Digest: The things you may not know

10 news stories to wrap up the year and share with your friends and frenemies.

It's more important than ever to have the facts by your side, so here's some recommended reading -- from credible sources -- that's easy to share. Cheers to 2017! Economy Everything Is (Still) Awesome! Politico // Michael Grunwald Maybe the message didn't break through, but things continue to be pretty great--and getting better--in America. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Economy US Economy Stolid And Boring - Jobless Claims Fall To 265,000 For Week Forbes // Tim Worstall Low, consistent, boring, stolid--that's what we should be wanting from economic numbers. Just because that's how consistent economic growth actually happens, a little bit at a time for a long time. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Health Care Obamacare: Five Things You May Not Know About the Health Care Law NBC NEWS // Maggie Fox What's clear is that big changes are in the works -- even as the majority of Americans say they'd like to keep most of what the law offers. Here are five important things to know about Obamacare. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Help sustain this movement Organizing for Action is powered by grassroots donations from supporters like you, across the country. Help keep this movement strong. Chip in Health Care For Many, Fewer Obamacare Choices Doesn't Mean Higher Prices NPR // Philip Galewitz More than 80 percent of the nearly 13 million people who enrolled for coverage on the marketplace last year qualified for subsidies, which are pegged to the price of the second-lowest silver premiums. That means that as the cost of the silver plans rise, so do the subsidies. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Health Care How Obamacare could help end hunger Boston Globe // Catherine D'Amato The Affordable Care Act's Community Health Needs Assessment requirement has enabled us to identify at the local level where the need is greatest and to mobilize the public and private resources to address it. Hunger remains unabated in our country and in our state. Whether mandated or conducted by choice as good medical practice, community health assessments can save billions of dollars in health care costs simply by making people food secure. We have the food. Let's not abandon one of our most powerful antihunger tools yet. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Economic Opportunity Pay to Rise for Millions as 19 States Increase Minimum Wage Associated Press // David Klepper It will be a happy New Year indeed for millions of the lowest-paid U.S. workers. Nineteen states, including New York and California, will ring in the year with an increase in the minimum wage. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Economic Opportunity How Paid Parental Leave Changed In 2016 Fast Company // Lydia Dishman This is how much progress the U.S. has--and hasn't--made on a workplace issue that's gaining ever more attention. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Climate Change 2016 was the year solar panels finally became cheaper than fossil fuels. Just wait for 2017 Quartz // Michael J. Coren The renewable energy future will arrive when installing new solar panels is cheaper than a comparable investment in coal, natural gas or other options. If you ask the World Economic Forum (WEF), the day has arrived. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Climate Change With new monuments in Nevada, Utah, Obama adds to his environmental legacy The Washington Post // Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis The designations further cement Obama's environmental legacy as one of the most consequential -- and contentious -- in presidential history. He has invoked his executive power to create national monuments 29 times during his tenure, establishing or expanding protections for more than 553 million acres of federal lands and waters. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Climate Change How climate change transformed the Earth in 2016 CBS NEWS // Shanika Gunaratna 2016 was a milestone year in the continued warming of the planet. From unstable agriculture to the drought in California to melting ice sheets to extreme weather events and heat waves, climate change has disrupted virtually every corner of the world. It's impossible to exhaustively list all the ways in which climate change was felt in 2016, but here's a guide to understanding the year that was for the planet: Read full article... Tweet this Share this Friends don't let friends go without the facts. Forward this email to someone in your network, and they can sign up for the next Digest right here: Sign me up

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