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March 3, 2018
I guess I wouldn't call it "strange" -- some of us have been witnessing it our whole lives.
When a woman or person of color becomes CEO, white men have a strange reaction
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/when-a-woman-or-person-of-color-becomes-ceo-white-men-have-a-strange-reaction-2018-02-23When Barbara Krumsiek took over as chief executive of a socially responsible investment firm 20 years ago, she came in armed with a “game plan.”
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But despite her efforts, Krumsiek wasn’t able to convince everyone to buy into her leadership, at least initially. Some of her direct reports reacted enthusiastically to her appointment, some appeared outwardly positive, but maintained some skepticism, and some were just altogether unsatisfied.
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New research adds some context to Krumsiek’s experience. When companies appoint a woman or person of color as CEO, white men, on average, don’t appear to react very well, according to a study set to be published in the Academy of Management Journal’s April issue. Instead, the examination of 1,000 executives working at large and mid-sized public companies found that top white male leaders tended to become less helpful to other workers — particularly women and people of color — after the appointment of a minority-status CEO.
“They actually identify less, psychologically, with the organization after the appointment of a minority CEO and that reduces their propensity to help their colleagues,” said James Westphal, a finance professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and one of the authors of the study. “Our theory is that the appointment of minority CEOs triggers biases.”
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But despite her efforts, Krumsiek wasn’t able to convince everyone to buy into her leadership, at least initially. Some of her direct reports reacted enthusiastically to her appointment, some appeared outwardly positive, but maintained some skepticism, and some were just altogether unsatisfied.
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New research adds some context to Krumsiek’s experience. When companies appoint a woman or person of color as CEO, white men, on average, don’t appear to react very well, according to a study set to be published in the Academy of Management Journal’s April issue. Instead, the examination of 1,000 executives working at large and mid-sized public companies found that top white male leaders tended to become less helpful to other workers — particularly women and people of color — after the appointment of a minority-status CEO.
“They actually identify less, psychologically, with the organization after the appointment of a minority CEO and that reduces their propensity to help their colleagues,” said James Westphal, a finance professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and one of the authors of the study. “Our theory is that the appointment of minority CEOs triggers biases.”
I guess I wouldn't call it "strange" -- some of us have been witnessing it our whole lives.
February 22, 2018
All this talk about arming teachers...
https://twitter.com/franklinleonard/status/966449515568939008
February 20, 2018
Study: American Indian women in Mpls. disproportionately drawing police attention
http://www.startribune.com/study-native-women-in-minneapolis-disproportionately-targeted-in-police-stops/474512523/American Indian women in Minneapolis were stopped, searched and arrested at higher rates last year than any other demographic group, including black men, according to a new study from St. Catherine University.
And while, citywide, a majority of police stops were for traffic violations, American Indians were mostly stopped on the basis of being "suspicious persons," the report found.
"It definitely is going to have an impact on people's lives, when we think about family stability, income," Marina Gorsuch, an economics and political science professor at St. Kate's, said of the study's implications. "So even though we can't say why they're happening, this is a clear alarm bell of saying that this is happening."
The study's authors — Gorsuch, economics Prof. Deborah Rho, and student researcher Nicole Busker, senior economics and business administration major — said the disparities were the result of "a complicated interplay of underlying factors" and didn't necessarily indicate racial bias on the part of police.
And while, citywide, a majority of police stops were for traffic violations, American Indians were mostly stopped on the basis of being "suspicious persons," the report found.
"It definitely is going to have an impact on people's lives, when we think about family stability, income," Marina Gorsuch, an economics and political science professor at St. Kate's, said of the study's implications. "So even though we can't say why they're happening, this is a clear alarm bell of saying that this is happening."
The study's authors — Gorsuch, economics Prof. Deborah Rho, and student researcher Nicole Busker, senior economics and business administration major — said the disparities were the result of "a complicated interplay of underlying factors" and didn't necessarily indicate racial bias on the part of police.
February 16, 2018
Source of Garrison Keillor allegations shocks those close to radio host
http://startribune.com/source-of-garrison-keillor-allegations-shocks-those-close-to-radio-host/474250133/The person who first accused Garrison Keillor of inappropriate behavior wasn't a woman — it was an angry man.
