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May 17 2024
Opinion
Wokeness Is Dying. We Might Miss It.
In her new book “Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches From the Wrong Side of History,” Nellie Bowles, a former New York Times journalist grown disillusioned with both the mainstream media and the left, writes about the year 2020, when the combustible confluence of the pandemic, the murder of George Floyd and the prospect of Donald Trump’s re-election made politics and culture go “berserk
Michelle GoldbergMay 16 2024
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The Inside Outside Guys: Alternative housing options
The national housing shortage is very real. Michigan alone is projected to have a shortfall this year of more than 160,000 units. Affordability is a big part of this issue, but the root cause goes beyond the “supply and demand” shortage. The recent pandemic had a huge negative impact on the very speculative development of raw land into buildable lots. The sustained economic surge that followed
Detroit NewsMay 16 2024
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New York Mets Owner Deletes Tweet, Then Clarifies His Thought About Selling
Getting the New York Mets to pick a direction was a challenge Steve Cohen inherited when he became the team's majority owner in Nov. 2020, and still just can't seem to shake. The team has won between 75 and 86 games every year since 2018 with two exceptions: the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, and the 101-win campaign of 2022, a season that ended in the first round of the playoffs. The Mets
NewsweekMay 16 2024
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Isaac Powell — the lead in the ART’s ‘Gatsby’ — is excited for a summer in Boston
Isaac Powell off the coast of Mallorca. The last time actor, singer, and dancer Isaac Powell was on the stage was on Broadway in the lead role of Tony in a revival of “West Side Story.” But weeks after opening, the musical closed on March 11, 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s been more than four years — during which Powell has acted in film and TV — and Powell is returning to the
The Boston GlobeMay 16 2024
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Waukegan seniors visit their elementary schools ahead of graduation; ‘They are the role models for what our students can be’
Starting their high school journey through a computer screen four years ago, Waukegan High School valedictorian Guadalupe Ramirez and salutatorian Jackie Sanchez met as sophomores in their advanced placement American history class. Overwhelmed by the rigor of the class, Sanchez said they became best friends there and in other classes they shared. They adjusted to a classroom again after a year
Chicago TribuneOct 18 2023
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Household Net Worth Surged After the Pandemic Hit
U.S. families’ wealth surged in the years after Covid-19 struck, adding to signs of consumer strength that could help the U.S. economy shake off the bite from higher interest rates.
Households’ median net worth, or wealth, climbed 37% from 2019 to 2022, after adjusting for inflation, according to the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances released Wednesday. That was the largest
Wall Street Journal (News)May 15 2024
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How Paul Reiser helped Michael McDonald write his memoir
What do you get when you combine a 1970s music legend, a 1990s sitcom star and a global pandemic?
It seems a bit odd, but so is McDonald’s career. The crooner, once a member of Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers, has collaborated with everyone including Patti LaBelle, David Cassidy, Joni Mitchell and Thundercat.
Washington PostMay 16 2024
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Business travel bouncing back at Logan International Airport, aviation official says
Passenger activity at Logan International Airport is “exceeding” forecasts this year as aviation officials witness a return of business travel and a “strong summer demand” for recreational flights, a top director at the Massachusetts Port Authority said Thursday morning. Businesses all but ceased traveling during the dark days of the COVID-19 pandemic as the aviation industry tanked and most
Boston HeraldMay 16 2024
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The national debt still matters
Interest payments on the national debt have now surpassed, individually, military, Medicare and Medicaid spending, according to the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. That’s based on the initial seven months of data for the current fiscal year. With the national debt now topping $34 trillion and high interest rates, greater and greater proportions of federal spending is
Orange County RegisterMay 16 2024
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Bernanke and Blanchard Say Central Banks Need Cooler Job Markets
Central bankers in the last mile of their battle against inflation still need labor markets to cool, though the impact on unemployment may vary across countries.
That’s according to a new analysis by former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke and former International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Olivier Blanchard , who undertook the research for the Peterson Institute for International
Bloomberg