Some Potentially Interesting Sunday Articles
In the past I would list articles for Sunday reads which I thought might be interesting for Angry Bear readers. I believe these might be such. Just supplying a sentence or two for each article to pique your interest. Angry Bear gets no monetary reward for doing this. We just try to interest our readers. Have a safe Sunday!
– “Arrested for Doing His Job:” Dan Rather and Team Steady: If you dispatch two dozen federal law enforcement officers to arrest a single journalist, you’re doing more than apprehending a suspect, you’re sending a message. Dan allows readers but also hopes you subscribe to his site.
– “How Many Cups of Coffee Does It Take to Cause a Heart Attack?” Medscape, Christopher Labos, MD. Still, there is this pervasive fear that coffee is bad for us, especially from the cardiovascular point of view.
– “An Army of ICE Agents Has Invaded Minnesota. Will They Succeed in Rendering Law Powerless?” Informed Comment, Mitchell Zimmerman. “Do Americans who engage in lawful and peaceful protest enjoy the protection of the United States Constitution? Not any more . . .”
– “Minneapolis Discovered Its Own Strength Fighting ICE Tyranny,” The American Prospect, Ryan Cooper. “Any healthy republic faced with a leader who threatened to use military force against its own treaty allies to conquer a mostly worthless piece of ice would immediately throw him out. America has mechanisms to do just this, and in fact has removed a president within living memory.”
– “From Amazon to Home Depot and Beyond, Mass Layoffs Continue to Punish Working Class Under Trump,” Common Dreams, Brad Reed. “Associated Press on Thursday published a roundup of corporate layoffs that have been announced in recent months. Amazon announced it was cutting an additional 16,000 jobs on Wednesday. United Parcel Service on Tuesday revealed plans to slash 30,000 jobs. Chemical maker Dow said it would be reducing its workforce by 3,000.”
– “U.S. Life Expectancy Hit an All-Time High in 2024, CDC Says,” MedPage Today, by Associated Press. “U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 — the highest mark in American history.”
– “Epic vs. Health Gorilla: Inside the Battle Over Who Controls Your Medical Records,” MedCity News, Katie Adams. “Epic’s lawsuit against Health Gorilla is less about one alleged data misuse scheme and more about a deeper fault line in healthcare interoperability: data can move faster than the rules governing it.”
– “How to Tax the Ultrarich,” The Roosevelt Rundown, Brian Galle. America’s wealth has concentrated to historic levels. The top 0.1 percent—roughly 340,000 people—now hold $1 in every $6 of private US wealth (or roughly $23 trillion). That concentration isn’t just about money; it’s about power.