Braxton Brewington

Shankar Narayan

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Because Woodruff was identified as a suspect based on facial recognition technology. The Wayne County prosecutor still contends that Woodruff’s charges—dismissed a month later—were “appropriate based upon the facts.” Those “facts” increasingly involve the use of technology that has been proven wrong; the New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/06/business/facial-recognition-false-arrest.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">report</a> on Woodruff helpfully links to articles like “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/technology/facial-recognition-misidentify-jail.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Another Arrest and Jail Time, Due to a Bad Facial Recognition Match</a>,” and “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/technology/facial-recognition-arrest.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm</a>.” And it’s especially wrong when it comes to—get ready to be surprised—Black people. Facial recognition has been deemed harmful, in principle and in practice, for years now. We talked in <a href="https://fair.org/home/josh-ruebner-on-bds-boycott-bans-shankar-narayan-on-face-surveillance/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">February 2019</a> with Shankar Narayan, director of the Technology and Liberty Project at the <a href="https://www.aclu-wa.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ACLU of Washington</a> state.  We hear that conversation this week. Transcript:  <a href="https://fair.org/home/face-surveillance-is-a-uniquely-dangerous-technology/" rel="bookmark nofollow" target="_blank">‘Face Surveillance Is a Uniquely Dangerous Technology’</a>      CounterSpin230811Narayan.mp3 MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_1 = [ 	{ name: "CounterSpin230811Narayan.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMjMwODExTmFyYXlhbi5tcDM=", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" } ]; MP3jPLAYERS[1] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_1, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' }; Newsweek (<a href="https://www.newsweek.com/bidens-new-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-blocked-court-1818072" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8/7/23</a>) Also on the show: Listeners may know a federal court has at least for now <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/student-debt-rules-blocked" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blocked</a> Biden administration efforts to forgive the debt of student borrowers whose colleges lied to them or suddenly disappeared. The White House seems to be looking for ways to ease student loan debt more broadly, but not really presenting an unapologetic, coherent picture of why, and what the impacts would be. We talked about that with Braxton Brewington of the <a href="https://debtcollective.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Debt Collective</a> in <a href="https://fair.org/home/braxton-brewington-on-student-loan-debt-andy-marra-on-trans-youth-rights/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">March 2022</a>. We’ll revisit that conversation today as well. Transcript: <a href="https://fair.org/home/student-debt-hurts-the-economy-and-cancellation-will-improve-lives/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘Student Debt Hurts the Economy and Cancellation Will Improve Lives’</a>      CounterSpin230811Brewington.mp3 MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_2 = [ 	{ name: "CounterSpin230811Brewington.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMjMwODExQnJld2luZ3Rvbi5tcDM=", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" } ]; MP3jPLAYERS[2] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_2, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' }; Plus Janine Jackson takes a quick look at recent press coverage of <a href="https://fair.org/home/brooks-defense-of-trump-defenders-disguises-where-real-power-is/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trumpism</a>. The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/shankar-narayan-on-facial-misrecognition-braxton-brewington-on-student-debt-abolition/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shankar Narayan on Facial Misrecognition, Braxton Brewington on Student Debt Abolition</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Shankar Narayan on Facial Misrecognition, Braxton Brewington on Student Debt Abolition

Matthew Cunningham-Cook

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Teddy Ostrow on UPS/Teamsters Agreement, Matthew Cunningham-Cook on GOP Climate Sabotage

