Thursday, November 26, 2020

In The News (19)

Hong Kong opposition activist Joshua Wong put in solitary confinement with lights on 24 hours a day, after X-ray reveals ‘a shadow’ in his stomach Wong put in single cell in medical ward and source says he is to be there for several days The 24-year-old was remanded in custody in Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre on Monday
‘प्रचण्डलाई फेरि महानायक बन्ने अवसर छ’ ‘प्रचण्ड र माधव कमरेडबीचको उच्च तहको सहकार्यले कम्युनिस्ट आन्दोलनलाई बचाउँछ’
Douglas Stuart Wins Booker Prize for ‘Shuggie Bain’ The autobiographical novel, about the lonely gay son of an alcoholic mother in 1980s Scotland, was one of four debut books in this year’s shortlist.
Lockdowns Aren’t Funny. But You’ve Still Got to Laugh. In theaters before the second shutdown, and online once playhouses were closed, actors and comedians have tried to cheer up France. 


Mnuchin’s Inglorious Endgame The Trump administration’s abrupt decision to curtail the Federal Reserve’s emergency lending programs is a gamble with no upside.
America Is Letting the Coronavirus Rage Through Prisons It’s both a moral failure and a public health one.
Saudi Arabia and Human Rights Activists Fight Over Kingdom’s Image at G-20 As the summit’s host, the kingdom hopes to showcase its advances, while critics see an opportunity to pounce. But the virtual event will have a lower profile.

At Wharton, a New Leader Confronts the Culture Wars Erika James recently took over the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Already, she is enmeshed in debates about race, politics and the role of business in society. ..........  Diversity and inclusion, inequality, climate change, immigration and, more broadly, the role of business in society are all part of the conversation, in the boardroom and the classroom. ..........  I’ve spent the past 20 years looking at the dark side of the business. There is never a shortage of case studies to study or to write about. .......  We’re going to have coursework and reading material and discussions on corporate social responsibility. We have to. ............. We don’t all necessarily need to agree on everything, but we do need to understand how to engage with and respect the views and opinions and beliefs of all of our community members. I think business schools are struggling with that, as are companies. ............. In 2020 following the killing of George Floyd, the galvanizing efforts of C.E.O.s and executives is unlike anything that I had ever seen before. ............. when you’re the best, it is very easy to become complacent ........ There just aren’t a lot of us.

‘No One Is Listening to Us’ More people than ever are hospitalized with COVID-19. Health-care workers can’t go on like this.

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