From JacobinWhat would the world look like if there were no more losers and everyone was just winning all the time? Darren Star, the creator of Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sex and the City, has given us his answer with his new Netflix series Emily in Paris. The characters in … [Read more...] about The Unbearable Banality of <cite>Emily in Paris</cite>
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'Ridiculous': Anti-LGBTQ Groups and Businesses Got Millions in Federal Coronavirus Relief, Analysis Reveals
From CommonDreamsPublished on Sunday, December 13, 2020byCommon Dreams'Ridiculous': Anti-LGBTQ Groups and Businesses Got Millions in Federal Coronavirus Relief, Analysis Reveals "Now, the government is doing even more to help hate groups by handing them millions of dollars in forgivable loans." byJessica Corbett, staff writer 0 CommentsAt least … [Read more...] about 'Ridiculous': Anti-LGBTQ Groups and Businesses Got Millions in Federal Coronavirus Relief, Analysis Reveals
A Roadmap for the Biden-Harris Administration: Redesigning Farm Systems for the Climate Crisis
From CommonDreamsAs the Biden-Harris transition team rapidly fills key cabinet positions and senior leadership, it also is setting priorities for the first 100 days. If the "Build Back Better" mantra is to become reality, particularly in advancing equitable solutions to the climate crisis, the transition team will have to think systemically—not just agency by … [Read more...] about A Roadmap for the Biden-Harris Administration: Redesigning Farm Systems for the Climate Crisis
To Win Georgia and the Senate, Democrats Need to Go All-In on $15 Minimum Wage
From CommonDreamsPublished on Sunday, December 13, 2020 by The HillTo Win Georgia and the Senate, Democrats Need to Go All-In on $15 Minimum Wage Georgia is ripe for this kind of economic message. byStephen Prince 0 Comments"According to an analysis done by the Economic Policy Institute, 34.7% of Georgian workers would get a raise if the federal minimum … [Read more...] about To Win Georgia and the Senate, Democrats Need to Go All-In on $15 Minimum Wage
Let Everybody Vote, Even If They're Incarcerated
From CommonDreamsPublished on Sunday, December 13, 2020 by The ProgressiveLet Everybody Vote, Even If They're Incarcerated What value is a democracy that actively seeks to silence the voices of its most vulnerable citizens?byPatrick Stephens 0 Comments"Sadly, only the states of Maine and Vermont currently permit incarcerated people to vote. The … [Read more...] about Let Everybody Vote, Even If They're Incarcerated