Help! My White Friend Is Lying About Being Pushed by a Cop at a Protest.
I don’t feel right about letting this slide.
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Uprising & Abolition: Angela Davis on Movement Building, “Defund the Police” & Where We Go from Here
The uprising against police brutality and anti-Black racism continues to sweep across the United States and countries around the world, forcing a reckoning in the halls of power and on the streets. The mass protests following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 have dramatically shifted public opinion on policing and systemic racism, as “defund the police” becomes a rallying cry of the movement.
Why virtual care will outlast the pandemic
With millions of people suddenly video chatting their doctors, there’s pressure on Washington to make telehealth a permanent option.
Victoria’s Secret Has Only Itself to Blame
After years of scandal and declining sales, the iconic brand is struggling to survive the coronavirus.
States already overwhelmed with unemployment claims combat alleged international fraud ring
About one-third of unemployment benefits owed to the millions of people out of work because of the coronavirus epidemic still hasn’t been paid—some $67 billion owed. Jay Shambaugh, an economist at Brookings Institution who has been tracking the funds, says there is “a huge hole. […] There’s a lot more money that should have gone out that has not gone out.
Trump finalizes rollback of LGBTQ patient protections
Advocates panned the new rules, which were released on the 4th anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting.
CDC warns against large gatherings as Trump plans campaign rallies
The CDC also recommended attendees wear masks if an event includes chanting or singing.
What Makes the Global Party Circuit Tick? This Model-Turned-Sociologist Got Herself on the List.
It turns out creating “fun” takes a lot of work.
New York cop accused of zapping Black teen in face with stun gun
As protests continue across the country following the tragic police killing of George Floyd, reports of police-induced violence have also increased. Footage of officers violently responding to protesters, bystanders, and reporters is quickly making its rounds through social media. The New York Police Department (NYPD) has been depicted a number of times in various incidents, including one in which an officer was seen shoving a woman to the ground during a protest in Brooklyn.
Fed sees need for more small business aid, citing ‘acute risks’ to survival
The central bank signaled that it would keep interest rates low through 2022.
American Indian tribes thwarted in efforts to get coronavirus data
The CDC has turned down tribal epidemiologists’ requests for data that it’s making freely available to states.
The Violent Extremist Threat That’s Growing During Nationwide Protests
As Donald Trump warns of antifa, far-right extremists linked to the Boogaloo movement have been repeatedly charged with attacks.
Why Is J.K. Rowling So Obsessed With Trans Men?
The once-visionary author has been enchanted by an ideology that views cis women as easily corruptible and fears trans temptation lurking in every shadow.
Immigrants blocked from completing citizenship process due to pandemic sue for naturalization
Two immigrants who had nearly completed the U.S. citizenship process but whose naturalization ceremonies were cancelled due to the novel coronavirus pandemic have sued, demanding U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) allow them to immediately take the oath of allegiance in time to vote in November’s elections.
WHO warns of ‘accelerating’ pandemic in Africa
The WHO Africa chief said that community transmission has begun in more than half of Africa’s 54 countries and “this is a serious sign.
Fed’s dire outlook: GDP seen shrinking by 6.5 percent this year
The country’s unemployment rate will drop to 9.3 percent by the end of the year, according to the Fed’s forecasts.
Social distancing will suppress recovery despite emergency aid, CBO chief says
States grappling with budget shortfalls are slowly reopening and lifting stay-at-home orders.
Help! Should I Confront My Husband About His Sexuality After Seeing His Search History?
I’ve always thought that he was hiding things from me.
Fed’s Powell walks tightrope as economy faces new uncertainty
The Fed chief will likely keep up his persistent advice to Congress to spend more to spur a meaningful recovery.
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice”
Jamelle Bouie/NY times:
To Overturn Trump, We Need to Overturn White Supremacy
For that to happen, some monuments — and the historical myths they supported — are going to have to come down.
Another way to put this observation is that police brutality, the proximate cause of these protests, is simply an acute instance of the many ways in which the lives of black Americans (and other groups) are degraded and devalued.
Give Black Scientists a Place in This Fight
Of the 110,000 Americans who have died from complications of COVID-19, nearly a quarter of them were black: churchgoers, mourners, singers, school principals, police chiefs, public-transit operators, doctors and nurses, young and old.I am a scientist who, for the past nine weeks, has been studying the respiratory virus that is disproportionately killing people who look like me.
The Unreality of Cops
Of all the charges you could level at Cops, it’s hard to accuse it of stinting on action. Until its cancellation this week, the 31-year-old reality series endured for so long because, despite the unvarnished nature of its presentation and concept (just regular cops filmed doing real police work!), it stuck rigidly to a fast-paced format. Each episode runs about 22 minutes long and has three acts, within which a suspect is located, investigated, and—mostly—arrested.
Give Black Scientists a Place in This Fight
Of the 110,000 Americans who have died from complications of COVID-19, nearly a quarter of them were black: churchgoers, mourners, singers, school principals, police chiefs, public-transit operators, doctors and nurses, young and old.I am a scientist who, for the past nine weeks, has been studying the respiratory virus that is disproportionately killing people who look like me.
The Unreality of Cops
Of all the charges you could level at Cops, it’s hard to accuse it of stinting on action. Until its cancellation this week, the 31-year-old reality series endured for so long because, despite the unvarnished nature of its presentation and concept (just regular cops filmed doing real police work!), it stuck rigidly to a fast-paced format. Each episode runs about 22 minutes long and has three acts, within which a suspect is located, investigated, and—mostly—arrested.
Prosecute the Police
Updated at 1:50 p.m. ET on June 13, 2020.The American criminal-justice system rests on the principle that no one is above the law, and certainly not the police officers who are entrusted to enforce it. But someone seems to have forgotten to explain that to the police.Police brutality, much of it directed at black Americans and other people of color, has long been a part of American history.
Prosecutors Need to Do Their Part
The American criminal-justice system rests on the principle that no one is above the law, and certainly not the police officers who are entrusted to enforce it. But someone seems to have forgotten to explain that to the police.Police brutality, much of it directed at black Americans and other people of color, has long been a part of American history. And now, thanks to the increased presence of cameras, more of the public is witnessing the violence—and its brazenness—for themselves.
How the Government Can Lose a Criminal Case and Punish a Defendant Anyway
A look at the use of acquitted and uncharged conduct in federal sentencing.
