Your Taxes Aren’t That High

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1. Sorry America, your taxes aren’t that high.

By Ben Steverman in Bloomberg

2. After surgery, you might go home with a prescription for home surveillance.

By Aaron Frank in Motherboard

3. Coming soon: Re-imagined soup kitchens feeding the hungry, fighting food waste and building community.

By Jessica Leigh Hester in CityLab

4. The link between mental and physical illness is real.

By Melissa Pandika in Ozy

5. Having one black teacher might keep black students from dropping out. Here’s why.

By Anya Kamenetz in KQED’s MindShift

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