Category Archives: News from the Soul Brother

St. Louis Police Shoot Black Honor Student 25 Times

By Aviva Shen Protesters rallied in St. Louis, MO on Wednesday over the death of 25-year-old Cary Ball Jr, who was shot 25 times by police officers last month. Police say Ball refused to pull over for a traffic stop, … Continue reading

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Obama appoints Susan Rice as national security adviser

By Michael O’Brien Hailing her longtime role as a “trusted adviser,” President Barack Obama formally named U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice as his next national security adviser on Wednesday.Obama tapped Rice, a target of Republican criticism in recent months, to succeed … Continue reading

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Analyst: Xbox One to cost $399, PlayStation 4 priced at $349

By Jay Greene   When Microsoft’s Xbox One goes on sale before the end of year, it should cost $399, $50 more than the Sony’s PlayStation 4, likely to debut at the same time, according to estimates by Wedbush Securities analyst Michael … Continue reading

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The Corporation is at Odds with the Future

By Grant McCracken A client recently asked me to comment crisply on the future. I came up with these observations. See if you can spot my error. 1. The world is speeding up. In 1989, Alan Kay said it takes … Continue reading

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It’s Not a Housing Boom. It’s a Land Grab

By Imara Jones As Americans took to their backyards and beaches to celebrate the unofficial start of summer this week, America’s housing industry—for the first time in years—is celebrating right along with them. In the past two months, home sales … Continue reading

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Never get a bad seat on a Southwest flight again

By Jason Cipriani One of the most anxiety-inducing moments you’ll hear a Southwest customer talk about is the process of checking in as close to 24 hours before a flight, hoping to see a boarding priority number prefaced with an … Continue reading

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On Victory Drive, Soldiers Defeated by Debt

By Paul Kiel and Mitchell Hartman Seven years after Congress banned payday-loan companies from charging exorbitant interest rates to service members, many of the nation’s military bases are surrounded by storefront lenders who charge high annual percentage rates, sometimes exceeding … Continue reading

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Backlash greets Cheerios ad with interracial family

By Mary C. Curtis Here we go again, with more proof, if anyone needed it, that the post-racial American society some hoped the election of an African American president signified is far from here. Who would have thought that breakfast cereal … Continue reading

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The Banality of ‘Don’t Be Evil’

By Julian Assange “THE New Digital Age” is a startlingly clear and provocative blueprint for technocratic imperialism, from two of its leading witch doctors, Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen, who construct a new idiom for United States global power in … Continue reading

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