Why Chef Marcus Samuelsson Finds Calm In A Chaotic Kitchen (VIDEO)

Marcus Samuelsson seems at ease just about anywhere. Born in Ethiopia, adopted by a Swedish family and now based in New York, the famed chef has thrived both at home and abroad. But there’s only one place where he finds total comfort: the kitchen at his restaurant Red Rooster Harlem.

Samuelsson invited cameras inside this sacred culinary space in an original short from Oprah’s “Super Soul Sunday.” In the above video, he explains how the kitchen represents so many intimate, familiar things all at once. Continue reading Why Chef Marcus Samuelsson Finds Calm In A Chaotic Kitchen (VIDEO)

Elizabeth Warren faces right-wing stooge: Here’s who’s quietly funding her top critic – Salon

By David Dayen

David Dayen

Today, the Senate votes on Elizabeth Warren’s bill to refinance previously issued student loans to current rates, which would save borrowers $55 billion over 10 years. The bill is designed to play up a contrast between the two parties on student aid; it’s not going to pass. And ultimately we need to give young people a free or near-free public option for higher education, rather than modestly subsidize the indebtedness that causes delays in major purchases and harm to the economy. But you could certainly do worse than reducing the massive amount of money the government makes off student borrowers (and I don’t think you have to pay for it; an investment in higher ed pays off itself in the long run). Continue reading Elizabeth Warren faces right-wing stooge: Here’s who’s quietly funding her top critic – Salon

8 UPS employees claim racial discrimination

By BRETT BARROUQUERE

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A group of eight current and former employees of United Parcel Service in Kentucky have sued the company saying they faced racial discrimination, poor treatment based on race and retaliation after they complained.

The men say they were punished more severely than white employees for “alleged workplace infractions.” Two of the employees were fired; two others resigned, which the lawsuit says constitutes “constructive discharge.”

The employees, William Barber, Jeffrey D. Goree, John J. Hughes, David W. Young, Curtis A. Weathers, Lamont Brown, Glenn D. Jackson and Donald L. Ragland, said they “endured severe and pervasive comments, intimidation, ridicule and insults while working at UPS.” Continue reading 8 UPS employees claim racial discrimination

@DanaGoldstein: Will California’s Ruling Against Teacher Tenure Change Schools? – The Atlantic

Dana Goldstein

On Tuesday, a California superior-court judge ruled that the state’s teacher tenure system discriminates against kids from low-income families. Based on testimony that one to three percent of California teachers are likely “grossly ineffective”—thousands of people, who mostly teach at low-income schools—he reasoned that current tenure policies “impose a disproportionate burden on poor and minority students.” The ruling, in Vergara v. California, has the potential to overturn five state laws governing how long it takes for a teacher to earn tenure; the legal maneuvers necessary to remove a tenured teacher; and which teachers are laid off first in the event of budget cuts or school closings. Continue reading @DanaGoldstein: Will California’s Ruling Against Teacher Tenure Change Schools? – The Atlantic