Informative links

GOP Prepares to Make Case That Poor People Must Sacrifice So Rich Can Get Tax Cuts
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/05/will-gop-sacrifice-safety-net-programs-on-altar-of-tax-cuts.html?mid=fb-share-di

The great climate silence: we are on the edge of the abyss but we ignore it
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/05/the-great-climate-silence-we-are-on-the-edge-of-the-abyss-but-we-ignore-it

How lies work
http://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2017/02/how-lies-work.html

400,000 were promised student loan forgiveness. Now they are panicking
http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/18/pf/college/betsy-devos-public-service-loan-forgiveness/

On same weekend as record-breaking arms deal, Saudis announced $100 million donation to Ivanka fund
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/5/21/1664578/-On-same-weekend-as-record-breaking-arms-deal-Saudis-announced-100-million-donation-to-Ivanka-fund


China crippled CIA by killing US sources
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39989142

There will be no miracles here
http://blog.ted.com/there-will-be-no-miracles-here-casey-gerald-at-ted2016/

Sometimes, Facts Can Actually Trump Ideology
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/sometimes-facts-can-actually-trump-ideology/

We Aren't Built to Live in the Moment
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/opinion/sunday/why-the-future-is-always-on-your-mind.html?smid=fb-share

An Open Letter to Rev. Franklin Graham from a “Small Church” Pastor
https://revolsen.com/2017/05/17/an-open-letter-to-rev-franklin-graham-from-a-small-church-pastor/

The Trump administration's plans to crack down on Wall Street are being called into question
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-mnuchin-glass-steagall-wall-street-bank-regulation-2017-5