Bad Gov. Cuomo, The $15 Minimum Wage Debate
[imgfull][/imgfull] New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is in a lot of trouble. Also, the debate over raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour.
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[imgfull][/imgfull] New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is in a lot of trouble. Also, the debate over raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour.
[imgfull][/imgfull] L–R: Keri Gray // Black Disabled Lives Matter (photo by Jen Deerwater) // Justice Shorter Geek Girl Riot host Day Al-Mohamed is joined by Keri Gray and Justice Shorter, two of the organizers of DC’s Black Disabled Lives Matter movement, for a conversation about disability, inclusion, and making the Black Lives Matter protests accessible for everyone. Introductions + Finding Inspiration Keri Gray is a speaker, consultant, organizer, and founder of the National Alliance of Multicultural Disabled Advocates. Justice Shorter is a crisis communicator, advisor and trainer to disability advocates and attorneys, concerning disasters and humanitarian crises. When the current… Read more »
[imgfull][/imgfull] David Pecker, owner of the National Enquirer, allegedly blackmails Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, by threatening to release a nude photo. In other words… David Pecker’s Penis Pic of Bezos’ Pecker Gets Pecker in a Pickle. Also, a news roundup and more.
The Rioters talk to Shadow & Act founder and filmmaker Tambay Obenson for a ‘Whachudoin’?’ segment, Sam gives her YA winter roundup, and Sherin and Philip dig into ‘Heathers’.
On our Geek Girl Riot 2017 special, we needed to talk about the amazing and the downright awful femme-driven news stories and we’re not holding back.
Season 7, Episode 9. Pat and Seb goes pop-punk, or idobitom just runs out of ideas for clever show notes. Music from Sum 41, The National, Good Charlotte, and Paper Route.
If you are ready to drink and dance and enjoy some good new-fashioned rock and roll, then give The New Bedfords a listen.
Living Like Ghosts has made a big but potentially necessary move in its hunt for rock stardom: the jettisoning of two members, including a third guitarist, from its lineup. It would be hard for any band to justify a six-string attack, and the now four-piece group from Detroit is free to roam the country in a much roomier tour van and spread its shiny pop rock tunes to audiences near and far.
Bullet For My Valentine just released an instantly iconic metal collab, “I Don’t Trust Tomorrow,” with the one and only Will Ramos, frontman of Lorna Shore. The ferocious track is set to appear on their forthcoming album Social Apocalypse, due out March 19, via Spinefarm. Bullet For My Valentine vocalist Matt Tuck shares, ”Lyrically, it’s about the fear of an uncertain future and the frustration of feeling trapped by life’s expectations. I really wanted to capture the struggle with anxiety, disillusionment, and the pressure of time slipping away. Beneath the anger lies a fierce determination to fight back, reject false… Read more »
Fall Out Boy is not messing around today. The band has dropped a brand new song, “Aces” along with a massive run of stadium tour dates in 2027. The band is hitting the UK and Europe in May and June next year with A Day To Remember and Neck Deep. Fall Out Boy then heads to North America in July and August with The Offspring, Good Charlotte, and The Story So Far. This is bound to be a summer tour for the pop-punk history books. Gym Class Heroes Get Nostalgic For NYC In New Song “Useless” As if the tour… Read more »
