ni Al Letson Reveals: The color of feminism By reveal.prx.org Published On :: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 04:05:10 -0000 From women’s 19th-century fight for the right to vote to the Women’s March this year, racism has affected feminist movements. In this podcast special, Al Letson recalls the #BlackWomenAtWork stories that went viral recently and talks with Kimberly Foster, the founder of For Harriet and a very frank video commentator, about her dream to “bring down the system.” Head over to revealnews.org for more of our reporting. Follow us on Facebook at fb.com/ThisIsReveal and on Twitter @reveal. And to see some of what you’re hearing, we’re also on Instagram @revealnews. Full Article Al Letson Al Letson Reveals Black Black Feminism BlackWomenAtWork Blog Blogger Blogging Blogosphere Feminism For Harriet Inequality Kim Foster Kimberly Foster Podcast Race Racial Issues Social Media
ni Running from cops By reveal.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 29 Apr 2017 04:05:09 -0000 In cities across America, black men are on the run. On April 4, 2015, in South Carolina, Walter Scott was killed while running away from a police officer. Eight days later, Freddie Gray ran from police in Baltimore. He was caught and later died in custody. On this episode of Reveal, we explore the consequences of fleeing from the police through two stories, both set in Baltimore. Full Article Baltimore Cops Courts Criminal Justice Freddie Gray Justice Law Law Enforcement Legal Mary Rose Madden Mary Wiltenburg Podcast Police Race Racism WYPR crime
ni What cops aren’t learning By reveal.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 06 May 2017 04:05:08 -0000 Some police departments are embracing a set of tactics designed to reduce the use of force – and prevent police shootings. Rather than rushing in aggressively, officers back off, wait out people in crisis and use words instead of weapons. But this training isn’t required in most states. Reveal teams up with APM Reports and finds that most cops spend a lot more time training to shoot their guns than learning how to avoid firing them. Head over to revealnews.org for more of our reporting. Follow us on Facebook at fb.com/ThisIsReveal and on Twitter @reveal. And to see some of what you’re hearing, we’re also on Instagram @revealnews. Full Article APM APM Reports Al Letson De-escalation Georgia Gun Violence Human Rights Mental Health Minnesota Podcast Police Police Brutality Police Departments Police Misconduct Police Training Police Violence San Francisco Use of force What-cops-arent-learning.mp3
ni Running from cops (rebroadcast) By reveal.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 09 Sep 2017 04:05:31 -0000 In cities across America, black men are on the run. On April 4, 2015, in South Carolina, Walter Scott was killed while running away from a police officer. Eight days later, Freddie Gray ran from police in Baltimore. He was caught and later died in custody. On this episode of Reveal, we explore the consequences of fleeing from the police through two stories, both set in Baltimore. Head over to revealnews.org for more of our reporting. Follow us on Facebook at fb.com/ThisIsReveal and on Twitter @reveal. And to see some of what you’re hearing, we’re also on Instagram @revealnews. Full Article African American Baltimore Cops Courts Criminal Justice Freddie Gray Investigation Law Enforcement Podcast Police Police Brutality Police Misconduct Police Training Police Violence Race True Crime WYPR crime
ni Access Denied: The Fight for Public Education By reveal.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 04:05:39 -0000 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants parents to have the ultimate choice of where their children go to school – public or private – and taxpayers to make it possible. This week, Reveal examines how DeVos might funnel federal education dollars toward private school tuition, yet leave school choice rules up to the states. Plus, we’ll look at how hundreds of thousands of students in Texas were denied the special education they are guaranteed under federal civil rights law. — To explore more reporting, visit revealnews.org or find us at fb.com/ThisIsReveal, on Twitter @reveal or Instagram @revealnews. Full Article Betsy DeVos Budget Charter Charter Schools Civil Rights Confirmation DeVos Department of Education Disabilities DoE Education Education Secretary Education Spending Elementary School Emily Harris Fights High School House House of Representatives Houston Houston Chronicle Houston Public Media IDEA Law Learning Disabilities News & Politics Podcast Policy Private Schools Religious Education Religious Schools School Choice Senate Society & Culture Special Ed Special Education Student Rights Students Supreme Court Suspensions Texas Tuition Vouchers WLRN
ni Institutions of Higher Earning By reveal.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 09 Dec 2017 05:05:00 -0000 Across the country, universities are being criticized over issues of money: from how they spend their endowments, to how they raise tuition, to how they award financial aid. Many students are feeling the pinch. They’re going into debt to pay for their education, or abandoning their dreams of a college degree altogether. This week on Reveal, we take a look at the bottom line for universities and students. — To explore more reporting, visit revealnews.org or find us on fb.com/ThisIsReveal, Twitter @reveal or Instagram @revealnews. Full Article APM Reports Austin Bill McRaven Business College Cornell DACA Dreamers Education Educational Endowments Endowment Financial Aid Hechinger Report Higher Education Houston Immigration Immigration Law Ithaca College News & Politics Oil Fund Podcast Student Loan Debt Student Loans Texas Texas Tribune Tuition UT UT-Austin University University Endowments University of Texas
