Corporate America Tries to Free Itself of Meeting Creep
At a recent meeting, Shannon Bender and Keith Martine tried something new: They stood the entire time. The two founders of Apostrophe, a New York City start-up that focuses on…
The Impact of Inflation | naked capitalism
Yves here. Customarily, when publishing a cross post, your humble blogger provides additional and/or qualifying information at the top, and then the post second. Here we’ll provide Richard Murphy’s post…
Wages May Not Be Inflation’s Cause, but They’re the Focus of the Cure
As Covid-19 eased its debilitating grip on the U.S. economy two years ago, businesses scrambled to hire. That lifted the pay of the average worker. But as one economic challenge…
Across US, Republican state lawmakers are winning the battle to block transgender youth from getting medical care
Republican lawmakers are increasingly successful in their fight to stop young transgender people from getting medically recommended gender-affirming care. More than 146,000 transgender young people have lost or are in danger of…
Transgender prisoner who fought for gender-affirming care for all inmates undergoes surgery
A transgender federal inmate who fought for four years to push the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to provide gender-affirming care to prisoners underwent surgery last week and is recovering, her…
Past lingers as N. Ireland marks 25 years of peace
This month marks 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement largely ended three decades of conflict in Northern Ireland that left 3,600 people dead. (April 6) (AP Video: Kwiyeon Ha)…
Israel begins airstrikes in Gaza amid unrest
The Israeli military struck targets in the Gaza Strip, being the latest sign of rising tensions during a sensitive holiday period for both Jews and Muslims. (Apr. 7)
Parting with Peeps? California considers banning certain chemicals in candy
A California lawmaker wants to ban certain types of chemical additives in food dyes used in popular candies like Skittles and Peeps. They are already banned in the European Union…
Former Tennessee House Dem speaks after expulsion
Tennessee Republicans expelled a Democratic lawmaker from the state Legislature for his role in a protest that called for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting…
Police: suspect kills one hostage, wounds another
A man was arrested after he shot and killed one person and wounded two others, including a highway patrol officer, at a park Thursday in Northern California, authorities said. (April…