Big Outbreaks Like The Coronavirus Actually Do Discriminate: Against the Poor and Most Needy
On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned in a press conference that there is no end in sight to the rapidly expanding novel Coronavirus outbreak. As of Friday afternoon, there were 31,530 cases worldwide, including 12 in the United States, with estimates of 638 deaths, mostly in China. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Director…
Mike Pence Announces That Deficits Are OK Because They Help the Economy
Vice President Mike Pence says we shouldn’t worry our pretty heads about the federal deficit: “The president came into office and he said, ‘First and foremost, we have to restore growth,’” Pence said. “Deficits and debt are right in line, but it is first about getting this economy moving again and we really do believe…
Thanks to Trump, Keystone XL Is Back. The Anti-Pipeline Movement Is Ready.
A water protector wielding Indigenous flags stands before floodlights at the Dakota Access Pipeline construction site on December 31, 2016.Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA You may remember the Keystone XL pipeline from 2015, when a movement galvanized by the growing threat of climate change successfully pushed President Obama to reject the project. But Keystone XL, which would pump…
The GOP Is Sending Out Political Mailers That Look Like Official Census Documents
Here’s something sleazy: In 2019, the state of Montana had to twice warn voters about mailers from the Republican National Committee disguised to look like official 2020 Census documents. They were actually requests for money and voter information to help re-elect President Donald Trump. But the GOP hasn’t stopped. In response to our recent request for your political…
I Have Watched “The Two Popes” Nine Times. It Should Win No Oscars on Sunday.
Peter Mountain/Netflix It was the fourth time I watched The Two Popes that I realized I could not stop. I first saw director Fernando Meirelles’s fake conversation between real popes Benedict and Francis with my Roman Catholic family over the holidays. My grandfather liked it. I liked it. And I thought it would end there…
Kesha Will Never Apologize for Being Herself. Even As She Changes.
Kevork Djansezian / Getty For over ten years Kesha’s unabashed shamelessness has been a constant in our lives. It started in late 2009 when the number one hit “Tik Tok” introduced Ke$ha as the pop party girl—our pop party girl. She happily confirmed her status as a next-wave popstar singing about sex (“Blah Blah Blah”), drugs…