The economy is showing signs of improvement – The Washington Post

So why aren’t Democrats talking about it?

By Jaime Fuller

Today, President Obama will be in Denver, talking about improvements in the economic picture and his work toward making them happen. The unemployment rate is at 6.1 percent, and the United States has added 1.4 million new jobs since the beginning of 2014. Continue reading The economy is showing signs of improvement – The Washington Post

Probing Brain’s Depth, Trying to Aid Memory | NYTimes

By Benedict Carey

PHILADELPHIA — The man in the hospital bed was playing video games on a laptop, absorbed and relaxed despite the bustle of scientists on all sides and the electrodes threaded through his skull and deep into his brain.

The man, Ralph, a health care worker who asked that his last name be omitted for privacy, has severe epilepsy; and the operation to find the source of his seizures had provided researchers an exquisite opportunity to study the biology of memory. Continue reading Probing Brain’s Depth, Trying to Aid Memory | NYTimes

Rachel Maddow: Interview: Wendy Davis takes local view on border, chemical safety | MSNBC

Wendy Davis takes local view on border, chemical safetyWendy Davis, Texas state senator and Democratic candidate for governor, talks with Rachel Maddow about Greg Abbott’s change in Texas policy on chemical plant safety, and how to deal with the influx of unaccompanied undocumented minors across the border.

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To view Rachel Maddow’s reporting on Greg Abbott and his policy changes on safety, click here.