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6 Stunning New Literary Fiction Novels You Won’t Stop Thinking About
in Books to Read if You Like..., eBook, Literary Fiction, News 6 Stunning New Literary Fiction Novels You Won’t Stop Thinking About Some stories stay with you long after you turn the last page—challenging perspectives, stirring emotions, and leaving an unforgettable mark. These six new literary fiction novels do just that. With breathtaking prose, deeply human characters, and thought-provoking themes, they’ll pull you in and refuse to let go.
Roe V. Wade is Overturned
Last week, there was an unprecedented decision from the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn Roe vs. Wade which gives the states the right to ban abortion. This was the first time in history that a “right” has been taken away from the American people. According to Pew Research, more than 60% of American’s support abortion rights while only 37% believe that abortion should be illegal in all states.
The American Way
“It requires less effort and background investigation to buy an AR-15 assault rifle than it does to adopt a kitten from the local humane society.” This is not the exact quote that I heard recently from a well-known personality, but you get the point. Think about how crazy this sounds – it’s even more insane to realize that it’s an accurate statement.
The Potter Report: Anthem's First Quarter Earnings
Here’s what you need to know about Anthem–the giant for-profit health insurer that owns several Blue Cross plans across the country–that no one else seems to be paying attention to: Anthem, one of the Big Six health insurers, has gone from a company that just 10 years ago took in far more money from private-paying customers (remember those days?) to one that now gets more than twice as much money from us taxpayers.
The Potter Report: Biden Admin Gives Insurers Big Pay Raise
In a move generally ignored by most media outlets, the Biden administration this week made the shareholders of a small number of for-profit health insurers much richer. As I’ve noted many times in recent years, insurers’ new cash cow is the federal government’s Medicare program, which has become increasingly privatized since former president George W. Bush signed the Medicare Modernization Act into law in 2003.
What Events in Ukraine Can Teach Us For the Future
Now that the Russian onslaught of Ukraine has escalated from incursion to all-out war, many pundits will be claiming “I told you so,” or “we saw this coming a mile away.” Perhaps some of these people had the clairvoyance or insight to be able to make these claims now, but for the most part, people with knowledge of the players and the geopolitics involved never thought that Mr. Putin would be so bold. Why? Because he has so much to lose.
The Potter Report: UnitedHealth's $24 Billion Profit
Just days after a Commonwealth Fund report showed that American families are sending health insurance companies more and more of their income every year even as their deductibles skyrocket, the country’s biggest insurer reported massive 2021 profits and told investors to expect even higher profits in 2022. UnitedHealth on Wednesday reported 2021 profits of $24 billion on revenue of $287.6 billion.
Don’t Look Up! (or down or anywhere)
Many of you may have recently watched the film on Netflix titled “Don’t Look Up”. It was recommended to me a few weeks ago and I finally had a chance to take in the show last night. And, wow! What an interesting and timely theme for so many Hollywood A-listers – Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio and Meryl Streep just to name a few – to take a role in. The movie is a satire that could not be more applicable to today’s world and especially to the state of journalism.
A Note from the Publisher
In October 2021, the New York City Board of Health declared “racism” to be a public health crisis. Why? The statistics say that non-whites receive less treatment, worse treatment, and suffer from more disease than whites. The underlying causes are many; most having to do with discrimination and disinformation. This is not a new problem – but it has been in the news recently due to COVID and the fact that people of color suffer more from COVID than whites.
The US is Set to Make Nuclear War More Likely
Contributed article from Dave Lindorff, Founding Editor of ThisCantBeHappening.net The US is about to move towards a far more likely first use of nuclear weapons, with word that the Air Force has “completed flight testing” of the cost-and-performance-plagued F35A Lightning fighter, all units of which are being “upgraded” to carry thermonuclear weapons.
Lower Out-of-Pockets NOW
Health insurance industry executives knew from the beginning that their strategy of moving as many Americans as possible into high-deductible health plans would lead to financial ruin and even early death for millions. But they didn’t care. They cared more about implementing a strategy that gave them greater assurance of meeting Wall Street’s profit expectations.
Wasted Resources
By Scott Terry Tarbell was founded on the premise that healthcare was too expensive and inaccessible for millions of Americans. This underserved population needed an advocate to advance the notion of affordable and quality healthcare for all citizens.
A Year Later: 21 Days in May and June That Are Still Changing America
Leading off Tarbell’s “A Year Later” series, the 3-week timeline following the murder of George Floyd, “21 Days in May and June That Are Still Changing America: A Brief Timeline And Historic Firsts”, was written to function as a kind of time capsule. Even through the fog of the domino effect that was immediately triggered, it was clear that this was not going to be just another story lost in the 3 ½ year-long never-ending news cycle.
One Year Later: 21 Days in May and June That Are Still Changing America: A Brief Timeline And Historic Firsts
During his 35 year professional career, Scott Terry has a demonstrable track record of success in leading commercial, government, and academic organizations.
