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America's poor becoming more destitute under Trump: U.N. expert
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-rights-un/americas-poor-becoming-more-destitute-under-trump-u-n-expert-idUSKCN1IY0C3


Sure, Unemployment Went Down - Because More People Left The Workforce
https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2018/05/05/sure-unemployment-went-down-because-the-number-of-people-working-did/#1a2d828408bc


Black employment isn't at an all-time high
https://www.bloombergquint.com/view/2018/05/04/black-unemployment-is-at-an-all-time-low-but-there-s-a-catch
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Trump is breaking the environment beyond repair
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2018/02/20/trump-breaking-environment-beyond-repair/sc8Kg39ehzrMCh7jBKNtlJ/story.html?event=event25


A close aide to Scott Pruitt last year ordered a set of 12 fountain pens that cost the Environmental Protection Agency $1,560, according to agency documents.
Each $130 silver pen bore the agency's seal and Administrator Pruitt's signature, according to the documents, which were obtained by the Sierra Club through a Freedom of Information Act request.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/01/politics/pruitt-epa-pens/index.html


Republican Who Claims Holocaust Was Orchestrated by Gay Nazis Wins Enough Support for Massachusetts Governor Primary
Despite this, he received support from 626 of the more than 2,000 delegates at the Massachusetts Republican Party Convention—almost double the 15 percent required to get on the ballot.
Despite his surprise success, few expect Lively’s campaign to go much further. Baker, who has regularly been voted the country’s most popular governor, still garnered 70 percent of delegates’ support at the convention.
http://www.newsweek.com/republican-holocaust-gay-men-massachusetts-918360


Trump administration officials are making plans to order grid operators to buy electricity from struggling coal and nuclear plants in an effort to extend their life, a move that could represent an unprecedented intervention into U.S. energy markets.
[Socialis/welfare for super-rich fossil fuel executives.]
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-01/trump-said-to-grant-lifeline-to-money-losing-coal-power-plants-jhv94ghl


Whale that died off Thailand had eaten 80 plastic bags
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44344468


Why Rich Kids Are So Good at the Marshmallow Test
Affluence—not willpower—seems to be what’s behind some kids' capacity to delay gratification.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/06/marshmallow-test/561779/


Colleges Are No Match for American Poverty
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/05/college-poor-students/560972/