GOP Rep. Bacon says Trump placing 'too much emphasis on oil' after Maduro's removal www.pbs.org/newshour/sho... Nebraska should be proud of how Rep. Bacon shows up for the state’s constituents.

Tens of thousands of Cycling Without Age volunteers help combat loneliness with the simple act of a bike ride.   reasonstobecheerful.world/cycling-with...

“These actions by the Trump administration will hurt vulnerable Coloradans across every part of this state,” Polis said in a statement. coloradosun.com/2026/01/07/c...

This is blatantly illegal. A president can’t go into the oil business and then decide where to spend the money. We are completely untethered from our founding document with a lawless president and a Republican Congress which has abdicated all Constitutional authority.

Latin America analyst, ex-ambassador offer views on 'Trump Doctrine' www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Dairy leader expects difficulty finding workers ‘if we don’t allow more laborers in’ www.newsfromthestates.com/article/dair... Want milk?

Our President has lost his mind. wapo.st/3L4vcim

Trump Is Unleashing Forces Beyond His Control www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/o...

A center for homeless residents was set to close. Then Rick Steves stepped in. wapo.st/49nrokf #leadership

GOP Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks: "We don't want to have troops on the ground. Iowans don't want that, Americans don't want that. We do not want nation building. This is not what's going to occur."

How the new class of billionaires solidified outsized political influence www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

When power is out in Boulder County mountain towns, 911 service fails. New backup batteries could solve the problem. coloradosun.com/2026/01/02/9...

97 ways the world got better in 2025. reasonstobecheerful.world/year-in-chee...

“Instead, the group became opaque, with its lack of progress obscured by errors, redactions and indecipherable accounting that few private businesses would accept.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...

Chef Virginie is one of WCK's Haitian team members. She's up before sunrise cooking for communities displaced by violence. Using local ingredients, our teams are preparing meals like 'soupe joumou'—a beloved soup typically eaten on January 1st to celebrate independence & emancipation. #ChefsForHaiti

ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires wapo.st/4917lJt

Why Does Trump Get Away With It? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/o...

How Kharkiv keeps faith and culture alive as Russia's siege continues www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Malcolm Gladwell joins Amna Nawaz for our ‘Settle In’ podcast www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/b... Hint: It’s not good news.

How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“Politics today is driven by grievances that can never be assuaged. For democracy’s survival, we must grapple with this dynamic” aeon.co/essays/what-... via Aeon

Durango, New Delhi students form teams across oceans to take on water issues coloradosun.com/2025/12/26/d... 👏👏👏

SSA phone wait times longer than publicly reported metrics, per OIG report www.nextgov.com/digital-gove... via @Nextgov They’re at the point of doing less with less. What a frustrating year for competent employees.

Decommissioned airfields around the world are being converted into urban havens for citizens to enjoy. reasonstobecheerful.world/reclaiming-r...

Is Your Boss a Seductive Operational Bully? knowledge.insead.edu/career/your-... via INSEADKnowledge

Saying ‘NO INFLATION’ in caps doesn’t change the prices people are actually paying.

Trump halts East Coast projects in latest blow against wind power www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

"When students feel psychologically safe, they’re more likely to engage, take risks, and stay resilient through the hard stuff." spencereducation.com/psych-safety/

A conversation with Temple Grandin, world-renowned animal scientist and autism advocate www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

“And the president we have isn’t unitary. He has given his newfound power away to a small set of virtually unaccountable advisers, insulated from public outcry and indifferent to public opinion.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o... via @NYTOpinion

We need #NCAR. 🧪

Cool short videos from inside WCK Chef Corps kitchens! wck.org/news/chef-co...

A Brief But Spectacular take on the power of trees and creating a cooler future www.pbs.org/newshour/bri...

Why investigators are struggling to find the Brown University gunman www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

What’s in the massive spending bill giving the military more funding than requested www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

‘Outrageous’: JetBlue pilot describes near-collision with Air Force plane off Venezuela wapo.st/3KSTiMO

The Government Doesn’t Have a Talent Pipeline Problem. It Has a Talent Utilization Problem. www.govloop.com/community/bl... via Govloop

Federal ‘worst of worst’ website fails to shed light on thousands of Tennessee arrests www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...

Resilience Science Must-Knows Nine essential insights from global resilience science to help decision-makers navigate a turbulent world. Developed in dialogue with decision makers, and synthesised by an international team of resilience researchers www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...

Interested in what the i2Insights toolkit for tackling #ComplexProblems has achieved in its 10th year? In addition to our 10th birthday, we’ve attracted more than a million viewers, our most popular contribution has surpassed 500,000 views and much more. Check out i2insights.org/2025/12/16/t...

Four suspected extremists got a very early New Year’s surprise when federal authorities swooped in and arrested them in Southern California.

Beverly and Dereck Joubert reflect on 40 years of African wildlife photography in new book www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...