Biden defends Americans' right to vote 'freely' in Memorial Day remarks
Biden issues proclamation on Tulsa race massacre
“I call on the American people to … recommit to the work of rooting out systemic racism across our country,” the president said.
Tulsa massacre: Biden urges Americans to reflect on ‘deep roots of racial terror’
President’s speech marks 100 years since the mass killing as part of a day of remembrance for the hundreds of Black victims
Lines Never Felt So Good: Crowds Herald New York’s Reopening
Museums broke attendance records, movie theaters sold out and jazz fans packed clubs on a Memorial Day weekend that felt far removed from the prior year’s pandemic traumas.
Gehry’s Quiet Interventions Reshape the Philadelphia Museum
No billowing sails of glass or glimmering titanium in the renovation of the museum’s Beaux-Arts home. Equally surprising are several new shows and the American galleries.
The Surprising Evolution of Cruella De Vil
From a calm socialite, she morphed into an unhinged puppy kidnapper and then a vindictive glamourpuss. Why don’t we hate her?
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Israel on Edge as Politicians Wrangle Over Coalition to Oust Netanyahu
Opposition politicians spent Monday locked in last-minute negotiations to form a bloc to force out Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving leader.
Seminary Built on Slavery and Jim Crow Labor Has Begun Paying Reparations
The Virginia Theological Seminary is giving cash to descendants of Black Americans who were forced to work there. The program is among the first of its kind.
How a Police Chief in Wyoming’s Ranchlands Lost Her War on Drugs
A campaign over meth, money and accountability cost law enforcement officers in Guernsey, Wyo., their jobs. Now their lawsuits are prying open the town’s secrets.
After Dramatic Walkout, a New Fight Looms Over Voting Rights in Texas
After killing a Republican-sponsored bill to restrict voting in the state, Democrats vowed to oppose any efforts to revive it. Republicans pledged to pass it in a special legislative session.
Texas Governor Threatens 'No Pay' After Democrats Stage A Walkout Over Voting Rights
The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis (Read this book to find out all the great things your government does and never talks about...also, learn about its biggest challenges before Covid-19)
The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria (his hypothesis about where the US might be in the near future where it doesn't lead)
Ill Fares the Land by Tony Judt (an assessment of the dangers facing the U.S. and the E.U. and reasons why young people need to become engaged citizens concerned about politics for the greater good. This is is what has been missing from your intellectual diet.) See also the documentary Inequality for All based on Aftershock:The Next Economy and America's Future by Robert Reich.
From Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough & Michael Braungart (if you want to read what a real "green" revolution would look like, read this. Your country needs to make things and in order to do that we need to "remake" things. "WASTE = FOOD")
Making Globalization Work by Joseph Stiglitz (what is wrong with the globalization and prescriptions to a more just and equitable world)
The World is Flat and Thank You for Being Late by Thomas Friedman (get a sense of the other job applicants you might not see in the waiting room)...Also check out Cyber War by Richard Clarke (it covers the unintended security risks created by globalization and computers; yes, it affects you on an individual level as well as a global one)
Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes (Hitler returns and he's amusing...and dangerous) and it is a serious satire that has also been made into a movie now on Netflix (sorry about the subtitles)
The Devil We Know: Dealing with the New Iranian Super Power by Bob Baer. Get to know the Iran of today; too often your government is fighting a war of the past. Iran is a state and strategic. Get to know what they want and how they operate from a CIA agent who spent a good part of his career there...also check out the film his work inspired: Syriana.
Mindset by Carol Dweck (a favorite of your superintendent that just might help you in college when the going gets tough)
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond (Interested in why the map looks the way it does? Check this book out.)
