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Why The Push To Abolish Rent Regulation Is Stupid And Irresponsible

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What would happen if New York State repealed its rent-regulation laws?

Charity Thomas’s insight:

“A lesser-known but important issue is that rent-controlled and rent-stabilized tenants can’t be evicted without a legal reason, while unregulated tenants have no right to renew their leases. How stable would the city’s neighborhoods be if rising rents forced residents to move every year or two? How would people raise children? How would they maintain the social relationships that sustain communities?”

That’s obviously no longer a NYC priority for working class and below.

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Film: James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket | American Masters | PBS

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An encore of James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (original broadcast August 14, 1989) is scheduled for Friday, August 23 at 9pm on PBS in honor of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington (8/28/1963).

Charity Thomas’s insight:

I love this thing. I watch it for inspiration when I’m feeling down.

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Plainclothes officers in trouble – didn’t recognize off-duty chief

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At least one cop has been disciplined for ordering the NYPD’s highest-ranking uniformed black officer out of his auto while the three-star chief was off-duty, the Daily News has learned.

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“Camp Gyno” Ad Is An Amazing Breakthrough In Tampon Advertising

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Amazing. Hilarious. Perfect. The girl in the commercial is a joy.

Charity Thomas’s insight:

Taking the humanity of half of the planet out of the closet with hilarity.

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Outstanding Brother: Apple Buys Man’s Hopstop App for Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

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Chinedu Echeruo’s is the founder of HopStop.com, an important and influential website that allows users to find their way around nearly any city with public transportation.

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Gawker Versus Black Twitter: User Accuses Site of Plagiarism

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Accusations of plagiarism add gasoline to the already fiery relationship between the two.

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Dream Hampton to Direct ‘TransParent’

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Shelly Hilliard was a 19-year-old transgender woman living in Detroit when she was brutally murdered. Now, a new team of storytellers is setting out to tell the story of her life and her family’s…

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The Worst Things America is Best At

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From Salon.com, here are eight things America is number one at in the world: 1. Most expensive place to have a baby. 2. Obesity. 3. Anxiety disorders. 4. Small arms ownership. 5. Most people behind…

Charity Thomas’s insight:

We’re #1!

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Three Reasons High Food Stamp Enrollment Is Due To The Economy, Not Fraud

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Demand for the food stamp program remains high as people continue to struggle with unemployment.

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Film Academy Elects First African-American President

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the group which awards the Oscars each year, has elected its first African-American president.

Charity Thomas’s insight:

When the ship is going down, that’s when they bring in the Blacks.

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