A Tale Of Two Protests
A screaming couple brandished guns at St. Louis protesters walking past their mansion, while in Detroit, a bootstrapped protest roused a multiethnic, LGBTx crowd to bike around Southwest Detroit.
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Major Home Repair: To Go Gas-Free, Perchance To Dream?
Is it worth the premium to go electric? Maybe– if you have a good excuse to, like part of your house falling down. But it’s still going to run you a pretty penny.
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Black Guns Matter: Firearm Culture and the Protest Movement
Guns in protest movements have a long, colorful history. Do they have a place in the modern movement against police brutality and militarization? Nat speaks with Ontario-based firearms enthusiast and scholar AJ Somerset.
Read MoreCOVID19 Has Birthed The Ultimate Frankenstinian Monster of Corporate Austerity
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Read MoreQuarter 2, We Hardly Knew Ye: Up Next at Handbuilt
Quick life updates.
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Did Cities Ever Need Tech, Anyway? Seattle vs. the Post-COVID Economy
Long a sleepy seaport town, Seattle was enjoying a fraught, decade-long flirtation with explosive growth– and inequality. Will COVID bust up the party forevermore?
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No Tear Gas at Sixth Night of Protests in Detroit; Journalists Again Assaulted
While last night’s protest ended relatively peacefully, with no tear gas or rubber bullets, assaults of journalists continued in a troubling trend.
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Conquering COVIDbrain: Things Blocking Your Productivity and How To Fix Them
Evan writes about some strategies for tackling hindrances to your own productivity as we all face challenging times.
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Anecdotes from The Alleged Retail Apocalypse
Is retail dead? Probably not. Big box retail, though, may need to rethink some things.
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Statement on the May 30, 2020 Detroit Protests
Last night at a protest over the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd, Detroit riot police teargassed and pepper sprayed protesters– and members of the media.
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