Brooklyn, Black And Latino Men Who Experienced “Stop-And-Frisk” Applaud Judge’s Ruling “It would be so beautiful if cops treated people with respect, period. They show up and treat you like you killed somebody.”posted on August 12, 2013 Adrian Carrasquillo Kelvin Jannette, of Brooklyn. Macey Foronda, BuzzFeed After a federal judge ruled New York City’s “stop-and-frisk” police policy to…
The word as virus: Myth-making in the syndication age Submitted by GMason on Sun, 03/18/2012 My general theory since 1971 has been that the Word is literally a virus, and that it has not been recognized as such because it has achieved a state of relatively stable symbiosis with its human host…
“chasing successful people who want to be seen with other successful people. That’s the game.” Chief executives, government leaders and academics around the world are headed to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting this week — a heady power gathering that mixes business, politics and Champagne in the Swiss Alps. It is…