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| The Resistance Now: Season of the Bitch | The Resistance Now: Season of the Bitch |
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| Wanna be startin’ somethin’ | Wanna be startin’ somethin’ |
| Women were at the vanguard of the grassroots progressive movement in 2016 – and kicked off the resistance to Donald Trump with the women’s march in January. | Women were at the vanguard of the grassroots progressive movement in 2016 – and kicked off the resistance to Donald Trump with the women’s march in January. |
| But some feel that women aren’t getting the same airtime as men in the movement. That’s about to change with the launch of “Season of the Bitch” – an all-female progressive podcast. | But some feel that women aren’t getting the same airtime as men in the movement. That’s about to change with the launch of “Season of the Bitch” – an all-female progressive podcast. |
| It came about when Amber Taylor, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, and others were lamenting the dearth of women on some leftwing podcasts. | It came about when Amber Taylor, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, and others were lamenting the dearth of women on some leftwing podcasts. |
| “Most of them are hosted by men,” Taylor told the Guardian. “If there is a woman it’s often just one woman, and you don’t hear her as much through the episode.” | “Most of them are hosted by men,” Taylor told the Guardian. “If there is a woman it’s often just one woman, and you don’t hear her as much through the episode.” |
| The first episode is due to launch on Friday 1 September, and Season of the Bitch will run every Friday thereafter. On the agenda for the podcast’s debut: “We’re going to talk about the need for the feminist perspective in the politics of the left,” Taylor said. | The first episode is due to launch on Friday 1 September, and Season of the Bitch will run every Friday thereafter. On the agenda for the podcast’s debut: “We’re going to talk about the need for the feminist perspective in the politics of the left,” Taylor said. |
| Airbn-begone | Airbn-begone |
| Airbnb is deactivating the accounts of people trying to attend a white supremacist rally, Buzzfeed reported this week. | Airbnb is deactivating the accounts of people trying to attend a white supremacist rally, Buzzfeed reported this week. |
| The home-sharing website has been conducting background checks on people attempting to make reservations around the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend. From Buzzfeed: | The home-sharing website has been conducting background checks on people attempting to make reservations around the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend. From Buzzfeed: |
| Airbnb said in a statement to BuzzFeed News it established community rules in 2016 that “make good on our mission of belonging” and that “those who are members of the Airbnb community accept people regardless of their race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age. | Airbnb said in a statement to BuzzFeed News it established community rules in 2016 that “make good on our mission of belonging” and that “those who are members of the Airbnb community accept people regardless of their race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age. |
| The Airbnb Community Commitment is signed by all people using the service, Airbnb said, and the company is removing people from the platform who are “antithetical” to this policy. They added that they were able to find these users who violate the policy “through our background check” and the “input of our community”. | The Airbnb Community Commitment is signed by all people using the service, Airbnb said, and the company is removing people from the platform who are “antithetical” to this policy. They added that they were able to find these users who violate the policy “through our background check” and the “input of our community”. |
| The white supremacist rally, which has been promoted by the “alt-right” figurehead Richard Spencer, among others, is due to take place on Saturday. Protests are planned. | The white supremacist rally, which has been promoted by the “alt-right” figurehead Richard Spencer, among others, is due to take place on Saturday. Protests are planned. |
| Burn | Burn |
| Here’s Google’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai, pictured alongside Steve Jobs, in a poster apparently displayed outside Google offices. | Here’s Google’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai, pictured alongside Steve Jobs, in a poster apparently displayed outside Google offices. |
| It’s probably to do with the “manifesto” written by the Google software engineer James Damore. The document, which was published internally at the company, railed against “diversity and inclusion” initiatives. Damore was fired on Monday. | It’s probably to do with the “manifesto” written by the Google software engineer James Damore. The document, which was published internally at the company, railed against “diversity and inclusion” initiatives. Damore was fired on Monday. |
| Spotted outside Google's Venice Beach offices. pic.twitter.com/0SL2idZv0C | Spotted outside Google's Venice Beach offices. pic.twitter.com/0SL2idZv0C |
| What we’re reading | What we’re reading |
| •Working-class people have been “deserting the Democratic party for decades”, writes Thomas Frank on our website. But despite some wishy-washy language – and doubts about Democrats’ actual commitment to a more liberal agenda – the party’s new manifesto, “A Better Deal”, does offer some hope by inviting Democrats to “look in the mirror”, Franks says. | •Working-class people have been “deserting the Democratic party for decades”, writes Thomas Frank on our website. But despite some wishy-washy language – and doubts about Democrats’ actual commitment to a more liberal agenda – the party’s new manifesto, “A Better Deal”, does offer some hope by inviting Democrats to “look in the mirror”, Franks says. |
| “We have here a real crack in the wall. Let’s hope it spreads,” Frank writes. | “We have here a real crack in the wall. Let’s hope it spreads,” Frank writes. |
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