Dave Zirin

Melissa Crow

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As <a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/border-trooper-migrants-wire-18205076.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">revealed</a> by the Houston Chronicle, Texas troopers have been ordered to push people back into the river, and to deny them water. The cruelty is obvious; the Department of Justice is talking about suing. But there are other ways for immigration policy to be inhumane. Advocates have long <a href="https://fair.org/home/playing-both-sides-on-immigration-leaves-public-in-the-dark/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">declared</a> that Biden’s asylum restrictions (which look a lot like Trump’s asylum restrictions) are not just harmful but unlawful. And a federal judge has just <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/25/us/politics/biden-asylum-policy-immigration.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">agreed</a>. We learn about that from a participant in the case, Melissa Crow, director of litigation at the <a href="https://cgrs.uclawsf.edu/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Gender and Refugee Studies</a>.      CounterSpin3230728Crow.mp3 MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_8 = [ 	{ name: "CounterSpin3230728Crow.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMzIzMDcyOENyb3cubXAz", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" } ]; MP3jPLAYERS[8] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_8, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' }; New York Times (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/23/sports/the-athletic-newspapers.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">10/23/17</a>) Also on the show: In October 2017, the New York Times ran a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/23/sports/the-athletic-newspapers.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">story</a> headlined “Why the Athletic Wants to Pillage Newspapers,” that began, “By the time you finish reading this article, the upstart sports news outlet called the <a href="https://theathletic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Athletic </a>probably will have hired another well-known sportswriter from your local newspaper.” In January 2022, the Times bought the Athletic for $550 million, <a href="https://investors.nytco.com/news-and-events/press-releases/news-details/2022/The-New-York-Times-Company-to-Acquire-The-Athletic/default.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">saying</a> that “as a stand-alone product…the Athletic is a great complement to the Times.” It’s now July 2023, and the New York Times has <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/society/new-york-times-sports-page/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">announced</a> it’s shutting down its sports desk, outsourcing that reporting to…the Athletic. <a href="https://www.davezirin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dave Zirin</a> joins us to talk about that; he’s sports editor at <a href="https://www.thenation.com/authors/dave-zirin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Nation,</a> host of the <a href="https://www.edgeofsports.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Edge of Sports</a> podcast, and author of many books, including <a href="https://thenewpress.com/books/peoples-history-of-sports-united-states" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A People’s History of Sports in the United States</a>.      CounterSpin3230728Zirin.mp3 MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_9 = [ 	{ name: "CounterSpin3230728Zirin.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMzIzMDcyOFppcmluLm1wMw==", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" } ]; MP3jPLAYERS[9] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_9, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' }; Plus Janine Jackson takes a quick look at some recent press coverage of <a href="https://fair.org/home/twisting-statistics-to-fake-the-collapse-of-europe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Europe’s economy</a>.      CounterSpin3230728Banter.mp3 MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_10 = [ 	{ name: "CounterSpin3230728Banter.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMzIzMDcyOEJhbnRlci5tcDM=", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" } ]; MP3jPLAYERS[10] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_10, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' }; The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/melissa-crow-on-asylum-restrictions-dave-zirin-on-nyts-vanishing-sports-section/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Melissa Crow on Asylum Restrictions, Dave Zirin on NYT’s Vanishing Sports Section</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Melissa Crow on Asylum Restrictions, Dave Zirin on NYT’s Vanishing Sports Section

Kevin Minofu

(Haymarket Books, 2023) This week on CounterSpin: If corporate news media didn’t matter, we wouldn’t talk about them.  But elite, moneyed outlets do, of course, direct public attention to some issues and not to others, and suggest the possibility of some social responses, but not others.  It’s that context that the African American Policy Forum hopes folks will bring to their new book, based on years of research, called Say Her Name: Black Women’s Stories of Police Violence and Public Silence. It’s not, of course, about excluding Black men and boys from public conversation about police violence, but about the value of adding Black women to our understanding of the phenomenon—as a way to help make our response more meaningful and impactful. If, along the way, we highlight that ignoring the specific, intersectional meaning that policies and practices have for women who are also Black—well, that would improve journalism too. We’ll talk about Say Her Name with one of the key workers on that ongoing project, Kevin Minofu, senior research and writing fellow at African American Policy Forum.      CounterSpin230721Minofu.mp3MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_12 = [	{ name: "CounterSpin230721Minofu.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMjMwNzIxTWlub2Z1Lm1wMw==", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" }];MP3jPLAYERS[12] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_12, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' };  Plus Janine Jackson takes a quick look at recent press coverage of campaign town halls.      CounterSpin230721Banter.mp3MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_13 = [	{ name: "CounterSpin230721Banter.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMjMwNzIxQmFudGVyLm1wMw==", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" }];MP3jPLAYERS[13] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_13, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' };  The post Kevin Minofu on Say Her Name appeared first on FAIR.

