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☆ Opinion | American Jews, Liberalism and Zionism
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “American Jews in the Age of Palestine,” by Peter Beinart (Opinion guest essay, March 24):There is a fundamental flaw in the article. Zionism does not require backing the Israeli government; it does assume backing for the State of Israel. It is a choice to support what many of us believe to be Jewish values, with the domination of the Palestinians being un-Jewish. Yes, there is a rupture between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Jewish diaspora, but that does not translate to a rupture with Israel, at least not yet. Since 1913, the ADL has hewed to a strictly nonpartisan strategy in calling out antisemitism — whether it emanates from the far left or the extreme right, or anywhere in between.

Persons: Peter Beinart, Benjamin Netanyahu, Steven Goldberg Brooklyn, ‘, ” Organizations: State, Defamation, “ Republicans, ADL Locations: Palestine, Israel

☆ First He Came For Cancel Culture. Now He Wants to Cancel Smartphones
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Emma Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

in 2013, he sent reading recommendations to his staff, including “Letter From Birmingham Jail” by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg and “The Righteous Mind” by a professor at New York University’s business school, Jonathan Haidt. Stumbling on that last book, a 2012 best seller, felt, Mr. Comey recalled, as if he were consulting a how-to guide on leading a stuck-in-its-ways Washington bureau. The book’s core lesson is simple: Humans make moral decisions based on emotional intuition, not just reason. And his work has drawn acolytes who would like to think so, too — including some of the very people in big tech whose work Mr. Haidt seems to hold responsible for the rising generation’s social ills.

Persons: James Comey, Martin Luther King Jr, “, Sheryl Sandberg, Jonathan Haidt, Comey, you’re, Haidt Locations: Birmingham, New York, Washington

☆ Opinion | Why Is Congress Probing a Union for Being Anti-Israel?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Like many progressive organizations, the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, a union that represents public defenders in the New York City area, has been convulsed by battles over Israel’s war in Gaza. A recent article in the right-leaning Free Press revealed the strident and sometimes ugly language that union members used during a fight over a resolution, passed in December, condemning Israel’s actions and supporting a boycott of the country. Nevertheless, it’s disturbing that Congress is now investigating the union over the resolution, an alarming degree of government intrusion into the free speech rights of a private organization. “When union bosses act in a way that is purposefully divisive and combative toward their membership, they challenge the validity of their monopoly.”The idea that the resolution pit “union bosses” against the rank and file is a strange one, since the resolution passed by a vote of 1,067 to 570, but the framing reflects Foxx’s broader hostility toward organized labor. On Monday, she subpoenaed the union’s internal communications around the resolution’s passage.

Persons: ”, Virginia Foxx, “ Organizations: Association of Legal Aid, New, Free Press, “, ”, Education, Work Force Locations: New York City, Gaza, Israel

☆ Where Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism Do and Don’t Overlap - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Every time I write, as I did last week, that I don’t think anti-Zionism is necessarily antisemitic, I get emails from Jewish readers that are angry, disappointed or sometimes simply baffled. “Israel is the political entity through which the Jewish people exercises its natural right of self-determination and control over its own fate,” said one typical recent message. Well-intentioned opponents of Jewish nationalism, some Jewish themselves, are being falsely smeared as antisemites. After Israel’s creation, more Jews were uprooted from Arab and Muslim countries than Arabs expelled from their homes in historic Palestine. It is not Israel’s fault that some of its neighbors kept displaced Palestinians as stateless refugees rather than integrating them as full citizens.

Persons: ” Locations: Israel, Gaza, Palestine

44% Share of fully remote and hybrid workers 29% 17% 9% High school or less Some college Bachelor’s degree Graduate degree 44% Share of fully remote and hybrid workers 29% 17% 9% High school or less Some college Bachelor’s degree Graduate degreeWho Still Works From Home? A graphic shows a grid of squares representing 143 million workers between 18 and 64. Roughly 80 percent of those work fully in person. Remote work also breaks down along gender lines — though it does not lend itself to a simple narrative. But those gains come primarily from fully remote work, not the hybrid model that has come to dominate some industries.

