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The Media Has a Huge Blind Spot on Terrorism
Shortly before the United Kingdom's "Brexit" vote, the shocking murder of Jo Cox — a member of parliament and a vocal Remain supporter — exposed the racist roots of elements in the victorious Leave campaign. That much you may have heard. What you might not have heard...
A Yellow-Brick Road for Immigrant Women
The Wizard of Oz was one of my favorite movies as kid growing up in Trinidad. I liked thinking that a magical storm could take you somewhere new, where you could meet fun new friends and even take your pet dog along. Heck, even a new pair of shiny red shoes awaited...
Dining Out? Here’s Some Food for Thought
Americans now spend more on dining out than on groceries. But while we increasingly seek out organic and fair trade goods at the store, we usually don’t think about the social and environmental impacts of dining out. We should. The last time you ate at a restaurant,...
The Miserable Catch 22 of Mental Illness
I'm depressed. I've dealt with mental health issues for decades now. Nothing fancy or interesting like multiple personalities or hallucinations. Just run-of-the-mill boring ones — good old depression and anxiety, and maybe some undiagnosed PTSD to go with it. Mental...
Paul Ryan’s Hot New Idea: More Rank Corporate Giveaways
Attention people, there's big news out of Washington: Paul Ryan, the Republican speaker of the House, has announced that he has an idea! This is news because the GOP leadership hasn't offered a new idea in years. Instead, they've simply been the party of no, opposing...
American Roulette
In OtherWords: June 22, 2016
A big question in Washington this week is whether Donald Trump will start writing checks to prop up his flagging campaign funds. Whatever he does with his money, the guy's certainly been writing a lot of checks with his mouth. This week in OtherWords, I explain why...
ISIS Must Love Trump
As the sun set over New York on June 12, hundreds of Muslims gathered in Hudson River Park to break their Ramadan fast together. Iftar, the evening Ramadan meal, is often a joyous celebration of faith and family. But the mood that Sunday was solemn: That morning, news...
The Only Sane Conclusion from Orlando
Maybe it was the heartbreaking texts sent by those who expected to die. Or my conversation with a close friend whose loved one miraculously survived. It may also have been the gut-wrenching, real-time documentation via social media of a mass shooting with...
More Chobani Capitalism, Please
This spring, Hamdi Ulukaya — the CEO of the Chobani yogurt company — did something remarkable. He gave his workers a 10 percent ownership stake in their company. "I cannot think of Chobani being built without all these people," he said, explaining a decision that...
