Tag: culture

First Look's Louis Burgdorf remembers the life and legacy of actor Burt Reynolds who died Thursday at the age of 82.

Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook. President Trump accuses them of censoring conservative opinion. Several studies recently suggest that is the case. But the point is, those four people have the power to do that. We can debate all day long the merits of regulating social networks versus free market; let 'em do what they want. I don't know how this shakes out. But I do know that such concentrated power will bring on a political response. It is speech that’s regulated by a couple of billionaires. So when the president says Google Search is rigged, and Larry Kudlow says the administration will "look into" regulation, I agree. Reign 'em in!

As President Trump continues to use Twitter to blast out remarks, First Lady Melania Trump speaks out against cyberbullying. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the premier destination for in-depth analysis of daily headlines, insightful political commentary and…

Christian Picciiolini is a former neo-Nazi skinhead turned anti-racist activist and author, and he joins Morning Joe to discuss the 'Breaking Hate' special, which looks at the one-year anniversary of Charlottesville. Sophia Nelson also joins the conversation. » Subscribe to…

Facebook, Apple and YouTube have removed the pages and podcasts from controversial radio host and conspiracy theorist, Alex Jones, for hate speech and policy violations. Yet Twitter will not ban Jones. The panel discusses. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About:…

Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans and Citi's Jennifer Breithaupt join Morning Joe to reveal the 2018 Global Citizen Festival, which features Janet Jackson, Cardi B and more. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the premier destination for in-depth…

Bo Burnham wrote and directed the new film 'Eighth Grade,' which looks at the life of Kayla, a 13-year-old girl, who expresses herself in YouTube videos while facing the challenges of life as an adolescent in the 21st Century. »…

Cultural displacement, masquerading as economic and border security anxiety, is chipping away at societal cohesion on both sides of the Atlantic. There are, of course, many drivers of this divide, including economic anxiety about globalization, wage stagnation, and career displacement, along with a perceived loss of community values due to continuing immigration and a fear of immigrant crime and foreign terrorism, often driven by exaggerated claims about the threat. The result is that for many Americans, demographic change and immigration pose a direct challenge to established concepts of identity and pre-existing social hierarchies. In 2000, some 2 percent of Americans identified themselves as multiracial. By 2045, white Americans will no longer be the majority in the United States. Europe’s experience with identity—both at the national and supranational level—has been quite different: In many European Union countries, diversity is a newer issue than it is in the United States. What can the United States and European countries learn from each other’s experiences contending with these turbulent forces? Perhaps the core lesson is how many similarities there are in the populist and nativist messaging both sides of the Atlantic are facing, and thus in the shared challenge for those of us who oppose it. Of course, there is plenty the United States can do to get its own house in order. In addition to the Trump administration revamping its heartless policy prescriptions for asylum-seekers on the southern border, Trump himself must dial back his hostile rhetoric regarding immigrants, which provides powerful fuel for those who are already fearful.

My experience as the senior Europe analyst in the U.S. intelligence community under the Obama administration and first few months of the Donald Trump presidency gave me a front-row seat to the early stages of major dysfunction and Trump’s hostility toward Euro-Atlantic institutions. Cultural displacement, masquerading as economic and border security anxiety, is chipping away at societal cohesion on both sides of the Atlantic. There are, of course, many drivers of this divide, including economic anxiety about globalization, wage stagnation, and career displacement, along with a perceived loss of community values due to continuing immigration and a fear of immigrant crime and foreign terrorism, often driven by exaggerated claims about the threat. In 2000, some 2 percent of Americans identified themselves as multiracial. By 2045, white Americans will no longer be the majority in the United States. Europe’s experience with identity—both at the national and supranational level—has been quite different: In many European Union countries, diversity is a newer issue than it is in the United States. While countries such as the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands have had significant histories as colonial powers and subsequent experience with robust immigration, most European countries are considered fairly new immigrant nations compared to the United States or Canada. What can the United States and European countries learn from each other’s experiences contending with these turbulent forces? Perhaps the core lesson is how many similarities there are in the populist and nativist messaging both sides of the Atlantic are facing, and thus in the shared challenge for those of us who oppose it. In addition to the Trump administration revamping its heartless policy prescriptions for asylum-seekers on the southern border, Trump himself must dial back his hostile rhetoric regarding immigrants, which provides powerful fuel for those who are already fearful.

Hill spoke about her experiences in covering race, sports and culture on The Undefeated with the platform’s editor-in-chief, Kevin Merida. The tweet was followed by tweeted responses from press secretary Sarah Sanders and Trump. Merida asked about her transitions, specifically about what skills were transferable between the mediums. “Everything feels personal in writing, and TV helped me understand it’s not all personal.” Hill said being in the studio every day means being further and further removed from the things one often covers, so returning to writing was a relief. In response to a question about how she finds story topics, Hill said she follows her interests and passions. “I don’t mind jumping into or starting a conversation,” she said. “I have more scrutiny, to the point where I had to Google alert myself,” she said, referring to a notification system that alerts her when her name appears in a post on the internet. She discussed racial stories in response to another question, saying the general avoidance of these stories stems from people’s lack of comfort with addressing their own roles in racism. Conference co-director Michael J. Mooney said it was especially important to bring Hill to speak at the conference this year because of her important work and because she has been under personal attack by those in power. “I think it’s helpful for writers to hear you can make mistakes and it’s OK,” Johnson said.