Despite the president’s tired mantra, there’s no ‘fake news’ about that.
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