One would think that in the year 2017, systematic racism wouldn’t really be a thing. Unfortunately, it’s still alive in today’s society, and many would actually argue that racial tensions are at the highest they’ve been in years. For example, just recently a lawsuit was filed against the New York Department of Transportation (DOT), “accusing
Falling trust in traditional institutions, such as the police, government, and media outlets, means people must rely on themselves – and each other. This can mean dealing with our own problems, but this double edged sword can kill us – or protect us. Will falling trust lead us to squabble with each other in our little tribal fiefdoms, gathering around charismatic strongmen? Few worse outcomes spring to mind. Rather, let us work around the institutions that no longer work for us. Let us take back the power we have given to the system in so many ways. We still need each other. This time of great change offers us an opportunity. Let’s remake the world into one worth living in again.
The two San Diego men arrested for explicit rap lyrics and social media posts are filing suit against police claiming violation of amendment rights.
Last week, Meryl Streep’s speech at the Golden Globe awards inflamed the internet. Using the occasion of her lifetime achievement award, she spoke passionately (or incoherently, depending upon your preferred news source) about foreigners, empathy, and Donald Trump. Predictable reactions rolled in. Support, of course, from the left, and condemnations from the right, from Donald Himself
The Detroit Police Department discovered seven young children, unbathed and unfed, living amid feces, a rotting dog carcass and two guns.
2016 was not a good year to be a spy. Intelligence-gathering organizations have had a lot on their plate since the primary season ended and the general election began. Allegations of Russian incursions into American cyberspace began to swirl, as damaging leaks targeted at Democrats trickled out across the internet. With so much on their
In 1961, the United States was more than shoulder-deep in the Vietnam war. Forests, dark and thick, sheltered the enemy. Something had to be done to clear the way. The military recruited Agent Orange, a dioxin-based herbicide, spraying down the foliage to reveal the hidden positions of the Viet Cong. The poison helped during the
The criminal connection of the aspiring gorilla rapper in ‘Sing’ is viewed by some a typical representation of an African American artist trying to make it big but caught up in a web of dirty deeds, and the movie has been ripped apart on social media.
A new passel of labor laws enacted in France made news for one controversial, pro-labor provision. As of January, French companies with more than 50 employees must insure ensure the ability to disconnect after work. For at least 11 contiguous hours, workers must be able to unwind as they choose, free from job-related interruptions. Studies
We live in a mightily individualistic society, don’t we? Our capitalist culture values self-made people who pull themselves up by their own bootstraps, needing no one. Our fear of scarcity makes us afraid that someone else will run off with our hard-earned stuff. Go into any coffee bar and you’ll see that every man is an