Persons: ’, it’s, “, ” Organizations: Gallup, College, Workers, Economic, Group, Employers Locations: United States, American

☆ How Did Biden Do at the State of the Union? Readers Weigh In. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( New York Times Opinion | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

We asked 10 Times columnists and contributors to watch the State of the Union address on Thursday and rate President Biden’s performance. (A rating of one meant that the night was a disaster, 10 that it was a triumph.) “Where has this Joe Biden been hiding these past three years?” Bret Stephens asked. While I support most of President Biden’s positions, the delivery came across as an old man yelling at kids to get off his lawn. I wanted more calm and confidence to reinforce he is still up to the job.

Persons: Joe Biden, ” Bret Stephens, Michelle Goldberg, Joe, ”, Samuel Alito, Marguerite Dee, Biden’s, — Mike Wade Organizations: Republicans Locations: Tampa, Fla, Berlin, Md

☆ Opinion | We Need to Talk About This Republican Candidate’s Antisemitism
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina, has for some reason not bothered to take down his old Facebook posts about the Jews. He regularly argued on Facebook that focusing on the evils of Nazism obscured the greater danger: the one represented by the Democratic Party. He has refused to apologize for these statements, though he called them “poorly worded” and has denied that he’s antisemitic. None of this appears to have hurt Robinson with the Republican electorate in North Carolina, where on Tuesday he won nearly 65 percent of the vote in the gubernatorial primary. But Robinson is a reminder that in electoral politics, there is far more tolerance for antisemitism in the Republican Party than the Democratic one.

Persons: Mark Robinson, ’, ” Robinson, “ George Soros, Adolf Hitler, ”, “, Robinson, Josh Stein, Donald Trump, Martin Luther King Organizations: Republican, NAZI, Facebook, Democratic Party, Democratic, Republican Party Locations: North Carolina

Today, Celeste reads a “Modern Love” essay about exactly that bond, a mother trying desperately to reach her child. Why do you think you’re so drawn to tiny things? If you’re going to make something in miniature, you have to spend a lot of time really looking at it. Because, OK, Betsey’s daughter spray paints, “Too many bushes, not enough trees,” and you’re going around putting, honestly, beautiful lines of T.S. So there is something about that language that even if you think you’re rational, it’s getting to you somehow.

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☆ Opinion | Adelle Waldman’s Journey From Brooklyn Literati to a Big Box Store
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

But instead of capitalizing on her sudden stardom, Waldman didn’t publish another novel for more than a decade. “To my surprise, I just didn’t have another idea,” she told me over lunch near her house in the Hudson Valley town of Rhinebeck. Especially after the shock of Donald Trump’s election, she lost interest in exploring the romantic and psychological struggles of the upper middle class. At first, her shift started at 6 a.m.; then management abruptly changed it to two hours earlier. While “Nathaniel P.” had delighted me with its uncanny familiarity, this new novel thrilled me for the opposite reason.

Persons: Adelle, Nathaniel P, Obama, cads, Waldman didn’t, ”, Donald Trump’s, “ I’ve, “ Nathaniel P, Waldman Organizations: Love Affairs, Ivy, Target Locations: York, Brooklyn, Hudson, Rhinebeck

☆ The ZIP Code Shift: Why Many Americans No Longer Live Where They Work
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Emma Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In 2020, Virginia Martin lived two and a half miles from her office. Ms. Martin, 37, used to live in Durham, N.C., and drove about 10 minutes to her job as a librarian at Duke. After the onset of remote work, Ms. Martin got her boss’s blessing to return to her hometown, Richmond, Va., in March 2022, so she could raise her two young children with help from family. As an ’80s-born “child of AIM,” Ms. Martin said of AOL instant messaging, it hadn’t been hard for her to maintain co-worker friendships online. Ms. Martin is part of today’s growing ZIP code shift: She is one of the millions of Americans who, thanks to remote and hybrid work, no longer lives close to where she works.

Persons: Virginia Martin, Martin, Ms, hadn’t Organizations: Duke, AIM, AOL Locations: Durham, N.C, Richmond, Va

☆ Ticket prices to see Caitlin Clark are still crazy expensive
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Ticket prices to see one of Caitlin Clark’s final home games for Iowa are taking off since Clark announced her intention to enter the 2024 WNBA Draft. Clark can further etch her name into the history books on Sunday, needing 18 points to pass Pete Maravich’s all-time college scoring record of 3,667 points. TickPick said that the most expensive listing for that game has sold for $1,001 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. I am excited to be entering the 2024 WNBA Draft,” she said in a post on X. The WNBA Draft will be held on April 15, with the Indiana Fever expected to draft her after the team won the lottery for the No.

