Loud protests erupt against Wasserman Schultz at convention breakfast
PHILADELPHIA — Mayhem exploded against U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Monday morning when she made her first public appearance after being forced out as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. “Shame!” yelled protesters enraged at the Florida congresswoman over leaked Democratic Party emails that suggested her staff favored Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders during […]
Verizon buys Yahoo for $4.8 billion, and it’s giving Yahoo’s brand another chance
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc.’s days as a publicly traded company will soon be over, but under Verizon, its brand will get another chance. The Sunnyvale, Calif., internet company, once a key guide to the World Wide Web, announced Monday that telecommunications giant Verizon Communications Inc. will buy its core assets for $4.83 billion and […]
Bernie Sanders supporters threaten to spoil Hillary’s nomination party
The US Democratic Party is in turmoil as the convention to nominate Hillary Clinton as their presidential candidate gets underway today in Philadelphia. Supporters of her rival Bernie Sanders are threatening to disrupt the convention in a row over leaked emails appearing to suggest that party insiders had tried to scupper his nomination campaign. If […]
At Least 2 Dead In Shooting At Florida Nightclub
UPDATE: 6:31 a.m. EDT — The ages of the victims in the Club Blu shooting in Florida range from 12 to 27 years, ABC reported. Also, a Facebook flier was advertising a “Swimsuit Glow Party” at the club Sunday night, according to a CNN report. There was no indication of a minimum age requirement to […]
Why this 9/11 responder is pleading for help on a Route 3 billboard
Mike Megna can’t afford to wait for science. His kidneys are functioning at 45 percent, the bank has foreclosed on his West Milford home, and his urine is routinely pink. “I’m leading my life like I’m rotting from the inside,” he said. He traces all this back to the three weeks he said he spent […]
Turmoil in Democratic Party: chairwoman resigns on eve of convention
Philadelphia (dpa) – A controversy over bias within the party leadership favouring Hillary Clinton on Sunday rocked the Democratic Party on the eve of its national convention in Philadelphia. The head of the party announced her resignation after the publication of emails that indicated party leaders had preferred Clinton over rival Bernie Sanders during the […]
Is racism contagious?
PETALUMA, CA, July 25, 2016 – “I’ve heard some people that I know and like saying quite offensive things,” said Carol Lindsay, a white, 80-year-old Londoner speaking with a reporter from NPR about the increase in racially motivated hostility she’s witnessed since the recent Brexit vote. “You know, just nastiness. I think it’s like a […]
History Tells Us What Will Happen With Trump and Brexit
This article was originally published on Medium. Read the original article. It seems we’re entering another of those stupid seasons humans impose on themselves at fairly regular intervals. My background is archaeology, so also history and anthropology. It leads me to look at big historical patterns. My theory is that most peoples’ perspective of history […]
US resisters to the Iraq War are now living undocumented in Canada
In the 1960s and ’70s, during the Vietnam War, many Americans fled north to Canada as conscientious objectors. A few were allowed to stay. Something similar happened during the Iraq War — except, the staying part is a little more complicated. Even though Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed early support for letting war resisters […]
Feeling Humble Makes Powerful People More Generous
Generosity may depend on the humility of the benefactor, according to a new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. A pair of researchers from Michigan State University and New York University conducted a series of experiments aimed at untangling the relationship between status — respect, popularity, admiration, etc — and generosity. […]