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The roots of the 'great replacement theory' believed to fuel Buffalo shooting suspect
Theodore G. Bilbo, a Democrat, had twice been governor of Mississippi before he served in the U.S. Senate from 1935 to 1947, when “the growing intolerance among many whites toward public racism and anti-Semitism” led to his fall, according to an account in the Journal of Mississippi History. (Library of Congress) Editor's note: A version of this story ran on Nov.
As vehicles come more equipped with safety features, when should older adults stop driving?
In 2020, older drivers (75 years and above) numbered more than 17 million. And that was two years before the leading edge of the baby boom started reaching its mid-70s. Now those numbers are climbing, along with the candles on their cakes. That's not necessarily a bad thing, experts say. Many older drivers retain their skills later into life, carmakers are equipping cars to make them safer, and roadways are being designed for increased safety.
When should older adults stop driving? It depends.
Placeholder while article actions load In 2020, older drivers (75 years and above) numbered more than 17 million. And that was two years before the leading edge of the baby boom started reaching its mid-70s. Now those numbers are climbing, along with the candles on their cakes. That's not necessarily a bad thing, experts say. Many older drivers retain their skills later into life, carmakers are equipping cars to make them safer, and roadways are being designed for increased safety.
Long before Charlottesville, 'great replacement theory' found its champion in a racist senator
A 1939 photo of Sen. Theodore G. Bilbo of Mississippi. (Harris & Ewing Collection/Library of Congress) Four years ago, torch-bearing "Unite the Right" demonstrators, including Ku Klux Klan members and neo-Nazis, marched into Charlottesville, shouting, "Jews will not replace us" and "White lives matter." The next day, they clashed with counter-protesters, leaving one woman dead and a nation stunned.
Does the supplement Prevagen improve memory? A court case is asking that question.
Comment on this story Comment The front of the box of the dietary supplement Prevagen says it improves memory and supports healthy brain function, sharper mind and clearer thinking. The side of the box says: “These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
Perspective | During my recent birthday, I had to go to the hospital. The medical staff and technicians made it kind of nice.
It was Dec. 20, the day before my birthday, and I was feeling good. I did a small bit of professional work, vacuumed two rooms and carried a space heater down from the second floor so that I might supply some heat for the back porch if friends or family visited the next day. But that was in the morning. By midday, I was fixing lunch when pain cinched me around my upper abdomen, just under my ribs. I ate a few bites of the chili and eggs and half an avocado but had to give up. I walked around.
Trump's regulatory rollback boosts odds of a financial crisis
What will trigger the next financial crisis? Economists have been raising alarms about high-risk debt, but the real danger may be closer to home. Since taking over, Trump’s administration has been wiping out measures designed to prevent consumers from being ensnared in unsustainable debt and, at the same time, eliminating borrowers’ ability to seek court-ordered relief when they are.
Unilever to Buy Ben & Jerry’s
April 13, 2000 Grab a spoon and pass the Chunky Monkey! Counterculture capitalists Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield agreed yesterday to sell their Ben & Jerry’s ice cream company to Unilever PLC. And Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc. was just a $326 million dessert for the European consumer products giant. Like many a yo-yo dieter, Unilever announced it would wash down the Ben & Jerry’s with $2.6 billion worth of Slim-Fast diet shakes.
NOODLEHEADS SEE THE FUTURE
Two thickheaded macaroni noodles prove the old adage: a fool and his firewood are soon parted. Fools have been called “noodleheads” for centuries, but until recently few have represented the term quite so literally. Mac and Mac aren’t the brightest pieces of pasta in the world, but their hearts are in the right place. Here, the two decide to help their mama out by gathering firewood in hopes that she’ll bake them a cake.
Facing fiscal reality when dementia strikes
Already retired with pensions from two jobs – one as a U.S. Air Force master sergeant and the other as an electrical operations superintendent for 20 years with the Arizona Department of Transportation – he landed another job with the state of Texas working on traffic signals and traffic intel systems. He moved to Fort Worth at age 61 with his partner Bobbie Duncan, and they spent $25,000 in savings on a fixer-upper house. His plan was to work until he was 70. But then things got strange.
Facing financial reality when early dementia is diagnosed
Already retired with pensions from two jobs — one as a U.S. Air Force master sergeant (E-7) and the other as an electrical operations superintendent for 20 years with the Arizona Department of Transportation — he landed another job with the state of Texas working on traffic signals and traffic intel systems. He moved to Fort Worth at age 61 with his partner Bobbie Duncan, and they spent $25,000 in savings on a fixer-upper house. His plan was to work until he was 70. But then things got strange.
The Best Business Writing 2015 | Columbia University Press
Corporate monopolies, gross mismanagement, retail delivery drones, the growing app economy—2015 was a year of profound changes in the world of business and finance. Offering clear-eyed assessments of these developments along with compelling profiles and muckraking reports, the incisive articles in this volume provide an essential guide for understanding business's influence on economics, politics, and culture.
The Best Business Writing 2014
A breakout success, our anthology of the year's best business investigative writing includes provocative essays on the ongoing collapse of American middle-class jobs under the weight of maximizing shareholder values ( Washington Post); the underground networks of financial exchange that insulate Russia from diplomatic consequences and real economic pain ( New York Times); the shady practices and libertarian ethos of the new Silicon Valley ( Frankfurter Allgemeine, London Review of Books); and...
How you would fix Social Security: Raise the retirement age
About a month ago, the Post invited readers to chime in on what they thought were the best ways to fix Social Security. With the help of the Center for Retirement Research, we presented an array of 12 solutions commonly suggested for the retirement system, which is projected to be so depleted that it will be unable to pay full benefits by 2033. Then we asked readers to pick the options they would consider. This week we’ll report on the solutions that have resonated with the most readers.
How you would fix Social Security: Tax higher earnings
About a month ago, the Post invited readers to chime in on what they thought were the best ways to fix Social Security. With the help of the Center for Retirement Research, we presented an array of 12 solutions commonly suggested for the retirement system, which is projected to be so depleted that it will be unable to pay full benefits by 2033. Then we asked readers to pick the options they would consider. This week we’ll report on the solutions that have resonated with the most readers.
Finance Lab: They have a pension, long-term care insurance and savings. But is it enough?
We recently asked readers to tell us about their financial planning for retirement and promised to have experts review readers’ plans and offer advice. One of the first responses we received was from Betsy Campana, 63, who works fulltime as a pharmacist at a hospital in Milford, De., where she and her husband moved after he retired. Ken Campana, 72, is a retired meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
Colorful World of Birding Has Conspicuous Lack of People of Color
If you're a black bird-watcher, "be prepared to be confused with the other black birder." That's what J. Drew Lanham, a wildlife ecology professor at Clemson University in South Carolina, wrote last year in his list of nine race-related "rules." "Yes, there are only two of you at the bird festival," he wrote in the pages of Orion magazine. "Yes, you're wearing a name tag and are six inches taller than he is.
Prudential’s Death Benefits for Soldiers: Bloomberg Gets it (Mostly) Right
The complaint came from Bob DeFillippo, chief communication officer for Prudential Financial, Inc., who fired it off the day that The Audit’s Ryan Chittum gave a thumbs up to Bloomberg’s David Evans in an Audit Notes.
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