(Haymarket Books, <a href="https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1632-sayhername" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2023</a>) This week on CounterSpin: If corporate news media didn’t matter, we wouldn’t talk about them.  But elite, moneyed outlets do, of course, direct public attention to some issues and not to others, and suggest the possibility of some social responses, but not others.  It’s that context that the <a href="https://www.aapf.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">African American Policy Forum</a> hopes folks will bring to their <a href="https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1632-sayhername" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">new book</a>, based on years of research, called Say Her Name: Black Women’s Stories of Police Violence and Public Silence. It’s not, of course, about excluding Black men and boys from public conversation about police violence, but about the value of adding Black women to our understanding of the phenomenon—as a way to help make our response more meaningful and impactful. If, along the way, we highlight that ignoring the specific, intersectional meaning that policies and practices have for women who are also Black—well, that would improve journalism too. We’ll talk about Say Her Name with one of the key workers on that ongoing project, Kevin Minofu, senior research and writing fellow at African American Policy Forum.      CounterSpin230721Minofu.mp3 MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_12 = [ 	{ name: "CounterSpin230721Minofu.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMjMwNzIxTWlub2Z1Lm1wMw==", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" } ]; MP3jPLAYERS[12] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_12, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' }; Plus Janine Jackson takes a quick look at recent press coverage of <a href="https://fair.org/home/cnn-town-halls-do-democracy-no-favors/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">campaign town halls</a>.      CounterSpin230721Banter.mp3 MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_13 = [ 	{ name: "CounterSpin230721Banter.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMjMwNzIxQmFudGVyLm1wMw==", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" } ]; MP3jPLAYERS[13] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_13, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' }; The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/kevin-minofu-on-say-her-name/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kevin Minofu on Say Her Name</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Kevin Minofu on Say Her Name

Arlene Martínez

Florín Nájera-Uresti

Good Jobs First (7/6/23) This week on CounterSpin: Media talk about “the economy” as though it were an abstraction, somehow clinically removed from daily life, instead of being ingrained &amp; entwined in every minute of it. So white supremacy and economic policy are completely different stories for the press, but not for the people. Our guest’s recent work names a simple, obvious way development incentives exacerbate racialized inequality: by transferring wealth from the public to companies led by white male executives. Arlene Martínez is deputy executive director and communications director at Good Jobs First, which has issued a trenchant new report.      CounterSpin230714Martinez.mp3MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_14 = [	{ name: "CounterSpin230714Martinez.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMjMwNzE0TWFydGluZXoubXAz", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" }];MP3jPLAYERS[14] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_14, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' };   Free Press Also on the show: CounterSpin listeners are well aware of the gutting of state and local journalism, connected to the corporate takeover of newspapers and their sell-off to venture—or, as some would say it, vulture—capitalists. Florín Nájera-Uresti is California campaign organizer for the advocacy group Free Press Action. We talk to her about better and worse ways to meet local news media needs.      CounterSpin230714Najera-Uresti.mp3MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_15 = [	{ name: "CounterSpin230714Najera-Uresti.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMjMwNzE0TmFqZXJhLVVyZXN0aS5tcDM=", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" }];MP3jPLAYERS[15] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_15, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' };  Plus Janine Jackson takes a quick look at recent press coverage of Israel/Palestine and cluster bombs.      CounterSpin230714Banter.mp3MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_16 = [	{ name: "CounterSpin230714Banter.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMjMwNzE0QmFudGVyLm1wMw==", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" }];MP3jPLAYERS[16] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_16, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' };  The post Arlene Martínez on Corporate Subsidies, Florín Nájera-Uresti on Journalism Preservation appeared first on FAIR.

