BY HELEN EPSTEIN JANUARY 24, 2020IDEASEpstein is the editor of her late mother’s memoir Franci’s War: A Woman’s Story of Survival, to be published by Penguin in March 2020. She’s the author of Children…
From mass incarceration to mass deportation, our nation remains in deep denial. By Michelle Alexander Opinion Columnist Jan. 17, 2020 Protesters in Baltimore in the aftermath of Freddie Gray’s death in…
Reparations and the lingering racial wealth gap have been conversations largely within the black American community. Both issues have received wider attention of late, particularly among the current crop of…
19 Jan 2020 Greta Thunberg is part of a young generation fighting to change the world. For the first time ever, a group of teenage change-makers will take part in…
On 19 April 2020, Dr. Felipe Michelini passed away in his hometown Montevideo, Uruguay, due to complications following a tragic domestic accident that occurred on 7 April. Felipe Michelini was…
More and more, new recruits come from the same small number of counties and are the children of old recruits. By Dave Philipps and Tim Arango COLORADO SPRINGS — The sergeant in charge…
By The Associated Press Published Dec. 29, 2019 Updated Jan. 6, 2020 Kelly Fraser, a Canadian singer who gained attention for an Inuit-language cover of Rihanna’s song “Diamonds,” died on Dec. 24 in…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW_3aaoSOYg American drama film directed by Ron Howard, from a screenplay by Vanessa Taylor, based on the 2016 memoir of the same name by J. D. Vance. The film stars Glenn Close, Amy Adams, Gabriel Basso, Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins, and…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7jWeXqWJy8 A film by Sam Soko / An Icarus Films release http://icarusfilms.com/if-softie Boniface “Softie” Mwangi uses his teeth to pry the lid off a toddler’s sippy cup while carrying on…
Last week, the House overwhelmingly passed in a 407-16 vote the Afghan Allies Act, which will authorize an additional 8,000 special immigrant visas for our Afghan allies. This bill would remove burdensome application…