Digest: Historically low uninsured rates, joining an historic climate agreement, and more

Stay informed. Get the facts. Here's some recommended reading that's easy to share. Health Care For the first time ever, America's uninsured rate has fallen below 9 percent Vox // Sarah Frostenson Quarterly numbers from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) show that the uninsured rate fell to 8.6 percent during the first three months of 2016. That's the lowest rate the government has on record. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Economic Opportunity Standard of Living Ratings Rise During Obama Presidency Gallup // Art Swift When Obama entered the White House, the United States was in the midst of the Great Recession, which damaged the housing market, left many Americans out of work and caused the U.S. gross domestic product to plummet. For 2009, the Gallup Standard of Living Index averaged +26, little better than the +24 found in 2008. It has edged up in most years since then, and for the first seven months of 2016, it averaged +50. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Climate Change Global Climate Accord Closer to Reality as Obama, Xi Sign On Bloomberg // Justin Sink and Toluse Olorunnipa U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping formally joined the Paris climate agreement, and with the world's two largest emitters of carbon pollution now on board the deal among more than 190 countries may enter into force this year. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Help sustain this movement This movement is powered by small-dollar donations from organizers across the country--help keep it going. Chip in Climate Change Flooding of Coast, Caused by Global Warming, Has Already Begun The New York Times // Justin Gillis Scientists' warnings that the rise of the sea would eventually imperil the United States' coastline are no longer theoretical. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Climate Change NOAA: Global warming increased odds for Louisiana downpour AP // Seth Borenstein Man-made climate change about doubled the chances for the type of heavy downpours that caused devastating Louisiana floods last month, a new federal study finds. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Women's Rights The truth about the gender wage gap Vox // Sarah Kliff Understanding the nuances of the wage gap is important to understanding why women in the United States still earn less than men. It helps explain how to fix the problem, too. But it requires going much, much deeper than one statistic. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Women's Rights When Detectives Dismiss Rape Reports Before Investigating Them Buzzfeed // Alex Campbell and Katie J.M. Baker Across the country, some police departments claim a vast number of rape reports are false. A BuzzFeed News investigation into a year of "unfounded" rapes in Baltimore County reveals that detectives often don't investigate them at all -- even when the man had been arrested for rape before. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Your friends need the facts too. Forward this email to them, and they can sign up for the next Digest right here: Sign me up

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