Good Jobs First (<a href="https://goodjobsfirst.org/power-outrage-will-heavily-subsidized-battery-factories-generate-substandard-jobs-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">7/6/23</a>) This week on CounterSpin: Media talk about “the economy” as though it were an abstraction, somehow clinically removed from daily life, instead of being ingrained &amp; entwined in every minute of it. So white supremacy and economic policy are completely different stories for the press, but not for the people. Our guest’s recent work names a simple, obvious way development incentives exacerbate racialized inequality: by transferring wealth from the public to companies led by white male executives. Arlene Martínez is deputy executive director and communications director at <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0019BnAUl7Jl88g2YrN4ZmoUDGQyEFeHVXySzUBNc_oxtCzv9__KP9k2P6lNsHPDXaOYzophCPDBsUASBL7gs_ZqNfCRSJTygb2F-F02cFkBQifnq0YRQqxoKBnj0jLxAUNbirhzEOItW-D8I4RDuJPPA==&amp;c=HBKZ2LvKjOTmefkGispP6BvVpThnq21TeTYJVzZZSA-c3vQZQ15-FA==&amp;ch=5b9_OHSwMjH8GYGDo5bV06EGS0zahsy_26ii-I1tU2Q20Ydh5lBrng==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Good Jobs First</a>, which has issued a trenchant new <a href="https://goodjobsfirst.org/power-outrage-will-heavily-subsidized-battery-factories-generate-substandard-jobs-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">report</a>.      CounterSpin230714Martinez.mp3 MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_14 = [ 	{ name: "CounterSpin230714Martinez.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMjMwNzE0TWFydGluZXoubXAz", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" } ]; MP3jPLAYERS[14] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_14, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' }; <blockquote> <a href="https://act.freepress.net/sign/journ-stop-jcpa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Free Press</a></blockquote> Also on the show: CounterSpin listeners are well aware of the gutting of state and local journalism, connected to the corporate takeover of newspapers and their sell-off to venture—or, as some would say it, vulture—capitalists. Florín Nájera-Uresti is California campaign organizer for the advocacy group <a href="https://www.freepress.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Free Press Action</a>. We talk to her about better and worse ways to meet local news media needs.      CounterSpin230714Najera-Uresti.mp3 MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_15 = [ 	{ name: "CounterSpin230714Najera-Uresti.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMjMwNzE0TmFqZXJhLVVyZXN0aS5tcDM=", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" } ]; MP3jPLAYERS[15] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_15, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' }; Plus Janine Jackson takes a quick look at recent press coverage of <a href="https://fair.org/home/nyt-reluctant-to-fault-israel-for-west-bank-aggression/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Israel/Palestine</a> and cluster bombs.      CounterSpin230714Banter.mp3 MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_16 = [ 	{ name: "CounterSpin230714Banter.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMjMwNzE0QmFudGVyLm1wMw==", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" } ]; MP3jPLAYERS[16] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_16, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' }; The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/arlene-martinez-on-corporate-subsidies-florin-najera-uresti-on-journalism-preservation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arlene Martínez on Corporate Subsidies, Florín Nájera-Uresti on Journalism Preservation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Arlene Martínez on Corporate Subsidies, Florín Nájera-Uresti on Journalism Preservation

Common Dreams (7/5/23) This week on CounterSpin: The Earth recorded its hottest day ever July 3, with an average global temperature of 17.01°C. The record was broken the next day, with 17.18°C. Common Dreams‘ Jake Johnson (7/5/23) collected international responses, including a British scientist calling it a “death sentence for people and ecosystems”; and reported (7/5/23) IMF estimates that world governments dished out nearly $6 trillion in fossil fuel subsidies in 2020, and those giveaways are expected to grow. At Truthout (7/3/23), Victoria Law wrote about extreme heat’s impact on the incarcerated, including people in their 30s dropping dead in prisons with inadequate cooling systems. One source described his cell: “No air gets in and no air escapes.” Public Citizen (6/16/23) points to House Appropriations Republicans, larding spending bills with “poison pill” riders that fuel the crisis and block alternatives. And a database from the new climate group F Minus reveals how many state lobbyists hired by environmental groups also lobby for fossil fuel companies, entrenching those influence peddlers in state capitols with a veneer of respectability, even as public opinion of fossil fuels plummets. Orange skies burning over many parts of the US may not be the rockets’ red glare, but they’re signs of war nonetheless. The battle is less well understood as a fight between humans and climate change, as one between those who want to forcefully mitigate disastrous impacts and those who want them to continue, for the simple reason that it’s making them rich. There is no way to fight climate disruption without fighting climate disrupters—this week on the show. Emily Sanders watched appalled as CNBC‘s Andrew Ross Sorkin (6/26/23) “interviewed” Chevron’s Mike Wirth recently, leading her to write “How (Not) to Interview an Oil CEO” for ExxonKnews (6/29/23). She’s editorial lead at the Center for Climate Integrity; we’ll ask her about that.      CounterSpin230707Sanders.mp3MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_17 = [	{ name: "CounterSpin230707Sanders.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMjMwNzA3U2FuZGVycy5tcDM=", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" }];MP3jPLAYERS[17] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_17, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' };  And: When media illustrate pushback against the fossil fuel industry, it generally looks like activists with signs; but there are myriad points of resistance, at different levels of community, offering multiple ways forward—but all of them in the same direction. In 2021, HuffPost reporter Alexander Kaufman discussed attempts of local representatives to have a say in building codes, and industry’s reaction. Democracy Collaborative‘s Johanna Bozuwa joined us during 2019’s California wildfires and power outages, to explain the potential role of public utilities in the climate crisis.      CounterSpin230707KaufmanBozuwa.mp3MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_18 = [	{ name: "CounterSpin230707KaufmanBozuwa.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMjMwNzA3S2F1Zm1hbkJvenV3YS5tcDM=", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" }];MP3jPLAYERS[18] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_18, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' };  The post Emily Sanders on How Not to Interview an Oil CEO, Kaufman &amp; Bozuwa on Fighting Climate Disrupters appeared first on FAIR.

