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Aug 11 2019
News
The Deadly Boredom of ‘A Meaningless Life’
Remember when the scariest kid in your neighborhood was the football jock who terrorized the high school with his minions in tow, and got bailed out by his rich parents when he went too far? Or it was the gothic malcontent with the switchblade and the swagger. Either way, what made these high-status alphas so terrifying was that they came at you in numbers. They travelled in packs. This has
QuilletteFeb 16 2018
Opinion
OPINION: The Motives Behind the Massacre
"Enough is enough!" "This can't go on!" "This has to stop!"
These were among the comments that came through the blizzard of commentary after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County. We have heard these words before.
TownhallAug 07 2019
News
Trump blasts NYT for changing headline under pressure from ‘Radical Left Democrats’
President Trump took The New York Times to task Wednesday for changing the headline of its lead article about his remarks on the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton after taking heat from the left for not being critical enough toward him.
After Trump delivered an address in the aftermath of the deadly shootings, in which he condemned racism and white supremacy, the newspaper planned a
Fox News (Online News)Nov 04 2019
News
A federal appeals court just demolished Trump’s claim that he is immune from criminal investigation
Less than two weeks ago, President Trump’s personal attorney William Consovoy stood before a panel of federal appellate judges and told them that the president is immune from criminal investigation even if Trump shoots someone in the middle of Fifth Avenue.
It didn’t take long for that panel to reject this extraordinary argument. On Monday, an unanimous panel of the United States Court
VoxSep 11 2020
News
Congress lacks urgency for more economic stimulus
One of the pandemic's few silver linings came in late March, when elected officials put aside partisan differences to quickly pass a massive, across-the-board economic stimulus. Six months later, we're back to the old normal — even though many remain desperate for assistance.
Driving the news: The Senate on Thursday rejected a so-called "skinny bill" championed by Republicans. It would
AxiosSep 11 2020
Opinion
What Trump has done to the Justice Department's civil rights division is a disgrace
When Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 63 years ago, legendary Harlem Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. called it "the second emancipation."
The law was the first major civil rights legislation since Reconstruction and helped build the foundational infrastructure for all future civil rights enforcement. Most importantly, it created the civil rights division within the Department
CNN (Opinion)Feb 17 2021
News
From Amazon to Google, tech workers seek unions – and a voice
The tech industry has long held unions at arm’s length. But tech workers are increasingly demanding a voice. In the end, they may not need traditional union representation to get it.
At an Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama, workers this month began voting on whether to join a union. The issue is not wages – starting pay is more than double the state’s minimum wage – but
Christian Science MonitorJun 14 2016
News
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton showcase clashing styles at times of crisis
The mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, Sunday exposed the two presumptive major party nominees -- Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton -- to a penetrating examination of their characters and political instincts at a moment of crisis.
CNN (Online News)Nov 02 2019
News
With financial challenges and frustrating polls, Beto O’Rourke’s campaign reaches an abrupt end
DES MOINES — Hours before Beto O'Rourke quit the presidential race Friday evening, his supporters were taking part in the boisterous "sign wars" here outside the Wells Fargo Arena ahead of the season's biggest Democratic gathering.
In New Hampshire, his campaign was building out an upcoming trip, announcing he would participate in the famed "Politics and Eggs" speaking series on Nov. 8
The Texas Tribune