Every day, some 10,000 people enroll in Medicare, the federal government’s health insurance program for people 65 and over. And as they do so, thousands of baby boomers are making mistakes that can result in expensive penalties, hours of hassle, and even some unforeseen problems that can haunt them for the rest of their lives. […]
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Can We Get Past Racial, Religious, and Cultural Differences?
By Carl on September 17, 2020 in Current Events, Problems Facing Our Nation, Relationships, Psychology, Self Help, Spirituality, Uncategorized
When it comes to race, religion, politics and cultural identity most of us exist in a bubble. Too often we associate with people like ourselves, limiting our ability to identify with those who are different. Nadia Al-Samarrie is the exception. As the child of an American Catholic mother and an Iraqi Moslem diplomat father, she […]
America’s Deadly Divorce from Science
By Carl on September 17, 2020 in Current Events, Politics, Government, Problems Facing Our Nation, Science, Uncategorized
Harvard University professor Naomi Oreskes believes that the social contract between science and American society is broken beyond repair. “The unfortunate reality is that our elected government is increasingly populated with many men and women who do not merely ignore scientific facts, they appear to despise them and the people who produce them. They see […]
New Documentary Goes Inside a Migrant Caravan
By Carl on September 15, 2020 in Current Events, Politics, Government, Problems Facing Our Nation, Uncategorized
Nat Geo’s new documentary “Blood on the Wall” takes viewers to Central America, as a caravan of migrants seeking a better life heads north to the United States, while narco-traffickers — part of the cause for the caravan — move drugs and money back and forth across the same border. The film, from Academy Award-nominated […]