Common Dreams (<a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/fossil-fuel-subsidies-heat-records" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">7/5/23</a>) This week on CounterSpin: The Earth recorded its hottest day ever July 3, with an average global temperature of 17.01°C. The record was broken the next day, with 17.18°C. Common Dreams‘ Jake Johnson (<a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/hottest-day-ever-tuesday" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">7/5/23</a>) collected international responses, including a British scientist calling it a “death sentence for people and ecosystems”; and reported (<a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/fossil-fuel-subsidies-heat-records" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">7/5/23</a>) IMF estimates that world governments dished out nearly $6 trillion in fossil fuel subsidies in 2020, and those giveaways are expected to grow. At Truthout (<a href="https://truthout.org/articles/in-brutal-summer-heat-prisoners-say-their-cells-are-like-stifling-hot-coffins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">7/3/23</a>), Victoria Law wrote about extreme heat’s impact on the incarcerated, including people in their 30s dropping dead in prisons with inadequate cooling systems. One source described his cell: “No air gets in and no air escapes.” Public Citizen (<a href="https://www.citizen.org/news/poison-pill-riders-are-corrupt-paybacks-to-industries-and-extremists/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">6/16/23</a>) points to House Appropriations Republicans, larding spending bills with “poison pill” riders that fuel the crisis and block alternatives. And a database from the new climate group <a href="https://fminus.org/database/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">F Minus</a> reveals how many state lobbyists hired by environmental groups also lobby for fossil fuel companies, entrenching those influence peddlers in state capitols with a veneer of respectability, even as public opinion of fossil fuels <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2022/03/01/americans-largely-favor-u-s-taking-steps-to-become-carbon-neutral-by-2050/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">plummets</a>. Orange skies burning over many parts of the US may not be the rockets’ red glare, but they’re signs of war nonetheless. The battle is less well understood as a fight between humans and climate change, as one between those who want to forcefully mitigate disastrous impacts and those who want them to continue, for the simple reason that it’s making them rich. There is no way to fight climate disruption without fighting climate disrupters—this week on the show. <a href="https://climateintegrity.org/about/people/emily-sanders" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily Sanders</a> watched appalled as CNBC‘s <a href="https://fair.org/media_criticism/sorkin-gets-the-scoop-direct-from-his-ceo-pal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andrew Ross Sorkin</a> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/s7z10zxJvqc?feature=share" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">6/26/23</a>) “interviewed” Chevron’s Mike Wirth recently, leading her to write “How (Not) to Interview an Oil CEO” for ExxonKnews (<a href="https://www.exxonknews.org/p/how-not-to-interview-an-oil-ceo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">6/29/23</a>). She’s editorial lead at the Center for Climate Integrity; we’ll ask her about that.      CounterSpin230707Sanders.mp3 MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_17 = [ 	{ name: "CounterSpin230707Sanders.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMjMwNzA3U2FuZGVycy5tcDM=", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" } ]; MP3jPLAYERS[17] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_17, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' }; And: When media illustrate pushback against the fossil fuel industry, it generally looks like activists with signs; but there are myriad points of resistance, at different levels of community, offering multiple ways forward—but all of them in the same direction. In 2021, <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/author/alexander-c-kaufman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HuffPost</a> reporter <a href="https://fair.org/home/city-officials-improved-the-climate-readiness-of-the-code-industry-groups-pushed-back/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alexander Kaufman</a> discussed attempts of local representatives to have a say in building codes, and industry’s reaction. <a href="https://democracycollaborative.org/publications/taking-climate-action-to-the-next-level" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Democracy Collaborative</a>‘s <a href="https://fair.org/home/this-is-a-huge-opportunity-to-create-an-energy-system-rooted-in-climate-justice/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Johanna Bozuwa</a> joined us during 2019’s California wildfires and power outages, to explain the potential role of public utilities in the climate crisis.      CounterSpin230707KaufmanBozuwa.mp3 MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_18 = [ 	{ name: "CounterSpin230707KaufmanBozuwa.mp3", formats: ["mp3"], mp3: "aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9jb250ZW50LmJsdWJycnkuY29tL2NvdW50ZXJzcGluL0NvdW50ZXJTcGluMjMwNzA3S2F1Zm1hbkJvenV3YS5tcDM=", counterpart:"", artist: "", image: "", imgurl: "" } ]; MP3jPLAYERS[18] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_18, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'     ', pause_txt:'     ', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:80, height:'' }; The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/emily-sanders-on-how-not-to-interview-an-oil-ceo-kaufman-bozuwa-on-fighting-climate-disrupters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily Sanders on How Not to Interview an Oil CEO, Kaufman &amp; Bozuwa on Fighting Climate Disrupters</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Emily Sanders on How Not to Interview an Oil CEO, Kaufman & Bozuwa on Fighting Climate Disrupters

