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close byline-meta close extended-byline close story-meta-footer close story-meta Photo Credit Spencer Platt/Getty Images On a Friday night last month, I moderated a debate in Manhattan about whether we should scrap capitalism. It was organized by the socialist magazine Jacobin; defending capitalism were editors from the libertarian publication Reason. Tickets for all available 450 seats sold…
It took nearly 24 hours for President Donald Trump to tweet about the news that his former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents — a delay that Trump’s advisers said was not uncommon for the president, who often tweets after catching up on cable news. Many Republicans at first…
Office holiday parties get a makeover amid scandals, per AP Business Writer Marley Jay: There will be less booze at many. Some companies will have party monitors, keeping an eye out for inappropriate behavior. Don’t hang mistletoe, the National Federation of Independent Businesses say in an annual warning. Only 49% of companies plan to serve…
close byline-meta close extended-byline close story-meta-footer close story-meta Photo Matt Lauer with Hillary Clinton at the NBC News “Commander-in-Chief Forum” in September 2016. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times Matt Lauer, like Charlie Rose and Mark Halperin before him, is a journalist out of a job after his employer fired him for sexually harassing female…
This story reflects the views of this author, but not necessarily the editorial position of Fast Company. On November 9, 2016, Hillary Clinton, fresh from defeat by a pussy-grabbing misogynist, predicted better times ahead for women: “Now, I know we have still not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling, but someday someone will–and hopefully sooner…
There are two ways to interpret the testimony of Attorney General Jeff Sessions as he faced yet another round of questioning over his role in the Russian interference scandal. The first is that he is a skillful liar, flagrantly flirting with perjury as he denies or pretends to forget his well-documented connections to Russian officials…
A growing chorus of top Democrats called on Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) to resign Thursday, increasing pressure on the veteran lawmaker to leave office amid multiple allegations that he sexually harassed female aides. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), third-ranking Democrat Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Priorities USA Chairman Guy Cecil said the…
TOKYO — North Korea claimed the entire United States mainland was within reach after “successfully” testing a new kind of intercontinental ballistic missile, which it called the Hwasong-15, and said could carry a “super large heavy warhead.” While Pyongyang is prone to exaggeration, its boast of having all of the United States in range is…
Donald Trump has retweeted three anti-Muslim videos posted by the deputy leader of the far-right British political party Britain First. The videos originally posted by Jayda Fransen are captioned “Muslim Destroys a Statue of Virgin Mary!”, “VIDEO: Islamist mob pushes teenage boy off roof and beats him to death!” and “VIDEO: Muslim migrant beats up…
Members of the Traditionalist Worker Party in Charlottesville for “Unite the Right.” Photo: AP The New York Times published a profile over the weekend of an Ohio man named Tony Hovater, a co-founder of the white supremacist Traditionalist Worker Party. The piece, by reporter Richard Fausset, was meant to say something profound about the banality…