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There’s little doubt we face critical challenges at this time, and serious doubt whether we have the vision, the culture, the systems, or the will to successfully deal with them. I’ve been asking lately, "How did we get here?" and focusing a lot on the generations, in particular the Boomers and the 1960’s. I speak with PHILIP BUMP, a national columnist for The Washington Post, about his first book, THE AFTERMATH, an assessment of how the baby boom created modern America, and where power, wealth, and politics will shift as the boom ends.
Good News, Bad News. Timely articles on a range of issues at top.
Bump and Boomer-related articles below.
It’s the IRA’s First Birthday. Here Are Five Areas Where Progress Is Piling Up.
The Inflation Reduction Act promised an unprecedented wave of clean energy investment. One year in here’s where we’re seeing progress.
by Hannah Perkins & Adam Aston - RMI.org - 08-16-2023

America’s Biggest Climate Investment One Year Later
How the Inflation Reduction Act is transforming the U.S. — or not
LATimes Editorial Board - 08-16-2023

Microbial Dark Matter Yields New Type of Superbug-busting Antibiotic
by Michael Franco - NewAtlas.com - 08-22-2023

What Just Happened at West Virginia University Should Worry All of Us
by Leif Weatherby - NYTimes - 08-20-2023
bit.ly/3P9Hntf (free gift article)

US Teens Much More Likely to Believe Online Conspiracy Claims than Adults
by Kari Paul - Guardian - 08–16-2023

America's Wealthiest 10% Responsible for 40% of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions
University of Massachusetts, Amherst - ScienceDaily.com - 08-17-2023

The Association Between Income and Life Expectancy in the US 2001-2014
by Chetty, Stepner, Abraham, Lin, Scuderi, Turner, Bergeron, & Cutler - HealthInequality.org

How Do We Fix the Scandal That Is American Health Care?
by Nicholas Kristof - NYTimes - 08-16-2023
bit.ly/3QWVL9r (free gift article)

FDA Rushes Approval of Dementia Drug that Quadruples Risk of Death
by Paul McClure - NewAtlas.com - 08-21-2023

Routine Vaccines Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk by Up to 30% in Over-65s
by Paul McClure - NewAtlas.com - 08-17-2023
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PHILIP BUMP is a national columnist for The Washington Post and writes its weekly newsletter How To Read This Chart. Prior to that he led politics coverage for The Atlantic Wire. In the past, he worked as a designer at Adobe Systems. He’s recently published his first book, THE AFTERMATH..

How To Read This Chart - A weekly dive into the data behind the news.
Each Saturday, national correspondent PHILIP BUMP makes and breaks down charts explaining the latest in economics, pop culture, politics and more.

The Aftermath review: a younger, more liberal America? OK, Boomer
Philip Bump of the Washington Post has produced a fascinating account of demographic change and future possibilities
by Lloyd Green - Guardian - 02-05-2923

What Americans in 1965 Expected of 1985
by Philip Bump - WashPost - 06-02-2023
https://wapo.st/3EhmrdH (free gift article)

(White) America Is Getting Older
Everyone is getting older of course but most older Americans are White
by Philip Bump - WashPost - 06–22-2023
https://wapo.st/3P9HDZf (free gift article)

The Intractability of Republican Climate Politics
by Philip Bump - WashPost - 08-07-2023
https://wapo.st/3PdVu0N (free gift article)

The Problem with the ‘Bidenomics’ Sales Pitch
by Philip Bump - WashPost - 07–31-2023
https://wapo.st/3QWNfYm (free gift article)
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