Basic Income for All

Some countries are experimenting with government provided basic income.
Frees individuals to pursue things other than just minimum wage work to better their situations. Believe all people want to contribute to society. Some feel people are lazy for some reason.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/31/finland-universal-basic-income

Climate Change: 1.3m Sea Rise this Century

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/26/sea-levels-to-rise-13m-unless-coal-power-ends-by-2050-report-says

The world can be powered by alternative energy, using today's technology, in 20-40 years, says Stanford researcher Mark Z. Jacobson

https://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/january/jacobson-world-energy-012611.html

"Air Pollution and Global Warming: History, Science, and Solutions," by Mark Z. Jacobson (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2012).

"This book provides an introduction to the history, science, and solutions of local and global air pollution and global warming. It first introduces the history of discovery of chemicals in the air, then discusses the historic evolution of the Earth's atmosphere and the structure and composition of the present-day atmosphere. Subsequently, it examines historical, scienctific, and regulatory aspects of five major air-related topics: urban outdoor air pollution, indoor air pollution, acid deposition, global stratospheric and Antarctic ozone reduction, and global warming. It also looks at the effects of meteorology on air pollution and vice-versa and the effects of pollution on visibility, ultraviolet radiation, and colors in the sky. A final chapter discusses large-scale renewable energy solutions to global warming and air pollution and technical and policy issues related to those solutions. The book contains 13 chapters, each with student examples and problems, 238 color illustrations and photographs, and 71 tables. It is an introductory text designed for general audiences and for a range of undergraduate and graduate courses on air pollution, climate, and the environment. Researchers can also find several previously unpublished figures and new compilations of information within it."
for more info
https://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/POLbook2/index.html

Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson at Pathways to 100% Renewable Energy Conference
last 100 years, 100 million died too soon!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XCYlCF3QuQ 13mins

Blood Thinners

Blood thinners can help to prevent dementia.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/25/blood-thinning-pills-irregular-heartbeat-patients-dementia-stroke

Insect Populations being Decimated

Flying insect numbers have decreased by 75%.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/18/warning-of-ecological-armageddon-after-dramatic-plunge-in-insect-numbers

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/20/insectageddon-farming-catastrophe-climate-breakdown-insect-populations

Asset Forfeiture

If the government arrests you for something they can seize your assets before even tried. The Obama administration had reversed this Bush era practice but Trump/Sessions have re-invoked.

https://theintercept.com/2017/10/13/ice-hsi-asset-forfeiture-handbook/

Israeli Lobby

Documentary on how Israel influences policy in Britain and the US.

http://www.aljazeera.com/investigations/thelobby/

https://theintercept.com/2017/10/09/an-al-jazeera-reporter-went-undercover-with-the-pro-israel-lobby-in-washington/

Tom Petty

Was not a great fan of his music but he did turn out some good songs.
Reverence for growing up in Gainesville where spent some years while he was very popular. They played his music on the radio in Gainesville all the time. Dubs?

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/oct/03/tom-petty-obituary

http://www.latimes.com/sns-bc-us--tom-petty-appreciation-20171003-story.html

http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-tom-petty-20171002-story.html

America's gun crisis – in one chart

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/oct/02/america-mass-shootings-gun-violence

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/02/us-gun-control-ownership-violence-statistics

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/05/us-gun-violence-charts-data