ni #MeToo: Rape on the Night Shift By reveal.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 20 Jan 2018 05:05:04 -0000 The #MeToo movement has swept from Hollywood to Capitol Hill. The careers of powerful men ended as women spoke out against workplace harassment and assault. On this episode of Reveal, we look at what happens when the people involved aren’t celebrities or powerful. We team up with KQED, the UC Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program, FRONTLINE and Univision to investigate sexual violence against female janitors. They usually work alone at night and that isolation can leave them vulnerable. A lot of them are immigrants, some living in the country illegally. Plus, we talk with an investigative editor for The New York Times who helped steer the coverage that toppled Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. — Head over to revealnews.org for more of our reporting. Follow us on Facebook at fb.com/ThisIsReveal and on Twitter @reveal. And to see some of what you’re hearing, we’re also on Instagram @revealnews. Full Article #MeToo ABM Allyship Berkeley California Custodian Donald Trump Equality Frontline Gender Harassment Harvey Weinstein Health IRP Investigative Reporting Program Janitors KQED Latina Latinx Matt Lauer Media News & Politics Night Shift PBS Podcast Self-defense Sexual Assault Sexual Harassment Spanish True Crime UC Berkeley Univision Women at Work Women's rights Worker Safety
ni How Bernie Made Off: Are we safe from the next Ponzi scheme? By reveal.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 03 Feb 2018 05:05:10 -0000 Bernard Madoff may be a fading memory from the past, but for reporter Steve Fishman, the fallen financier’s story holds lessons for today. Madoff masterminded one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in history, duping thousands of investors out of tens of billions of dollars. His scam rocked Wall Street for years. In this episode, we trace the rise and fall of Madoff through Fishman, who spent years interviewing investors, regulators and even Madoff himself from inside federal prison. We learn how Madoff pulled off his scam, and why nobody caught on for decades. We also hear from experts who say that investors still are vulnerable to financial fraud, especially in the era of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. — Head over to revealnews.org for more of our reporting. Follow us on Facebook at fb.com/ThisIsReveal and on Twitter @reveal. And to see some of what you’re hearing, we’re also on Instagram @revealnews. Full Article Audible Audible.com Banking Bernard Madoff Bernie Madoff Bitcoin Brooklyn Cryptocurrency Finance Financial Crisis Fraud Glenn Kotche History Investigation Investment Madoff Market Money NASDAQ New York News & Politics Pear Blossom Music Podcast Ponzi Ponzi Supernova Scam Steve Fishman True Crime Wall Street Wilco
ni Warning System Down: California’s Deadliest Fires By reveal.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 05:05:24 -0000 Wildfires raged across Northern California in October, burning through the state’s famed Napa and Sonoma wine regions. In all, more than 170 blazes ripped across an area the size of Maryland and Delaware combined. Scores awoke to flames at their doors, and 44 people were killed in the deadliest fire event in state history. On this episode of Reveal, we team up with KQED to examine what led to delays in evacuations and why so many fire victims received no warnings at all. As wildfires grow more intense, are first responders keeping up? — Head over to revealnews.org for more of our reporting. Follow us on Facebook at fb.com/ThisIsReveal and on Twitter @reveal. And to see some of what you’re hearing, we’re also on Instagram @revealnews. Full Article California Climate Change Development Disaster Emergency Emergency Response Fire Fire Department Firefighters Firefighting First Responders Health Infrastructure Investigation KQED Napa News & Politics PG&E Podcast Real Estate Santa Rosa Sonoma Utility Wildfires Wine Country
ni Full of Lead: How Bullets are Poisoning Eagles By reveal.prx.org Published On :: Wed, 04 Apr 2018 22:10:37 -0000 Lead – the toxic metal used for years in paint, plumbing, mining and more – still poisons people in all kinds of ways. Lead also kills wildlife when animals scavenge carcasses shot with lead bullets and left behind by hunters. Eagles and condors are not the hunters’ intended targets, but they’re dying from bullet dust. The Obama administration tried to phase out all lead ammunition on certain federal lands right before leaving office. But President Donald Trump’s interior secretary, Ryan Zinke, overturned that order his first day on the job. Reveal follows a bullet’s journey in the wilds of Wyoming. — Head over to revealnews.org for more of our reporting. Follow us on Facebook at fb.com/ThisIsReveal and on Twitter @reveal. And to see some of what you’re hearing, we’re also on Instagram @revealnews. Full Article Ammunition Bullets Condor Condors Donald Trump Eagles Ecology Elk Environment Firearms Guns Health Hunters Hunting Interior Interior Department Lead Lead Ammunition Lead Poisoning Nature News & Politics Podcast Preservation Raptor center Ryan Zinke Science & Medicine Secretary of the Interior Toxic Trump Wildlife Wyoming
