In the aftermath of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, a dedicated group of community organizers, activists and academics banded together to address what the press had called the “Black-Korean conflict.” Their work, which included a march through Koreatown demanding peace and the publication of several studies, aimed to tell a story of mutual misunderstanding and […]

Not long ago, while walking along a stretch of Broadway on the Upper West Side, I misjudged the length of a yellow light. I found myself stranded on a traffic island near a stylishly dressed woman who was sitting on a bench, holding the leash of a French bulldog wearing what looked like a miniature […]

And so we emerge, blinking after lockdown, in the strange sunlight of community. After a year of death, a season of hope is suddenly before us, ushered in by President Biden’s promise of enough vaccines for every American adult by the end of May. Life is never so sweet as in the pivot out of […]

At the end of last summer, Le Débat, France’s most prestigious intellectual review, accompanied its 40th-anniversary issue with a wholly unexpected announcement: It would cease publication forthwith. Le Débat and its three or four thousand loyal readers had maintained an allegiance to the political left since the Cold War — but the meaning of “left” […]

(Reuters) – Commercial real estate information provider CoStar Group said it had withdrawn its bid to buy CoreLogic after the U.S. property analytics company rebuffed its sweetened buyout offer of more than $7 billion earlier on Thursday. In February, CoreLogic had agreed to sell itself in a $6-billion deal to private equity firms Stone Point […]

Like you, I’m sure, I love America, but the love has changed. I started out with the child version: America is the greatest and most powerful country on earth. That emotion doesn’t generally survive into adulthood, especially in times like these. That kind of patriotism tends to play down shameful truths. It tends to bloat […]

(Reuters) – DeepGreen Metals, an EV battery metals maker, said on Thursday that it will be acquired by blank-check firm Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp in a $2.9 billion deal. The deal will consist of a $330 million private investment from investors along with Allseas, adding to the list of existing strategic investors such as Maersk […]

(Reuters) – U.S. oil and gas producer Ovintiv Inc said on Thursday it added a nominee of hedge fund Kimmeridge Energy Management to its board, ending a proxy fight and winning the fund’s support at its annual shareholder meeting. Kimmeridge has a 2.5% stake and is among Ovintiv’s top 10 shareholders. It launched a proxy […]

If you dial down the conflict, you can dial up the policy. By Ezra Klein Opinion Columnist American politics feels quieter with Joe Biden in the White House. The president’s Twitter feed hasn’t gone dark, but it’s gone dull. Biden doesn’t pick needless fights or insert himself into cultural conflicts. It’s easy to go days […]

The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown the country into an economic recession and an unprecedented restructuring of our work and social lives. Early on, some likened the public health crisis to a blizzard, imagining that people would stay home, cozy up with their romantic partners and make babies. These playful visions have given way to a […]