Politics Elizabeth Warren Torches Trump’s Sister in Anti-Corruption PlanVanity Fair - Bess LevinThe Democratic candidate is not pleased Maryanne Trump Barry was able to escape an investigation into her role in the family’s long history of dodging taxes. Since announcing her candidacy for president
Comedy The State of Comedy in 2019slate.com - Mike Pesca The Muppet Show and The Good Place. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by the Jim Henson Company/CBS and NBCUniversal Media, LLC.A few years ago, I …
Social Work Homeless Mom Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Using Friend's Address to Enroll Son in SchoolPeople - By Claudia HarmataFelicity Huffman‘s 14-day sentencing has spotlighted school-related cases of parents who received longer jail time in comparison to the actress’ role in the college admissions scandal. A homeless woman
Impeachment Hillary Clinton’s Zombie Impeachment Memo That Could Help Fell TrumpPOLITICO - By DARREN SAMUELSOHNA congressional report Clinton helped pen during Watergate was later used to justify impeaching her husband. Now it's guiding Democrats angling to oust Trump. Darren Samuelsohn is a senior White House
Everest Base Camp Everest is Melting, Revealing Tons of Garbage and Human BodiesVICEThis article is part of a wider initiative by VICE looking at the state of the environment around the globe. In Asia-Pacific, each VICE office is examining the main concerns from their territory, in an
Healthy Living The Best Posture or Shoulder Exercises for a Straight Backlivestrong.com - Martin Booe Just as a smile is said to be the best face lift, good posture may be the single best thing you can do to improve your overall physique. It's not …
Social Justice Researchers Say Transparency Could Help Address Income InequalityForbes - Erik ShermanA frustration of income inequality, at least for those under the great dividing line, is the attitude from above that somehow poor and lower-income people deserve their lot in life. There's a lack of according
Crossword Puzzles How Crosswords Put Your Brain Into HyperdriveThe New Yorker - Adrienne RaphelThe crossword constructor Kameron Austin Collins talks with Liz Maynes-Aminzade about the happy accidents that occur with the juxtaposition of unlikely words. It can be weirdly easy to forget that crossword
Rwandan gospel singer comes out as gay, to country’s shockLos Angeles Times - Associated PressFriends of Albert Nabonibo, a well-known gospel singer in Rwanda who recently came out as a gay man, do not want their names revealed. It is too shameful, one says. Another says he is anguished because
Politics African dictators have been losing power — some to democratic governments. Militaries can tip the scales toward democracy.The Washington PostAcross Africa, long-standing dictators are losing their grip on power. In April alone, Sudan’s Omar Hassan al-Bashir and Algeria’s Abdelaziz Bouteflika were forced to step down. In the past four years,
Constance Wu Constance Wu’s Hollywood DestinyThe New Yorker - Jiayang FanComing late to celebrity, the star has felt the burden of representing all Asian-Americans. The mid-July sun at Waialua, on the north shore of Oahu, was already so unforgiving at 9 a.m. that the ice in
Environment $1m a minute: the farming subsidies destroying the world - reportThe Guardian - Damian Carrington Environment editorThe public is providing more than $1m per minute in global farm subsidies, much of which is driving the climate crisis and destruction of wildlife, according to a new report. Just 1% of the $700bn (£560bn)
English Football Dzeko: Racism in Italy worse than expectedespn.co.uk - ESPN Roma striker Edin Dzeko has said there is more racism in Italian football than he expected before moving to Serie A. Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku …
Pittsburgh, PA The House Next Door: Africa and America find a home in Edgewoodpost-gazette.com - By Patricia Sheridan A war was raging, and the Mufukas had to find a way out of Rhodesia. It was 1969. “My parents had to figure out how to leave the country,” said Lois …
Sports Different court: Maya Moore dedicated to criminal justiceAssociated Press - By DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Maya Moore startled basketball when she stepped away from the WNBA before the season. She has spent a lot of her time trying to help a family friend overturn a conviction. Jonathan Irons