ni Institutions of Higher Earning (rebroadcast) By reveal.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 28 Apr 2018 04:05:14 -0000 Across the country, universities are being criticized over issues of money: from how they spend their endowments, to how they raise tuition, to how they award financial aid. Many students are feeling the pinch. They’re going into debt to pay for their education, or abandoning their dreams of a college degree altogether. This week on Reveal, we take a look at the bottom line for universities and students. This episode was originally broadcast on Dec. 9, 2017. Don’t miss out on the next big story. Get the Weekly Reveal newsletter today. Full Article Bill McRaven Class College Cornell Cornell University DACA Department of Education Discrimination Education Endowments Financial Aid Higher Education Immigration Investigation Ithaca College New York News & Politics Podcast Race Student Aid Students Texas UT UT Endowment UT-Austin Undocumented Undocumented Immigrants University University of Texas
ni More to the Story: Redlining By reveal.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 05 May 2018 04:05:14 -0000 Reveal digs deep – and gets results. By mining data from 31 million records, we discovered a pattern of routine mortgage loan denials to applicants of color in more than 60 U.S. metropolitan areas. Our story led to attorneys generals’ investigations and lawmakers’ demands for accountability at the federal, state and city levels. It also led to thousands of questions from you, our listeners. Our reporters answered a handful of them. Don’t miss the next big story. Get the Weekly Reveal newsletter today. Full Article Accountability Data Journalism Engagement Gentrification Government History Kept Out Lending Listener Mortgage News & Politics Philadelphia Podcast Race Real Estate Redlining United States WHYY Zoning
ni What cops aren't learning (rebroadcast) By beta.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 26 May 2018 07:00:00 -0000 Some police departments are embracing a set of tactics designed to reduce the use of force – and prevent police shootings. Rather than rushing in aggressively, officers back off, wait out people in crisis and use words instead of weapons. But this training isn't required in most states. Reveal teams up with APM Reports and finds that most cops spend a lot more time training to shoot their guns than learning how to avoid firing them. This episode was originally broadcast on May 6, 2017. Don’t miss out on the next big story. Get the Weekly Reveal newsletter today. Full Article 74 Seconds APM APM Reports Cops Curtis Gilbert De-Escalation Discrimination Georgia Guns Law Enforcement Minnesota Minnesota Public Radio News & Politics Philando Castile Police Police Shootings Police Violence Race Shootings Training
ni How Bernie Made Off: Are we safe from the next Ponzi scheme? (rebroadcast) By beta.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 07:00:00 -0000 *This show was originally broadcast February 3, 2018. *It’s been ten years since former NASDAQ chairman Bernie Madoff was arrested for committing one of the largest financial crimes in U.S. history. For decades he ran a Ponzi scheme from a secret office in New York, duping thousands of investors out of billions of dollars. Many of them lost everything when the house of cards fell. How did Madoff pull it off? And what steps have regulators taken in the past decade to ensure that it doesn’t happen again? For this week’s episode, we teamed up with Steve Fishman, a reporter based in New York City who’s followed the story for years. He produced and hosted a seven-part podcast for Audible called “Ponzi Supernova.” Through interviews with financial experts, federal agents, Madoff’s cellmates and Madoff himself, Fishman explains how the $60 billion con worked, and why Madoff was able to elude regulators for decades. Fishman says that while Madoff was the mastermind of the scheme, it was banks and other financial institutions who “weaponized” him, turning him from a “local swindler” into an unstoppable force. Madoff will spend the rest of his life in prison, but no one from these institutions faced similar consequences. And even though some precautions have been put in place since Madoff’s arrest, financial experts warn that for the most part, investors are still on their own. Don’t miss out on the next big story. Get the Weekly Reveal newsletter today. Full Article Al Letson Bernie Madoff CIR Finance Jail News & Politics Ponzi scheme True Crime
ni Burning Hotter and Faster By beta.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 24 Nov 2018 08:00:00 -0000 Half of California’s 10 worst wildfires have struck in the last two years. We look at the recent Camp Fire, which is the deadliest and most destructive in state history. And we revisit an investigation from earlier this year looking at how extreme wildfires are breaking our emergency response systems. Produced in partnership with KQED. Don’t miss out on the next big story. Get the Weekly Reveal newsletter today. Full Article Bay Area Built to Burn California Camp Fire Climate Change Environment Fires Forest Management Forestry Health KQED National Public Radio News & Politics Northern California Public Radio San Francisco Santa Rosa Sonoma Tubbs Fire Wildfires
ni Containing the Coronavirus By beta.prx.org Published On :: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 07:00:00 -0000 As the new coronavirus spreads through the U.S., we chronicle how it came to California, with the voices of first responders, experts and passengers quarantined on a cruise ship docked in San Francisco Bay. Plus, we hear the story of an African American man who decades ago was shot and killed by a police officer who later became leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Don’t miss out on the next big story. Get the Weekly Reveal newsletter today. Full Article Al Letson NPR Al Letson podcast Atlanta CDC CIR podcast California California Report Center for Investigative Reporting podcast Centers for Disease Control Coronavirus Coronavirus reveal story Covid-19 Covid19 Emergency Epidemic Epidemiology Flu Flu epidemic Flu pandemic Georgia Health Care KKK KQED Ku Klux Klan Law enforcement Lynching News & Politics Pandemic Police Public Radio Quarantine Race Racism Response Reveal Covid-19 Reveal coronavirus SARS Trump coronavirus preparation coronavirus vaccination
