. Pixabay As if we don’t have enough challenges affecting the workplace (scary economic conditions, assaults on freedom of speech, and the lingering effects of a global pandemic), one age-old problem lingers like an uninvited party guest: bullying. For organizations, bullying can result in attrition of skilled employees. It leads to higher absenteeism, diminished productivity, […]

James Baldwin LitHub The Free Press, a Substack newsletter started last year by the former New York Times columnist (and gadfly) Bari Weiss, included the following entry in its most recent edition of “TGIF”, a satirical weekly news wrap-up. The story began with a tongue-in-cheek entreaty to “please stop making TGIF so easy” (meaning please […]

MONTGOMERY, AL – MARCH 25: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking before crowd of 25,000 Selma To … [+] Montgomery, Alabama civil rights marchers, in front of Montgomery, Alabama state capital building. On March 25, 1965 in Montgomery, Alabama. (Photo by Stephen F. Somerstein/Getty Images) Getty Images Today, America celebrates the immeasurable legacy of Dr. […]