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The Tech Industry’s Gender-Discrimination Problem

The dramatic imbalance in pay and power has created the conditions for abuse. More and more, women are pushing for change.

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Hasnain says:

Super engrossing read. I now feel like I need to read the original claims.

"I don’t know what the fuck happened. But I do know these women are full of shit."

Posted on 2017-11-13T04:16:52+0000

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Is Disney paying its share in Anaheim? The money battle outside the Happiest Place on Earth

Over the last 20 years or so, Disneyland Resort has secured incentives, tax protections and subsidies that, in total, would be worth more than $1 billion.

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Disney Ends Ban on Los Angeles Times Amid Fierce Backlash

News organizations join critics’ groups to counter the company’s move to bar Times reviewers from screenings over the newspaper’s tough coverage of Disney’s dealings with Anaheim, Calif.

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Hasnain says:

Disney clearly had not heard of the Streisand effect.

I wouldn't have read the amazing expose on their political maneuvering in Anaheim were it not for the initial LA times note about the boycott

Posted on 2017-11-08T00:43:37+0000

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Saudi Arabia Arrests 11 Princes, Including Billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal

The sweeping campaign of arrests appears to be the latest move to consolidate the power of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the favorite son and top adviser of King Salman.

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Poll: 71% of Americans Say Political Correctness Has Silenced Discussions Society Needs to Have, 58% Have Political Views They’re Afraid to Share

The Cato 2017 Free Speech and Tolerance Survey, a new national poll of 2,300 U.S. adults, finds that 71% Americans believe that political correctness has silenced important discussions our society needs to have. The consequences are personal—58% of Americans believe the political climate prevents th...

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Inside Hillary Clinton’s Secret Takeover of the DNC

When I was asked to run the Democratic Party after the Russians hacked our emails, I stumbled onto a shocking truth about the Clinton campaign.

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California decided it was tired of women bleeding to death in childbirth

The maternal mortality rate in the state is a third of the American average. Here's why.

Click to view the original at vox.com

Hasnain says:

Long and enlightening read.

"In the US, childbirth has been growing more dangerous recently. Maternal mortality — defined as the death of a mother from pregnancy-related complications while she’s carrying or within 42 days after birth — in the US soared by 27 percent, from 19 per 100,000 to 24 per 100,000, between 2000 and 2014."

Posted on 2017-11-01T17:11:18+0000

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