Tax the Wealthy Like We Used To
ROBERT REICH in Robertreich.Substack.Com
It’s
always the same when Republicans take over a chamber of Congress or the
presidency. Horrors! The debt is out of control! Federal spending must be cut!
Not
only is the story false, but it leaves out the bigger and more important story
behind today’s federal debt: the switch by America’s wealthy over the last half
century from paying taxes to the government to lending
the government money.
URI fitness expert shares advice for those who want to benefit from taking their workouts outside
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But, while gyms and other indoor options are available, connecting with nature and embracing the outside environment could be a better alternative.
Research has shown that spending time outdoors is associated with good health, improved mood and overall well-being.
“Engaging with the natural world around you allows you to disconnect somewhat, and simply breathe,” says Deborah Riebe, exercise science expert and interim dean of the University of Rhode Island’s College of Health Sciences. She encourages you to try moving your workout outdoors, and offered these helpful tips:
How scientists determine whether a chemical is carcinogenic – sometimes with controversial results
Brad Reisfeld, Colorado State University
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| Carcinogenic chemicals are labeled with a health hazard warning symbol. Peter Etchells/iStock via Getty Images Plus |
Unfortunately, exposure to certain chemicals can cause harmful health effects, including cancer. Substances that cause cancer are called carcinogens. Familiar examples include tobacco smoke, radon, asbestos and diesel engine exhaust.
To protect the health of the public, national and international health agencies evaluate many new and existing chemicals to determine if they are likely to be carcinogens in a process called cancer hazard identification.
If agencies judge the chemicals to be carcinogenic, they conduct further assessments to determine the level of risk, and legislators may put regulations in place to limit, or completely halt, the production and use of these chemicals.
I am a scientist who studies how the human body processes foreign chemicals, like environmental pollutants and drugs, and the effects of these chemicals on health.
As part of my work, I have participated in chemical and cancer hazard identifications for several agencies, including the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer.
Here’s how chemicals can cause cancer, and how we classify chemicals based on on how carcinogenic they are – sometimes with controversial results.
And Now They Want to Arm Our Children?
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| A new assault rifle specifically designed for children |
From cries of madness to tears of rage; from citizen fury to
congressional prayers, we careen toward a future where a visit to a ballroom
dance studio (Monterey Park), mushroom farm (Half Moon Bay), or gas station
(Oakland)—all in California—could be the location where you are murdered. Add
those sites to this incomplete list: movie theaters, houses of worship, big box
stores, and that old standby: schools.
Speaking of schools, let's pause for a moment to contemplate the
dystopian story of a six-year-old boy who shot his teacher at a school in
Virginia, using a gun his mother had legally purchased. We have safety caps on
Tylenol that many adults struggle to open, and we can't prevent a child from
firing a gun?
Sadly, in addition to schools being where you might find victims
of shootings, it's also where you can likely now turn to find a new crop of
shooters, courtesy of the gun lobby.
Get ready for the WEE1 Tactical JR-15 rifle, designed
specifically for children. This "rifle for kids," the JR-15 rifle—get
it, "junior"-sized—is sold by the WEE1 Tactical firearm company. And,
good news, kids: it only weighs two pounds.
Let this be a warning to the Republican Party and any lawmaker who dare attack this life-saving program.
Only his dad’s Social Security benefits, along with vegetables
from the family’s small farm in southwestern Virginia, kept the household
afloat during the lean years that followed.
That battle for survival made Carlton a lifelong champion of
Social Security and a tireless opponent of the Republicans in Congress
who keep trying to kill this
lifeline for the middle class.
Short-term bang of fireworks has long-term impact on wildlife
Curtin University
Popular fireworks should be
replaced with cleaner drone and laser light shows to avoid the "highly
damaging" impact on wildlife, domestic pets and the broader environment,
new Curtin-led research has found.
The new research, published
in Pacific Conservation Biology, examined the environmental toll of
firework displays by reviewing the ecological effects of Diwali festivities in
India, Fourth of July celebrations across the United States of America, and
other events in New Zealand and parts of Europe.
Examples included fireworks in
Spanish festivals impacting the breeding success of House Sparrows, July
firework displays being implicated in the decline of Brandt's Cormorant
colonies in California, and South American sea lions changing their behaviour
during breeding season as a result of New Year's fireworks in Chile.
Coffee with milk may have an anti-inflammatory effect
University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science
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A combination of proteins and antioxidants
doubles the anti-inflammatory properties in immune cells. The researchers hope
to be able to study the health effects on humans.
Whenever
bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances enter the body, our immune
systems react by deploying white blood cells and chemical substances to protect
us. This reaction, commonly known as inflammation, also occurs whenever we
overload tendons and muscles and is characteristic of diseases like rheumatoid
arthritis.
Antioxidants
known as polyphenols are found in humans, plants, fruits and vegetables. This
group of antioxidants is also used by the food industry to slow the oxidation
and deterioration of food quality and thereby avoid off flavors and rancidity.
Polyphenols are also known to be healthy for humans, as they help reduce
oxidative stress in the body that gives rise to inflammation.
So many of these deaths were preventable
By UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
State Representative Enrique Sanchez writes that Speaker Shekarchi is standing in the way of improving state educational outcomes.
By Representative Enrique Sanchez in UpRiseRI
In his newly released budget,
Governor Daniel McKee proposes a package of policy changes that add
up to a definite step forward. He proposes to fully fund the multilingual
learners and high-cost special education categorical aid
programs. He proposes to raise the student success factor from 40% to 42%. He proposes
additional support for communities facing financial losses due to charter
school seats.
He proposes a smart program
to add aid to help address the costs of educating students experiencing
homelessness. He also proposes a statutorily required adjustment to the poverty
calculation that, although suboptimal in certain respects, will still represent
progress. To help pay for these investments, he proposes ending the hold
harmless aid program. In net, that adds up to a significant increase. Although
not enough to solve our schools’ funding crisis, it will definitely help.
Critically, these investments
will partially ameliorate the long-standing injustice of students in our
low-income communities receiving less per capita education funding than their
wealthier peers. Low-income students face myriad obstacles. It is hard to learn
when you are hungry. It is hard to do three hours of homework when you have to
work after school.
