Friday, July 10, 2015
What we’re Reading…
Summer is in full swing and it’s a busy time for everyone!
As you head off to the beach, amusement park, or a BBQ here are a few things
you need to know from the headlines this week.
The Confederate Flag
Came Down in South Carolina:
Today, July 10th, after a long and emotional
debate the South Carolina state government has decided to remove the
Confederate flag from capitol grounds. Post-removal, the flag will be placed in
a nearby museum. The debate has been taken up by the federal government in
response to a recent amendment to a funding bill. The amendment, which would
ban the flag from the grounds of National Parks, has been opposed by
conservative Republican leaders who have pulled support from the bill.
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The US Women’s Team is
the First Women’s Team Honored in NYC:
The US could not have gotten a better birthday gift – during
the 4th of July weekend the US Women’s Soccer Team won the FIFA
finals. The game broke records as the most watched soccer game in the United
States. Its audience was larger than the most recent NBA finals, and last year’s
World Series. Despite the notoriety of the game, the women were paid substantially
less than their male counterparts. The
inequality of pay between the women’s and men’s team has been taken up by many
activists although nothing has come of demands to resolve the disparity. On the flip side of the sexism faced by the US
team, they became the first women’s team to be given a parade in NYC today!
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What To Do About
Trump?:
Whether you love him or hate him, Trump is making news. Trump
has been receiving heat for racist comments made about Mexicans and Mexican
Americans earlier this month. In response GOP leaders have actively sought out
ways to tone down and/or remove Trump from the election. The leader of the RNC scolded
Trump in a call asking him to “tone it down” (although Trump remembers this differently,
see below) and FOX news has changed their debate requirements. Even in the face
of GOP disapproval Trump has managed to come up top in some polls.
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