Dan Rowles, a close associate of Keillor's and a 16-year employee of "A Prairie Home Companion," spoke up after he was dumped from the show last summer and rejected a severance offer from Minnesota Public Radio, according to seven people who have worked on the show.
Rowles' disclosure triggered internal and external investigations by MPR that concluded Keillor had engaged in "dozens of sexually inappropriate incidents … over a period of years," including "unwanted sexual touching," according to MPR. All of the alleged misconduct involved a longtime female writer for the show.
Some staff members now accuse Rowles of exploiting that writer's pain in an effort to obtain a larger financial package. They note that the woman did not come forward with her own account until two months after Rowles told MPR officials of Keillor's alleged misconduct.
Dan Rowles, a close associate of Keillor's and a 16-year employee of "A Prairie Home Companion," spoke up after he was dumped from the show last summer and rejected a severance offer from Minnesota Public Radio, according to seven people who have worked on the show.
Rowles' disclosure triggered internal and external investigations by MPR that concluded Keillor had engaged in "dozens of sexually inappropriate incidents … over a period of years," including "unwanted sexual touching," according to MPR. All of the alleged misconduct involved a longtime female writer for the show.
Some staff members now accuse Rowles of exploiting that writer's pain in an effort to obtain a larger financial package. They note that the woman did not come forward with her own account until two months after Rowles told MPR officials of Keillor's alleged misconduct.
February 14, 2018
The board's official statement can be found here:
https://www.wellstone.org/wellstone-action-official-board-statement-2018
Wellstone Action campaign group pushing out senator's sons
Source: Star Tribune
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A liberal campaign organization dedicated to the late Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone is pushing out the senator's two sons over differences in how the organization should run.
Wellstone Action informed David and Mark Wellstone on Wednesday that they would be voted off the governing board in the coming days, following what group leaders described as months of friction. They said the Wellstones have pushed repeatedly to shift focus from training progressive candidates and campaigns to more aggressive issue advocacy following Donald Trump's election as president.
David Wellstone did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment on his ouster. A working phone listing could not be found for Mark Wellstone.
Co-founder and board member Jeff Blodgett, who was Paul Wellstone's campaign manager, told The Associated Press the "necessary but sad step" of removing the brothers from the board comes after months of tension. He said the brothers have asked that the group no longer use the family name.
Read more: http://www.startribune.com/apnewsbreak-wellstone-action-pushing-out-senator-s-sons/474067603/
The board's official statement can be found here:
https://www.wellstone.org/wellstone-action-official-board-statement-2018
February 14, 2018
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A liberal campaign organization dedicated to the late Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone is pushing out the senator's two sons over differences in how the organization should run.
Wellstone Action informed David and Mark Wellstone on Wednesday that they would be voted off the governing board in the coming days, following what group leaders described as months of friction. They said the Wellstones have pushed repeatedly to shift focus from training progressive candidates and campaigns to more aggressive issue advocacy following Donald Trump's election as president.
David Wellstone did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment on his ouster. A working phone listing could not be found for Mark Wellstone.
Co-founder and board member Jeff Blodgett, who was Paul Wellstone's campaign manager, told The Associated Press the "necessary but sad step" of removing the brothers from the board comes after months of tension. He said the brothers have asked that the group no longer use the family name.
Wellstone Action campaign group pushing out senator's sons
http://www.startribune.com/apnewsbreak-wellstone-action-pushing-out-senator-s-sons/474067603/ST. PAUL, Minn. — A liberal campaign organization dedicated to the late Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone is pushing out the senator's two sons over differences in how the organization should run.
Wellstone Action informed David and Mark Wellstone on Wednesday that they would be voted off the governing board in the coming days, following what group leaders described as months of friction. They said the Wellstones have pushed repeatedly to shift focus from training progressive candidates and campaigns to more aggressive issue advocacy following Donald Trump's election as president.
David Wellstone did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment on his ouster. A working phone listing could not be found for Mark Wellstone.
Co-founder and board member Jeff Blodgett, who was Paul Wellstone's campaign manager, told The Associated Press the "necessary but sad step" of removing the brothers from the board comes after months of tension. He said the brothers have asked that the group no longer use the family name.
