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  • Prof Patty
  • April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

Skimm’d from the Couch

On this season of “Skimm’d from the Couch,” meet the changemakers whose names you should know: Dara Treseder, Head of Global Marketing & Communications at Peloton Dr. Laura Forese, Chief

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  • Prof Patty
  • February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

I didn’t see the insidious ways women are held back — until I became a widow

By Fernanda Santos  FEBRUARY 3, 2021 It’s exhausting to be a widow and single mother — and not just because of the responsibilities. For me, fatigue comes from having to constantly engage wit

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

The ‘she-cession’: Why women are leaving the workforce

It’s time to end the myth that working mothers “opt out” of their careers to become stay-at-home moms, said Sarah Green Carmichael at Bloomberg. As the pandemic is making clear, “when

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NY Times

  • Trump Risks Igniting a Nuclear Wildfire
  • What Does Body Positivity Mean in This New Weight Loss Era?
  • Light Snowfall Coming to New York, New Jersey and Long Island
  • In Xi Jinping’s Purge of the Military, a Search for Absolute Loyalty
  • Cortina’s 70-Year-Old Curling Stadium Is a Star at the Winter Olympics

NPR

  • Why do humans kiss?
  • Four people on NASA'S Crew-12 arrive at the International Space Station
  • What monogamy in the animal world tells us about ourselves
  • What elephant whiskers can teach us about touch
  • On their way! 4 people on NASA Crew-12 mission launch to International Space Station

The Progressive

  • The Human Cost of Unregulated AI Tools
  • The Equity Docket: When Only White Bloodshed Moves the Masses
  • U.S. Imperialism Was Built In from the Beginning
  • The Imperialist King Must Return His ‘FIFA Peace Prize’
  • The Voice That Answered Hind Rajab

FactCheck.org

  • Trump and Musk Amplify Long-Ago Debunked Mail-In Vote Fraud Claim
  • Trump Oversells Recent U.S. Economic Growth
  • WHO Didn’t Recommend Lockdowns, Contrary to Health Officials’ Suggestions
  • Manufacturing Construction Spending Declines Under Trump
  • ICE Officers and Bonuses

Snopes.com

  • Is 'every morning's a Smirnoff morning' vodka ad real or spoof?
  • Debunking chart that falsely suggests transgender people are more likely to commit mass shootings
  • 19 false or misleading Pam Bondi rumors, investigated
  • Watch out for alleged video of Trump, Epstein with young girls at party
  • What to know about rumor ICE agents aren't being paid

Tradeoffs

  • A Better Way to Care for Older Adults with Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Illness Left Their Loved Ones on the Streets. California’s Big Fix Hasn’t Helped
  • One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 2
  • One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 1
  • Race to the Bottom: Where's the Cavalry?

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