Month: March 2019

Former President Barack Obama has kept a pretty low profile since exiting the White House in January. He’s played some golf in Palm Springs, California, has been kite surfing with Richard Branson, and even had dinner with Bono in New York City. Now, it’s time for him to get back to work.  On Thursday, Obama made…

“Why should we be deported? This is very, very hard for a family. What will our fellow citizens think if honest subjects are faced with such a decree—not to mention the great material losses it would incur.” More than 110 years have passed since a hand-written letter was penned by a fearful citizen begging not to be…

We probably don’t mention it when a prospective employer asks, “Why do you want to work here?” But the obvious reason most of us choose a job (or work at all) is because we need money. Like for food. Or rent. Mainly stuff that allows us to stay alive.   So while playing coy and speaking to…

When Farah al Mousawi first arrived at Los Angeles International Airport at 7:30 p.m. Saturday night, she was surprised that it wasn’t nearly as chaotic as coverage of the travel ban demonstrations at major U.S. airports had led her to believe. “Protesters were at the Departure area, holding signs and chanting, and it was very beautiful,…

The instructions were vague: Morning Classes would be held at the Delta Hotel in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. “All I know is that it’s on the second floor, and it’ll be hard to miss,” Al Cameron, communications director for Curling Canada, said when pressed for more details. That turned out…

  Stay in your lane, bro.  Read this slam dunk response to a complaint that city bike lanes are a ‘waste of taxpayer money.’ Do you live in a city with dedicated bike paths and bike lanes on city streets? Biking isn’t for everyone but you wouldn’t think they are controversial. Still, one person felt…

President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning immigration from seven Muslim countries has put corporate executives in a bind. Almost from the moment he announced the ban, questions poured in about where those executives stood on the issue. The media has highlighted a cluster of companies that have made public statements against the executive order….

Millions of people are outraged over President Trump’s ban on Syrian refugees and Muslims from seven countries entering the United States, but there’s no shortage of surplus ire for ride share service Uber. The startup was blasted for exploiting the chaos, eliminating surge prices in what appeared to undermine solidarity efforts among cab drivers and protestors at JFK airport on Saturday,…

When Ariana Luterman signed up for the Dallas Marathon as part of a relay team, she had her own agenda. The goal of the high schoolers was to compete with the fastest runners in the race, hoping that, in shifts, the team could best the time of the top individuals running.  However, during Luterman’s leg…

Lena Dunham has, quietly and with nary more than a newsletter, become the most powerful name in Women’s Journalism. She telegraphed her reach last fall when Jennifer Lawrence’s Lenny Letter essay about the wage gap in Hollywood went viral. Since then she’s landed Julianne Moore talking about gun violence and even first lady Michelle Obama…