Self-help Books Offer Radical Teachings but Ultimately Will Make You Crazy
Self-help book authors seek to assist people to execute mundane tasks successfully, but in so doing lead them to erase their engagement with the world as it is For years,…
Hundreds of Palestinian Minors Are Imprisoned in Israel. This Is What Arrests Look Like
Israeli soldiers burst into a refugee camp in the dead of night and abduct a teenager. They then hold him for a full day, with no food. Nearly 300 invasions…
The True Story Behind Red, White and Blue From Steve McQueen’s Small Axe Anthology
In a scene in the new film Red, White and Blue, the third installment of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology, a young Leroy Logan attends his first day of police training in 1980s London.…
Vanuatu graduates from list of least developed countries
The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has graduated from the official list of Least Developed Countries (LDC), becoming the sixth country to achieve the milestone since the development categorization was created…
TOOLS TO HELP BLACK BUSINESSES STAY OPEN
THIS YEAR, BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND APRIL ALONE, THE U.S. LOST 440,000 BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH. WHAT MADE THESE FIRMS SO VULNERABLE? The unfortunate reality is…
School closings threaten gains of students with disabilities
Without any in-school special education services for months, 14-year-old Joshua Nazzaro’s normally sweet demeanor has sometimes given way to aggressive meltdowns that had been under control before the pandemic. The…
2020 may be third hottest year on record, world could hit climate change milestone by 2024
This year is on track to be one of the three hottest on record, completing a run of six years that were all hotter than any year ever measured before,…
AP PHOTOS: Animal attacks taking their toll in Kashmir
Amid the long-raging deadly strife in Indian-controlled Kashmir, another conflict is silently taking its toll on the Himalayan region’s residents: the conflict between man and wild animals. According to official…
“We Don’t Even Know Who Is Dead or Alive”: Trapped Inside an Assisted Living Facility During the Pandemic
What it’s like to stay alive as the virus charts its fatal course through a home for the elderly in one of the worst-hit neighborhoods in the Bronx. ProPublica is…
On the Record (2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bgVmjX86bQ On The Record presents the powerful and haunting story of music executive Drew Dixon as she grapples with her decision to become one of the first women of color,…