Taryn Abbassian

The impacts of the Dobbs ruling are still reverberating, as is the organized pushback that we can learn about and support. The post Taryn Abbassian and Others on Dobbs One Year Later appeared first on FAIR.

The impacts of the Dobbs ruling are still reverberating, as is the organized pushback that we can learn about and support. The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/taryn-abbassian-and-others-on-dobbs-one-year-later/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taryn Abbassian and Others on Dobbs One Year Later</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Taryn Abbassian and Others on Dobbs One Year Later

Nancy Altman

Daniel Ellsberg

When Daniel Ellsberg died, media burnished their own reputation as truth-tellers while somehow dishonoring the practice of truth-telling. The post Nancy Altman on GOP Social Security Attack, Daniel Ellsberg Revisited appeared first on FAIR.

When Daniel Ellsberg died, media burnished their own reputation as truth-tellers while somehow dishonoring the practice of truth-telling. The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/nancy-altman-on-gop-social-security-attack-daniel-ellsberg-revisited/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nancy Altman on GOP Social Security Attack, Daniel Ellsberg Revisited</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Nancy Altman on GOP Social Security Attack, Daniel Ellsberg Revisited

Sonali Kolhatkar

Narrative is an important tool for folks looking to change the world for the better, in part by changing the stories we tell one another. The post Sonali Kolhatkar on the Power of Narrative appeared first on FAIR.

Narrative is an important tool for folks looking to change the world for the better, in part by changing the stories we tell one another. The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/sonali-kolhatkar-on-the-power-of-narrative/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonali Kolhatkar on the Power of Narrative</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Sonali Kolhatkar on the Power of Narrative

Evan Greer

Tauhid Chappell

What will the legalization, and profitizing, of marijuana mean for the people and communities most harmed by its criminalization? The post Tauhid Chappell on Cannabis Justice, Evan Greer on Kids Online Safety Act appeared first on FAIR.

What will the legalization, and profitizing, of marijuana mean for the people and communities most harmed by its criminalization? The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/tauhid-chappell-on-cannabis-justice-evan-greer-on-kids-online-safety-act/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tauhid Chappell on Cannabis Justice, Evan Greer on Kids Online Safety Act</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Tauhid Chappell on Cannabis Justice, Evan Greer on Kids Online Safety Act

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Jeff Chang

Asian-American students are being used as the face of attempts to eliminate affirmative action or race-consciousness in college admissions. The post Jeff Chang &amp; Jeannie Park on Asian Americans and Affirmative Action appeared first on FAIR.

