Evening Roundup, April 9
Oppose genocidal rhetoric, Usha Vance's new podcast, is it feminist or fascist?, childcare affordability, Georgia's progressive roots, April Ryan w/ Rep. Ivey & Rep. Green, & more
Spotlight: Fight Back
Hot Topics
Split Screen: Giorgia Meloni — Feminist or Fascist?
As I walked the cobblestone streets of Rome with a local Italian film crew last month, we kept passing signs “Io voto sì” (I’m voting yes) plastered next to signs with a clear “NO” in all caps. My camera assistant told me he’d be driving four hours each way to his hometown in Tuscany to vote “no” on a proposed overhaul of the judicial system, which many…
Everything Is Expensive
Affordability is the Issue, Especially for Childcare
One of my favorite Broadway showtunes features the lyric, “the opposite of war isn’t peace, it’s creation.” (Any other RENT-heads out there? Viva La Vie Boheme!). I’ve always envisioned that line to be as much a tribute to the transformative power of art as a nod to the potential of future generations. But President Donald Trump turned that juxtapositio…
Election Epicenter
How One Candidate Plans to Bring Georgia Back to its Progressive Roots
After watching the courts in Georgia steadily peel away rights from everyday people, one attorney has had enough. Jen Jordan, a previous Georgia State Senator, is running to replace Justice Sarah Warren in the state’s Supreme Court.
So many great topics today on The Contrarian!