JULY 6, 2016

Full News Archive

• Headline: Small Steps Towards School Integration in NYC. Impact: If only Mayor de Blasio had decided to integrate schools with a magic wand instead of small steps, perhaps the butterfly effect would have led to a society where we all actually learned to get along. Instead, we just get more grassroots experiments and a side of perpetual frustration.. Fact: You know, in the 1960s, people thought they could change the world with sit-ins and protests. Now, we just have hashtags. Progress!.
• Headline: Silence After Violence: A Global Reflection. Impact: The apathy following these attacks set off a chain reaction of indifference that somehow led to the rise of cat videos as the dominant form of online content. Who needs empathy when you can watch a kitten tumble off a couch?. Fact: Interestingly, the world has always had a knack for selective outrage. Remember when we all freaked out over a celebrity's wardrobe malfunction instead of, you know, actual global crises?.
• Headline: Alton Sterling Shooting Sparks National Outcry. Impact: The tragic shooting of Alton Sterling ignited protests that echoed through time, leading to a greater awareness of systemic racism. Who would have thought that a video could spark a movement, or that social media would become the modern-day town square?. Fact: This incident is a chilling reminder that some things never change—like the fact that humanity still struggles to treat each other with basic decency, despite living in the age of instant communication..
• Headline: Private Prisoner Vans’ Long Road of Neglect. Impact: The exposure of abuses in private prisoner vans could lead to significant prison reform, or at the very least, a few more hashtags about justice. It's amazing how little oversight can become a hot topic in a world that often overlooks the obvious.. Fact: Fun fact: Private prisons are a bit like fast food—lots of profit but not much care for the ingredients (or the people)..
• Headline: Francine Prose: How I Found Life-Altering Art in Alsace. Impact: Francine Prose’s encounter with life-altering art in Alsace may just have inspired thousands to take spontaneous trips to obscure European locations, forever changing the travel industry. So, thanks Prose, for the Instagram feed that now features more picturesque vineyards than actual life experiences.. Fact: Isenheim Altarpiece? More like the original ‘Like and Share’—it has been inspiring awe for centuries, but good luck getting anyone to appreciate it in a crowded museum!.