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America has reached a critical turning point in terms of our growing disparity in wealth. Recent reports indicate that the world’s three richest individuals — Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett — have more wealth than do the bottom half of Americans combined. https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2017/11/09/the-3-richest-americans-hold-more-wealth-than-bottom-50-of-country-study-finds/#472c34123cf8  To understand this disparity even …

In 2016, Americans spent nearly $330 billion on retail prescription drugs. $45 billion of those expenses were out of pocket. A bipartisan group of Senators led by Susan Collins (R-ME), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) have introduced two bills to make sure that patients actually have the opportunity …

Who: Former Microsoft Executive Jamen Shively and other techies & concerned solutionaries committed to halting abrupt climate change What: Public invitation to the entire Technology Sector to join the race for solutions to abrupt climate change Where: Starting at Main Microsoft Campus, Redmond: N.E. 40th& 156th Ave. N.E., Redmond, WA, …

5G is being rolled out in cities across the US — and people feel more unwell than ever. Environmental Health Trust explains the solid science behind the headaches and illnesses! Will legislation hurt or help? https://youtu.be/uvyrv25W9Is

Via PBS “We are three-hundred-and-twenty-five million opinionated, vociferous individuals. We argue and compete and sometimes even vilify each other in our raucous public debates. But we have always had so much more in common with each other than in disagreement. If only we remember that and give each other the …

Is a “smart world” necessarily good for us? Connecting your smartphone to your TV, dishwasher, and even to your child’s Barbie doll, is now all the rage. Boosting wi-fi in places where it never used to exist — from appliances to toys — is being hailed as the new ideal.  “5G” is the …

When I experienced sexual assault after work one night, I came home not knowing what to do. The cook at the restaurant in which I worked, had been making sexual advances throughout the night, which I tried to get out of and had even told my supervisor about during my …

https://youtu.be/-tWOouoPCKA A judge blocked the release of 3D printed gun blueprints through Defense Distributed. Is the injunction enough to stop the circulation of plastic gun designs?

China is threatening American farmers with politically targeted tariffs as it escalates its economic aggression against the U.S. That has pundits speculating farmers will turn against President Trump for confronting China over its predatory trade practices. That’s not about to happen. They know the stakes are higher than the price …

How do you feel about trade laws passing unanimously without a debate, in the Senate? Well, this week a bill passed in the Senate just that way — very quietly. Iziah Thompson discusses in his segment, This Week In Congress.   https://youtu.be/JINa-QFDlSM

It turns out that some Representatives who have had critical roles in incarcerating families — own shares in corporations that build and run the prisons in which the families are incarcerated! Is this an obvious conflict of interest? https://youtu.be/jgQcQTw3gOc

BillCam is a tool that allows DailyClout users to search and embed legislation into their blogposts, articles, and websites. Think of it like “Google” for bills, but with the ability to link your search results to social media. Search for bills by keyword or bill number, and filter by state …

A bipartisan bill limits the powers that towns used to have to stop the rollout by Telecommunications companies of 5G. It also says that telecoms can place 5G transmitters on local government structures such as post offices and schools, and that the towns can’t even charge market rents! It gives …

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This article originally appeared in Truthout and has been reprinted with permission. Pursuant to its “zero-tolerance” policy, the Trump administration separated some 2,300 migrant children from their parents at the US-Mexico border since May 5, 2018. Widespread international condemnation ensued. On June 26, a federal judge in San Diego orderedthe government …

This article originally appeared in EHT and has been reprinted with permission. SENATORS INTRODUCE PREEMPTIVE SMALL CELL DEPLOYMENT BILL National League Of Cities: Angelina Panettieri, 202-626-3196 On June 29, Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced the Streamlining The Rapid Evolution And Modernization of Leading-edge Infrastructure Necessary to …

  This is Yeni after being united with her 3 children. There are more mothers like Yeni, and with your help, their families CAN be reunited too. Can’t make the event? Join the Immigrant Families Together network and support a mom directly: https://immigrantfamiliestogether.com/moms-you-can-help

Many of us want to make our voices heard but are fearful of getting out there and joining a protest – let alone holding one. Our Founders wanted us to assemble to protest grievances whenever we needed to do so. Here’s DailyClout’s How-To for safe, legal, and effective protest in …

Did you know that there are more than 13,000 rape kits collecting dust on shelves in California that could incriminate rapists, but haven’t been tested? Dr. Naomi Wolf and Meaghan Jarensky Barakett sit down to discuss a huge new bill that proposes solutions for rape kit backlogs in California. https://youtu.be/AZCQlKbSSFY …

Dr. Naomi Wolf sheds light on cloudseeding, a technology that is no longer hit or miss, but big business deployed by energy companies and municipalities in eight US states and in 56 countries around the world.  You deserve to know what this technology is, which has been confirmed to be linked …