ni Issues Of The Environment: University Of Michigan Freezes New Investments In Fossil Fuels-Now What? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 11:51:09 +0000 In an attempt to reduce its carbon footprint, the University of Michigan has pledged to freeze its investments in fossil fuel companies. This move has drawn praise from such activist groups as the U-M's Climate Action Movement (CAM). But it also says the school needs to go much further. CAM member and U-M doctoral student Noah Weaverdyck discusses it all with WEMU's David Fair on this week's "Issues of the Environment." Full Article
ni Issues Of The Environment: COVID-19, Chemicals, And The Ann Arbor Municipal Water Supply By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 11:15:42 +0000 Maintaining water service and safety remains an essential service during Governor Whitmer's "Stay Home, Stay Safe" executive order. In this week's "Issues of the Environment," WEMU's David Fair talks with the manager of Ann Arbor's water treatment services, Brian Steglitz, about managing the system to filter out virus and chemical contamination. Full Article
ni The Trump Administration’s Plan to Deport Victims of Human Trafficking By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 12:00:00 -0400 The New Yorker contributor Jenna Krajeski recently met with a woman who calls herself Esperanza. In her home country, Esperanza was coerced and threatened into prostitution, and later was trafficked into the United States, where she was subjected to appalling conditions. Esperanza eventually obtained legal help, and applied for something called a T visa. The T visa contains unusual provisions that recognize the unique circumstances of human-trafficking victims in seeking legal status. It has also been a crucial tool to obtaining victims’ coöperation in prosecuting traffickers. The Trump Administration claims to want to fight the problem of human trafficking, but Krajeski notes that its policies have done the opposite: T-visa applicants can now be deported if their applications are rejected. This dramatic change in policy sharply reduced the number of applications from victims seeking help. “If what [the Administration] cares about is putting traffickers in prison, which is what they say they care about, their prosecutions are going down and will go down further,” Martina Vandenberg, the president of the Human Trafficking Legal Center, says. “Trafficking victims under the circumstances can’t actually coöperate.” Full Article human_trafficking immigration politics visa_program
ni In Communities of Color, Fighting for a Stake in the Legal Cannabis Market By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 12:00:00 -0400 People of color have suffered disproportionately under cannabis criminalization, and social-justice advocates have played a major role in the push for legalization; Michelle Alexander’s book “The New Jim Crow” changed many people’s minds on this issue. But, as the legal cannabis market takes off into a multibillion-dollar economy, this “green rush” is likely to leave behind those who suffered. An entrepreneur in New York tells the staff writer Jelani Cobb that “while we’re waiting [for legalization], huge corporations are . . . working on their packaging, how they’re going to come to the market. If we don’t have that same freedom, how is it fair?” Cobb reports on how legalization bills are seeking to address that historical inequity. In Oakland, California, a bill stipulates that half of dispensary permits must be awarded to people who have been harmed by criminalization in the past. But one businessman tells Cobb that, without access to capital, would-be dispensary owners will be shut out, and will likely end up selling those permits for cheap. Full Article business cannabis_decriminalization history life marijuana marijuana_legalization oakland politics
ni Trump’s Enablers: How Giuliani, Pence, and Barr Figure Into the Ukraine Scandal By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 12:00:00 -0400 This week, evidence emerged that Trump tried to enlist the help of a foreign power to discredit his political opponents—in this case, Democratic Presidential hopeful Joe Biden. Further disclosures revealed that the President may have been aided in his efforts by his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, Vice-President Mike Pence, and Attorney General William Barr. On Tuesday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced the start of a formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump, saying that he had betrayed his oath of office, the nation’s security, and the integrity of U.S. elections. Jeffrey Toobin, Jane Mayer, and David Rohde—three New Yorker writers who have reported extensively about the Administration—join Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the case against Trump, and how his inner circle may have helped jeopardize his Presidency. Full Article donald_trump history impeachment mike_pence politics rudy_giuliani ukraine william_barr