Persons: Caitlin Clark’s, Clark, Pete Maravich’s, TickPick, ” TickPick, Brett Goldberg, “, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, Iowa, Ohio State, NCAA, FOX, University of Michigan, CNN, Big, WNBA, Indiana Fever Locations: New York, Iowa City , Iowa, Minneapolis, Iowa’s, Iowa

☆ Opinion | How Gretchen Whitmer Met the Moment
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At a Detroit union hall in mid-February, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan gathered representatives from local carpenters and construction unions, along with participants in an apprenticeship program, for a round-table event to draw attention to the ways the Biden’ administration has helped organized labor. At every seat around the U-shaped table, there was a flier from Whitmer’s “Fight Like Hell” PAC, but it didn’t address jobs; it was about abortion. “Donald Trump brags that he was the one who got rid of Roe v. Wade and is marching his party toward enacting a nationwide abortion ban,” it said. When Whitmer spoke, she made sure to hit on reproductive rights, and the economic costs of losing them.

Persons: Gretchen Whitmer, Debbie Stabenow, “ Donald Trump brags, Roe, Wade, Whitmer, “, ”, you’ll, Joe Biden’s, “ We’ve Organizations: Gov, Michigan, Biden, ” Locations: Detroit, Michigan

When Daniel Jones started the Modern Love column in 2004, he opened the call for submissions and hoped the idea would catch on. Twenty years later, over a thousand Modern Love essays have been published in The New York Times, and the column is a trove of real-life love stories. Dan has put so much of himself into editing the column over the years, but as he tells our host, Anna Martin, the column has influenced him, too. Today, Dan shares three Modern Love essays that have changed the way he thinks about love and relationships in his own life. Also, Anna announces the beginning of a special series of episodes celebrating Modern Love’s 20th anniversary.

Persons: Daniel Jones, Dan, Anna Martin, Anna Organizations: The New York Times

Michigan is home to the largest percentage of Arab American voters of any state. On Tuesday, Democratic voters there are heading to the polls for the primary — and the Listen to Michigan movement is encouraging them to vote “uncommitted” rather than for President Biden. The movement’s activists want Biden to call for a cease-fire and end military funding to Israel. The columnist Michelle Goldberg traveled to Dearborn, Mich., and in this audio essay meets with Layla Elabed, Listen to Michigan’s campaign manager, hoping to understand the activists’ aims and what Democrats need to do to win back their support. (A full transcript of this audio essay will be available within 24 hours of publication in the audio player above.)

Persons: uncommitted, Biden, Michelle Goldberg, Layla Elabed Organizations: Michigan, Arab, Democratic Locations: Michigan, Israel, Dearborn, Mich

☆ Caitlin Clark is breaking more records
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —It wouldn’t be a Caitlin Clark game without a record being broken. The average purchase price for her game, as of Tuesday morning, is 1,100% more expensive ($557) than the average price of a WNBA game ($49). Clark hasn’t said if she will forgo the 2024 WNBA draft — where she is projected to be selected first overall — or remain in college for a fifth season. That meant college athletes like Clark could start making money off their likeness. Clark has also signed deals with Gatorade, Nike and State Farm, among others.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, TickPick, ” TickPick, Brett Goldberg, “, Clark hasn’t, Shedeur Sanders, Deion Sanders, ’, CNN’s Clare Duffy, Allison Morrow Organizations: New, New York CNN, NCAA, University of Iowa, Ohio State, University of Michigan, Carver, FOX, WNBA, CNN, Iowa, Big, Clark, University of Colorado Buffaloes, NFL Hall of, Gatorade, Nike, State Farm Locations: New York, Iowa, Ohio, Minneapolis

☆ These stocks are well positioned for when the Federal Reserve starts cutting rates, Barclays says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

This would likely push the Federal funds target range to between 4.5% to 4.75% by the end of this year, he said. Take a look at the stocks Barclays thinks are best-positioned for lower rates later this year. Darden Restaurants is one of the consumer names Barclays believes can outperform when the Fed loosens rates. Clothing retailer Gap is another stock Barclays believes will be a rate-cut cycle winner. GPS YTD mountain The Gap shares in 2024 Agribusiness company Bunge also made the cut.

