More Sanctions for Russia, Iran, and North Korea

More sanctions for Russia, Iran, and North Korea. When will our warmongering/economically destructive government do right by anyone other than themselves.

https://theintercept.com/2017/07/27/with-the-european-union-livid-congress-pushes-forward-on-sanctions-against-russia-iran-and-north-korea/

Healthcare Costs per Procedure Vary Dramatically based on Hospital and Insurance Coverage

Dramatic differences in cost of specific procedures from different hospitals based on whether one has insurance or not. The State of Maryland is apparently the only state in the country which has a law making it mandatory for all hospitals to charge the same price for a given procedure.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/08/hospital-prices-cost-differences_n_3232678.html

https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/Medicare-Provider-Charge-Data/index.html

Story Maps

Interesting way to tell stories thru web.

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/en/app-list/cascade/

A Felony if Boycott Israel?

Not sure what is happening to our country but little of it seems to be good.
Lawmakers want to classify it a felony to boycott Israel.
Citizens should be able to boycott any country, company, or person they wish.
Prosecuting protesters is another bad direction our country is taking.
Country appears to be becoming more authoritarian every day.

https://theintercept.com/2017/07/19/u-s-lawmakers-seek-to-criminally-outlaw-support-for-boycott-campaign-against-israel/

Fascinating documentary of an Israeli soccer team when they try to integrate Muslim players.
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/forever-pure/

Iran

The US courting Iranian terrorist group in hopes of creating a lucrative war in the Iranian sphere.

https://theintercept.com/2017/07/07/mek-iran-rajavi-cult-saudi-gingrich-terrorists-trump/

North Korea

In the news as per usual. Some history of how the US created the current situation.

http://www.countercurrents.org/2017/04/26/endless-atrocities-the-us-role-in-creating-the-north-korean-fortress-state/

https://jeff-kaye.medium.com/censored-north-korea-accused-u-s-of-working-with-unit-731-war-criminals-on-bw-attacks-d7fd819ed8b7