ni Revelations About the Forever War in Afghanistan By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 12:00:00 -0500 On Monday, the Washington Post published “The Afghanistan Papers,” a trove of more than two thousand pages of interviews with U.S. and foreign officials about the war in Afghanistan. The document reveals the extent to which politicians and military leaders lied to the public about the conflict. Dexter Filkins, who has covered the war since its inception, joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the report, his experiences as a reporter in Afghanistan, and the current status of America’s longest war. Full Article afghan_war afghanistan donald_rumsfeld history politics
ni Terry Gross Talks with David Remnick By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 12:00:00 -0500 David Remnick has appeared as the guest of Terry Gross on “Fresh Air” a number of times over the years, talking about Russia, Muhammad Ali, and other subjects. Hosting “Fresh Air” for nearly forty-five years, Gross is a defining voice of NPR, and is perhaps the most celebrated interviewer of our time. In October, 2019, the tables turned, and Gross joined Remnick as his guest for a live interview at The New Yorker Festival. They spoke about how she first found her way to the microphone, the role of feminism in establishing NPR, the limits of her expertise, and what she has had to give up to prepare for serious conversations day after day. Full Article fresh_air history life national_public_radio public_radio storytelling
ni Rebecca Solnit on Harvey Weinstein and the Lies that Powerful Men Tell By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 12:00:00 -0500 This week, the former film producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted on two counts of sexual assault in a New York court. Weinstein, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than ninety women, has become an emblem of misogyny in Hollywood, and of the systems that protect wealthy and powerful men from the consequences of criminal misconduct. Rebecca Solnit joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss whether the Weinstein verdict is a turning point in the #MeToo movement, and what it takes to expose the lies of those in power in business and politics. Full Article harvey_weinstein metoo_movement politics
ni And Then There Were Two: Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0400 Just over a week ago, Bernie Sanders seemed to be the front-runner for the Democratic nomination. Then came some prominent withdrawals from the race, and, on Super Tuesday, the resurgence of Joe Biden’s campaign. (Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii remains in the race, but has no chance of winning the nomination.) But the narrowing of the field only highlights the gulf between the Party’s moderate center and its energized Left. David Remnick talks with Amy Davidson Sorkin, a political columnist for The New Yorker, about the possibility of a contested Convention. Then Remnick interviews Michael Kazin, an historian and the co-editor of Dissent magazine. Kazin points out that Sanders is struggling against a headwind: even voters sympathetic to democratic socialism may vote for a pragmatist if they think Biden is more likely to beat the incumbent President in November. But Sanders seems unlikely to moderate his message. “There is a problem,” Kazin tells David Remnick. “A divided party—a party that’s divided at the Convention—never has won in American politics.” Full Article bernie_sanders democratic_convention democratic_socialism history joe_biden politics
ni How Humanity Survives Pandemics By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0400 The earliest epidemics date back to Neolithic times, and, in the millennia since, viral outbreaks have repeatedly shaped the course of human history, influencing behavior and creating and destroying cultural norms. In the weeks since COVID-19 became a worldwide emergency, people are showing resilience, humor, and creative ways of communicating as governments and businesses struggle to respond. Robin Wright joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss differing responses to infectious diseases across time and cultures, and the global political ramifications of COVID-19. Full Article coronavirus covid_19 health history iran life politics
ni In a Nightmare Scenario, How Should We Decide Who Gets Care? By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0400 In northern Italy, doctors were forced to begin rationing ventilators and other equipment—a nightmare scenario that could become a reality for medical staff in the United States soon; New York has projected ventilator shortages in the thousands per week. David Remnick talks with Philip Rosoff, a professor of Medicine at Duke University and a scholar of bioethics who has studied rationing. Rosoff believes medical institutions must also consider the needs of those who can’t be saved, and suggests that hospitals should stock up on drugs to ease suffering at the end of life. Rosoff notes that the U.S. medical system puts an emphasis on “go for broke” care at all costs, and is poorly prepared for those kinds of decisions, which leave hospital workers with an acute sense of “moral distress.” “If we’re smart, we would have institutional guidelines and plans in place ahead of time,” Rosoff says. “The way not to make [a rationing decision] is to make it arbitrarily, capriciously, unilaterally, and at the bedside in the moment.” Full Article covid_19 health healthcare [lc] life medical_ethics politics
