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Commentary: My experience as an immigrant and stroke survivor reveals the abiding good of a diverse America

The topics of critical race theory and diversity have exploded in the public arena, causing further divide in our society between conservatives and liberals. I am not here to justify either point of view. As an immigrant, I just want to share my experience of our rich diversity. We are…

Chicago Tribune · Oct 17, 2022

Kanye West hits out at ‘heroin addict’ Pete Davidson and says Trevor Noah ‘isn’t even from America, he just looks Black’

Rapper accused of ‘open antisemitism’ after taking aim at ‘Jewish Zionists’

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022

American woman living in Northern Ireland launches support programme after own childhood trauma

Around 61% of the adult population in Northern Ireland have experienced a traumatic event during childhood or later in life

Belfast Live · Oct 16, 2022

Peter Thiel’s midterm bet: the billionaire seeking to disrupt America’s democracy

Re-energized this election cycle, the tech entrepreneur joins other mega-donors apparently out to undercut the political system

The Guardian - US · Oct 15, 2022

How Corporations' Good Social and Environmental Intentions Undermine the Common Good

An excerpt from The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World.

Reason · Oct 15, 2022

Abbas Tells Putin He Does Not Trust America

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Russian President Vladmir Putin this week that he does not trust the United States, informed Palestinian sources affirmed on Friday. Abbas met Putin on Thursday on the sidelines of the 6th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Astana,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 15, 2022

‘Made by white labor’: the vintage Levi’s that point to America’s dark past

Denim garment dating from 1880s discovered in western mineshaft, which sold for $76,000, recalls era of Chinese Exclusion Act

The Guardian - US · Oct 15, 2022

PBS airing doc ‘Rising Against Asian Hate’ about Atlanta spa shootings

ATLANTA — Filmmakers Gina Kim and Titi Yu watched with increasing horror as Asian American hate crimes spiked in 2020 into 2021 after the pandemic began, with many people blaming China for the start of COVID-19 and extending that to people of all Asian descent in America.

Tribune News Service · Oct 14, 2022

Michael Phillips: The women behind the new movie ‘Till’ knew they had to show a mother living through the unbearable

CHICAGO — Now in theaters, “Till” is the story of a mother, a mother’s son and the horrific 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Chicagoan Emmett Till, who was visiting relatives in Mississippi at the time of his murder.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 14, 2022

Sinitta 'wanted to marry Whitney Houston' as she breaks silence on racism she's faced

Pop star Sinitta speaks about meeting Whitney Houston after the American singer heard she wanted to marry her.

Daily Mirror · Oct 14, 2022