Richard Rothstein writes for Economic Policy Institute, October 2014
No doubt, private prejudice and suburbanites’ desire for homogenous affluent environments contributed to segregation in St. Louis and other metropolitan areas. … But a more powerful cause of metropolitan segregation in St. Louis and nationwide has been the explicit intents of federal, state, and local governments to create racially segregated metropolises.
Ian Haney López writes for Moyers and Company, September 30, 2014
There’s relatively little discussion of ISIS agents entering the country through airports, visa in hand, as the 9/11 attackers did. … Instead, the spotlight is on the border with Mexico, in a way that combines fear of terrorism in the Middle East with metastasized anxiety over Latino newcomers.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, September 30, 2014
The directors of Darden Restaurants, the owner of Olive Garden and other quintessentially American restaurant chains, may have decided that they would rather commit corporate suicide than give in to the demands of two activist shareholders, Starboard Value and the Barington Capital Group. It would be touching if it didn’t appear to be so inexplicably foolish.
Andrew Bradt quoted in FairWarning, September 29, 2014
“The odds are long,” said Andrew Bradt … “but I would have no basis for saying there’s any shenanigans going on.”
Jennifer Granholm cited in The Daily Californian, September 29, 2014
After Attorney General Eric Holder’s resignation announcement, various news sources shortlisted UC Berkeley adjunct professor and former governor of Michigan Jennifer Granholm as a possible replacement.
Ethan Elkind interviewed on KCBS-AM, September 27, 2014
“Having this inexpensive energy storage available to people can really be a game-changer in terms of cleaning up our electricity supply and also generating a lot of jobs, potentially here in California. … There’s a lot of money at stake here, and a lot of environmental good to be done.”
Maria Echaveste cited in The Washington Post, September 26, 2014
As a private citizen, Echaveste… has been an advocate for immigration reform, which has been repeatedly blocked in Congress. She has described the issue as one that is “real and it hurts families.”
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, September 23, 2014
Given the relatively small amount invested, Calpers was in hedge funds for the wrong reasons. The returns were not there. And unless the pension fund scaled up its investment by tens of billions of dollars, the hedging aspect of hedge funds could not work
Catherine Crump interviewed in The Recorder (registration required), September 22, 2014
The public is confused about the degree to which law protects their privacy and that confusion is understandable because technology has been evolving so quickly that the answer to the question is often unclear. … There’s a major push right now to try to get Congress and state legislatures to update the laws to reflect today’s reality.
Ethan Elkind interviewed on KCRW-FM, September 22, 2014
“The bill directs the California air resources board … to come up with a financing plan, basically looking at the market for electric vehicles going forward, knowing that the state has a goal of about 1.5 million electric vehicles on the road by 2025.”