{"id":363392,"date":"2018-05-30T17:36:39","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T16:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/in-otherwords-may-30-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-05-30T17:36:39","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T16:36:39","slug":"in-otherwords-may-30-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/in-otherwords-may-30-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"In OtherWords: May 30, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week, Starbucks closed thousands of stores for a day of racial bias training. The gesture follows an incident from earlier this spring, when Starbucks employees in Philadelphia called the police on two black patrons who were simply waiting on a colleague to join them.<\/p>\n

It’s a nice gesture, and hopefully it will help prevent future disgraces like the one in Philadelphia. But this week in OtherWords, columnist Jill Richardson \u2014 herself a teacher on the sociology of race \u2014 argues that really unlearning racial bias takes a lot longer than one day. But, she assures, it’s definitely worth it.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Sam Pizzigati looks at the story of that Brooklyn legal secretary who secretly amassed a multimillionaire fortune and bequeathed it to charity upon her death. It’s an amazing and life-affirming story, Sam says. But we should be careful about how stories like this can be abused by folks who are far wealthier and far less generous.<\/p>\n

Also this week, Jarrid Green shares an inspiring idea about how cooperative land ownership can make housing much more affordable. Martha Burk celebrates the lawyers who fight the U.S. government in court. And Jim Hightower calls the administration’s plans to fight rising drug prices a “sugar-coated nothing pill.”<\/p>\n

Finally, Khalil Bendib images some camaraderie between a prominent sexual assailant going to the big house and one in the White House.<\/p>\n

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Khalil Bendib \/ OtherWords.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  1. Long Live the Litigators<\/a> \/ Martha Burk<\/strong>
    \nSome of the most effective challenges to Trump’s excesses have come in the courtroom.<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. A Future for Homeownership<\/a> \/ Jarrid Green<\/strong>
    \nHow community-controlled land and housing could save the American dream.<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. Three Cheers for a Frugal Brooklyn Legal Secretary<\/a> \/ Sam Pizzigati<\/strong>
    \nBut those life-affirming tales of modest multi-millionaires can reinforce a troubling message.<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. Unlearning Racial Bias Takes Time, But It’s Worth It<\/a> \/ Jill Richardson<\/strong>
    \nStarbucks closed its stores for one day to talk about race. Real learning takes years.<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. Trump\u2019s Drug Price Reforms Amount to a \u2018Sugar-Coated Nothing Pill\u2019<\/a> \/ Jim Hightower<\/strong>
    \nThe president says he wants to lower drug prices, but Big Pharma isn’t fooled.<\/em><\/li>\n
  6. Brother Harvey<\/a> \/ Khalil Bendib<\/strong>
    \nWhile one sexual assailant goes to the big house, don’t forget the one in the White House.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
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    The post In OtherWords: May 30, 2018<\/a> appeared first on OtherWords<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    This piece was reprinted from Other Words<\/a> by RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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