Global Homogeneity Gone Awry

The pathos of the modern condition is that, after rejecting what it rightly sees to be the oppressive forms of unity deriving from the past, it has itself succumbed to various false universals that replicate or even exacerbate the bondage from which it had hoped to free itself. 
― Colin E. Gunton, The One, the Three and the Many: God, Creation, and the Culture of Modernity

Global Homogeneity Gone Awry

CANADA

Canada ends visa-free travel for Antigua-Barbuda nationals

Canada celebrates 150 but indigenous groups say history is being 'skated over'

Canada’s basic science at risk of fading away

‘We already know you hate Alberta’: How Justin Trudeau managed to insult an entire province

Canada’s Polite and Diffident Independence Celebration

Canada @150: Still trying to keep the US happy OPINION

HEALTHCARE

Medicaid Cuts May Force Retirees Out of Nursing Homes

The Downstream Consequences Of Per Capita Spending Caps In Medicaid

Senate Obamacare Repeal Bill Largely an Entitlement Overhaul

Durbin: Senate Health Care Repeal Bill Is Still A Mean Dog VIDEO

Like the AHCA, the Senate’s health care bill could weaken ACA protections against catastrophic costs

FREE SPEECH

Can words kill people? OPINION

Balancing the First Amendment and Students’ Safety

White nationalists find Lincoln Memorial, and opposing voices

How a Supreme Court case in Canada could force Google to censor speech worldwide

‘Canadian court orders Google to remove search results globally’ OPINION

READ

The Butcher's Bill (The Linus Schag, NCIS, Thrillers Book 2) FICTION

Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream NONFICTION

Dream Hoarders: How the American Upper Middle Class Is Leaving Everyone Else in the Dust, Why That Is a Problem, and What to Do about It NONFICTION

Deep in the Woods PICTURE BOOK

YOU DECIDE

N.Y. Klansman gets 30 years in prison for plot vs Muslims, Obama 

3 Valuable Ways to Invest in Yourself

A woman threw coins at her plane for luck. One landed in the engine and caused a 5-hour delay.

WORK

What These Celebrities and CEOs Learned From Their Summer Jobs

'Workations' blur line between jobs and time off

Where Did America's Summer Jobs Go?

Failure to adjust: The case of auto-IRA

Maine tried to raise its minimum wage. Restaurant workers didn’t want it.

UNIONS

Workers At Marvin Hier’s Museum Seek To Unionize After Inauguration Speech

Federal court orders Spirit pilots back to work after chaos at Fort Lauderdale airport

Union report: CEOs make 347 times more than average workers

Labor’s lonely decline

EDUCATION

DeVos to redo two Obama-era rules on for-profit schools

Stakeholders recommend regional coordination effort to improve education results

A School That Provides The One Constant In Homeless Children's Lives

“Exploring Opportunities to Strengthen Education Research While Protecting Student Privacy” WEBCAST

See How Children Reacted to One of the First Sex-Ed Films Ever Shown

FAMILY

Families with young children face 'rampant' discrimination in apartment search

11 things I wish you knew about my child-free marriage

The Best Family-Friendly Road Trips Across America (INTERACTIVE)

Overlooked: As women go to jail in record numbers, who's watching out for their kids? No one.

The opioid crisis is straining the nation’s foster-care systems

STEVE BANNON

How Hollywood Remembers Steve Bannon 

Bannon "Crapping Diamonds" As House Calls Campaign Digital Director To Testify In Russia Probe

Spicer fades into background, as Steve Bannon delivers the perfect parting gift

NOTE: The news sources here vary.  Not all sources have the same credibility, but in an effort to share some different perspectives, they are included here.  This compendium itself cannot claim to be unbiased.  Please take into consideration where these different perspectives originate in assessing their value.  Thank you.