Oroluk Islet, Micronesia. / Photo by Angela K. Kepler
• According to the Alameda, California Public Health Department, gentrification is making people sick. Destabilization and displacement of the poor isn’t just a socioeconomic issue, officials say: it’s a public health concern.
• Chicago public school data shows that charter school students are eleven times more likely to be expelled than their public-school peers.
• “Two men, separated by more than 150 years, discover the folly of attempting Western-style capitalism in Micronesia.” An essay by Jonathan Gourlay in The Morning News, “One Small Store” (via Longform).
• Today in billionaire news: Forbes informs us that, as Facebook’s stock has fallen, Sheryl Sandberg can no longer claim this title. “Now that Sandberg is off the list, Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman is the only woman billionaire leading a technology company.” (There are other female billionaires, including Oprah Winfrey, Tory Burch, and the maker of Spanx, among others.) Then again, if Facebook’s stocks go back up, Sandberg could “become” a billionaire again. So, you know. Update your Fantasy Billionaire’s League accordingly.
