Earlier this year, Chicago native Steve Swanson decided to move full-time to Sanibel Island, Fla., where he had vacationed as a child. A boomerang-shaped barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, Sanibel was devastated by Hurricane Ian last year, but Swanson did something that would have been unthinkable anywhere in the country a few years […]
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Americans See ‘Leadership Crisis’ in the Corporate World, Survey Finds | Leaders
A strong majority of respondents believe corporate America is in the midst of a “leadership crisis” and that older business leaders “refuse to pass the torch to the next wave,” according to a U.S. News – Harris Poll survey released Tuesday which has revealed a negative assessment of American leadership almost across the board. A […]
“We sometimes have to hear speech we hate”: Legal experts on the campus crisis
University of Pennsylvania president Liz Magill was forced to resign over the weekend amid widespread backlash resulting from her testimony on Capitol Hill last week in a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism. That has hardly put the issue to rest. The viral video of questioning by Rep. Elise Stefanik, a New York Republican, and the resulting […]
More emojis woudl address the biodiversity crisis, scientists say
Earth has millions of fungi species, but the official emoji library has only one: Amanita muscaria, the red-capped, white-spotted mushroom found in fairy tale picture books and Super Mario Brothers. A staggering 180,000 species of butterflies and moths flit about this planet, yet their lone emoji avatar is a generic blue butterfly that looks like […]
California children sue EPA over ‘intentional’ role in climate crisis | US news
Eighteen California children are suing the US Environmental Protection Agency over its role in the climate crisis. In a lawsuit filed on Sunday, plaintiffs between the ages of eight and 17 allege the federal body “intentionally” allows dangerous levels of planet-heating emissions from vehicles, power plants, fossil fuel wells and other pollution sources, despite knowledge […]
Western democracies face crisis of confidence ahead of big votes, poll shows – POLITICO
A majority of voters across seven Western countries, including the United States, France and the United Kingdom, believe their democracy is in worse shape than it was five years ago, according to a poll whose results were seen by POLITICO. Nearly seven in 10 American respondents said the state of democracy had declined in recent […]
Two Charged For Vandalizing Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Two people are facing federal felony charges for vandalizing offices belonging to religious groups offering abortion alternatives to pregnant people in Florida, officials announced Tuesday. Caleb Freestone, 27, and Amber Smith-Stewart, 23, were charged by a grand jury in Tampa on Jan. 18 with one count each of conspiracy against rights and two counts of […]
Facing a looming budget crisis, Houston voters will choose a new mayor Saturday : NPR
Houston voters will choose their next mayor Saturday in a runoff election between Texas State Sen. John Whitmire and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Houston voters will choose their next mayor tomorrow in a runoff election between Texas state Senator John Whitmire and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. The contest will have significant implications […]
Opinion: Is the $6-billion payout enough punishment for the Sackers who brought us the opioid crisis?
On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the complex bankruptcy case of Purdue Pharma, whose owners, the Sackler family, have become synonymous with the carnage wreaked on American families by the profligate and dishonest marketing and distribution of OxyContin and other opioids. In exchange for giving up ownership of Purdue and paying up to […]