Asian-American students are being used as the face of attempts to eliminate affirmative action or race-consciousness in college admissions. The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/jeff-chang-jeannie-park-on-asian-americans-and-affirmative-action/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jeff Chang &amp; Jeannie Park on Asian Americans and Affirmative Action</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Jeff Chang & Jeannie Park on Asian Americans and Affirmative Action

Eric Thurm

Many corporate news reporters seem unable to present a labor action as other than an unwonted interruption of a natural order. The post Eric Thurm on the Hollywood Writers’ Strike appeared first on FAIR.

Many corporate news reporters seem unable to present a labor action as other than an unwonted interruption of a natural order. The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/eric-thurm-on-the-hollywood-writers-strike/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eric Thurm on the Hollywood Writers’ Strike</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Eric Thurm on the Hollywood Writers’ Strike

Some officials fully intend to treat anyone who stands in opposition to whatever they decide they want to do as enemies of the state. The post Cody Bloomfield on Anti-Activist Terrorism Charges appeared first on FAIR.

Some officials fully intend to treat anyone who stands in opposition to whatever they decide they want to do as enemies of the state. The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/cody-bloomfield-on-anti-activist-terrorism-charges/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cody Bloomfield on Anti-Activist Terrorism Charges</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Cody Bloomfield on Anti-Activist Terrorism Charges

Ian Millhiser

Whether the Supreme Court gets away with its rejection of ethics depends in part on journalists' willingness to stick with the stories. The post Ian Millhiser on Supreme Court Corruption appeared first on FAIR.

Whether the Supreme Court gets away with its rejection of ethics depends in part on journalists' willingness to stick with the stories. The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/ian-millhiser-on-supreme-court-corruption/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ian Millhiser on Supreme Court Corruption</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Ian Millhiser on Supreme Court Corruption

Chris Lehmann

Kyle Wiens

Republican brinkmanship could devastate millions of people—along with the harm to public understanding of what's actually going on. The post Chris Lehmann on Debt Ceiling Myths, Kyle Wiens on Right to Repair’s Moment appeared first on FAIR.

Republican brinkmanship could devastate millions of people—along with the harm to public understanding of what's actually going on. The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/chris-lehmann-on-debt-ceiling-myths-kyle-wiens-on-right-to-repairs-moment/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Lehmann on Debt Ceiling Myths, Kyle Wiens on Right to Repair’s Moment</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Chris Lehmann on Debt Ceiling Myths, Kyle Wiens on Right to Repair’s Moment

Jen Senko

Hate-fueled and hate-fueling media have political and historical impacts—and interpersonal, familial ones as well. The post Jen Senko on the Cost of Hate Talk appeared first on FAIR.

Hate-fueled and hate-fueling media have political and historical impacts—and interpersonal, familial ones as well. The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/jen-senko-on-the-cost-of-hate-talk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jen Senko on the Cost of Hate Talk</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Jen Senko on the Cost of Hate Talk

Rachel K. Jones

Donna Murch

A Texas judge revoking FDA approval of mifepristone may be a "confusing legal battle" for media--but for most people, it's just frightening. The post Rachel K. Jones on Mifepristone, Donna Murch on Rutgers Labor Action appeared first on FAIR.

A Texas judge revoking FDA approval of mifepristone may be a "confusing legal battle" for media--but for most people, it's just frightening. The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/rachel-k-jones-on-mifepristone-donna-murch-on-rutgers-labor-action/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rachel K. Jones on Mifepristone, Donna Murch on Rutgers Labor Action</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Rachel K. Jones on Mifepristone, Donna Murch on Rutgers Labor Action

Tax season leads some of us to ponder what we get in return for our resources—streets and stop signs, to be sure, but also wars.  The post Taxes: Who Pays and What For? appeared first on FAIR.

Tax season leads some of us to ponder what we get in return for our resources—streets and stop signs, to be sure, but also wars.  The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/taxes-who-pays-and-what-for/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taxes: Who Pays and What For?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Taxes: Who Pays and What For?

Saurav Sarkar

Crushing Starbucks workers' attempts to work together is against the law—but it's not the sort of crime elite media seem able to identify. The post Saurav Sarkar on Starbucks Organizing appeared first on FAIR.

