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One big problem with how Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos are spending a small share of their fortune

One big problem with how Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos are spending a small share of their fortune

  Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos are becoming bigger donors. Invision and AP/Evan Agostini

Ted Lechterman, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, recently announced a plan to spend US$2 billion of their $164 billion fortune on homeless shelters and preschools.

Since Jeff Bezos has taken flackfor giving away far less of his money than some other…

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Joseph Pulitzer defined his St. Louis newspaper legacy if you know any young people planning to go into the field of #journalism It would be refreshing to see more of it in the news. Imagine seeing this from an editor of a newspaper or media outlet today. Few worthy of a Pulitzer.

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Immigrant detention in the US: 4 essential reads

Immigrant detention in the US: 4 essential reads

Father and son reunited after being detained in Texas. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Danielle Douez, The Conversation

More children are being held in immigrant detention centers in the U.S. than ever previously recorded, according to The New York Times.

The number of immigrant children in detention has risen to about 12,800, the Times reports, a significant increase from 2,400 in 2017. Here are 4 stories…

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Coded Antisemitism growing within the Democratic Party

(via Coded Antisemitism growing within the Democratic Party)

One way or another true progressive and fair-minded people should reject antisemitism in all forms, be it subtle, coded or direct.

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Race of mass shooters influences how the media cover their crimes, new study shows

Race of mass shooters influences how the media cover their crimes, new study shows

  If a news report mentions a shooter’s tough childhood, chances are he’s white. ASAG Studio

Laura Frizzell, The Ohio State University; Sadé L. Lindsay, The Ohio State University, and Scott Duxbury, The Ohio State University

On Jan. 24, 2014, police found Josh Boren, a 34-year-old man and former police officer, dead in his home next to the bodies of his wife and their three children. The shots…

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About 12.7 percent of Americans lived be

About 12.7 percent of Americans lived below the poverty line in 2016. StanislauV/shutterstock.com Robert L. Fischer, Case Western Reserve University On July 12, President Trump’s Council of Economi…

Given the complexity of poverty as a civic issue, decision makers should understand the full range of evidence about the circumstances of the poor. This is especially important before undertaking a major change to the social safety net such as broad-based work requirements for those receiving non-cash assistance.

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Decline and fall: how American society unravelled

Thirty years ago, the old deal that held US society together started to unwind, with social cohesion sacrificed to greed. Was it an inevitable process – or was it engineered by self-interested elites?

It is no wonder that more and more Americans believe the game is rigged. It is no wonder that they buy houses they cannot afford and then walk away from the mortgage when they can no longer pay. Once the social contract is shredded, once the deal is off, only suckers still play by the rules.

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Paul Manafort Says The FBI Illegally Searched A Storage Unit Where He Kept Files

As a result, his lawyers argued in a late Friday night filing, "all evidence that the government seized from the storage unit must be suppressed."

Paul Manafort wants the federal judge overseeing his criminal trial to toss out evidence obtained by the FBI in its search of a storage unit in Alexandria, Virginia

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WATCH LIVE: Justice Dept. holds 'major cyber law enforcement announcement'

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and other law enforcement officials are expected to make a "major cyber law enforcement announcement," according to a Justice Department news release.

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EXCLUSIVE: Photos of bombing person of interest

UPDATE 3:30am: Sources confirm the Austin bombing suspect is dead. Suspect killed himself during confrontation with police.---We have obtained photos of the person investigators believe dropped off two suspicious packages on Sunday. Investigators say this

Sources confirm the Austin bombing suspect is dead. Suspect killed himself during a confrontation with police.

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Inequality in America: A National Town Hall

Tonight, Sen. Bernie Sanders, in partnership with The Guardian, NowThis, The Young Turks and Act.tv, will present a live town hall event on the rise of the oligarchy and the collapse of the American middle class. Sanders will speak with director Michael Moore, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, economist Darrick Hamilton and other guests about the 40-year decline of the middle class and possible solutions to the growing crisis of income and wealth inequality in America.

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Be responsive and relevant, come back to those two words. An absolute must-read from David Dayden. @ddayen https://medium.com/@ddayen/my-speech-to-the-california-democratic-party-convention-concentrated-corporate-power-and-the-age-d997cddded64

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'Two societies, one black, one white' – the Kerner Commission's prophetic warnings

‘Two societies, one black, one white’ – the Kerner Commission’s prophetic warnings

  National Guardsmen move into Detroit’s riot-torn area, July 23, 1967. AP Donald Nieman, Binghamton University, State University of New York On July 23, 1967, Detroit exploded in rioting. Five days later, 43 were dead, 7,200 had been arrested and US$22 million worth of property had been destroyed. It was just the latest in a string of more than 100 disturbances that shook American cities during…

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Schools shouldn't wait for red flags to address student mental health needs

Schools shouldn’t wait for red flags to address student mental health needs

  Students who need mental health services rarely receive them. Africa Studio/Shutterstock.com Nathaniel von der Embse, University of South Florida One out of every 4 or 5. That’s how many students will display a significant mental health problem over the course of their lifetime. Such students can be identified early with considerable accuracy if educators are given the right training and tools.…

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Be responsive and relevant, come back to those two words. An absolute must-read from David Dayden. @ddayen https://medium.com/@ddayen/my-speech-to-the-california-democratic-party-convention-concentrated-corporate-power-and-the-age-d997cddded64