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Oct 15 2020
Opinion
Magazine covers in 2020 have featured Black subjects three times more than the previous 90 years
In the 90 days following the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police, mainstream magazines celebrated Blackness on their covers about three times more than in the previous 90 years combined.
It could be said that general interest magazines, like motion picture and network entertainment programming, have historically failed to embrace America as a diverse nation
PoynterOct 17 2020
Analysis
It’s the world according to Trump: Could Biden turn back the clock?
When former Vice President Joe Biden used the first presidential debate to tout his plan for a $20 billion international fund to encourage Brazil to preserve its endangered rainforests, it was a shoutout to a bygone era of robust, American-led multilateralism.
But when Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro lost no time in condemning Mr. Biden’s idea as an arrogant stab at national
Christian Science MonitorJun 17 2016
News
Bernie Sanders: the upstart who pointed the way toward a political revolution
His campaign was appealing for its unconventional vibe, but it was his message about the economic injustices of modern America that resonated with millions
The GuardianDec 18 2017
News
Top Republicans Say Trump Isn’t About To Fire Mueller. But They Can’t Stop Attacking Him.
Top Republicans on Sunday used news shows to assure the media and America that President Donald Trump is not on the verge of firing Robert Mueller, the special counsel charged with investigating Russian involvement in the 2016 election and possible obstruction of justice by the president.
HuffPostJan 14 2020
Opinion
New hope for Pembroke Township
Across America, there are pockets of poverty, communities that have been left behind or deprived of the basics needed to develop, like Pembroke Township, a small community south of Chicago along the Indiana border. In this community, one-third of the families live below the poverty line. It is one of the poorest communities in the country, with a median income that is among the lowest.
Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.Jan 22 2013
Opinion
Energy Future of Abundance
With an Arab Fall if not Winter dominating the Middle East, the U.S. is under pressure to intervene even more. Unfortunately, reliance on imported oil continues to entangle America and other countries in the Middle Easts volatile politics. Washington should free North Americas abundant natural resources instead.
Cato InstituteFeb 16 2021
News
Can Natural Gas Be a Bridge to Clean Energy?
As the shale gas boom progresses in North America, and as other nations seek to develop their own gas reserves, communities around the world are engaged in fierce debates over whether to allow fracking and expand global trade of natural gas. The promise of jobs and economic benefits come up against concerns about the environmental and health effects of natural gas development, along with
National GeographicJun 29 2021
News
Arizona ballot audit shows signs of backfiring on GOP
When Arizona Republicans first pushed for a partisan audit of the 2020 presidential ballots cast in the Phoenix metropolitan area, they argued that they needed to know if any irregularities or fraud caused President Trump to lose this rapidly evolving swing state.
But the audit itself could be damaging Republican prospects, according to a new Bendixen & Amandi International poll,
PoliticoSep 22 2020
Opinion
When Conventional Wisdom Gets Downright Dangerous
The problem with conventional wisdom is not that it is always wrong. The rub is that the majority of “experts” unthinkingly and habitually mouth its validity until they ensure that it becomes static, unchanging, and immune from reexamination and dissent — an intolerant religious orthodoxy that finally become dangerous.
The recent Middle East breakthroughs are a perfect example. Both the
Victor HansonJul 16 2020
Opinion
Bari Weiss' resignation a sign of narrowing views at New York Times
Bari Weiss has resigned from The New York Times. When the management of The Times decided it was missing something about a large segment of America after the shock of Hillary’s defeat in 2016, editorial page editor James Bennet brought her in to offer a perspective that was, by Times standards at least, conservative.
Now Bennet’s gone, victim of a rage mob among his staffers who were
Glenn Harlan Reynolds