Snowden Does Not Deserve the Threat He Faces – The New York Times
Obama should pardon him before a much less thoughtful president, who has spoken of his execution, takes over the machinery of surveillance.
Source: Snowden Does Not Deserve the Threat He Faces - The New York Times
Obama, optimistic and ominous, sends pointed message to Trump at final press conference | Toronto Star
Obama spoke of defending press freedom, his decision-making style and how he will protect his “core values” — and then he left.
To Obama With Love, and Hate, and Desperation – The New York Times
Over eight years, through millions of letters, the staff of the White House mailroom read the unfiltered story of a nation.
Source: To Obama With Love, and Hate, and Desperation - The New York Times
Kenyan women urged to withhold sex in vote drive – BBC News
Kenyan MP urges women to withhold sex from their husbands until they register as voters.
Source: Kenyan women urged to withhold sex in vote drive - BBC News
Monica Crowley Plagiarized Parts of Her Ph.D. Dissertation – POLITICO Magazine
An examination of the dissertation and the sources it cites identified more than a dozen sections of text that have been lifted, with little to no changes, from other scholarly works without proper attribution.
Source: Monica Crowley Plagiarized Parts of Her Ph.D. Dissertation - POLITICO Magazine
Stop the tragic suicides on reserves: Editorial | Toronto Star
Two 12-year-old girls killed themselves on the northern First Nations reserve of Wapekeka last week. Ottawa must address the immediate problem, then root out the causes.
Source: Stop the tragic suicides on reserves: Editorial | Toronto Star
Eight billionaires ‘as rich as world’s poorest half’ – BBC News
Oxfam research finds the eight richest billionaires have as much wealth as 3.6 billion people combined.
Source: Eight billionaires 'as rich as world's poorest half' - BBC News
He says freedom, they say hate. The pronoun fight is back | Toronto Star
Prof. Jordan Peterson has angered many in and outside U of T with his refusal to use gender-neutral terms. But he’s back lecturing with a growing — and lucrative — base of support.
Source: He says freedom, they say hate. The pronoun fight is back | Toronto Star
Jolted by Deaths, Obama Found His Voice on Race – The New York Times
Tensions across the country prompted the president to abandon his early reticence on race again and again.
Source: Jolted by Deaths, Obama Found His Voice on Race - The New York Times
Neanderthals Were People, Too – The New York Times
New research shows they shared many behaviors that we long believed to be uniquely human. Why did science get them so wrong?