ni Trump vs. the United States Postal Service By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0400 The U.S. Postal Service is a rare thing: a beloved federal agency. Mail carriers visit every household in the country, and they are the only federal employees most of us see on a regular basis. But the service has been in serious financial trouble for years, a problem exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis. The survival of the system depends on intervention from Congress, but President Trump has called the postal service “a joke,” and without congressional intervention it could be forced to cease operating by the end of the year. Casey Cep, a New Yorker staff writer and the daughter of a postal worker, joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the past and future of the U.S.P.S. Full Article business coronavirus donald_trump history politics storytelling united_states_postal_service
ni Universal Design Master Bath Redo By feeds.thisoldhouse.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 04:00:00 EDT Reworking a cramped master bath for accessibility allows everyone room to move Full Article Photo Gallery
ni The Uniqueness of the Bible By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT 'So many different writers, in so many different contexts, and yet the same God is revealed by them all. How does this amazing truth help confirm for us the veracity of God’s Word?' Full Article
ni Political Rewind: Political, Health Consequences To Re-Opening Economy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:00:25 +0000 Wednesday on Political Rewind , the political consequences of the pandemic. The governor’s recent decision to slowly re-open businesses in Georgia has drawn criticism and national attention. How will voters respond to the public health efforts of elected officials at all levels of governments in this crucial election year? Full Article
ni MeFi: she's a sewing machine mechanic By www.metafilter.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 05:42:51 GMT What To Check Before Taking Your Machine To The Shop Full Article
ni Issues Of The Environment: University Of Michigan Freezes New Investments In Fossil Fuels-Now What? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 11:51:09 +0000 In an attempt to reduce its carbon footprint, the University of Michigan has pledged to freeze its investments in fossil fuel companies. This move has drawn praise from such activist groups as the U-M's Climate Action Movement (CAM). But it also says the school needs to go much further. CAM member and U-M doctoral student Noah Weaverdyck discusses it all with WEMU's David Fair on this week's "Issues of the Environment." Full Article
ni Issues Of The Environment: COVID-19, Chemicals, And The Ann Arbor Municipal Water Supply By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 11:15:42 +0000 Maintaining water service and safety remains an essential service during Governor Whitmer's "Stay Home, Stay Safe" executive order. In this week's "Issues of the Environment," WEMU's David Fair talks with the manager of Ann Arbor's water treatment services, Brian Steglitz, about managing the system to filter out virus and chemical contamination. Full Article
ni Does anyone recognize this font? By ask.metafilter.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:30:07 -0800 I need help trying to find the font-family represented in this logo: PUNCH. Something very similar would be sufficient. Especially if it is a free font!Thanks for any suggestions! Full Article font resolved
ni V-E Day: Europe Celebrates A Subdued 75th Anniversary During COVID-19 Pandemic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:04:00 +0000 Updated at 5:02 p.m. ET It was supposed to be a day of parades, a vast party that would transcend borders and bring generations together, not unlike the spontaneous euphoria that swept through victorious European allies when Nazi Germany finally surrendered. But instead of a mega-event, leaders in London, Paris, Moscow and other capitals, observed the 75th anniversary of V-E Day at a diminished level Friday due to the COVID-19 pandemic. French President Emmanuel Macron led a small ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe, looking out over an empty Champs-Élysées. A 93-year-old veteran of World War II observes a moment of silence at the Cenotaph war memorial in London, where British residents — like much of Europe — marked a subdued 75th anniversary of V-E Day. Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP via Getty Images Because of health risks the disease poses to older people, many veterans of the war were forced to avoid travel and keep their distance at public gatherings. "The veterans are of course getting Full Article
ni Coronavirus FAQs: Do Temperature Screenings Help? Can Mosquitoes Spread It? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:53:00 +0000 This is part of a series looking at pressing coronavirus questions of the week. We'd like to hear what you're curious about. Email us at goatsandsoda@npr.org with the subject line: "Weekly Coronavirus Questions." More than 76,000 people in the U.S. have died because of COVID-19, and there have been 1.27 million confirmed cases across the country — and nearly 4 million worldwide. Though the virus continues to spread and sicken people, some states and countries are starting to reopen businesses and lift stay-at-home requirements. This week, we look at some of your questions as summer nears and restrictions are eased. Is it safe to swim in pools or lakes? Does the virus spread through the water? People are asking whether they should be concerned about being exposed to the coronavirus while swimming. Experts say water needn't be a cause for concern. The CDC says there is no evidence the virus that causes COVID-19 can be spread to people through the water in pools, hot tubs, spas or water Full Article
