Paying
A Democratic congresswoman is calling for black Americans to be exempt from paying taxes as a form of reparations — though she admitted that the plan may not work because many poorer black people “aren’t really paying taxes in the first place.” Jasmine Crockett, a freshman representative from Texas, said she heard a celebrity — […]
Politics By Melissa Koenig Published April 10, 2024 Updated April 10, 2024, 8:03 a.m. ET A Democratic congresswoman is calling for black Americans to be exempt from paying taxes as a form of reparations — though she admitted that the plan may not work because many poorer black people “aren’t really paying taxes in the […]
The United States spends significantly more on healthcare compared to other nations but does not have better healthcare outcomes. What’s more, rising healthcare spending is a key driver of America’s unsustainable national debt, and high healthcare costs also make it harder to respond to public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. Below is a look […]
The Justice Department and 38 states and territories on Tuesday laid out how Google had systematically wielded its power in online search to cow competitors, as the internet giant fiercely parried back, in the opening of the most consequential trial over tech power in the modern internet era. In a packed courtroom at the E. […]
Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo NEW YORK, Aug 7 (Reuters) – An options strategy that bets on stocks logging larger-than-expected moves on corporate results has been a surprising winner this earnings […]
Introduction African Americans’ fight for equal rights has meant that their political interest has generally skewed toward domestic issues. However, their nuanced and opinionated responses to significant U.S. foreign policy initiatives throughout history and their growing presence in the foreign policy establishment is indicative of the community’s general interest in American statecraft.1 As the United […]
It may be a case of be careful what you wish for. Seven months ago, dozens of elite law schools and medical schools announced that they were boycotting the U.S. News & World Report rankings and refusing to give the publication any data. The rankings, they said, were unreliable and skewed educational priorities. Last week, […]
For the past two decades, I have lived with a heavy burden: My human rights advocacy has come at the cost of my family. My parents have been unable to see their American children and meet their grandchildren. I could not participate in my father’s funeral after he passed away in April last year. China […]
Mo’Nique at the Rialto Center for the Arts (Photo: Netflix) Before Mo’Nique even walks onto the stage at the Rialto Center for the Arts in Atlanta, she reminds us of the criticism and insults she’s faced over the years with audio clips of those who taunted her. When Mo’Nique demanded higher pay as one of […]
By Mike Wendling BBC News, Evanston 12 October 2022 Image source, Louis Weathers Image caption, When Louis Weathers and his wife were looking for a house in the 1950s, they were only shown property in the majority-black area of Evanston Evanston, Illinois, is a quiet place in the middle of an unusual experiment.