May 2019

May 31, 2019

White Power, the Census, and the Supreme Court

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1970s census tracts of San Francisco, Eric Fischer, Creative Commons.

The Best of the Week’s News:

“Smoking gun” memo proves the citizenship census question is designed to empower whites and Republicans.
The incel plastic surgery craze.
American suicide: Guns, booze, and toxic masculinity
California poised to crack down on the gig economy.

May 24, 2019

Sidney's Picks: Wage Theft, Impeachment, and the Border Fence

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Ulrich Joho, Creative Commons.

The Best of the Week’s News:

Mass wage theft keeps eldercare afloat in California.
Remembering Larry J. Hanley, crusading labor leader and anti-corruption advocate.
Impeaching Trump is risky, but so is doing nothing.
Trump tries to steer border fence funding to GOP-connected ND firm.
“My rapist apologized… I still needed an abortion”

May 17, 2019

Sidney's Picks: The Border Fence, Russian Hackers, and a Tennessee Scandal

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Darwin Bell, Creative Commons.

The Best of the Week’s News:

The president wants his border fence painted black to scald people, with spikes to rip human flesh–and he wants it to be pretty.
Time to play everyone’s favorite game: Which Florida elections offices were hacked by the Russians?
In this tiny Alaskan village, sex offenders outnumber the police 7 to 1.
Did the Tennessee House Speaker’s Office try to frame an activist?
Ben Carson poised to evict 55,000 children from public housing.

May 10, 2019

Sidney's Picks: The War on Women and Workers

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Creative Commons, Progress Ohio.

The Best of the Week’s News:

Under a new law, effectively all abortion will become a serious crime in Georgia in 2020.
Calling 6-week abortion bans “heartbeat” bans is medically inaccurate propaganda
Newspapers apologize for their role in championing anti-black violence.
PR firm behind Delta’s sleazy anti-union ads has sent undercover operatives posing as journalists.
The Biggest Loser: Trump tax records show he lost over a billion dollars

May 8, 2019

Photos of the 2019 Hillman Prize Ceremony

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Hillman board member Danny Glover presents the Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism to Hannah Dreier of ProPublica.

The 2019 Hillman Prizes were a night to remember! Check out the photos of our winners and distinguished presenters.

We’ll have the photos of the reception up soon.

May 3, 2019

Sidney's Picks: Hungry College Kids; 85,000 Police Misconduct Records

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Steven Mileham, Creative Commons.

The Best of the Week’s News:

Gnawing hunger: Nearly half of college kids reported food insecurity in a new survey out of Temple University.
Peruse 85,000 police misconduct files. #squadgoals
Adorable defector or Trojan Beluga? Alleged Russian spy whale won’t leave Norwegians alone.
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey hypes pseudoscience to credulous tech bros.

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May 2019

White Power, the Census, and the Supreme Court

Sidney's Picks: Wage Theft, Impeachment, and the Border Fence

Sidney's Picks: The Border Fence, Russian Hackers, and a Tennessee Scandal

Sidney's Picks: The War on Women and Workers

Photos of the 2019 Hillman Prize Ceremony

Sidney's Picks: Hungry College Kids; 85,000 Police Misconduct Records

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White Power, the Census, and the Supreme Court

Sidney's Picks: Wage Theft, Impeachment, and the Border Fence

Sidney's Picks: The Border Fence, Russian Hackers, and a Tennessee Scandal

Sidney's Picks: The War on Women and Workers

Photos of the 2019 Hillman Prize Ceremony

Sidney's Picks: Hungry College Kids; 85,000 Police Misconduct Records

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