Twitter Rundown for Monday, June 18, 2012
Egypt Rulers Promise Power Transfer By End Of June
Egypt’s ruling military council pledged Monday to honor its promise to hand over power to the newly elected president by the end of this month, hours after Islamist candidate Mohammed Morsi claimed victory in the first free presidential vote since the ouster of authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak 16 months ago.
Economist Joseph Stiglitz: ‘U.S. No Longer Land Of Opportunity’
Nobel Prize winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz argues in his new book that the Horatio Alger rags-to riches story is no longer a possibility for Americans.
Emails Reveal Romney’s Strong Backing Of Individual Mandate At State Level
New emails obtained by the Wall Street Journal show just how strongly Mitt Romney pushed for the individual mandate while he was negotiating health care reform in Massachusetts.
What’s At Stake In Supreme Court Decision Over Arizona Law
The Supreme Court is due to decide whether Arizona’s controversial immigration law is constitutional and the outcome has wide implications.
A Lesson On Setting Poetry To Music, With Robin’s Former Choir Director
Our favorite choir director, Ron Cohen, stops by our studios to bring us musical selections that illuminate works by writers like Walt Whitman and Robert Frost.
A professor from Howard University has some advice on what African American high school graduates need to hear when they receive diplomas over the next few weeks.
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What if you could replace styrofoam with something that biodegrades and doesn’t contain petroleum? That’s what one start-up is trying to do — with mushrooms.
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Prince is a brilliant musician, a mesmerizing performer and — according to cultural commentator Touré — a Generation X icon. Touré says Prince played a wise older brother to the latchkey kids of Gen X.
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