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☆ Bono’s new book is more than a rock star memoir. It’s also a powerful tribute to America
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +12 min
Born Paul David Hewson in Dublin, Ireland, Bono is a global rock star, an activist and an entrepreneur who is currently touring the US to promote his memoir. Bono’s book, though, is more than a rock star’s memoir. A belief in America as an idea, not a religionAs any casual fan of U2 knows, U2 has long had a close relationship with the US. Martin Luther King Jr., with their song, “Pride (In The Name of Love).”In “Surrender,” Bono pays tribute to America itself. “The search for common ground starts with a search for higher ground,” Bono writes in the memoir.
☆ Biden names board to help end freight railroad and union contract disputes
  + stars: | 2022-07-18 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/4] A commercial freight train carries a load of shipping containers at the Port of Savannah, Georgia, U.S. October 17, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio JonesJuly 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday named the members of an emergency board tasked with helping resolve disputes between freight rail carriers and their unions, the White House said. read moreBiden named Ira F. Jaffe to chair the presidential emergency board. If Biden had not created the board by Monday, railroads and unions could have opted for operational shutdowns or strikes, respectively. Talks between major freight railroads, including Union Pacific (UNP.N) and Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N)-owned BNSF, and unions representing their workers have dragged on for more than two years.
☆ As a queer woman, I never thought I'd be able to buy a home or build wealth — but I did, and a perspective shift made all the difference
  + stars: | 2022-03-07 | by ( Hadassah Damien | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Imagining possibilities is a big part of planning; I want LGBTQ women to be able to imagine success. LGBTQ women rarely see themselves reflected in the wealthiest groupsData on both LGBTQ people and women of all orientations evidences economic precarity for many people within these lived experiences. Transgender women have an even higher likelihood of experiencing life on a low income. McKinsey reported last year that cisgender people took home 32% higher wages for the same work transgender people did. LGBTQ women and others tend to resource stability and community outside social norms.
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