A nine-year old boy was suspended from school for bringing in a ring with imaginary powers. School officials claimed that the boy’s claim that the ring could make his friends invisible constituted an act of terrorism. When Aiden Steward...
Monthly Archive:: February 2015
NEW RACIAL CATEGORIES FOR THE 2020 CENSUS
The internet is ablaze with stories that the Census Bureau may count Arab-Americans for the first time in 2020. The further we get into the 21st century the more we should be asking, why are we adding rather than...
MINIMUM WAGE HIKE KILLS JOBS
For 18 years Borderland Books, a science fiction specialty store located in San Francisco, weathered every economic storm that came its way. The bookstore managed to survive recession, on-line purchasing, electronic books, even a 100% rent increase by a...
UBER DECIDES TO PLAY NICE
The saga of the global technology company, UBER is a study in government regulation and crony capitalism. The New York Times is reporting that Travis Kalanick, CEO of UBER, is changing his tone. Kalanick is going from hard charging,...
SNOWBALLING WHILE BLACK
Remember when having a snowball fight during the winter was fun? Well, not in New Rochelle, N.Y. and not if you are Black. A group of Black youth were having a snowball fight when this New Rochelle Police officer...