Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today’s WorldView newsletter. “Dunkirk,” the taut blockbuster by British-born filmmaker Christopher Nolan, is one of the runaway successes of the summer, grossing more than $300 million worldwide…
Michael Brown’s killing brought to light the horrific case of Henry Davis, who was beaten by Ferguson cops, then charged with bleeding on them. Now he’s finally allowed to sue them. The Ferguson cops charged Henry Davis with destruction of property because he bled on their uniforms when they beat him. Then, as if fearing…
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer brought activist and community organizer DeRay McKesson on the show Tuesday afternoon and appeared to have only one goal with the interview: To get McKesson to admit that the violent Baltimore riots were “wrong” and unprecedented. McKesson refused to condemn the protestors, even after Blitzer confidently cited “15 injured police officers, 200…