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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Surprise, Surprise: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Homeboy Was Involved in the Capitol Insurrection

In news that should be shocking to no one who’s been paying attention, it turns out that weird racists kick it both on Facebook and in real life.

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Still Nickel and Dimed: Unpacking Tipping, Minimum Wage and the Fight for Equity

If you’ve been paying attention to the news, then you’d notice that there’s been a lot of talk about the federal minimum wage lately.

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Damian Williams Could Become Manhattan’s First Black U.S. Attorney

Damian Williams, a longtime New York prosecutor who currently heads the Securities and Commodities Task Force in the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York, is now being considered to lead the office.

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Where To Find All of Your Childhood Favorite Pokémon Toys

This year, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Pokémon. We’ve already started it with a bang thanks to Post Malone and his Hootie & the Blowfish cover. I’m still not sure why that happened, but I’m grateful nonetheless. Fans will get a more traditional celebration later this year when Poké…

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For Equal Pay Day, Venus Williams Reminds Us 'Sexism Isn't a Women's Issue Any More Than Racism Is a Black Issue'

Venus Williams has earned her way to be one of the most privileged women in tennis (if not the world)—but even her privilege didn’t always add up to equal earnings. As the tennis legend wrote in an op-ed for British Vogue timed in tandem with Women’s Equal Pay Day on March 24, her own battle to close the gender pay…

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