DAGR Weekly Reader W1-NOV
Election 2024: Follow the Unfolding Results with AP
AP, aka the Associated Press is – and has been for decades – the ‘wire service’ that gathers from local boards of election around the country and distributes vote count updates to print, broadcast and online news outlets. Get the word first at AP, unadorned with media owners’ spin.
This Election, Health Care Is On Life Support
In the heart of the state that could decide the election, people are grappling with a crisis largely ignored by both Trump and Harris. The Lever takes on the implications for health care, noting Pennsylvania would be well covered with what’s been spent on political ads there.
What’s Stalling Electric Vehicle Adoption in Wyoming?
Some residents see the rugged terrain, harsh weather and vast, unpopulated spaces as inappropriate for EVs, but politics is at least as big an obstacle to electrified transportation in the Cowboy State. Still, if Wyoming can go EV, why not everywhere else? Oh, EV’s are going everywhere else.
How Geothermal is Helping Framingham, MA, Get Off Gas
Responding to a push by enviro-activist HEET, the gas-electric utility provider pilots a transition away from gas. The move means the gas company stays in business, saves the cost of gas lines and expense of running air-source heat pumps. The communal loop system saves jobs for installers. The whole thing helps the environment. It looks like a win-win.
UK: What the Labour Budget Means for Taxes, Wages, Business and more
Amid the commentary on the UK budget released by Chancellor Rachel Reeves are guides to how to view a ‘Keynesian’ approach to public investment as mitigated by the moving parts in today’s global economy. The goal is moderate growth, slowed inflation, and a bit of prosperity for all, especially the working classes.
How the fashion industry is using its cultural clout in the US election
A UK fashion narratives researcher weighs in on how designers and fashion magazines are taking part in the campaigns. It’s a perspective we haven’t seen much of.
Edward M. Kennedy Institute: Transforming Democracy In The Latino Century
Discussion on the growing Latino electorate. Almost a week before the insult leveled at Puerto Ricans at the MSG rally, experts discuss why some Latinos are drifting toward the Republican Party.