Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos are becoming bigger donors. Invision and AP/Evan Agostini
Ted Lechterman, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, recently announced a plan to spend US$2 billion of their $164 billion fortune on homeless shelters and preschools.
Since Jeff Bezos has taken flackfor giving away far less of his money than some other…
Joseph Pulitzer defined his St. Louis newspaper legacy if you know any young people planning to go into the field of #journalism It would be refreshing to see more of it in the news. Imagine seeing this from an editor of a newspaper or media outlet today. Few worthy of a Pulitzer.
Father and son reunited after being detained in Texas. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Danielle Douez, The Conversation
More children are being held in immigrant detention centers in the U.S. than ever previously recorded, according to The New York Times.
The number of immigrant children in detention has risen to about 12,800, the Times reports, a significant increase from 2,400 in 2017. Here are 4 stories…
Coded Antisemitism growing within the Democratic Party
One way or another true progressive and fair-minded people should reject antisemitism in all forms, be it subtle, coded or direct.
If a news report mentions a shooter’s tough childhood, chances are he’s white. ASAG Studio
Laura Frizzell, The Ohio State University; Sadé L. Lindsay, The Ohio State University, and Scott Duxbury, The Ohio State University
On Jan. 24, 2014, police found Josh Boren, a 34-year-old man and former police officer, dead in his home next to the bodies of his wife and their three children. The shots…
Given the complexity of poverty as a civic issue, decision makers should understand the full range of evidence about the circumstances of the poor. This is especially important before undertaking a major change to the social safety net such as broad-based work requirements for those receiving non-cash assistance.
It is no wonder that more and more Americans believe the game is rigged. It is no wonder that they buy houses they cannot afford and then walk away from the mortgage when they can no longer pay. Once the social contract is shredded, once the deal is off, only suckers still play by the rules.
Paul Manafort wants the federal judge overseeing his criminal trial to toss out evidence obtained by the FBI in its search of a storage unit in Alexandria, Virginia
Sources confirm the Austin bombing suspect is dead. Suspect killed himself during a confrontation with police.
Inequality in America: A National Town Hall
Tonight, Sen. Bernie Sanders, in partnership with The Guardian, NowThis, The Young Turks and Act.tv, will present a live town hall event on the rise of the oligarchy and the collapse of the American middle class. Sanders will speak with director Michael Moore, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, economist Darrick Hamilton and other guests about the 40-year decline of the middle class and possible solutions to the growing crisis of income and wealth inequality in America.
Be responsive and relevant, come back to those two words. An absolute must-read from David Dayden. @ddayen https://medium.com/@ddayen/my-speech-to-the-california-democratic-party-convention-concentrated-corporate-power-and-the-age-d997cddded64
National Guardsmen move into Detroit’s riot-torn area, July 23, 1967. AP Donald Nieman, Binghamton University, State University of New York On July 23, 1967, Detroit exploded in rioting. Five days later, 43 were dead, 7,200 had been arrested and US$22 million worth of property had been destroyed. It was just the latest in a string of more than 100 disturbances that shook American cities during…
Students who need mental health services rarely receive them. Africa Studio/Shutterstock.com Nathaniel von der Embse, University of South Florida One out of every 4 or 5. That’s how many students will display a significant mental health problem over the course of their lifetime. Such students can be identified early with considerable accuracy if educators are given the right training and tools.…
Be responsive and relevant, come back to those two words. An absolute must-read from David Dayden. @ddayen https://medium.com/@ddayen/my-speech-to-the-california-democratic-party-convention-concentrated-corporate-power-and-the-age-d997cddded64
#TDIH Trayvon February 26, 2012 #NeverForget #BlackLivesMatter #March4OurLives #BoycottFloridaVacations
According to this article, research over the last 30 years has consistently shown that diagnosable mental illness does not underlie most gun violence.
CNN, investigating comments the shooter may have left on a now-deleted YouTube channel, was added to the private Instagram group by one of the active members in it. The responding group members, who appear to be younger than 18, have refused to confirm their identities to CNN on or off the record.
