In the United States, issues of race can often be cast along the lines of Black and white — and, especially at a moment when the world is being forced to confront the ways systemic racism is built into the nation’s history, the reasons for that focus are clear. At the same time, the land has never been inhabited by only those two groups, and the ways in which other minorities interact with both Black America and white America offer key insight into that past. Read More...
Amid a shortage of medical-grade face masks, such as surgical masks (loose-fitting, disposable masks that block large droplets but don’t filter small particles) and N95 respirators (tight-fitting face coverings that filter out small particles), the U.S. federal government recently changed its recommendations, suggesting now that all residents wear homemade facial coverings when they have to go out. That’s a marked difference from previous federal guidance that recommended only sick people or those caring for someone who is sick wear face masks. Read More...
On first glance, “je…desto” may look like any other German word you can memorize and add to your vocabulary. But “je…desto” is not just a word. To begin with, there are two words in this compound conjunction. These two words are used to compare a main clause and a subordinate clause by putting them into a proportional relationship.
The subordinate clause with “je” usually precedes the main clause with “desto,” like so: Je schneller, desto besser (The faster, the better). Read More...