[aggregation-styles] WJLA Protesters and police continued facing off on Tuesday night into the early hours of Wednesday morning in D.C.'s "Black House Autonomous Zone" near Black Lives Matter Plaza and the White House. Videos (click Read More to view) taken around 2:30 and 3 a.m. show several clashes between police...
Reducing Energy Mandates Could Help Fresno Save Big in Economic Downturn
Like the rest of the state, the Central Valley is experiencing a severe economic downturn. According to the latest figures, the Valley’s unemployment rate has risen to 17.8% – nearly two full points higher than the statewide average. Too many people living in working-class communities across the region were already...
The Second Great Depression
[aggregation-styles] The Atlantic Subscription The American economy is reopening. In Alabama, gyms are back in business. In Georgia, restaurants are seating customers again. In Texas, the bars are packed. And in Vermont, the stay-at-home order has been lifted. People are still frightened. Americans are still dying. But the next, queasy...
How Much is Our Personal Data Worth?
Regulations proposed on June 1, 2020, to implement the recently enacted California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), provide that consumers will now have the right to know what personal information businesses collect, use, share or sell; the right to delete personal information; the right to opt-out of the sale of personal...
By Recognizing Palestine, Britain Can Help Right the Wrongs of the Balfour Declaration
[aggregation-styles] The Guardian Listen to this article: If ever there was a time to re-examine colonial legacies and responsibilities, this is it. The theft of Palestine from the Palestinians is one such legacy. On 2 November 1917, the foreign secretary, Arthur James Balfour, issued his famous declaration in support of...
Why I (Almost) Put a BLM Bumper Sticker on My Car Even Though I Don’t Agree with the BLM Movement as a Whole
I was one of those people who said “Well of course black lives matter, but….” The problems I had (and still have) with several of the more radical organizations under the Black Lives Manner banner are substantial, and I think there are many parts of the movement that have destructive...
Bolton’s Book Reminds Us of the Biggest Problem With Trump
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription John Bolton’s book tells us very little that we didn’t already know about President Trump’s foreign policy. He paints a picture of a president who is ignorant — unaware, for example, that Britain is a nuclear power and that Finland is not part of Russia....
What the Pandemic Reveals About the Male Ego
[aggregation-styles] The New York Times Subscription Are female leaders better at fighting a pandemic? I compiled death rates from the coronavirus for 21 countries around the world, 13 led by men and eight by women. The male-led countries suffered an average of 214 coronavirus-related deaths per million inhabitants. Those led...
If New York City Founders, It’ll Be Because of Bad Government — Not the Pandemic
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription As New York City begins to open up, I have to admit that I’m excited. I know it will be a very different city for a while, with many aspects of urban life canceled or curtailed. But still, I’m excited. For the past three months...
Today’s Protests Against Racism Carry Echoes of Farmworker Equity Struggle
Across this nation, there are vehement peaceful and sometimes violent protests against the insidious racism that is literally suffocating our citizens. Many are desperately searching for the next Martin Luther King Jr., Bobby Kennedy, or Rosa Parks to galvanize the efforts and unify the people. Alas, no single leader has...
