Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
The inspiration for this survey came out of the incredible conversation from the Ellen Pao & KPCB trial. What we realized is that while many women shared similar workplace stories, most men were simply shocked and unaware of the issues facing women in the workplace. In an effort to correct the massive information disparity, we…
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….
Bernie Sanders called for all rape accusations on college campuses to be handled through law enforcement, a controversial stance that puts him at odds with many advocates. Decrying rape and sexual assault on campuses as an “epidemic,” he said schools must not try to handle the issue internally. “Rape and assault is rape or assault…
Every day Todd Strandberg wakes up and scans the news for omens of the apocalypse. First, he checks the stock market and the price of oil for unusual activity. Then he checks news sites for an uptick in reports of terrorism, drug legalization, nuclear arms proliferation, UFO sightings, exorcisms, false prophets and signs of the Antichrist. Based…
Photo Credit Esther Lui Economics remains a stubbornly male-dominated profession, a fact that members of the profession have struggled to understand. After all, if the marketplace of ideas is meant to ensure that the best ideas thrive, then this imbalance should arise only if men have better ideas than women. That implication infuriates many female…
Twitter’s removal of journalist and provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos’s verification badge for unspecified rules violations has pushed the company — in the midst of a crackdown on harassment — deeper into the politicized battle over online speech. Though Yiannopoulos is still on the platform, the self-described supervillain is widely impersonated and the loss of the verification…
Is it even news anymore that the supporters of a self-professed anti-Muslim candidate are also anti-Muslim themselves? A Muslim woman who was kicked out for standing up in silent protest at a Donald Trump rally in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Friday night says that she was berated by the crowd as she left the…
Justice Here’s What Happened When Black People Tried Armed Occupation by Carimah Townes Jan 4, 2016 3:21 pm CREDIT: AP Images/George Widman The MOVE bombing of 1985 When a small group of radical militiamen linked to Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy took over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon on Saturday, they vowed to…
The “Other Side” Is Not Dumb There’s a fun game I like to play in a group of trusted friends called “Controversial Opinion.” The rules are simple: Don’t talk about what was shared during Controversial Opinion after and you aren’t allowed to “argue” — only to ask questions about why that person feels that way. Opinions can…
Yes, this is a real site. NO I will not give the URL. Source: GIS Dating is a big topic in my household right now. For starters, my daughter is a teenager. Plus, I’m a single GeekDad now (help me). A lot of my friends in my same situation have been talking to me about…