Persons: Terrence Malone, Malone, Jeff Bernstein, Bernstein, Jason Goldberg, Goldberg, Adrienne Yih, Bunge, Ben Theurer, —, Michael Bloom Organizations: Barclays, Darden, Olive Garden, LongHorn, Fifth, Bancorp, Old Navy, Banana, Analysts, Bunge Locations: Olive, Banana Republic

☆ Review: Dancing Out ‘Goldberg’ With a Nod to John Travolta
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Gia Kourlas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Images of women testing their bodies’ endurance have been swirling about the universe lately. For “The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988,” De Keersmaeker is joined by the young Russian-born pianist Pavel Kolesnikov. On paper, De Keersmaeker’s version of “Goldberg Variations” is a solo. This “Goldberg” is stark and simple, painting a choreographic picture full of shadows and light that mercifully loosens up over time. So does De Keersmaeker, a respected experimentalist based in Brussels, who has turned to Bach several times over the course of her career.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Madonna, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, ” De Keersmaeker, Pavel Kolesnikov, “ Goldberg, Goldberg, Bach Locations: Russian, Brussels

☆ Opinion | Will Gaza Cost Biden Re-election?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As infuriated as she is by Joe Biden’s stalwart support for Israel, Layla Elabed has not ruled out voting for him in November. A progressive Palestinian American community organizer in Dearborn, Mich., a majority Arab American city near Detroit, she doesn’t want to see Donald Trump back in office. “Donald Trump has never been a friend to our community,” she told me as we sat in an airy, modern Yemeni coffee shop. “We’re looking at unprecedented times where we are watching a genocide unfold in front of our eyes,” said Elabed. That’s why Elabed is managing the Listen to Michigan campaign, which is organizing to get people to protest Biden’s handling of the war by voting “uncommitted” in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Layla Elabed, Donald Trump, “ Donald Trump, ”, Biden, Rashida Tlaib, it’s, Elabed, uncommitted Organizations: Israel, Democratic, Republican Locations: Israel, American, Dearborn, Mich, Detroit, Gaza, Michigan

☆ Millennials have been priced out of buying homes, and are venting that they can't afford rent either
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewFirst millennials were priced out of buying homes, and now they can't even afford their rent. In another recent video, Ora Hardesty tearfully said that for the first time ever she wouldn't be able to afford rent. "I don't have a lot of lavish things, I don't go on vacations, and I don't spend a lot." Rents are higher than ever, and millions of millennials are spending the majority of their paychecks on their housing. AdvertisementAccording to real-estate experts, millennials are in a perfect storm, tackling a slew of financial woes at once.

Persons: —, Kaitlin Murray, she'd, it's, Ora Hardesty, Alana Lindsay, Coldwell Banker Warburg, Omer Reiner, Rashi Malhotra, Lee Davenport, Whoopi, Whoopi Goldberg Organizations: Service, Business, Coldwell Banker, BI Locations: Boston, New York, Savannah , Georgia, United States

☆ Ticket prices are crazy to see Lionel Messi in his MLS season debut against Salt Lake
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Lionel Messi’s debut in his first full Major League Soccer season might not cost fans the extraordinary prices seen last year for his first-ever game with Inter Miami, but they do show that “Messi Mania” hasn’t diminished despite his rocky preseason. That’s 1,257% more expensive than the cheapest, or “get in” price of last season’s home opener when it cost $7 for a seat. Prices on the secondary market are elevated for the rest of Inter Miami’s season with tickets about 70% more expensive than last year. In particular, Inter Miami sales are 150-times higher compared to the start of last season and is the most in-demand MLS team, with the Los Angeles Galaxy in second and the New England Revolution in third. “The surge in sales for Inter Miami, and the league as a whole, are a testament to his legacy as a soccer star,” said StubHub spokesperson Adam Budell told CNN.