ni Reopening After COVID: The 3 Phases Recommended By The White House By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000 President Trump wants states to begin relaxing stay-at-home orders and reopen businesses after the spread of the coronavirus pummeled the global economy and killed millions of jobs. The White House coronavirus task force released guidelines on April 16 to encourage state governors to adopt a phased approach to lifting restrictions across the country. Some states have moved ahead without meeting the criteria . The task force rejected a set of additional detailed draft recommendations for schools, restaurants, churches and mass transit systems from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that it considered " overly prescriptive ." A number of states have already begun to lift restrictions, allowing for businesses including hair salons, diners and tattoo parlors to once again begin accepting customers. Health experts have warned that reopening too quickly could result in a potential rebound in cases. States are supposed to wait to begin lifting any restrictions until they have a 14 Full Article
ni Public Health Experts Say Many States Are Opening Too Soon To Do So Safely By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000 As of Friday in Texas, you can go to a tanning salon. In Indiana, houses of worship are being allowed to open with no cap on attendance. Places like Pennsylvania are taking a more cautious approach, only starting to ease restrictions in some counties based on the number of COVID-19 cases. By Monday, at least 31 states will have partially reopened after seven weeks of restrictions. The moves come as President Trump pushes for the country to get back to work despite public health experts warning that it's too soon. "The early lesson that was learned, really, we learned from the island of Hokkaido in Japan, where they did a really good job of controlling the initial phase of the outbreak," said Bob Bednarczyk, assistant professor of global health and epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta. Because of that success, many of the restrictions on the island were lifted. But cases and deaths surged in a second wave of infections. Twenty-six days later Full Article
ni Opinion: Endangered Bird Couple Returns To Chicago's Shore By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:59:00 +0000 Monty and Rose met last year on a beach on the north side of Chicago. Their attraction was intense, immediate, and you might say, fruitful. Somewhere between the roll of lake waves and the shimmer of skyscrapers overlooking the beach, Monty and Rose fledged two chicks. They protected their offspring through formative times. But then, in fulfillment of nature's plan, they parted ways, and left the chicks to make their own ways in the world. Monty and Rose are piping plovers, an endangered species of bird of which there may only be 6,000 or 7,000 in the world, including Monty, Rose and their chicks. They were the first piping plovers to nest in Chicago in more than 60 years. After their chicks fledged, they drifted apart. Rose went off to Florida for the winter, and Monty made his way to the Texas coast. They'd always have the North Side, but were each on their own in a huge, fraught world. And then, just a few days ago, Monty and Rose were sighted again, on the same patch of sand on Full Article
ni Buddha Machine Variations No. 20 (Pattern Cognition) By disquiet.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 01:14:39 +0000 This is a short one, and a change of approach. It’s a test run, really. (Every entry is an experiment of some sort.) Samples extracted from three different loops of the first-generation Buddha Machine, which dates from 2005, were recorded on the Teenage Engineering PO-33 K.O! and then run as a series of patterns, the […] Full Article downstream Buddha Machine studio journal video
ni Fusion 360: Designing for Metal By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT If you're designing metal parts, you'll need to do things differently than you would for other materials and processes. This course shows how to use Autodesk Fusion 360—the affordable cloud-powered CAD and CAM tool that works like more expensive, industry-focused tools—to build effective designs specifically for subtractive manufacturing in metal. Thom Tremblay shows how to build solid designs, simulate how the model will hold up to the stress of production and use, render the design for presentation, and finalize it for manufacturing. The workflows showcased in this course are tailored to help the nonprofessional CAD user, and the maker, to be more effective and quickly have access to the tools that a few years ago were only available to the few and at an astronomical price. Full Article
ni Fusion 360: Designing for Plastics By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Plastic has unique properties not shared by other materials. If you're designing something that will eventually be created in plastic, considering the complexities of manufacturing in your design process is critical. In this course, learn how to design parts for additive manufacturing in plastic using Autodesk Fusion 360—the affordable cloud-powered CAD and CAM tool that works like more expensive, industry-focused tools. Instructor Thom Tremblay explains how to create a form, complete and visualize your design, and set it up for 3D printing, all while designing a ready-to-manufacture part. Plus, learn a more complex alternative modeling processes for creating a solid from surfaces and subdividing a solid model. Full Article
