Reports
Protest Started by Colin Kaepernick Spreads to High School Students
Like the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, football players across the country are silently taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racism. This shows that there needs to be some movement … Continue reading Protest Started by Colin Kaepernick Spreads to High School Students
While you were busy watching the Election circus, Congress stopped showing up to work
The result is that with a little more than a month before the election, Congress is again flirting with a shutdown. And a year into the worldwide Zika epidemic, Congress still hasn’t … Continue reading While you were busy watching the Election circus, Congress stopped showing up to work
Leaderless and Underfunded, N.J. Transit Had Troubles Well Before Fatal Crash
The agency has been operating without an executive director for nearly a year and has not explained how it will close a $45 million gap in its budget. This is what happens … Continue reading Leaderless and Underfunded, N.J. Transit Had Troubles Well Before Fatal Crash
Police with body cameras receive 93% fewer complaints – study
The recording of interactions with the public increases accountability on both sides, researchers say After a year study in both the U.S. and the U.K. and over a million and a half … Continue reading Police with body cameras receive 93% fewer complaints – study
NYPD sent undercover officers to Black Lives Matter protest, records reveal
The New York police department also collected ‘multimedia records’ of protests after the death of Eric Garner, legal papers show. These are potential constitutional violations by the police. “The fear and disarming … Continue reading NYPD sent undercover officers to Black Lives Matter protest, records reveal
IMF study warns free trade seen as benefiting ‘only a fortunate few’
Policymakers must address needs of trade-affected workers, International Monetary Fund’s new World Economic Outlook says Source: IMF study warns free trade seen as benefiting ‘only a fortunate few’ | Business | The … Continue reading IMF study warns free trade seen as benefiting ‘only a fortunate few’
A Job Guarantee Would Set The Price Of The Dollar
Interesting point about a Job Guarantee and how it is used to set the value of the dollar. The speaker is Pavlina R. Tcherneva, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair at the Department of … Continue reading A Job Guarantee Would Set The Price Of The Dollar
At Nearly 84 Million Viewers, Debate May Be the Most-Watched Ever
Preliminary ratings say Monday’s debate between Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton drew more viewers than the 1980 debate between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. Nice… now if we can translate the … Continue reading At Nearly 84 Million Viewers, Debate May Be the Most-Watched Ever
Swiss Army Knife maker Victorinox, lost 40% of business post 9/11 and fired no one
IBACH – “Our company has never been as hard-hit as it was by the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in New York and Washington,” the 55-year-old Elsener says. Almost overnight, after sharp … Continue reading Swiss Army Knife maker Victorinox, lost 40% of business post 9/11 and fired no one
A ferocious assault on Aleppo suggests the U.S. may be wrong on Syria
Obama and Kerry say there is no military solution to the war. Russia and Syria think there is. One of the truly most remarkable miscommunications in this war is between the U.S. … Continue reading A ferocious assault on Aleppo suggests the U.S. may be wrong on Syria
Nuclear Weapons and Proliferation: Effects and Need of WMDs
Nuclear weapons are considered to be some of the world’s most dangerous armaments. Categorized as weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), they have the capability of leveling cities, killing millions, and destroying the … Continue reading Nuclear Weapons and Proliferation: Effects and Need of WMDs
‘We will give him a family’: A 6-year-old boy writes Obama about having a refugee ‘brother’ – The Washington Post
The picture of Omran Daqneesh, a 5-year-old injured in an Aleppo airstrike, inspired Alex, of Scarsdale, N.Y., to invite him into his family. A little boy, who was so moved by the … Continue reading ‘We will give him a family’: A 6-year-old boy writes Obama about having a refugee ‘brother’ – The Washington Post