Persons: Lionel Messi’s, “ Messi, ”, Messi, TickPick, “, ‘ Messi, ’, ” Brett Goldberg, Adam Budell, Messi’s, Billy Lalor Organizations: New, New York CNN, Major League Soccer, Inter Miami, MLS, Miami, Real Salt Lake, Inter Miami’s, Montreal, Inter, CNN, MLB, NHL, Los Angeles Galaxy, ”, North Locations: New York, Real Salt, Argentina

☆ Quietly Dressing Hollywood’s Cool Girls
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Christopher Barnard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On it was the actress Greta Lee, who was trying on a satin gown the same color as the flesh of a banana. “This dress cannot puddle,” Mrs. Goldberg, 40, said, squinting her eyes as she focused on a slight break at the bottom of the custom Loewe piece. (Ms. Lee is an ambassador for the brand.) “What it’s doing right now,” Mrs. Goldberg said of the dress onscreen, “it can’t do that. It has to be perfect.” Nanaz Hatami, a tailor Mrs. Goldberg has worked with for five years, who was with Ms. Lee, sprang into action.

Persons: Danielle Goldberg, Greta Lee, Mrs, Goldberg, Lee, Nanaz, Ayo Edebiri, Olivia Rodrigo Organizations: Globe Locations: New York, Los Angeles

☆ Capital One to Acquire Discover, Creating a Consumer Lending Colossus
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Lauren Hirsch | Emma Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Capital One announced on Monday that it would acquire Discover Financial Services in an all-stock transaction valued at $35.3 billion, a deal that would merge two of the largest credit card companies in the United States. “A space that is already dominated by a relatively small number of megaplayers is about to get a little smaller,” said Matt Schulz, chief credit analyst at LendingTree. Capital One, with $479 billion in assets, is one of the nation’s largest banks, and it issues credit cards on networks run by Visa and Mastercard. Acquiring Discover will give it access to a credit card network of 305 million cardholders, adding to its base of more than 100 million customers. The country’s four major networks are American Express, Mastercard, Visa and Discover, which has far fewer cardholders than its competitors.

Persons: ”, Matt Schulz, Jesse Van Tol Organizations: Discover Financial Services, LendingTree, Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, National Community Reinvestment Coalition Locations: United States

Here’s everything you need to know about this year's show:When are the Oscars? The Oscars will be held Sunday, March 10, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. This is your early reminder to set your clocks accordingly — it's the first day of daylight saving time in the U.S.Are the Oscars streaming? What's nominated for Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars? Godzilla is going to the Oscars for the first time, with “Godzilla Minus One” notching a nomination for best visual effects.

Persons: “ Oppenheimer, “ Barbie, Jimmy Kimmel, Whoopi Goldberg, Jack Lemmon, Kimmel, Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, Bob Hope, Oscar, “, What's, Barbie ”, Maestro ”, ’, Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, “ Barbie ”, Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, America Ferrera, Billie Eilish's, Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Ken, ”, John Williams, “ Indiana Jones Organizations: Golden Globes, Dolby Theatre, ABC, Hulu Live, America, “ Locations: Los Angeles, U.S

☆ Exclusive-Google to Launch Anti-Misinformation Campaign Ahead of EU Elections
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Martin CoulterLONDON (Reuters) - Google is preparing to launch an anti-misinformation campaign across five countries in the European Union (EU), the company told Reuters ahead of the bloc's parliamentary elections and tougher new rules tackling online content. France, Poland and Germany accused Russia on Monday of putting together an elaborate network of websites to spread pro-Russian propaganda. Jigsaw's ads will be translated into all 24 official EU languages, the company said. The campaign will run for at least one month, with a view to extend it based on reach and performance. Results from the campaign, including survey responses and the number of people reached, are expected to be published in summer 2024.

Persons: Martin Coulter, Jigsaw, We've, Beth Goldberg, Goldberg, Matt Scuffham, Elaine Hardcastle Organizations: Martin Coulter LONDON, Google, European Union, Russia, Europe's Digital Services, YouTube, Universities of Cambridge Locations: France, Poland, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Europe, Bristol, Ukraine

☆ Two market experts on the recent sell-off in stocks and surge in bond yields
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTwo market experts on the recent sell-off in stocks and surge in bond yieldsBill Stone, The Glenview Trust Company CIO, and Gennadiy Goldberg, TD Securities Head of U.S. Rates Strategy, discuss how January's hotter-than-expected CPI report impacts the markets, rates, and the Fed.

Persons: Bill Stone, Gennadiy Goldberg Organizations: Glenview Trust Company, Securities

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