College & University ‘The Years That Matter Most’: Paul Tough’s Remarkable Book On The Inequities In Higher EducationForbes - Michael T. NietzelSocioeconomic mobility in the U.S. is now heavily influenced by what happens to individuals during late adolescence. And often the most important determinant during that interval is one’s educational Graduating
Books From Aristotle to Angela Davis: the best books about debateThe Guardian - Edith HallAs the campaign for the White House gears up and the struggle over Brexit becomes ever more intense, we’re inundated with spin, fake news and alternative facts. Techniques of persuasion – which the ancient
News A Surprise Vote, Thrown Phone And Partisan 'Mistrust' Roil N.C. As Maps Are RedrawnNPR - Miles ParksNorth Carolina state Sen. Rick Horner is pointing at a colorful computer screen. A staffer points and clicks, points and clicks, slightly changing the dimensions of the red, yellow and cyan jigsaw puzzle
John Oliver John Oliver Got Personal Talking About Legal Immigration on Last Week TonightTIME - Melissa Locker“Immigration is the system that brought you Albert Einstein, Yo Yo Ma and me,” said John Oliver on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight. Immigration is one of the issues that President Donald Trump campaigned on,
Muscle How to Build Chest & Shoulder Muscleslivestrong.com - Michael Shiva Best Developing your shoulders and chest gives you the strength and endurance to improve performance in all manner of activities, from golfing and …
Celebrity News Lupita, Danai Gurira take on Chimamanda's Americanah for HBOQuartz - Ciku KimeriaThe long-awaited on-screen adaptation of Chimamanda’s bestseller, Americanah, is finally coming to life as a ten-episode HBO series starring Lupita Nyong’o and directed by Danai Gurira. The duo of Nyong’o
All The Lies Brett Kavanaugh ToldHuffPost - Paul Blumenthal and Jennifer BenderyThe Supreme Court nominee fibbed throughout his entire confirmation hearing. Republicans don't seem to care. WASHINGTON ― Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that if Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Women's News When 100 Women Get Together to Talk Therapy and WellnessOZY - Nick Fouriezos Tune in to Black Women OWN the Conversation, an unprecedented “speak-easy” TV show produced by OZY and the Oprah Winfrey Network, on OWN each …
Opinion Ken Burns' new documentary 'Country Music' is essential viewingCNN - Opinion by John Avlon(CNN) — We're divided by culture as much as politics. The roots of red state vs. blue state tribalism reflect the different ways we live in rural and urban America. But while these divides run deep, are
FBI How the FBI Increased Its Power After 9/11 and Helped Put Trump in OfficeThe Intercept - Ryan Devereaux Mike German, a former FBI special agent, had four years on the job when he took an assignment that would change his life forever. It was 1992. A jury …
History They were once America’s cruelest, richest slave traders. Why does no one know their names?The Washington Post - By Hannah NatansonThe two most ruthless domestic slave traders in America had a secret language for their business. Slave trading was a “game.” The men, Isaac Franklin and John Armfield, were daring “pirates” or “one-eyed
Politics Why It’s Time for Joe to GoRolling Stone - Jamil Smith Democrats need an antiracist nominee against a racist like Donald Trump. The third debate confirmed that the former vice president isn’t up to the …
Yoga Try vinyasa yoga for beginners with 7 simple moves | Well+GoodWell+Good - by Allie Flinn De-stress in minutes with this yoga breathing exercise—watch the video here. If you’ve taken any yoga class ever, you know that breathing is an …
African-American News There Are No Nazi MemorialsThe Atlantic - Susan NeimanAmericans could learn from how drastically German society has moved away from the nadir of its history. Recently, a visitor to a southern plantation wrote a viral tweet complaining about a guide who forced
Motocross This 15-year-old biker took on a men's world of Motocross and left them in the dustCNN - By Aisha Salaudeen, CNN(CNN) — Tanyaradzwa 'Tanya' Muzinda is not your average teenager. At 15, she is already one of Zimbabwe's Motocross champions. Held on off-road circuits, Motocross is a form of motorbike racing that dangerous,
