Red States Send Back Millions in Federal Housing Aid

Pranav Baskar The Boston Globe
“The funds set aside for the State of Nebraska could serve tens of thousands of households, helping those families avoid eviction and the many consequences of losing their homes,”

Illicit

Cynthia Atkins gargoyle, 74
Virginia-based Cynthia Atkins writes about some unexpected consequences of the world-wide brush with death.

Data Brokers

John Oliver discusses how much data brokers know about us, what they’re doing with our personal information, and one….unusual way to change privacy laws.

Women of the White Buffalo | Movie

Lakota women on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservations in South Dakota are rising up against the forces that continue to suppress them. With exclusive access to the lives of 9 women, ranging in age from 10 to 98. View the movie here.

Laughing Ourselves to Death at the Gridiron Dinner

Gregg Gonsalves The Nation
Our pundit class, from Leana Wen to David Leonhardt, have told us that since we’re all vaccinated we have nothing to worry about, so all that was asked of attendees was to provide proof of immunization. Would that it were so simple.