Thursday 08.01.2019

Why Roc Nation Has An Opportunity To Improve On The Disney Studios Expansion Strategy

Jay Z, Jay Brown, and Desiree Perez have made sweeping changes at Roc Nation, but those changes were critical for the company’s future, writes Dan Runcie.

Could Reparations For American Descendants Of Slavery Narrow The Racial Wealth Gap?

Talk of reparations is really heating up, so much so it was a major topic discussed at the most recent debates for the 2020 Democratic candidates. One of the most important aspects of reparations is that it might help close the growing wealth gap between whites and Blacks in America.

Marc Lamont Hill Denies Saying You Can’t Do Anti-Zionist Work Inside Zionist Organizations Like ABC, NBC

Former CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill is being accused by several media outlets of saying that news outlets like NBC and ABC were “Zionist organizations” that produced “Zionist content.” It is alleged he said this during a panel at the annual Netroots Nation summit recently held by progressive activists in Philadelphia.

UBS CEO Warns Of ‘Dangerous’ Bubbles Spurred By Central Banks

UBS Group has warned of a “dangerous” financial bubble forming on the back of fresh quantitative-easing (money-printing) efforts by central banks trying to jumpstart stimulus-hungry markets, the Swiss bank’s CEO told Bloomberg TV.

South African Runner Caster Semenya Barred From World Championships 800 Meters Over Testosterone

South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya was barred by a Swiss court from competing at the World Championships in Doha in September due to her naturally elevated levels of testosterone.