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President Trump is doing everything he can to stop undocumented immigrants from entering the U.S., especially at our southern border. But within five to ten years, experts say, we’ll be competing for immigrants to come here. When Will the U.S. Start Competing for Immigrants? Sooner Than You Think https://barnraisingmedia.com/trump-immigration-rural-economies-workforce/ Related Reading
Massachusetts is rolling out a first-of-its-kind project that, if successful, will turn electric vehicles into grid batteries, thus earning money for EV owners by sending backup power to the grid. How Massachusetts is trying to turn EVs into grid batteries https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electric-vehicles/massachusetts-v2x-grid-batteries Related Reading
Cannabis is known to relieve pain, but the addictive high it produces has limited its use as a medicine. That may be changing. Researchers now say they have developed a synthetic compound that relieves pain without the side effects. Cannabis-like synthetic compound delivers pain relief without addictive high, study finds https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/03/05/compound-cannabis-pain-relieving-properties-side-effects/9361741018702/ Related Reading
Americans are using national parks in ever-increasing numbers, and their spending contributes heavily to local GDP, jobs and wages. Here’s a look at how the parks affect the economy. How do national parks affect the economy? https://usafacts.org/articles/how-do-national-parks-affect-the-economy Related Reading
Sioux Falls, S.D., has plenty of affordable housing available for its poorest citizens, but the application process is so complex that houses sometimes sit vacant for six months or more. To solve that problem, the city is building an online portal that it hopes will be cheap, simple and effective in connecting people with homes….
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New Orleans is considering turning its iconic Bourbon Street into pedestrian mall, and other cities are paying attention. Could this be the start of something big? Could the Comeback of the U.S. Pedestrian Mall Start on Bourbon St.? https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/03/03/could-the-comeback-of-the-pedestrian-mall-start-on-bourbon-st Related Reading
The people who used sit-ins to overcome racial segregation in the 1960s are seeing a national government taking shape that is reminiscent of the white supremacy they faced then, and they’re teaching today’s young people how to overcome it. 65 years ago, sit-ins were born. Has their time come again? https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2025/0224/black-history-month-sit-ins-courtland-cox Related Reading
A new study suggests that relying too much on AI for tasks is causing people to lose their critical thinking skills and creativity, as they become overly dependent on technology and less engaged in problem-solving. Study Finds That People Who Entrust Tasks to AI Are Losing Critical Thinking Skills https://futurism.com/study-ai-critical-thinking Related Reading
350.org is calling on us all to become activists in the climate movement. The time for action is now: “We believe in the collective power of ordinary people taking action for climate justice. Through online campaigns, grassroots organizing and mass public actions, our movement is rising up all over the world. Join us!” Related Reading
Check out the recent release from The Guardian DOCUMENTARIES … “They are the children of the Black Panther party – the self-styled Panther cubs. Born into the 1970s revolutionary movement for Black equality and self-determination, they have lived in the shadows of a promised land that was never attained. We join them as they continue…