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How to Fix
Poverty: Write Every Family a Basic Income Check
Betsy Isaacson, Newsweek
Isaacson writes: "In the United States - as in all of the world's wealthier nations - ending poverty is not a matter of resources. Many economists, including Timothy Smeeding of the University of Wisconsin (and former director of the Institute for Research on Poverty) have argued that every developed nation has the financial wherewithal to eradicate poverty."
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Betsy Isaacson, Newsweek
Isaacson writes: "In the United States - as in all of the world's wealthier nations - ending poverty is not a matter of resources. Many economists, including Timothy Smeeding of the University of Wisconsin (and former director of the Institute for Research on Poverty) have argued that every developed nation has the financial wherewithal to eradicate poverty."
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US Court
Strikes Down North Carolina Ultrasound Abortion Law
Colleen Jenkins, Reuters
Jenkins writes: "A North Carolina law requiring women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound of the fetus performed and described to them is unconstitutional because it forces doctors to voice the state's message discouraging the procedure, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday."
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Colleen Jenkins, Reuters
Jenkins writes: "A North Carolina law requiring women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound of the fetus performed and described to them is unconstitutional because it forces doctors to voice the state's message discouraging the procedure, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday."
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GOP
Congressman Michael Grimm to Plead Guilty to Felony Tax Evasion
David McCabe, The Hill
McCabe writes: "Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) will plead guilty to one charge of felony tax evasion on Dec. 23, according to multiple reports. The charge is in connection with larger fraud allegations over the management of a restaurant he owned before taking office."
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David McCabe, The Hill
McCabe writes: "Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) will plead guilty to one charge of felony tax evasion on Dec. 23, according to multiple reports. The charge is in connection with larger fraud allegations over the management of a restaurant he owned before taking office."
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Groups Warn of
Dangers With Funding of Universities by Koch Brothers
Frank Morris, National Public Radio
Morris writes: "In addition to famously subsidizing political campaigns, the Koch brothers also pour millions a year into think tanks and universities. Some warn that the funding can come with conditions that threaten academic freedom."
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Frank Morris, National Public Radio
Morris writes: "In addition to famously subsidizing political campaigns, the Koch brothers also pour millions a year into think tanks and universities. Some warn that the funding can come with conditions that threaten academic freedom."
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North Korea's
Internet Under Apparent Cyber Attack Days After Obama Promised Response to Sony
Hack
Max Fisher, Vox
Fisher writes: "Internet connectivity between North Korea and the outside world, though never robust to begin with, is currently suffering one of its worst outages in recent memory, suggesting that the country may be enduring a mass cyber attack a few days after President Obama warned the US would launch a 'proportional response' to North Korea's hack against Sony."
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Max Fisher, Vox
Fisher writes: "Internet connectivity between North Korea and the outside world, though never robust to begin with, is currently suffering one of its worst outages in recent memory, suggesting that the country may be enduring a mass cyber attack a few days after President Obama warned the US would launch a 'proportional response' to North Korea's hack against Sony."
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Wyoming
Republican Fights Ban on Controversial Climate Science Standards
Clare Foran, National Journal
Foran writes: "A Republican lawmaker in Wyoming is taking a stand in favor of teaching climate science in the classroom. Republican state Rep. John Patton will introduce legislation early this week to overturn a statewide ban on a set of K-12 science-education standards that teach the scientific consensus on global warming."
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Clare Foran, National Journal
Foran writes: "A Republican lawmaker in Wyoming is taking a stand in favor of teaching climate science in the classroom. Republican state Rep. John Patton will introduce legislation early this week to overturn a statewide ban on a set of K-12 science-education standards that teach the scientific consensus on global warming."
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