Saturday, December 23, 2017

Saturday Stories: Racial Disparity, Swedish Anti-Semitism, Teen Bariatric Surgery, And Aymen Derbali

Nina Martin and Renee Montagne on black women, racial disparity, and dying in pregnancy and childbirth

Paulina Neuding, in the New York Times, with the uncomfortable truth about Swedish anti-Semitism.

Julia Belluz, in Vox, with a rich and thoughtful piece on the story of Jewel, a teen who recently underwent bariatric surgery.

Andrew Potter, in The Globe and Mail, with the story of Quebec mosque shooting hero Aymen Derbali (and if so inclined, here is a link to a current fundraising campaign for him)