AvatarCarmen chicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoA Discrimination Report Card | BFIuchicago.eduTwenty years ago, Chicago Booth economists Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullainathan published a seminal paper that studied racial discrimination in …
AvatarCarmen chicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMarvin Gaye: Never-before heard music resurfaces in Belgiumbbc.co.uk - By Kevin Connolly, Richard Crook and Bruno BoelpaepFor the last 40 years Marvin Gaye has enjoyed a level of enduring fame which he shares with only a handful of other artists - like Elvis, or the Beatles. They began their careers cutting records on vinyl discs, lived on through the eras of tape cassettes and CDs, and continue to thrive in the age of …
AvatarCarmen chicaAvatarAvatarWhat Is Scotland's New Hate Crime Law, And Why Is It Controversial?HuffPost UK - Graeme DemianykCritics fear free speech is in jeopardy as first minister says people will be protected from the "rising tide of hatred". A new law to tackle hate …
AvatarCarmen chicaAvatarAvatarGood news: Democracy won in Senegal. Here’s why it matters.verified_publisherVox - Ellen IoanesWhen so much of the world is backsliding on democratic norms, Senegal’s election reveals a trend toward democracy in Africa. 2024 is the biggest global election year in history and the future of democracy is on every ballot. But amid an international backsliding in democratic norms, including in …
AvatarCarmen chicaAvatarAvatarDespite 2 million victims of domestic abuse less than 40,000 cases end in conviction – can a new scheme change that?Metro - Sarah IngramOlga Pramanik used to sleep in her clothes and shoes on the sofa, so that if she needed to escape from her husband in a hurry, she could. ‘He had …
AvatarCarmen chicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFrance’s Florida: Retired, rich and ready to vote far rightpolitico.eu - Elisa BraunWealthy voters fear something bigger than taxes is threatening their lavish lifestyle. THE ROAD TO THE EU ELECTION 2024 POLITICO’s reporters are …
AvatarCarmen chicaAvatarAvatarWhy America fell for gunsAeon Media - Megan KangIn 1970, amid a national confrontation with the United States’ gun culture following the assassinations of Robert F Kennedy and Martin Luther King …
AvatarCarmen chicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoGirl, 12, ‘under police protection’ after marrying 63-year-old priestapexnews.comA 12-year-old girl is ‘under police protection’ after marrying a 63-year-old priest. People were outraged and demanded the priest’s arrest when videos …
AvatarCarmen chicaAvatarAvatar‘Some were extremely hostile’: how Dutch far-right figure turned to Islamverified_publisherThe Guardian - Ashifa KassamJoram van Klaveren played a key role in Geert Wilders’ Freedom party but is now actively working to counteract its message
AvatarCarmen chicaAvatarAvatar‘Hidden in plain sight’: the European city tours of slavery and colonialismverified_publisherThe Guardian - Ashifa KassamFrom Puerta del Sol plaza in Madrid to the Tuileries Garden in Paris, guides reshape stories continent tells about itself
AvatarCarmen chicaAvatarAvatarRishi, Rowling & A Glasgow Sex Shop: Breaking Down The Bizarre Discourse Around Scotland’s New Hate Crime LawsBritish Vogue - Hayley MaitlandMore than three years after its passing in Holyrood, Scotland’s Hate Crime and Public Order Act has finally come into effect – and immediately been …
AvatarCarmen chicaAvatarAvatarOne Young Jewish Woman On Why She’s Marching For A Free PalestineBritish Vogue - Emili StevensonAs a member of the pro-Palestinian Jewish group Na’amod, Emili Stevenson has been protesting the Israeli government’s military onslaught in Gaza …