26. 4/22/17

A1

ATTACK IN PARIS CASTS A SHADOW ON FRENCH VOTE

"[This attack] has also provided a potent opportunity for conservatives, primarily Marine Le Pen, leader of the far right National Front, to use the violence to try to stoke hostility toward immigrants and Muslims, as well as fears about whether citizens can be protected from terror."

Let's see how eager she is to memorialize the tragic death of this policeman, who was gay. The Times published a touching sidebar about the man, Xavier Jugelé.


A1

TRUMP PROMISES TAX PLAN IN DAYS, SURPRISING STAFF

" ... [R]eversing these rules would be a gift to Wall Street bankers and lawyers who have complained that they have hampered international deal making.

'They'll be dancing in the streets and jumping for joy' ..."

And the swamp gets swampier.


A6

REMEMBERING THE WORLD'S OLDEST PERSON, A MODEL OF SIMPLICITY

"She dressed in a varying combination of a housedress and vest or shawl or both ..."

Lately, I've been thinking a lot about my 15 months studying with Nadia Boulanger (1971-72). She was 84, I was 19.

She was wise, kind, gentle and inspiring. This article made me think of her.


A6

FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1800s, BRITAIN GOES A DAY WITHOUT BURNING COAL FOR ELECTRICITY

"Friday was the first full day since the height of the Industrial Revolution that Britain did not burn coal to generate electricity, a development that officials and climate change activists celebrated as a watershed moment."

"Some countries have already left coal behind in power generation. In Switzerland, Belgium and Norway, 'every day is a coal-free day,' ... a coal analyst ... pointed out."

Hello, Mr. President? Hello? Quit deluding those poor coal miners.

Coming soon: a Carrier air conditioners-type stunt. He'll save a few jobs at some dilapidated mine in West Virginia, while 99% of the rest wonder about their unemployment benefits.


A7

WITH DARING CELLPHONE VIDEOS, SAUDI WOMEN ARE CHALLENGING MALE CONTROL

" ... [For] removing their head scarves, ... these women risk arrest by the religious police, who enforce the kingdom's ultrastrict, Wahhabi version of Islam.

Unbefuckinglievable.


A7

TRUMP MEETS RELEASED AMERICAN AID WORKER IN OVAL OFFICE

" ... Mr. Sisi might have accepted the warm White House embrace [Obama had refused to allow Sisi to visit because of human rights concerns] in exchange for a prisoner who was about to be freed by the court system anyway."

Do your duty,
show kindness to others
and keep them from suffering.

-- Avadana Sutta

Trump certainly isn't the first president to smile politely at a dictator. But I think he actually did a good thing here.


A13

FOR OBAMA, THE VACATION IS OVER, BUT HE'S NOT ABOUT TO PICK A FIGHT

"On May 7 in Boston, Mr. Obama will accept the Profile in Courage Award given annually by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. He will deliver a speech at the library's black-tie dinner. His remarks -- built around the theme of what courage means in today's world -- will not name Mr. Trump."

Look up the term Class Act: