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From New York Times best-selling author Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., comes a science-based call for the immediate removal of the dangerous mercury-containing preservative Thimerosal from vaccines. Over a decade ago, following a sharp rise in developmental disorders such as autism and ADHD, the mercury-containing preservative Thimerosal was widely believed to have been eliminated from vaccine supplies in the United States and abroad.

The true story of a young teacher attempting to change lives in a troubled educational system. According to Ilana Garon, popular books and movies are inundated with the myth of the "hero teacher" - the one who charges headfirst into dysfunctional inner-city schools like a firefighter into an inferno, bringing the student victims to safety through a combination of charisma and innate righteousness. The students are then "saved" by the teacher’s idealism, empathy, and faith. This is not that type of book....

As revelatory as Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal, physician and award-winning author Louise Aronson’s Elderhood is an essential, empathetic look at a vital but often disparaged stage of life. For more than 5,000 years, 'old' has been defined as beginning between the ages of 60 and 70. That means most people alive today will spend more years in elderhood than in childhood, and many will be elders for 40 years or more. Yet at the very moment that humans are living longer than ever before, we’ve made old age into a disease.

Uwe Reinhardt was a towering figure and moral conscience of health care policy in the United States and beyond. Famously bipartisan, he advised presidents and Congress on health reform and originated central features of the Affordable Care Act. In Priced Out, Reinhardt offers an engaging and enlightening account of today's US health care system, explaining why it costs so much more and delivers so much less than the systems of every other advanced country, why this situation is morally indefensible, and how we might improve it.

Today, 90 percent of psychiatric beds are located in jails and prisons across the United States, institutions that confine disproportionate numbers of African Americans. After more than a decade of research, the celebrated scholar and activist Mab Segrest locates the deep historical roots of this startling fact, turning her sights on a long-forgotten cauldron of racial ideology: the state mental asylum system in which psychiatry was born and whose influences extend into our troubled present.

Welcome to The Administrative Agenda, where bold insights meet serious analysis. Hosted by Cristal Carrington—a foundational African American, former union worker, music artist, homeowner, and devoted mother—this podcast takes a sharp, thought-provoking look at the policies and priorities of Donald Trump’s 47th administration. With roots in Roosevelt, NY, and a life shaped by experiences in diverse communities and roles, Cristal brings a fresh, authentic perspective. Drawing from her years as a union worker and a life that’s seen both economic challenges and victories, she delivers a ...

President Biden and his Administration have weaponized illegal immigration to fundamentally transform the United States of America. The intentional act of opening the borders of the United States of America is Treason. In this book, the evidence of this treason will be presented, as it would be by a federal agent, as a criminal case to an Assistant United States Attorney. Detailed evidence will be provided describing what the manifestation of this crime has wrought American cities and towns.

"Obama Administration Seeks Flexibility for Guantánamo Trials" is from the April 21, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Charlie Savage and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

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"Trump's Son-In-Law Explores Joining Administration" is from the November 17, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Maggie Haberman and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

In the US, there is a wide-ranging network of at least 370 food banks, and more than 60,000 hunger-relief organizations such as food pantries and meal programs. And yet hunger still affects one in nine Americans. What are we doing wrong? In Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries, Katie Martin argues that if handing out more and more food was the answer, we would have solved the problem of hunger decades ago. Martin instead presents a new model for charitable food, one where success is measured not by pounds of food distributed but by lives changed.

"Obama Administration Cancels Plan to Allow Oil Drilling off Southeast U.S. Coast" is from March 15, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Coral Davenport and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Obama Administration Set to Remove Barrier to Marijuana Research" is from the August 10, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Catherine Saint Louis and Matt Apuzzo and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Obama Administration Seeks to Curb Inmates' Return to Prison" is from the April 25, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Eric Lichtblau and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Trump Administration Puts U.S. At a Crossroad for Global Health Aid" is from the December 19, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Donald G. Mcneil Jr. and narrated by Kristi Burns.

As one of two FBI agents posted at the White House to perform background checks on appointees, FBI Special Agent Gary Aldrich intended to close his eventful career in peace and dignity. But what he witnessed during the Clinton administration left him deeply troubled, then alarmed, and finally, so outraged that he felt compelled to leave.

The former White House Press Secretary and Communications Director analyzes our current political moment through the lens of politics and culture and argues that President Trump has put the country back on the right track and needs to be reelected in 2020. When it was announced that Sean Spicer...

Plongez dans la richesse culturelle de la Baie-James et des Jamésiens qui l'habitent avec Stéfanie Thompson et Stacy-Ann Oliver. À travers des discussions avec divers collaborateurs, elles mettent en lumière des aspects uniques de la vie culturelle et artistique qui dynamisent la région. Chaque épisode aborde des thèmes variés tels que la médiation culturelle, la démarche artistique, le financement, la pratique amateure et l’inspiration du territoire. Artistes, artisans et autres invités partagent leurs expériences et leur passion pour faire découvrir la vitalité culturelle de ...

Average schools don't inspire greatness - and greatness is what our world needs if we are going to produce world-changing learners. In Culturize, author and education leader Jimmy Casas shares insights into what it takes to cultivate a community of learners who embody the innately human traits our world desperately needs, such as kindness, honesty, and compassion. His stories reveal how these "soft skills" can be honed while meeting and exceeding academic standards of 21st-century learning.

Although there are more women in higher education than ever before—and increasingly in leadership positions—their paths to success are more difficult than those paved for men. Nine Guiding Principles for Women in Higher Education is a concise and accessible resource aimed at helping women faculty succeed in their academic careers. Karyn Z. Sproles offers guidance, humor, and courage to women in higher education, paying particular attention to those with children and women of color.