Digest: Picking up the pace

Wages, GDP, and premiums

Stay informed. Get the facts. Here's some recommended reading that's easy to share. The Economy Americans' wages just hit an all-time high Vox // Matthew Yglesias The inflation adjusted weekly income of the typical full-time American worker hit an all-time high in the third quarter of 2016, according to data released yesterday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read full article... Tweet this Share this The Economy U.S. Economy Grew 2.9% in 3rd Quarter, Picking Up the Pace The New York Times // Nelson D. Schwartz The American economy moved into a higher gear last quarter, expanding at an annual rate of 2.9 percent and riding continued strength among consumers and a better performance in global trade. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Gun Violence 99.9% of Americans will know a victim of gun violence in their lifetime Quartz // Sukhada Tatke Around 30,000 gun-related deaths and 80,000 non-fatal injuries occur annually in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A study published in the American Journal of Medicine earlier this year showed that Americans were 10 times more likely to die as a result of a firearm compared with residents of 22 other high-income countries. Of all firearm deaths in all these countries, more than 80% occur in the US. 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 Health Care The truth about those rising health insurance premiums CNN // Timothy Jost Almost three quarters of marketplace enrollees will be able to find a plan for $75 per month or less after the application of premium tax credits. The cost of plans for many people with premium tax credits will be virtually identical to last year's cost. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Health Care Higher health-insurance premiums don't mean the Affordable Care Act is a disaster The Washington Post // Ezekiel Emanuel and Bob Kocher While health-care costs and premiums are rising -- the recent announcement notwithstanding -- they are rising much more slowly than they did during the George W. Bush administration and, indeed, over the past 50 years. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Trade Why is the TPP so controversial? Quora // Barack Obama Our economy is changing rapidly, and that's not going to change. So we have a choice: We can choose to turn inward and wall ourselves off from the outside world. Or, we can make this change work for us. We can lead the world with our values and harness the potential of the 21st century for the good of our workers, our businesses, and our country. That's what the TPP does. 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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