We know how a pandemic is supposed to end: we make sacrifices in our daily lives to support a ‘war’ on the pathogen, until medical science deploys a magic bullet to vanquish the invisible enemy. This is a comforting story, but it hasn’t ever happened yet. New Pandemics, Old Politics explores how the modern world adopted a martial script to […]
By: Skyler Johnson As Pride Month approaches, it’s expected that we’ll see a number of pride-related products pop up. There are people that think brands celebrating Pride Month is “tacky” or “preachy.” However, it’s still important for brands to show their support for the LGBTQIA+ community, even if it’s just in the month of June. […]
Eric Adams Refuses Pledge to Protect NYC Term Limits If Eric Adams is elected New York City’s next Mayor, the city’s beloved 8-year term limits law could soon be out the door. Adams is the only major candidate who has refused to pledge to protect the existing 8-year term limit for mayor and city council. […]
UPDATE: With Unprecedented 18 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Enacted, 2021 Officially Becomes Worst Year in Recent History for LGBTQ State Legislative Attacks With Anti-LGBTQ Momentum Sweeping through State Legislatures, 2021 Surpasses 2015 as Worst Year In Recent History Detailed Breakdown of 2021 Anti-LGBTQ State Legislation Below With an unprecedented number of anti-LGBTQ measures sweeping through state legislatures […]
Kamala Harris Will be First Vice President to be Immortalized by Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Madame Tussauds New York Releases Clay Head Sculpture Images of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in Honor of Their 100th Day in Office Kamala Harris made history when she was sworn in on January 20th becoming the first […]
Can Biden Fix the Courts That Trump Broke? There is no progressive future without a serious fight to reclaim the judiciary from the grips of conservative judges. In The Nation’s latest cover story, justice correspondent Elie Mystal explains: “While previous Republican administrations tried to break government, Donald Trump tried to break democracy. He did this boldly and brazenly, […]
1,500+ Parents of Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender-Expansive Youth Condemn Anti-Trans Bills in Open Letter to Lawmakers More than 1,500 parents of transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive youth — from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico — signed a letter imploring elected officials to oppose anti-transgender bills under consideration in state legislatures across […]
FEMA’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Task Force Undertake a Historic Endeavor National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association Partner with FEMA to Reimburse Funeral Expenses The National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association, Inc (NFDMA) has partnered with FEMA to provide support for the agency’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Task Force to undertake a historic endeavor: reimbursing eligible funeral expenses to […]
Corporate leaders: Companies should work against anti-LGBTQ bills in Texas, other states Chris Adamo, vice president of Federal and Industry Affairs at Danone North America; Brad Figel, vice president of Public Affairs North America at Mars, Inc.; Molly Fogarty senior vice president of Corporate & Government Affairs at Nestlé USA; and Tom Langan, North America […]
NCAA LGBTQ OneTeam facilitators publish open letter condemning anti-transgender legislation The NCAA LGBTQ OneTeam, a group of NCAA- trained facilitators at colleges across the country published an open letter condemning the actions taken by 28 states across the country to introduce, pass, and sign anti-transgender legislation. 2021 has been a record year for anti-transgender legislation, with 93 […]