Biden's Big Chance | Tarbell
In last week’s speech by President Biden, something stood out to me that was overlooked by many pundits: the president spoke of the NEED to fix sky-high health insurance deductibles immediately. It’s not the sexiest topic, but here’s why it matters. Many think that the only ones suffering in this health care system are those without insurance. They’re struggling big time, but know who else is? People with BAD insurance.
The Potter Report: Why I Left My Old Job As An Insurance Executive
The only reason you’re reading this essay by me is because of a man named Stan Brock, – whose work inspired me to leave my old job as an insurance executive. Few people in my life have been as consequential as Stan. And he’s been even more consequential to thousands of others. A remarkable movie about him has just been released, and I hope you’ll watch it.
Shaping the Battlefield
Part of the planning process before entering into a military engagement is called “shaping the battlefield.” It’s a strategic maneuver that aims to create a warfighting environment in which your strengths are optimized and your weaknesses are mitigated. With the election of Joe Biden as President, it appears that the war over healthcare in America is headed toward a four-year period of “shaping the battlefield” that will be conducted by all sides involved in the conflict.
The Outsized Role That The Disinformation Crisis Played In The 2020 Election
By Brent Korson As we saw on January 6th, even though the 2020 election has ended, the U.S. remains strapped in for its four-years-long-and-counting rollercoaster ride. One of the defining features of this unending breaking news blitzkrieg has been the inherent inability to pause and substantively reflect on the grand “what just happened?” of it all. It’s rather difficult to meaningfully consider a historically dangerous ride that’s still going full throttle.
How Will History Judge Us?
At approximately 1 pm Eastern Time today, the 6th of January 2021, protesters in Washington D.C. who had gathered at the behest of President Donald Trump to bemoan the results of our recent Presidential election, breeched the security barriers outside of the US Capitol and made their way inside the building and are now occupying a significant portion of the world’s greatest monument to democracy. This was more than four hours ago.
By The Numbers: From One to 200 Million
On many occasions, I have been accused to trying to turn every important leadership and management decision that is thrust in my direction into a “math problem”. I do believe that data, and the numbers behind the data, on the assumption that it is accurate and relative to the issue at hand, can be used to measure the success or failure of almost any activity. The real numbers almost never lie.
How To Avoid Spreading Misinformation - Both On Social Media And Offline - During This 2020 Election Day Run-Up Period
By Brent Korson When we read about “spreading misinformation”, the connotation typically defaults to bad actors. But most of us who’ve ever had a social media account has likely, unknowingly, shared misinformation.
The Potter Report: Edition 4
Judge Amy Coney Barrett says she’d base rulings about health insurance on how “the founders” might have intended. This might make sense if health insurance companies actually existed then. As a former insurance executive, here’s why her approach is laughable when it comes to health care. A huge part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the rule that bars insurance companies from dumping Americans with “pre-existing conditions.” Well, in 1787, our founders were not thinking about this. Why?
Affordable Care Act – will it survive? | Tarbell
We have written extensively over the past few weeks regarding the unprecedented importance of the upcoming election. At Tarbell, our commitment to advocating for the right to affordable and adequate health care and the democratic process; and against any threat to these two pillars of our mission, is sacrosanct and non-partisan.
Political Convention Roundup: All hat; no cattle.
Both American political parties recently concluded their national conventions on the eve of an election that may be one of the most critical in history, not just for the United States, but for the world. In normal times – meaning the good ole days when only a handful of crises were bearing down on our country – we would have spent the last two weeks listening to the political elite on both sides explain their respective platforms and why Americans should place their vote one way or the other.
Donate | Tarbell
We are just days away from the most important day in our country’s history: the 2020 Presidential Election. Many of the numerous policies and institutions that are under attack by the current administration have a direct and materially adverse effect on health care for our citizens.
A Letter from the Publisher
When Wendell Potter founded Tarbell, there was one overriding theme guiding the organization – better, cheaper and more accessible healthcare for all Americans. That mandate has not changed, nor will it change. Another mandate for our journalism was a commitment to be apolitical.
Your Health Care is at Stake
When I first met Wendell Potter, Tarbell’s founder and Chairman, I was immediately struck by his intelligence, humility, and his insatiable determination to call out corruption stemming from the ability of corporate money and the ultra-wealthy to drive their special interests into the fabric of our society. It wasn’t long after our initial introduction that Wendell asked me to become involved to assist he and his team in building Tarbell into a voice for fair play and reasonableness.
Time to Go to the Mat
When I first met Wendell Potter, Tarbell’s founder and Chairman, I was immediately struck by his intelligence, humility, and his insatiable determination to call out corruption stemming from the ability of corporate money and the ultra-wealthy to drive their special interests into the fabric of our society. It wasn’t long after our initial introduction that Wendell asked me to become involved to assist he and his team in building Tarbell into a voice for fair play and reasonableness.
