This makes a lot of sense. Too bad it will be decried as “socialism” by those who would find their district’s funding reduced.
Source: Vulnerable Students Could See More Money With This School Funding Fix : NPR
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trickle-down ignorance
Trickle-down economics don’t work, have never worked and will never work. Claiming that slightly higher taxes make companies “less competitive” means you’re not interested in having a serious conversation.
Source: Kevin Brady: Punishing businesses with higher taxes would workers
welcome changes
These are positive developments, as much of what has been categorized as “professionalism” is thinly-disguised elitism, often designed to exclude others.
Source: Covid-19 will change the standards of professionalism — Quartz at Work
shared calendars are weird
Good Lord, who are these monsters who put personal and work events on the same calendar?
sweet, so to speak
“Sweet Tooth” is an incredible comics series and Jeff Lemire is an incredibly talented writer/artist, not to mention a nice guy. Couldn’t be more excited for this.
Source: DC’s ‘Sweet Tooth,’ From Robert Downey Jr., Gets Netflix Series Pickup | Hollywood Reporter
willard
This gave me all the feels.
prejudiced perspectives
Those being asked to “reimagine” cities and workplaces are those who will benefit most from the systems they design, not those who will be subject to their structures and dictates.
Source: Andrew Cuomo is leaning on Bill Gates and Eric Schmidt to help New York rebuild – Vox
fuzzy distractions
This is hands down the best thing to come out of this terrible situation.
Source: Zoos turn to social media to delight, raise money amid virus | PBS NewsHour
corporations for democracy?
This would be a *real* CSR effort, not the usual window-dressing campaigns.
Source: Exclusive: Inside the effort to get U.S. employers to popularize early voting – Axios
anti-vax + anti-sanity
This completely makes sense.
Source: Anti-Vaccination Activists Join Stay-At-Home Order Protests : NPR
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