Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
American politicians constantly speak of the middle class. Democrats, Republicans and even many independents all insist their policies defend it. But what does it really mean? This question is rarely asked. What exactly is the middle class? A new study suggests that the U.S. hardly even has one. More than half of Americans — 56…
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Last we checked, Cuomo had never ridden an MTA bus (Governor’s Office). Governor Andrew Cuomo has spent the week running from press conference to press conference, trash-talking New York City’s railways, airports and transit hubs even as he promises to make them grander, glassier, and, he hopes, more efficient. On Friday morning, the MTA…
Governor Cuomo’s announcement last week that 30 subway stations would be completely closed for months at a time in order to properly “revamp” them was greeted with groans by riders. But a disruption of epic proportions potentially looms for New Yorkers who rely on the L train to get in and out of Manhattan. Like…
Photo Migrants in Padborg, Denmark, walking to police vans last week after officers checked the identity papers of people on a train arriving from Germany. Credit Sean Gallup/Getty Images LONDON — Denmark, which once prided itself on its openness to foreigners, has sent another message to migrants in recent months: Think twice before coming. It…
Anyone wishing to understand why thousands of Western-born Muslims are leaving comfortable homes to fight with Isis would do well to watch Deeyah Khan’s powerful new film Jihad: A British Story. The award-winning filmmaker spent 18 months interviewing some of the founding fathers of jihad in the UK out of a “personal obsessive curiosity” to…
Officials in Virginia’s largest jurisdiction want to close public schools during the Super Tuesday presidential primaries, saying they fear that supporters of Republican front-runner Donald Trump could cause mayhem at the polls. The concerns stem mainly from a state Republican Party decision — which Trump opposes — to require voters to affirm that they are…
A village in central New York voted on Monday night to maintain its controversial seal, which depicts a white man with his hands placed on the shoulders of a Native American man, apparently choking him. Whitesboro, New York residents voted in favor of the 19th-Century town seal by 157-55 this week, the Associated Press reports….
Thursday, January 7, 2016 | 2 days ago The University of Miami’s Delta Gamma chapter has gained something of a reputation for putting out the most luxurious-looking recruitment videos in the entire nation. But, dear lord, have they really outdone themselves this year! The women enlisted the help of Artec Media, which not only shot the…
The famous Selfie Rat. Are the Internet’s most cherished viral rat videos the work of a mysterious woman who trains rats to do her bidding for an elaborate series of YouTube stunts? Possibly. Meet Eric Yearwood, an actor and member of the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) improv theater. He says he was paid $200…