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Know when it’s time to fire your doctor

(CNN)Dr. Jerome Groopman knew that he needed to break up with his doctor. Five years ago, when he started seeing his internist, everything was fine. But Groopman says that in time, the internist became more popular — and hence more busy and harried — right when Groopman needed him most. “I have a strong family […]

Canada just did something (else) awesome that the US should copy

(CNN)Nearly everyone who studies climate change policy agrees on one thing: To fix this monster of a problem, governments need to put a price on dangerous carbon pollution. Carbon pricing can take a few forms, and it’s not a cure-all, to be sure. But it is generally considered by climate wonks to be the cheap-but-effective […]

Ahmed Chalabi Fast Facts

(CNN)Here’s a look at the life of Ahmed Chalabi, co-founder and former leader of the Iraqi National Congress (INC). Personal: Birth date: October 30, 1944 Death date: November 3, 2015 Birth place: Baghdad, Iraq Birth name: Ahmed Abdul Hadi Chalabi Father: Abdul Hadi Chalabi, former president of the Iraqi Senate Mother: Bibi Chalabi Marriage: Leila […]

It Can’t Happen Here: a demagogue rises, but the parallels aren’t yuge

A Sinclair Lewis novel about the rise of a dictator has been adapted for the stage, seeking to cast new light on the age of Trump but it’s more agitprop than satire. In those entertaining early days of the Republican primaries, the illogical popularity of Donald Trump seemed like a lark. Snarky nicknames were coined, […]