Weekly Wrap 1.5.18: The 10 Best Stories You Missed This Week | Sojourners

Weekly Wrap 1.5.18: The 10 Best Stories You Missed This Week

1. I Wanted to Do a Good Deed. I Talked Myself Out of It Because I Thought of All the Ways I Might Get Killed
“I almost pulled up to the house right then, but I decided to drop off my daughter first. Should something go awry, I do not want my daughter there.
Should something go awry.”

2. How to Survive a Bomb Cyclone
A very practical how-to for those of us on the East Coast.

3. Politically Homeless: How Republicans — and Democrats — Are Leaving Christians Behind
Is a third way possible amid political parties that have either sold their souls or dismissed religion altogether?

4. Nationwide, Police Shot and Killed Nearly 1,000 People in 2017
“Experts said they are uncertain why the annual total shows little fluctuation — the number for 2017 is almost identical to the 995 killed by police in 2015.”

5. Obstruction Inquiry Shows Trump’s Struggle to Keep Grip on Russia Investigation
Last night’s New York Times revelation that President Trump asked the White House’s top lawyer to urge Attorney General Jeff Sessions not to recuse himself from the Russia investigation is a worthy read.

6. Frigid Baltimore City Schools: The Racism We Haven’t Confronted
“There are many, structural layers shaping unequal educational opportunity in this country -- disparate access to technology, high-quality curriculum and teachers, small class sizes, advanced coursework, summer enrichment opportunities, and more. But the recent reports from Baltimore highlight something more visceral and basic: the neglect of rock-bottom, foundational needs of human beings.”

7. When Strange Belief Turns Harmful
What Tom Brady’s allegiance to charismatic fitness guru (who’s reportedly been investigated twice by the FTC and accused of defrauding investors) means for his future with the Pats.

8. Washington State AG Sues Motel 6 Over Giving ICE Info on 9,000 Guests
“Motel 6 was aware that the agents used the guest-registry information to single out guests based on their national origin in violation of Washington state’s anti-discrimination law, the state’s lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court alleged.”

9. A Better Way to Talk About Trump’s Mental Health
“Congressional oversight seems non-existent. So if a journalist or a source close to Trump has a direct observation, let's report it. Otherwise, all such speculations should cease.”

10. Other Contenders for 2017’s Word of the Year
According to Merriam-Webster, it was “feminism.” Here are a few other options:
NBDen: The profound relief when the news alert is about the Olympics, or is just a positive movie review, or a recipe, or a new animal friendships science just tweeted.”