The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt (Interested in how the world became modern? Perhaps it all has to do with one manuscript plucked from a thousand years of neglect by Poggio Bracciolini...read the book to learn about the poem that changed the course of human thought and made possible the world as we know it)
From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life by Jacques Barzun (After you know how we became modern, read about the last 500 years of Western Cultural Life and figure out where you fit)
A Whole New Mind by Dan Pink (lead a richer and fuller life and learn how to offer more in the business of life as well as in business)...Also check out his latest: Drive (It will give you some insight as to how to be self-directed, autonomous in work, and maybe a bit happier in life)
Why Him? Why Her? by Helen Fisher (wondering why some relationships last and other just never seem to get started? Why opposites attract as well as those who are birds of a feather? What did the Shakespeare and the ancients know that we are only now rediscovering through brain research? Find out and learn a bit about how you might make your own perfect match)
Lean in: Women, Work and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg (for anyone woman who wants to lead and any man interested in knowing what is going on on the other side of the desk or the partnership)
The Fourth Turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe (Talking about your generation, the hero generation)
Good to Great by Jim Collins (why some people and companies are great and stay that way for a lifetime)
Amusing Ourselves to Death and Technopoly by Neil Postman (where all this technology is leading and how you might protect yourself from it)
The Conscience of a Liberal by Paul Krugman (indispensable economic history of the U.S. Why you live where you live, work where you work, and why your neighbor is your neighbor)
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga (the ultimate novel about globalization)
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami (from the internationally renowned Japanese writer...if you believe in soul mates, this is for you)...Also check out The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Kafka on the Shore by Murakami
Moth Smoke, Exit West, and How to Get Filthy Rich in the Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid (get to know Pakistan in this author's first novel)
Clockers, Lush Life, The Whites by Richard Price (the master)
Falling Man by Don DeLillo (a penetrating look at 9/11) (see also Zero K, Libra, Mao II, and White Noise)
The Good Life by Jay McInerney (a brilliant novelist who worked tirelessly in the aftermath of 9/11 pens a love story with a perceptive, if unsettling, conclusion)
Hygiene and the Assassin (the strangest interview you will ever read), The Character of Rain (coming of age...Nothomb style), Life Form (Nothomb's epistolary novel on Iraq) Tokyo Fiancee (connects to Fear & Trembling) and Fear and Trembling (first jobs) by Amelie Nothomb
Also, here is a great place to feed your head and meet the thought leaders in our world today:TED Talks
Sample: The Library of Human Imagination
English Mania (I know you don't believe me but...)
Reading Around the World
2 Million Minutes
U.S. Says It Will Not Rejoin Open Skies Treaty With Russia
The 30-year-old agreement was put in place to ensure that Russia and the United States could monitor each other’s military movements.
Prosecutors Investigating Whether Ukrainians Meddled in 2020 Election
The Brooklyn federal inquiry has examined whether former and current Ukrainian officials tried to interfere in the election, including funneling misleading information through Rudolph W. Giuliani.
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Russia Appears to Carry Out Hack Through System Used by U.S. Aid Agency
Microsoft reported that it had detected the intrusion and that the same hackers behind the earlier SolarWinds attack were responsible.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? In Ohio, You Just Need Luck, and a Covid Vaccine.
With virus vaccinations on the decline nationally, states are offering big incentives, even $1 million prizes. Will it work?
James Bond, Meet Jeff Bezos: Amazon Makes $8.45 Billion Deal for MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, while diminished, commanded a premium price, with Amazon seeking to bolster its crucial Prime membership offering.
Climate Activists Defeat Exxon in Push for Clean Energy
Shareholders elected at least two of the four directors nominated by a coalition of investors that said the oil giant was not investing enough in cleaner energy.
Biden Administration Defends Huge Alaska Oil Drilling Project
The administration says the country must pivot away from fossil fuels but backed a project set to produce more than 100,000 barrels of oil each day for 30 years.
A Wave of Afghan Surrenders to the Taliban Picks Up Speed
Dozens of besieged outposts or bases, and four district centers, have given up to the insurgents this month, in an accelerating rural collapse as American troops leave.
Biden Orders Intelligence Inquiry Into Origins of Virus
The directive came as health officials and scientists have renewed calls for a more rigorous examination.
‘On the Ashes of Tragedy’: Mixed Emotions on Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death
The crowds that gathered in Minneapolis and elsewhere reflected on what has changed, and what has not, in America since Mr. Floyd was murdered by a police officer.
Timeline since the death of George Floyd's death
Texas Lawmakers Move to Drop Most Handgun Licensing Requirements
The bill would allow most adults over 21 to carry a handgun. Gov. Greg Abbott, who said he would sign it, called it “the strongest Second Amendment legislation in Texas history.”
Belarus Plane Crisis Tightens Lukashenko’s Awkward Embrace of Putin
For years, the leader of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, has played the West against Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Now, weakened and isolated, he is losing leverage.
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Russia Raises Heat on Twitter, Google and Facebook in Online Crackdown
Its campaign is part of a global wave of actions by governments that are testing how far they can go to control online speech.
A New Crop in Pennsylvania: Warehouses
Huge facilities have sprouted up in and around the Lehigh Valley, fueled by the astonishing growth of e-commerce. Some residents say the area’s landscape and long-term economic health could be threatened.
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‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ Is Leaving YouTube After $760,999 NFT Sale (Thanks to Rex F. for this one)
The original video of a baby biting his brother’s finger has drawn nearly 900 million views on the platform since 2007. But now one bidder owns it as a nonfungible token.
Scientists Drove Mice to Bond by Zapping Their Brains With Light
The study, a tour de force in bioengineering, comes after two decades of research on brain-to-brain synchrony in people.
The Secret Psychology of Sneaker Colors
You think they randomly choose those glaring shades of Nike, Adidas and New Balance? Think again.
How America Is Marking the Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death
President Biden is set to host Mr. Floyd’s siblings and daughter at the White House while Minneapolis remembers his life and legacy.
