https://harpers.org/archive/2021/07/history-as-end-politics-of-the-past-matthew-karp/
On the 1619 Project, and why essentializing history only serves power.
Author: rssllchndlr
If you sell a house these days, the buyer might be a pension fund
Examining the Black-white wealth gap
A supplemental to the CRT discussion. From Brookings, hardly a radical organization.
GEORGIA BOARD OF EDUCATION VOTES TO CENSOR AMERICAN HISTORY
https://theintercept.com/2021/06/04/georgia-racism-education-schools/
Triggered snowflake parents demand safe space upon discovering “facts don’t care about [their] feelings.” I could have sworn the confederacy worship was simply about “not erasing History.”
Social Media Companies Like Instagram Are Censoring Dissent
https://jacobinmag.com/2021/06/censorship-facebook-instagram-twitter-india-palestine-colombia
The thing about social media censorship is it almost always only goes one way.
Everything’s Bigger In Texas, Even The Hypocrisy
https://www.dailyposter.com/everythings-bigger-in-texas-even-the-hypocrisy/
Not sure how this squares with the GOP trying to rebrand itself as the party of the working man, but I’m sure someone here can enlighten us.
STEVEN DONZIGER DESCRIBES CONTEMPT CASE AS A “CHARADE” AS TRIAL COMES TO A CLOSE
https://theintercept.com/2021/05/17/chevron-steven-donziger-trial/
I’ve been following this poor guy’s case for a few years. He’s being railroaded by a private prosecutor and a hand-selected judge for the crime of winning a class action lawsuit against Chevron.
Restaurant labor shortages show little sign of going economywide
As usual, the Right is letting itself be duped into tilting at windmills.
It’s Obvious — Israel Is an Apartheid State
Speaking of things we shouldn’t be funding…
Why Diversity Training Isn’t Enough
Since “White Fragility” was specifically mentioned a few days ago, here is a good left critique of this particular cottage industry.
