Former President Trump said the Republican Party is "the party of common sense" Tuesday during a contentious interview with Bloomberg News in Chicago.  Trump sat for an interview with Bloomberg News’ editor-in-chief John Micklethwait at the Economic Club of Chicago. The two discussed Trump’s plans for the economy in a potential second term during a heated interview that lasted nearly an hour.  Micklethwait spoke about the economy to start, but later got into...

Pity Sandy Brindley, chief executive of Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS). Since October last year, she has been wrestling with the problem of defining “woman” within the context of providing support for survivors of sexual violence. That is despite a tribunal judge ordered Scotland’s national rape crisis service to enforce a clear definition of “woman” across all its centres. This might not seem very difficult. I’m certain, for instance, that the stranger who assaulted me wasn’t a woman...

Harris is pressed on the concerns of Black voters in Charlamagne tha God town hall DETROIT — Vice President Harris tried to address criticism that Democrats too often take Black voters for granted during a town hall on Tuesday with the influential radio host Charlamagne tha God. Harris defended her track record as a prosecutor, promoted her policies aimed at Black voters and said former President Donald Trump was a threat to democracy. When Charlamagne suggested that Trump's vision for the...

The focus on climate change has led to cuts in medical services. This is contributing to over 380,000 British cancer patients facing delays in treatment, reflecting a failing healthcare system. Net zero […]

by Brian Shilhavy, Health Impact News: As the U.S. and Israel continue their acts of genocide against Palestinian and Lebanese innocent women and children all in the name of Zionism, the Middle East is bracing itself for an all out expanded war, as tensions continue to rise. All eyes are currently on the U.S. and […]

Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Let us know what you think at info@reasonstobecheerful.world. Wild eavesdropping If a wolf howls in Yellowstone National Park and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Of course it does — and in fact, scientists have been monitoring those howls using recording devices, according to a Washington Post story that RTBC Contributing Editor Michaela Haas shared this week. Michaela says:   A while back I wrote about ecoacoustics as a new way to protect whales and other marine life. Fascinating to read how ecoacoustics is now also used to monitor and protect wolves in Yellowstone. House rules Imagine a prison where prisoners design their own units and make their own rules. That’s what’s actually happening in South Carolina as part of a program called Restore Promise, as Maurice Chammah reports in a deep dive published by the Marshall Project. RTBC Editorial Director Rebecca Worby — a friend and fan of Chammah — shared the story. Becca says:   The program drew on German prisons, where people are able to personalize their cells and officers “act more like counselors.” Back in 2020 we included a story by Maurice Chammah in our We Are Not Divided series — which, interestingly, was also about prison reforms inspired by German prisons. What else we’re reading ‘I think, boy, I’m a part of all this’: how local heroes reforested Rio’s green heart — shared by RTBC founder David Byrne from The Guardian In Romania and Ukraine, the Danube Delta Is Hurting. Can We Do Anything to Heal It? — shared by Rebecca Worby from Scena9 Dreamtroit, a Low-Cost Bohemia for Artists, Revs Up in Motor City — shared by David Byrne from the New York Times In other news… Executive Editor Will Doig was interviewed about RTBC’s five-year anniversary for “The Current,” a show on Canada’s CBC Radio. Listen here. The post What We’re Reading: Protecting Yellowstone’s Wolves by Listening appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.

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