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Stay informed. Get the facts. Here's some recommended reading that's easy to share. The Economy U.S. Added 161,000 New Jobs In October; Wages Rise By 10 Cents NPR // Camila Domonoske The U.S. added 161,000 new jobs in October, with workers seeing strong growth in wages, according to the monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read full article... Tweet this Share this The Economy How Economic Data Is Kept Politics-Free The New York Times // Patricia Cohen When asked whether the glass is half full or half empty, the bureau's response is, It's an eight-ounce glass with four ounces of liquid. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Health Care The Impact of Obamacare, in Four Maps The New York Times // Margot Sanger-Katz and Quoctrung Bui Three years into the Affordable Care Act, there remain places where many people still lack health insurance. But their share keeps shrinking. 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 Paris climate pact enters into force, focus shifts to action Reuters // Nina Chestney and Valerie Volcovici A landmark global accord to combat climate change officially entered into force on Friday, putting pressure on countries to start executing plans to slash greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Climate Change Barack Obama is the first climate president The Guardian // John Abraham A look back over last eight years shows that a president really does matter. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Climate Change Obama Administration Outlines Path For Climate Change Resiliency The Huffington Post // Chris D'Angelo In the last decade, extreme weather and wildfires cost the federal government $357 billion. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Economic Opportunity The High Costs of Not Offering Paid Sick Leave The New York Times // Austin Frakt Each week about 1.5 million Americans without paid sick leave go to work despite feeling ill. At least half of employees of restaurants and hospitals -- two settings where disease is easily spread -- go to work when they have a cold or the flu, according to a recent poll. 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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