We can be happy Tracy Chapman is getting so much airplay and also mad that yet again it took a white guy covering her music to make it happen. Did you know Anderson .Paak made an album that's all R&B covers of mainstream pop songs? "Cover Art" 2013.
In advance of Lori Emerson’s upcoming book (Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook, published by Anthology Editions), Lori and libi have launched an online space just for sharing the research, events, and recipes related to the project. Find us at othernetworks.net
hello, friends! we are kicking off a book club! Instead of set meetings, we'll be setting up multiple spaces for asynchronous discussion. Read & share your thoughts where & how works best for you, or just follow along. Every book will get a post here & on our other socials - look for #MALbookclub.
Results are out for the guaranteed basic income pilot in Austin where 135 people got $1,000/mo for a year. 9% of people reported working less and 7% reported working more. Of those who worked less, half upskilled for better future jobs, and half chose unpaid care work.
Another basic income pilot focused on homelessness has released preliminary results after only 6 months because halfway through the experiment, it is already showing incredible effectiveness. $750/mo for 6 months led to homelessness dropping to 12% versus 23% in the control group on a wait list.
A study by USC and a San Francisco-based nonprofit has found that a $750 monthly stipend improves the lives of homeless people.
It turns out that the major pharmacies in the U.S. routinely provide patient medical records to law enforcement without a warrant. The potential ramifications of this for anyone on birth control, ordering abortion pills, or medication for mental illness and other personal conditions are staggering.
"and is there a Queen Kong?"