Editors’ Picks for Feb 5
An Advisor for George W. Explains Jeb’s Major Blunder, Should Uber Drivers Strike?, Will Climate Change Move Agriculture Indoors?, and More Picks
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Former George W Adviser Explains Jeb’s Core Blunder (Russ)
Simply put, Jeb doesn’t get the crucial role of president as performer.
Is Climate Change Going to Force Agriculture Indoors? (Russ)
No, you probably won’t have wheat stalks in your living room, but there will be a major shift — and this article assesses the pros and cons.
Karl Rove Explains How Ted Cruz “Stole” Iowa from Trump (Klaus)
Former White House adviser Karl Rove, a veteran of employing every trick in the book to get his guy a win, breaks down the tactic that Senator Ted Cruz used to win Iowa.
Scientist: Life in Flint Surreal, Like Orwell’s ‘1984’ (Trevin)
The professor of civil engineering at Virginia Tech who helped expose Flint’s water debacle, told a congressional hearing on Wednesday that both the EPA and Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality “turned a blind eye” to the “tainted water and corroded water pipes.”
Over 60 Percent Of Uber Drivers Are Thinking About Quitting (Trevin)
January fare cuts aimed at increasing ridership was also promoted as a way to increase driver wages. But that hasn’t happened in every city. Uber says that “if price cuts don’t work or become unsustainable, fares will return to where they were before.” Drivers have heard this talk before and “the running joke” is that the cuts are “temporary until they lower the price again.”
