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Friday, August 7, 2020

Mutual Aid for Incarcerated People Is More Than Just Bail Funds
By Reina Sultan
Bail funds get people out of jail. But those stuck inside need support to meet basic needs.

12 Million People Were Excluded From Emergency SNAP Increase
By Areeba Haider
From our partner, the Center for American Progress: 5 million of those left behind were children.

The Basic Facts About Women in Poverty
By Robin Bleiweis, Diana Boesch, and Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines
From our partner, the Center for American Progress: Women, especially women of color, are more likely to live in poverty than men. Tackling this inequality requires targeted solutions.

Zephyr Teachout on “Break ‘Em Up”
Rebecca talks to Zephyr Teachout about her new book “Break ’Em Up: Recovering our Freedom from Big Tech, Big Ag, and Big Money” and why we need an antitrust movement for our time.

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What’s On Your Plate. Gifting food is a vital element of Alaska Native culture and climate change is threatening it. At crowded meatpacking plants moving at high speed, it's very difficult to follow COVID-19 precautions and workers say it’s a civil rights issue. In a Michigan prison, a group of incarcerated men came up with a novel way to honor George Floyd: A feast.

Behind These Walls. Being arrested at a protest can lead to a record with serious implications, including for teenage protesters. While marijuana legalization has freed some from prison, other incarcerated people with different kinds of drug-use histories are still trapped behind bars. And the high suicide rate in jails and prisons is cause for concern.

Haves and Have Nots. Poor people have been fighting evictions for a long time, and the rise of eviction defense is a throwback to 1930s-era activism. While the economic damage of the pandemic is harming everyone, women have lost a decade of progress, and the pandemic isn't even over. In California, filing for unemployment has become a full-time job for the roughly one million people caught in the state’s backlog.

I Can Make You Feel Good

photo spread featuring a Black woman with natural hair

The incredibly talented Black photographer Tyler Mitchell has just released a stunning collection of images that capture Black joy, culture, and complexity. In this freewheeling conversation with fellow photographer Ryan McGinley, he talks about art, coming of age, and pop culture.

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