vanityfair.com – Joanna Robinson Heading into Summer 2015 there were a few pop cultural certainties we could rely on. Taylor Swift’s 1989 tour was going to dominate. Chris Pratt was going […]
The 10 Most Surprising Stars of the Summer
Republicans Wary of Donald Trump’s Populist Tone on Taxes
nytimes.com – ALAN RAPPEPORT WASHINGTON — For years, Republicans have run for office on promises of cutting taxes and bolstering business to stimulate economic growth, pledging allegiance to a Reaganesque model […]
5 Biggest Losers Of The GOP Primary So Far
nationalmemo.com – @LOLGOP The Republican Party is trying to hold itself together in the midst of a long-predicted implosion. Political scientists will warn you that polls taken in the August before […]
Jeb Bush declares war on American labor: “People should work longer hours”
salon.com – Matthew Lavallee Americans work a lot; in fact, they spend more hours on the job than workers in many other industrialized countries. But many have wondered if working even […]
The ‘Trump Effect’ Alienating Conservative Latinos
npr.org – npr.org The current front-runner in the Republican presidential primary, Donald Trump, is sparking a debate about immigration that’s beginning to alienate some conservative Latinos. “He drowns out a lot […]
Morning Plum: Supporters of the Iran deal are winning. But they shouldn’t get complacent.
washingtonpost.com – Greg Sargent Over the weekend, Senator Jeff Merkley came out in support of the Iran nuclear deal. That means a total of 33 Senators either back the agreement or […]
Ad-blockers are terrifying companies and publishers, but there’s no holding them back
mashable.com – Patrick Kulp There’s a battle raging over the Internet right now — one that pits a multibillion-dollar industry against a few lines of code. On the surface, the sticking […]
Steve Schmidt: Donald Trump ’emasculating’ Jeb Bush
politico.com – Nick Gass Donald Trump is “emasculating” former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush with his attacks and his performance in state and national polling, prominent Republican strategist Steve Schmidt said Monday. […]
Fall Preview
newyorker.com – Michael Schulman Movie stars crash-landing on Broadway seems de rigueur, but last season “Fun Home” and “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” led the pack without […]
Amazon, Facebook and Google have the same secret
salon.com – Sam Wilkin Did Bill Gates intend, when he set out, to exploit the extraordinary economies of scale in software—which, unlike perhaps any other type of business, occur on both […]
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