Sep 03 Britney Spears shows love for #FreeBritney in court filing By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Britney Spears is welcoming public scrutiny of the court conservatorship that has allowed her father to control her life and money for 12 years. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 2:36 A St. Louis band brings music to the streets during social distancing As Americans continue to distance from each other physically, they are still searching for ways to connect. For the members of the Red and Black Brass Band in St. Louis, that means bringing music to the streets of their hometown. Continue watching
Sep 02 BTS ‘really happy’ as first Korean pop act to top Billboard singles chart By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press "Dynamite," the group's first all-English song, debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. music charts this week, making BTS first Korean pop act to top the chart. Continue reading
Sep 02 How living in China showed me what the U.S. looks like to other people By Daniel Nieh "There is a feeling unavailable to people who were born in the United States: None of us can know what it’s like to come from a country that’s not the richest and most powerful country in the world," writes "Beijing… Continue reading
Sep 02 D.C. task force targets monuments, prompting fierce backlash By Associated Press A task force commissioned by the Washington, D.C., government has recommended renaming, relocating or adding context to dozens of monuments, schools, parks and buildings because of their namesakes' participation in slavery or racial oppression. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 5:50 Why ‘withering’ of local news landscapes is dangerous for democracy By Jeffrey Brown, Stephanie Kotuby More than 2,000 American newspapers have been shuttered since 2004, and now the global pandemic means local news organizations are facing additional challenges in keeping the presses running. Margaret Sullivan recently published a new book about this decline, titled “Ghosting… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 2:40 A humble opinion on how digital surveillance by parents can put kids at risk Millions of students will be relying more heavily on technology this year to access their education. The companies behind these digital platforms will accumulate massive amounts of data as a result. But what about the tools and apps parents deploy… Continue watching
Sep 01 ‘Beaten Down, Worked Up’ is our September book club pick By Courtney Vinopal Steven Greenhouse’s “Beaten Down, Worked Up” traces the history of the labor movement in the United States, and considers the factors that led to a significant decline in worker bargaining power in recent decades. Continue reading
Sep 01 How poetry helped these hurricane survivors weather the aftermath By Joshua Barajas For those who have lived through these disasters before, there’s a familiar pang of anticipation for the next powerful storm, a theme felt acutely by poets who gathered last week to mark the 15th anniversary of Katrina’s landfall. Continue reading
Aug 31 Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78 By Associated Press John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship, has died. Continue reading