Obama Returns to End-of-Life Plan That Caused Stir (NYT)
Cautious progress on plans to reimburse physicians for end-of-life discussions, trying not to inflame death panel myth (which is bound to happen anyway)
Overhaul of food safety laws might not be to GOP’s taste (Wash Post)
Good summary of bill’s benefits. Republicans may deny funding, claiming: “We still have a food supply that’s 99.99 percent safe.”
A new wrinkle for job seekers (Chicago Tribune)
Older workers get cosmetic surgery to stay competitive
Drug overdoses on the rise in most age groups (MSNBC)
There are more deaths because there is more prescription drug use. Painkillers are main culprit
Bundle Up, It’s Global Warming (NYT)
Overall warming of the atmosphere is actually creating cold-weather extremes
Banks and WikiLeaks (NYT)
Bank of America’s decision to shut down payments to WikiLeaks raises troubling questions
How Superstars’ Pay Stifles Everyone Else (NYT)
It’s good to see income disparity getting attention, but the problem is not celebrity athletes. It’s political, and it’s structural.
Thieves’ Paradise (NYT)
Review of Matt Taibbi’s Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America
Faith and Modernity (NYT)
Fundamentalism is a symptom of, rather than a reaction against, the increasing secularization of society
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