Lava From Erupting Volcano Panics City in Congo (Thanks to Ian Mendola for this one)
After a night of panic and chaos that caused tens of thousands to flee their homes, officials in Goma cautiously declared the emergency over.
Phil Mickelson, at 50, Wins P.G.A. Championship
Mickelson became the oldest winner of a major golf tournament after a tense final round on the treacherous Ocean Course at Kiawah Island.
Eurovision, Celebrating the Sounds of a Postpandemic Continent
A dancing finger, chained demons and a victory for Italian rockers. But Eurovision, the largest music contest in the world, is more than just weird.
For once, entertainers gather and judges bestow awards, but big-brand marketing is conspicuously absent.
Related to new music in America this week: Allow Olivia Rodrigo to Introduce Herselves
On her excellent debut album, “Sour,” the 18-year-old singer and actress expresses just how challenging it is to arrive at who you are.
Belarus Forces Down Plane to Seize Dissident; Europe Sees ‘State Hijacking’
The dissident, Roman Protasevich, co-founded a Telegram channel that is a popular opposition outlet in Belarus. The plane was flying from Athens to Lithuania when it was forced down.
Belarus Is Isolated as Other Countries Move to Ban Flights
The extraordinary forced landing of a commercial flight with a Belarusian dissident aboard escalated into one of the biggest flare-ups in East-West tensions in recent years.
Who Is Roman Protasevich, the Captive Journalist in Belarus?
Mr. Protasevich, 26, is an exiled dissident whose reach drew an authoritarian ruler into a gambit that outraged Western governments.
Related: I Was a Stay-at-Home Mom. Now I’m Leading a Revolution.
My husband was jailed for daring to run against our president. So I ran in his place.
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An ‘Army of 16-Year-Olds’ Takes On the Democrats
Young progressives are an unpredictable new factor in Massachusetts elections. They’re ardent, and organized, and they don’t take orders.
Nikole Hannah-Jones Denied Tenure at University of North Carolina
Her hiring brought a backlash from conservatives concerned about her involvement in The Times Magazine’s 1619 Project, which examined the legacy of slavery in America.
House Backs Jan. 6 Commission, but Senate Path Dims
The vote was a victory for Democrats, who were joined by 35 Republicans in pushing for a full accounting of the deadly riot. But Mitch McConnell voiced opposition, clouding Senate prospects.
Supreme Court Case Throws Abortion Into 2022 Election Picture
Supporters and opponents of abortion rights say a major ruling just before the midterm elections could upend political calculations for the two parties.
Near-Complete Ban on Abortion Is Signed Into Law in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott signed one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion measures, banning it after six weeks of pregnancy, as Texas lawmakers take a hard-right approach to major issues.
Hopes rise that Israel and Hamas could reach a cease-fire by Friday, and bombings ease overnight.
Gaza Conflict Stokes ‘Identity Crisis’ for Young American Jews
A new generation is confronting the region’s longstanding conflict in a very different context, with very different pressures, from their parents’ and grandparents’ generations.
North Carolina Prosecutor Calls Shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. Justified
The three sheriff’s deputies who shot at Mr. Brown considered his vehicle a “deadly weapon,” the prosecutor said. His family and their lawyers have called the killing an “execution.”
This is Ford’s electric F-150 pickup truck
Electric Pickups Could Make or Break Biden’s Infrastructure Plans
The transition to an electric-car future will be an uphill battle, with the president and Republicans in Congress at odds over his $4 trillion economic agenda.
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Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Case Challenging Roe v. Wade
The case, arising from a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, could undermine the constitutional right established in Roe v. Wade.
Where Abortion Access Would Decline if Roe v. Wade Were Overturned
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Philly DA Larry Krasner beats primary challenger Carlos Vega by wide margin in closely watched race
Krasner’s primary win puts a second four-year term easily in reach after he campaigned on his record of criminal justice reform.
New York’s Attorney General Joins Criminal Inquiry Into Trump Organization
The move increased the investigative muscle looking into the former president and his family business.
France Leads Push for Cease-Fire in Gaza, but Fighting Drags On
The conflict spilled into a 10th day, with tenuous hopes for a truce. More than 200 Palestinians have been killed and 58,000 displaced in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. At least 12 Israeli residents have been killed in Hamas rocket attacks.
Mob Violence Against Palestinians in Israel Is Fueled by Groups on WhatsApp
Jewish extremists have formed more than 100 new groups on the Facebook-owned encrypted messaging app in recent days to target attacks.
Publicly Supportive, Biden Is Said to Sharpen His Tone With Netanyahu in Private
Mr. Biden has spoken publicly about how he once sent Mr. Netanyahu a photograph with the inscription, “Bibi, I don’t agree with a damn thing you say, but I love you.”
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