The Origins Of ICE
NPR’s Scott Simon talks to Bo Cooper, former general counsel for the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, about the origins of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Efforts To Close The Gender Pay Gap In Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Equal Pay Act goes into effect on Sunday. NPR’s Scott Simon talks with the mayor of Boston, Martin Walsh, about the city’s efforts to close the gender wage gap.
2 Transgender Veterans Find Courage — And Sisterhood — Off The Battlefield
When Sue McConnell and Kristyn Weed came out as transgender women, some of their loved ones cut them out of their lives. But when McConnell and Weed met, they forged their own sisterhood.
San Francisco Is So Expensive, You Can Make Six Figures and Still Be ‘Low Income’
Families of four in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties can earn up to $117,400 and still qualify as low-income — the nation’s highest threshold of its kind.
Canadians Rally Around Retaliatory Tariffs Aimed At The U.S.
Among the items targeted in retaliatory tariffs: ketchup, powerboats, dishwashing liquid, steel and aluminum. And gherkins. Canadian businesses have flooded a Canadian pickle business with new orders.
The Russia Investigations: Big Implications For The New Supreme Court Justice
No one can know how a more conservative high court might respond to litigation over a possible Mueller subpoena of the president but the new justice could be the one to cast the deciding vote.
Rising Cost Of PrEP, A Pill That Prevents HIV, Pushes It Out Of Reach For Many
Many people at high risk for HIV can’t afford PrEP, though it’s more than 90 percent effective if taken daily. Its list price, close to $2,000 for a 30-day supply, has risen 45 percent in six years.
US withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council puts funding in doubt, Glimmers of hope for refugees, UN’s resolution on Palestinians was mostly a win, European left walks an immigration tightrope, Mohamed Salah is changing perceptions about Muslims
“On … June 18, the UNHRC opened its 38th session in Geneva,” writes Ken Makabenta. “Before the day was over, the body was facing questions about its future…. In a series of developments [recently], the rug has literally been pulled from under the …
Readers write: Aiding inventors, story without political motivations, austerity for teachers, thoughtful journalism
Regarding the March 22 Monitor Daily editorial “Trump’s action on China helps all inventors”: I had been unaware of China’s progress toward honoring the concept of intellectual property and of the possible positive impact of our administration’s punish…
A Long Journey North for Migrants That May End Where It Started
In the Rio Grande Valley near McAllen, Tex., a New York Times photographer witnessed the fragments of the immigration crisis as it played out.
SURFACING: Conjuring Spirits in Florida
In Sarasota, there is a community surrounding a litany of roadside psychics and more than 100 mediums and spiritual guides. Why?
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