The Unseen and the Unheard
Tarbell was founded as a platform to deliver a very specific message about healthcare – or the lack of it – in America. As with any topic or issue, there is more to the story about healthcare. The underlying issues regarding healthcare form the basis of many of the challenges that we face in the USA – primarily the inability of the less fortunate to have a voice, a purpose, and a reasonable quality of life due to the inequities that prevail in our society.
COVID-19 exposes the many obstacles faced by disabled workers in the U.S.
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed and exacerbated many underlying patterns of inequality in the U.S.—and disability-related inequities are no exception. While the disabled community is often overlooked in public discourse and policy alike, around 1 in 4 American adults is disabled. The CDC reports that disabled people are around three times likelier to have a pre-existing condition that puts them at risk of developing complications if they contract COVID-19.
The US Government is Failing Navajo Nation - Again
Today’s America – both before and after COVID-19 – bears little resemblance to the country in which I grew up, served in its defense, and benefited from its freedoms and resourcefulness. Most of the changes over the last 56 years are commendable and honorable in the greatest traditions of America’s democracy. Others, unfortunately, are simply not. Our system of healthcare which excludes millions of Americans from basic services is unfortunate.
Wartime Mobilization Has Arrived: The Grassroots Nationwide Response By Everyday Americans Unwilling To Wait On The Federal Government
There was one thing about the White House’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic that was clear from the beginning. The investigative journalism that would eventually uncover what happened behind closed doors in January, February and March would reveal devastating evidence of how epically this administration mishandled it. The reports came sooner rather than later, as early as April 4th in the Washington Post and April 11th for the New York Times.
People Over Politics
After a lengthy battle with COVID-19, State Rep. Karen Whitsett, D-Detroit urges her district to comply with shelter-in-place orders as African Americans across the U.S. continue to die at high rates.
Safe From a Global Pandemic? I Thought There Was A Plan For This Situation.
The mid 1990s was a scary time for those of us who had just enough knowledge about the downside scenarios that could come to fruition as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union. I was serving in the Navy during the transition from the bi-polar superpower world of the Cold War to the multi-polar, non-state actor chaos of the modern world. When the Warsaw Pact disintegrated, millions of people around the globe discovered freedom, capitalism and democracy.
“This is Going To Be Constant From This Point On” As Coronavirus Surges, Tracking The PPE Shortage Storm in Some States, and The Calm Before, In Others | Tarbell
As the PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) shortage crisis strikes the country, New York remains the hardest hit. To convey the scale, Mayor Bill De Blasio’s team wrote us last week, “To give a sense of the sheer magnitude, The City of New York, our Department of Health, Emergency Management, Health and Hospitals – all agencies are working together.
The COVID-19 impact on air travel
Amid the global spread of the Coronavirus or COVID-19, the world’s airlines could lose more than $100 billion before the pandemic is under control, according to numerous airline officials. However, another sector of the aviation business has seen dramatic increases in demand over the past few weeks – private aircraft charter.
SAS vs. SPSS
Comparing SAS and SPSS is an age old question between analytics professionals as both of these are one of the longest running statistical softwares in the world. While SAS is on version 9 + and has greatly improved it’s visual appeal to counter SPSS’s click and get results interface, SPSS has moved beyond version 15.0 + and started adding modules like SAS has done. Here I will be comparing specific SAS and SPSS components like SAS ETS with SPSS Trends, and SAS Base /Stat with SPSS Base.
SAS vs. SPSS
Comparing SAS and SPSS is an age old question between analytics professionals as both of these are one of the longest running statistical softwares in the world. While SAS is on version 9 + and has greatly improved it’s visual appeal to counter SPSS’s click and get results interface, SPSS has moved beyond version 15.0 + and started adding modules like SAS has done. Here I will be comparing specific SAS and SPSS components like SAS ETS with SPSS Trends, and SAS Base /Stat with SPSS Base.
What Michael Phelps & “The Rock” have in common with 16.2 Million Americans.
Despite being the world’s most decorated swimmer and the Olympian with the most medals of all time, with 28 Olympic medals (23 gold), he has faced depression over and over. In 2004, Phelps got his first DUI (arrest for Driving Under the Influence), in 2008, Phelps was photographed taking a bong hit, and in 2014, Phelps received a second DUI. The days following his second DUI were the lowest point in his life.
Message from SaintCharles in Charlottesville 2.0 #general_1
Fuck if I only counted how many times I said fuck every day Wait is swearing not allowed in the alt-right anymore? I'm so fucked ...in the mind, more so than legally, H. 😃 What is a man who fights for his ancestor's monuments, but not their way of life? Who wraps himself in their image, but not their habits? Endemic of the same cancer! Well, it only took 1 day. Cantwell is already telling everyone without a conceal permit to open carry at the event Not like the organizers can stop it.
The Consolidation and Collectivization of American Agriculture
It is often joked about in the rural sections, that the USDA is the only federal agency that’s success is measured by the number of constituents it kills off. Unfortunately, this is the sole purpose of the USDA and its mission. The centralization of agriculture, through the USDA, began during the Lincoln administration. This administration ushered in the end of the old republic and not surprisingly was full of Marxists.
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