February 9, 2018
DFL is the Minnesota term for Democrat. This is a traditionally blue district that flirted with a Republican rep for one term and then settled on Nolan. But it went for Trump in 2016 and is seen as much more of a tossup. Nolan was facing an endorsement challenge from an inexperienced and in some ways problematic candidate; this retirement makes the district's future even more uncertain. It was expected to be the most expensive House race in 2018, and this is going to blow it wide open. It's going to be a fucking mess.
U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan (DFL) won't run for re-election in 8th District (Minnesota)
http://www.startribune.com/nolan-won-t-run-for-re-election/473572863/U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan said Friday that he will not run for re-election when his term ends in 2018.
"Now is the time for me to pass the baton to the next generation," Nolan said in a statement announcing his retirement.
Nolan, 74, has won two tough re-election battles in his northeastern Minnesota district since his election in 2012.
After a months-long dalliance with a run for governor in 2018, Nolan announced last summer that he would run for re-election in the Eighth Congressional District.
In a one-page statement issued Friday, he promised to "finish strong" the remaining months of his term.
"Now is the time for me to pass the baton to the next generation," Nolan said in a statement announcing his retirement.
Nolan, 74, has won two tough re-election battles in his northeastern Minnesota district since his election in 2012.
After a months-long dalliance with a run for governor in 2018, Nolan announced last summer that he would run for re-election in the Eighth Congressional District.
In a one-page statement issued Friday, he promised to "finish strong" the remaining months of his term.
DFL is the Minnesota term for Democrat. This is a traditionally blue district that flirted with a Republican rep for one term and then settled on Nolan. But it went for Trump in 2016 and is seen as much more of a tossup. Nolan was facing an endorsement challenge from an inexperienced and in some ways problematic candidate; this retirement makes the district's future even more uncertain. It was expected to be the most expensive House race in 2018, and this is going to blow it wide open. It's going to be a fucking mess.
February 9, 2018
DFL is the Minnesota term for Democrat. This is a traditionally blue district that went for Trump in 2016 but reelected Nolan. He was facing an endorsement challenge in the party from a (my opinion, problematic and inexperienced) newcomer. This throws the district into strong purple territory and will be a fucking mess as well as a money sinkhole.
(DFLer) U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan won't run for re-election in 8th District (Minnesota)
Source: Star Tribune
U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan said Friday that he will not run for re-election when his term ends in 2018.
"Now is the time for me to pass the baton to the next generation," Nolan said in a statement announcing his retirement.
Nolan, 74, has won two tough re-election battles in his northeastern Minnesota district since his election in 2012.
After a months-long dalliance with a run for governor in 2018, Nolan announced last summer that he would run for re-election in the Eighth Congressional District.
In a one-page statement issued Friday, he promised to "finish strong" the remaining months of his term.
Read more: http://www.startribune.com/nolan-won-t-run-for-re-election/473572863/
DFL is the Minnesota term for Democrat. This is a traditionally blue district that went for Trump in 2016 but reelected Nolan. He was facing an endorsement challenge in the party from a (my opinion, problematic and inexperienced) newcomer. This throws the district into strong purple territory and will be a fucking mess as well as a money sinkhole.
February 9, 2018
U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan (DFL) won't run for re-election in 8th District
http://www.startribune.com/nolan-won-t-run-for-re-election/473572863/U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan said Friday that he will not run for re-election when his term ends in 2018.
"Now is the time for me to pass the baton to the next generation," Nolan said in a statement announcing his retirement.
Nolan, 74, has won two tough re-election battles in his northeastern Minnesota district since his election in 2012.
After a months-long dalliance with a run for governor in 2018, Nolan announced last summer that he would run for re-election in the Eighth Congressional District.
In a one-page statement issued Friday, he promised to "finish strong" the remaining months of his term.
"Now is the time for me to pass the baton to the next generation," Nolan said in a statement announcing his retirement.
Nolan, 74, has won two tough re-election battles in his northeastern Minnesota district since his election in 2012.
After a months-long dalliance with a run for governor in 2018, Nolan announced last summer that he would run for re-election in the Eighth Congressional District.
In a one-page statement issued Friday, he promised to "finish strong" the remaining months of his term.
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