When Christopher Wink graduated college in 2008, he had no intention of launching a media company. He just wanted an entry level journalism job that would allow him to work his way up within the industry. But back then, when newspapers were hemorrhaging revenue and announcing mass layoffs, there weren’t a lot of journalism jobs […]
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Like so many of our lofty ideals, the “American Work Ethic” is actually two different standards — one for the wealthy and one for the poor — with two different interpretations of what work looks like.
It has stifled suffrage, blamed immigrants for chaos, and suppressed civil rights. It’s also how Donald Trump views the entire world.
via The Bitter History of Law and Order in America — Longreads
Source: Daniel John Sobieski The irony was that Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn was charged with and plead guilty to making false statements to the FBI. By his own standards Robert Mueller was guilty of making “false statements” in his parting gift to Democrat impeachment seekers. He was not, however, under legal oath, which is maybe […]
The president’s executive orders and inflammatory rhetoric follow a predictable path.
via Trump Revives a Shameful Tradition: Targeting a Minority Group with Crime Reports — Longreads
The Black Alliance for Just Immigration helps those affected by racial profiling and harsh immigration laws.
via An Unforgiving Legal System Welcomes Black Immigrants to America — Longreads
One young Ukrainian-American struggles to piece together a clear portrait of her parents’ difficult Soviet past, once they quit erasing, and began embracing, their legacy.
We need to start talking about seemingly drastic approaches to the climate crisis, such as sun-dimming aerosols, right now — or we risk losing democratic control of the process.
via It’s Time To Talk About Solar Geoengineering — Longreads
Robert Lopez examines what it means to be an assimilated American from Puerto Rico, and what was gained and lost in the process.
