Jordan Teicher

1 month ago | gq.com | Jordan Teicher

All products featured on GQ are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. In high school, Ryan DePaul starred as a defensive end and tight end. But to earn playing time as a freshman at Kean University, he got relegated to special teams, blocking and tackling during kickoffs—one of the most brutal plays in all of sports.

1 month ago | gridphilly.com | Jordan Teicher

In February, The Philadelphia Inquirer published — in print and online — an op-ed by former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter. Titled “We should support an affordable, inclusive energy transition,” the article made the case that “we must act fast on the seriousness of climate change and do so responsibly, without losing sight of the affordability and reliability we all deserve.”By that, Nutter meant that we must continue to expand natural gas infrastructure.

2 months ago | newrepublic.com | Jordan Teicher

In late February, Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy—dutifully doing his boss’s bidding—announced an investigation into the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s use of a $3.1 billion federal grant for its long-awaited high-speed rail system. The project, he said, was “severely—no pun intended—off track.” By comparison, he pointed to another rail project: Brightline West, a $12.4 billion, 218-mile route under construction between the Los Angeles suburbs and Las Vegas.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Jordan Teicher

In late February, Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy—dutifully doing his boss’s bidding—announced an investigation into the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s use of a $3.1 billion federal grant for its long-awaited high-speed rail system. The project, he said, was “severely—no pun intended—off track.” By comparison, he pointed to another rail project: Brightline West, a $12.4 billion, 218-mile route under construction between the Los Angeles suburbs and Las Vegas.

2 months ago | africasacountry.com | Basia Cummings |Johan Gimonprez |Zahra Moloo |Jordan Teicher

Interview by Zahra Moloo Johan Grimonprez is the director of the Oscar-nominated documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, a film whose main theme is the assassination of Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba in 1961.