Tag: Ibram X. Kendi

The relocation sparked protests in Gaza, where at least 50 people have been killed by Israeli gunfire, according to Palestinian officials. First Lady Melania Trump underwent a procedure to treat a “benign kidney condition” and is expected to remain at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for the rest of the week, according to a statement from her office. The Supreme Court struck down a federal law prohibiting states from authorizing sports betting. The family of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he is currently being treated for pancreatic cancer, and recently had surgery to remove a tumor from his pancreas. President Trump defended his recent push to ease up on the Chinese telecommunications company ZTE. The company “buys a big percentage of individual parts of U.S. companies” and is part of a larger trade deal with China, the president said on Twitter. Today on The Atlantic At the Core of the Conflict: The real dispute between the Israelis and Palestinians is a cycle of denial, writes Yossi Klein Halevi: “The Palestinian national movement denies Israel’s legitimacy, and Israel in turn denies the Palestinians’ national sovereignty.” Curiouser and Curiouser: The special counsel’s interest in more obscure figures shows that the Russia probe is more expansive than it seems. (Natasha Bertrand) Start Snitching: Communities of color are actually disproportionately likely to report crimes, writes Ibram X. Kendi. (Kate Nocera and Lissandra Villa, BuzzFeed) Too Big to Govern? (The New York Times) He Said He Would Do This: Unlike past presidents, Trump kept his promise to move the American embassy to Jerusalem.