I was an intern at The World in 2014.In previous lives, I was an AmeriCorps volunteer in Oakland, CA, a Spanish student in Bolivia, an education policy wonk in Washington, DC, and a competent but undistinguished pirate in the South China seas.I received my Bachelor's degree from Middlebury College in Vermont, with a major in literature and minors in both Spanish and African Studies (if you need advice on milking a liberal arts degree, I'm your girl). I'm particularly interested in coverage of immigration, women's issues, the global economy, and anything baseball.
One day, there won’t be any more Holocaust survivors. This museum is racing to preserve their stories.
Eyewitness perspectives, like those of survivor Halina Litman Yasharoff Peabody, have served as invaluable educational resources for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum since the institution opened 25 years ago. But as the number of survivors dwindle, the museum must prepare for a future without them.
We actually pay CEOs like menial laborers — and here’s why
The modern American economy is based largely on talent and knowledge, but the way we pay people never caught up with the country’s big economic changes. That’s how CEOs get paid huge amounts, even though the incentives don’t work the way they used to.