ni Tableau Essential Training (2020.1) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Tableau is a widely used data analytics and visualization tool that many consider indispensable for data-science-related work. Its drag-and-drop interface makes it easy to sort, compare, and analyze data from multiple sources, including Excel, SQL Server, and cloud-based data repositories. In this course, learn what you need to know to analyze and display data using Tableau 2020—and make better, more data-driven decisions for your company. Discover how to install Tableau, connect to data sources, and sort and filter your data. Instructor Curt Frye also demonstrates how to create and manipulate data visualizations—including highlight tables, charts, scatter plots, histograms, maps, and dashboards—and shows how to share your visualizations. Along the way, he highlights the new features packed into this edition of the software, including Viz Animations, which allows you to visually follow the movement of marks in a data visualization to see and understand your changing data. Full Article
ni 2D Animation: Tips and Tricks By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT One way to learn animation is an all-in-one course, the kind you can find here in our library. The other path is on-the-job training, and involves picking up tips and tricks as you work. This course will give you that "on the job" experience in weekly doses. Every Tuesday, author Dermot O' Connor reveals a tip or trick that animation professionals use to save time and create more compelling characters. Learn to use delays, overshoots, and leading gestures to create looser, more realistic movement; draw different mouth shapes for male and female characters; create different styles of walks such as staggers; and more.Note: Because this is an ongoing series, viewers will not receive a certificate of completion. Full Article
ni Deke's Techniques By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT This course is a collection of short Photoshop and Illustrator projects and creative effects that can be completed in ten minutes or less. The series is taught by computer graphics guru Deke McClelland, and presented in his signature step-by-step style. The intent is to reveal how various Photoshop and Illustrator features can be combined and leveraged in real-world examples so that they can be applied to creative projects right away.Note: Because this is an ongoing series, viewers will not receive a certificate of completion. Full Article
ni Designing Characters Using Adobe Fresco By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Learn how to approach character design and get a better understanding of the powerful illustration tools in Adobe Fresco. In this course, instructor Renee di Cherri explains how to use this digital drawing and painting app—optimized for touch-based devices like the iPad—to bring your character to life. Learn how to use a mindmap to build your imagined world and guide the ideation process of creating your character and what they look like. Then discover how to sketch thumbnail drawings directly in Fresco and turn them into crisp linework with its vector brushes and painting tools. Finally, find out how to add color and final touches to your character, such as realistic fur and lighting, and use companion apps like Photoshop for the iPad to create variations on your character. Full Article
ni 3ds Max: Tips, Tricks and Techniques By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT 3ds Max is a powerful, deep, and multifaceted program, so there's always more to learn. This weekly series aims to keep you on top of the latest tools and techniques, and introduces fresh perspectives on traditional methods for architectural and product visualization, animation, visual effects, games and virtual worlds, and motion graphics. Instructor Aaron F. Ross presents a new topic every week, spanning the full range of 3D graphics tasks, including modeling, rigging and animation, shading and lighting, camera operation, and rendering. He gives special attention to streamlining workflows, such as automation of time-consuming tasks, so your productions run more smoothly and efficiently. Come back every Wednesday for a new tutorial to expand your 3ds Max knowledge and skills.Note: Because this is an ongoing series, viewers will not receive a certificate of completion. Full Article
ni Blender: Tips, Tricks and Techniques By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Blender boasts a variety of essential features and add-ons for 3D creation. In this weekly series, learn how to better leverage these tools—and work with some features that you may not have heard of yet. Join David Andrade as he covers a variety of topics, including useful Blender simulations, updates to Blender such as the Principled BSDF shader, and animation techniques. Tune in every Wednesday for a new Blender trick to enhance your media production workflow.Note: Because this is an ongoing series, viewers will not receive a certificate of completion. Full Article
ni Grasshopper: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Since its inception, the Grasshopper plugin for Rhino 3D has consistently grown in popularity with designers. This graphical algorithm editor boasts capabilities that make the process of creating complex 3D models less tedious and more efficient. In this series, instructor Walter Zesk shows you how to work even smarter with this powerful plugin. Get techniques that can help you resolve common challenges in Grasshopper and make the most out of its capabilities. Tune in every week for a new tip.Note: Because this is an ongoing series, viewers will not receive a certificate of completion. Full Article