Jan 8, 2018
As influx of Puerto Ricans continues, Koch-backed group starts seeking them out in Florida - The Washington Post
As influx of Puerto Ricans continues, Koch-backed group starts seeking them out in Florida - The Washington Post: The program launching this week is similar to outreach to Latino voters in swing states during previous political cycles.
Russia has been meddling in foreign elections for decades. Has it made a difference? - The Washington Post
Russia has been meddling in foreign elections for decades. Has it made a difference? - The Washington Post: And it's been doing it a lot more in the past three years.
Carrie Gracie letter: BBC China editor resigns in protest over gender pay gap - The Washington Post
Carrie Gracie letter: BBC China editor resigns in protest over gender pay gap - The Washington Post: BBC’s Carrie Gracie asked to be paid as much as male fellow editors. Her bosses refused.
A new Korean war would kill more U.S. military personnel than you might think - The Washington Post
A new Korean war would kill more U.S. military personnel than you might think - The Washington Post: A conventional conflict is more likely than a nuclear one — and it would be deadly.
Trump’s repeated claim: ‘We don’t have a surplus with anybody’ - The Washington Post
Trump’s repeated claim: ‘We don’t have a surplus with anybody’ - The Washington Post: The president keeps saying the United States doesn't have a trade surplus with any country. That's a Four-Pinocchio claim.
France’s Macron visits China to talk fairer trade and the future - The Washington Post
France’s Macron visits China to talk fairer trade and the future - The Washington Post: Does the embrace of China indicate a further weakening of transatlantic relations?
The Finance 202: Gary Cohn may soon be headed for the exits. - The Washington Post
The Finance 202: Gary Cohn may soon be headed for the exits. - The Washington Post: He's done little to discourage the departure chatter.
The Daily 202: Why Trump and Republicans are suddenly talking up bipartisanship - The Washington Post
The Daily 202: Why Trump and Republicans are suddenly talking up bipartisanship - The Washington Post: The best way to run against Washington in 2018 is by calling for an end to gridlock and dysfunction.
Public school buildings are falling apart, and students are suffering for it - The Washington Post
Public school buildings are falling apart, and students are suffering for it - The Washington Post: While the grown-ups argue over whether federal aid would interfere with local control, kids sit in freezing classrooms.
The Energy 202: Environmental issues could take center stage in Florida Senate race - The Washington Post
The Energy 202: Environmental issues could take center stage in Florida Senate race - The Washington Post: Notwithstanding agreement between the leading candidates on offshore oil drilling.
At a post-Weinstein Golden Globes, Oprah Winfrey and 'Big Little Lies' set a new agenda for #MeToo - The Washington Post
At a post-Weinstein Golden Globes, Oprah Winfrey and 'Big Little Lies' set a new agenda for #MeToo - The Washington Post: Oprah Winfrey explained how racism, sexism and class work together in insidious ways, even as the women of "Big Little Lies" took us inside some of women's most intimate decisions.
An Indian journalist exposed a huge breach in a government database. Now she’s facing a police complaint. - The Washington Post
An Indian journalist exposed a huge breach in a government database. Now she’s facing a police complaint. - The Washington Post: The complaint came after a newspaper uncovered a security breach that may expose over a billion Indians to identity fraud and intrusions of privacy.
Jan 7, 2018
India Clings to Cash, Even as Tech Firms Push Digital Money - The New York Times
India Clings to Cash, Even as Tech Firms Push Digital Money - The New York Times: India’s Paytm and global heavyweights like Google are moving aggressively to persuade reluctant Indians to give up their rupee notes.
7 Acts of Native Resistance They Don't Teach in School | Alternet
7 Acts of Native Resistance They Don't Teach in School | Alternet: It is irresponsible to teach the tragedies without also teaching the resistance movements that oppose colonial violence. The history of people indigenous to the North American continent is often glossed over in education. We are badgered with the legend of Native benevolence to the pilgrims who landed on the East Coast on Thanksgiving.
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