Matt discusses the impact of Paul Ehrlich’s book “The Population Bomb,” which warned of overpopulation leading to famine and disease in the 1970s and 1980s. Ehrlich predicted hundreds of millions would starve and 65 million Americans would die by 1989. However, technological advancements in agriculture and declining birth rates in developed countries, including the U.S. and Maine, have led to the opposite problem: population decline. Matt criticizes Ehrlich for his lack of foresight and incorrect predictions, which influenced harmful policies like China’s one-child policy and the UN’s anti-development efforts.
Looking back, gubernatorial candidate Dean Roy says his political ambitions started in the eighth grade. And by that he means, last year.
After working as a legislative page at the Vermont Statehouse, the 14-year-old freshman at Stowe High School now has his sights set on the corner office.
After a two-month absence sparked by her 84-year-old mother's apparent abduction, Savannah Guthrie will return to NBC's "Today" show next month, saying in an interview that aired Friday "joy will be my protest."
A woman in Indiana who put off dental surgery because she doesn't know if she can afford the copay. A Florida couple with young children who are depleting their savings. A grandmother in Idaho who plans to sell her car to pay the rent. They are among the tens of thousands Transportation Security Administration officers set to receive another $0 paycheck this week.
Two people were killed and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport, officials said.
