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Pro-Independence Parties Win Scottish Elections as Brexit Tanks the UK's Economy

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Pro-Independence Parties Win Scottish Elections as Brexit Tanks the UK's Economy

The Scottish National Party [SNP], led by Nicola Sturgeon, won almost half the seats in the Scottish parliament elections. Together with the Scottish Green Party, which is also pro-independence, there is now a clear majority favoring a referendum on leaving the United Kingdom. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson opposes such a vote, setting the stage for a lengthy battle over the future of Scotland. NPR: FIRST MINISTER NICOLA STURGEON: "It is the will of the country. And giv

America Needs to Address the "Baby Bust" and the Aging of Our Work Force

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America Needs to Address the "Baby Bust" and the Aging of Our Work Force

Some problems, like the Covid pandemic, sneak up on us unexpectedly, but others are apparent for years, sometimes decades, before they become a crisis. Democracies like our own often handle the long-term challenges poorly because there are always politicians willing to convince us that we can kick the can down the road without taking actions that might be painful or expensive. Climate change, the nation's crumbling infrastructure, and the coming Social Security shortfall are

The Biden Administration is Wise to Rejoin the Iran Nuclear Deal

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The Biden Administration is Wise to Rejoin the Iran Nuclear Deal

As we and most Middle East experts warned from the outset, former President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [JCPOA] was a monumentally bad idea. The plan was to withdraw, impose punishing sanctions on Tehran, and then hope that the Iranian government would be forced to accept revised terms more palatable to the US and Israel that addressed their missile program and support for groups like Hezbollah in Lebanon. Some conservatives

CO Family Planning Initiative that Cut Teen Pregnancies & Abortions Also Increased HS Grad. Rates

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CO Family Planning Initiative that Cut Teen Pregnancies & Abortions Also Increased HS Grad. Rates

We have written before about Colorado's groundbreaking Family Planning Initiative [CFPI], which dramatically reduced teen pregnancies and abortions in the state beginning in 2009. The CFPI expanded contraceptive access by providing funding that made a wide variety of long-acting FDA-approved contraceptive methods available to clients in Colorado's Title X family planning clinics at low or no cost. Illuminate: Colorado outlined their results in a report titled, Colorado's succ

Liz Cheney Wants to Save the GOP But There's Very Little Left to Salvage

6 days ago
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Liz Cheney Wants to Save the GOP But There's Very Little Left to Salvage

You have to admire Rep. Liz Cheney's tenacity, her mission to salvage something from the unholy train wreck of Donald Trump. Unfortunately, the GOP has no interest in being saved and the stolen election lie is the "secret handshake" to remain in the Republican clubhouse. Cheney may well lose her Republican leadership post over remarks criticizing former President Donald Trump’s unfounded [and increasingly weird] claims that he won the 2020 election. She understands that her P

"Cultured Meat" Passes the Taste Test & is a Hit in Singapore

7 days ago
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"Cultured Meat" Passes the Taste Test & is a Hit in Singapore

As we reported in December, Singapore is the first nation in the world to approve the sale of "clean meat," cultured meat products. And, so far, it appears to be going well. Illuminate: "Clean Meat" is one of the names that has been given to the process of using animal cells to grow real meat in a lab, replacing slaughter houses and reducing our carbon footprint. It sounds a bit like science fiction but it's already here and you will see clean meat [also called cultured meat]

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