On Feb. 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. This order forced over 120,000 persons of Japanese descent, a majority of them American citizens, into internment camps for almost three years. The order was not officially rescinded until almost 30 years later. In 1979, Oregon was one of the first states to […]
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What in the World: MH17, Obama’s Executive Order, the Death of a Governor, Escaped Inmate, Poetry, and Christopher Walken Dancing
MH17: The search continues for evidence in the case Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, shot down over war-torn Ukraine. All eyes are currently on pro-Russian separatists, who are totally helping their cause by allegedly impeding the investigation. (CNN) JOBS: President Barack Obama signed this morning an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating against employees based on gender identity […]
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What in the World: Trouble at Tinder, Dutchies at the Daycare, Getting Lucky in Kentucky
MISOGYNY: Tinder cofounder and former VP of Marketing Whitney Wolfe is suing the company, alleging “atrocious sexual harassment and sex discrimination.” Among her claims: that Chief Marketing Officer Justin Mateen (with whom she was once romantically involved) called her a “slut” and a “whore” in front of the CEO Sean Rad, that the two men tried to strip her […]
