1. Paid Leave Is Good for Babies, Women, Families, Businesses, and America. Here’s Why.
This Mother’s Day, how about skipping the flowers and giving new parents something they really need?
From Russell Moore's New York Times op-ed: “If Jesus is alive — and I believe that he is — he will keep his promise and build his church. But he never promises to do that solely with white, suburban institutional evangelicalism. The question is whether evangelicals will be on the right side of Jesus.”
3. Toddlers Have Shot More People in the U.S. Than Muslim Terrorists Have This Year
Go home, America, you’re drunk. [For lots of reasons, if we’re being honest, but COME ON.]
4. Beyond ‘Irregular’ Families: On Divorce and the Catholic Church
“Divorce was an excruciating experience. The ‘declaration of nullity’ stating that my parents’ marriage had never been valid was confusing, and distressing. … At the time, and for years thereafter, I suspected that if my Church no longer recognized my parents’ marriage, then that made me a bastard child in their eyes.” Part of a series of reflections on Pope Francis’ Amoris Laetitia on marriage and the family.
5. Turkey Prime Minister to Quit Amid Reports of Erdogan Rift
“…It plunges this crucial country into a political crisis amid security threats and rows over the clampdown on human rights and free speech. The message from President Erdogan to Mr Davutoglu's successor is clear: follow my lead or you'll face the same fate.”
6. WATCH: Hair Inspiration. Check.
Once again, the fashion industry white-washes black style — this time: at the Met Gala. Lupita Nyongo sets it straight.
7. Edward Snowden: Whistleblowing Is Not Just Leaking — It’s an Act of Political Resistance
“Hope lies beyond, when we move from extraordinary acts of revelation to a collective culture of accountability within the intelligence community. Here we will have taken a meaningful step toward solving a problem that has existed for as long as our government.”
8. The PAC That Promises to Quell the ‘Tsunami of Mediocre White Men Running for Office’
“If I’m a Democratic operative and I want the most progressive policy possible and data tells me that progressive policies do better when there are more women and people of color and LGBT folks in office, I might have an obligation to not run against them.”
9. Refugees Revive Fading Italian Villages
From the mayor: "We have been welcoming refugees with open arms for the past 15 years. [They have] saved our village."
10. It’s Friday! Justin Timberlake Has a Present for You!
Summmmmmmer vibes.
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