Crushing Starbucks workers' attempts to work together is against the law—but it's not the sort of crime elite media seem able to identify. The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/saurav-sarkar-on-starbucks-organizing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Saurav Sarkar on Starbucks Organizing</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Saurav Sarkar on Starbucks Organizing

Eagan Kemp

Do Black and brown people have a right to move freely in the world? The Ciudad Juárez fire and what it tells us about immigration policy. The post Silky Shah on Detention Center Fire, Eagan Kemp on Medicare Advantage appeared first on FAIR.

Do Black and brown people have a right to move freely in the world? The Ciudad Juárez fire and what it tells us about immigration policy. The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/silky-shah-on-detention-center-fire-eagan-kemp-on-medicare-advantage/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Silky Shah on Detention Center Fire, Eagan Kemp on Medicare Advantage</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Silky Shah on Detention Center Fire, Eagan Kemp on Medicare Advantage

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Jim Naureckas

Dana Brown

As we now sit, eyes glued to every media, journalists carry a great responsibility: to translate evolving information, projections and recommendations into accessible news that reflects appropriate gravity without being unhelpfully alarmist. The post Jim Naureckas on Covid-19, Dana Brown on Public Ownership of Pharmaceuticals appeared first on FAIR.

As we now sit, eyes glued to every media, journalists carry a great responsibility: to translate evolving information, projections and recommendations into accessible news that reflects appropriate gravity without being unhelpfully alarmist. The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/jim-naureckas-on-covid-19-dana-brown-on-public-ownership-of-pharmaceuticals/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jim Naureckas on Covid-19, Dana Brown on Public Ownership of Pharmaceuticals</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Jim Naureckas on Covid-19, Dana Brown on Public Ownership of Pharmaceuticals

Julio López Varona

Puerto Rico is a living lesson about climate disaster capitalism, the failure and cruelty of austerity, and the need for new ways forward. The post Julio López Varona on Puerto Rico’s Disaster Capitalism appeared first on FAIR.

Puerto Rico is a living lesson about climate disaster capitalism, the failure and cruelty of austerity, and the need for new ways forward. The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/julio-lopez-varona-on-puerto-ricos-disaster-capitalism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Julio López Varona on Puerto Rico’s Disaster Capitalism</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Julio López Varona on Puerto Rico’s Disaster Capitalism

Peter Maybarduk

Corporate media are constitutionally committed to leaving unchallenged the notion that our choice is between sending folks back to workplaces and public spaces that might be unsafe, and letting them stay home and give up paychecks and health insurance. The post Jim Naureckas on Coronavirus False Choices, Peter Maybarduk on Pharmaceutical Price-Gouging appeared first on FAIR.

Corporate media are constitutionally committed to leaving unchallenged the notion that our choice is between sending folks back to workplaces and public spaces that might be unsafe, and letting them stay home and give up paychecks and health insurance. The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/jim-naureckas-on-coronavirus-false-choices-peter-maybarduk-on-pharmaceutical-price-gouging/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jim Naureckas on Coronavirus False Choices, Peter Maybarduk on Pharmaceutical Price-Gouging</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Jim Naureckas on Coronavirus False Choices, Peter Maybarduk on Pharmaceutical Price-Gouging

Naomi Walker

Johanna Bozuwa

The $150 billion designated for state, local and tribal governments as relief from the Covid-19 crisis is nowhere near what those governments will need—and not just that, but forcing them to cut budgets just as they need to be spending more is going to drive a cycle that only hurts more those already hurting. The post Naomi Walker on Covid-19 Relief, Johanna Bozuwa on the Last ‘New Normal’ appeared first on FAIR.

The $150 billion designated for state, local and tribal governments as relief from the Covid-19 crisis is nowhere near what those governments will need—and not just that, but forcing them to cut budgets just as they need to be spending more is going to drive a cycle that only hurts more those already hurting. The post <a href="https://fair.org/home/naomi-walker-on-covid-19-relief-johanna-bozuwa-on-the-last-new-normal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Naomi Walker on Covid-19 Relief, Johanna Bozuwa on the Last ‘New Normal’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fair.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

Naomi Walker on Covid-19 Relief, Johanna Bozuwa on the Last ‘New Normal’

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