Leid Stories

▪︎Reflecting on a prescient July 20 editorial on former  President Donald J. Trump.

 

▪︎Brother, can you spare $1 million? The yawning gap in worker and CEO compensation.

Here’s what we're talking about on Leid Stories today.

 

Haiti Closes In On The 'Who' And The 'Why' of President Jovenel Moise's Assassination

It's "Free Your Mind Friday" on Leid Stories, and we're talking about anything you feel compelled to make a point about.

 

For FYMF, we switch from our regular program format and become a freewheeling open forum. So, speak up!

4 killed, 2 arrested, others sought  in assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise at his home this past Wednesday.

News reporter Kim Ives is an editor with Haiti Liberte and has been covering the country and the broader region for many years, winning coveted awards and commendations for his work, including documentaries.

Death by Negligence

Who, ultimately, bears responsibility for guaranteeing the integrity and safety of a building designed and built as a high-rise? 

 

▪︎In the tragic aftermath of the collapse of a 12-story beachfront condo building in Surfside, Florida -- with 24 people confirmed dead and 124 residents still unaccounted for, 11 days after the building's collapse, the looming question remains: Was this tragedy avoidable?

 

▪︎How are damages to be assessed? Who pays?

Here’s what we're talking about on Leid Stories today.

 

Things Heat Up for Trump, But Not In A Good Way

Former President Donald J. Trump got the message last Thursday that things are heating up, though not in a good way. A 15-count criminal indictment and subsequent arrest of the Trump Organization's chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, on tax fraud and conspiracy charges and related corporate crimes meant only one thing: Trump more than likely will soon be on a list of company executives facing tax-fraud charges.

Leid Stories discusses the significance of the charges against Weisselberg and what it portends for Trump.

 

▪︎Vice President Kamala Harris: An Organized Effort to Make Her Quit?

Media coverage of Vice President Kamala Harris is mostly negative. She's portrayed as unqualified, incompetent, an intellectual lightweight, and generally a drag on her boss, President Joe Biden. 

The vitriol directed at Harris is getting more intense by the day. Why is the Biden camp silent about this?

Here's what's happening on  Leid Stories today ..... YOU!

 

It's "Free Your Mind Friday," and it's all about you expressing 

your opinion about something you think we should consider, and you'll tell us why.

Help! My Mixed-Up American Identity Is Still Changing!

(Part 2)

 

▪︎In order of importance, as you see it, what are the top three (or four) challenges Americans face today? 

 

▪︎Do you feel "American," or do you use a qualifier when you describe yourself -- African American; working-class American; first-generation-homeowner American; war-veteran American, etc.

 

▪︎Compared to elders and others in your family, are you "more" or "less" American?

 

▪︎Are you proudly American, or apologetically American, or conditionally American?

 

▪︎ Do you have a love-hate relationship with your American identity?