JULY 28, 2017

Full News Archive

• Headline: Claus Meyer’s Brownsville Culinary Center. Impact: This restaurant's refusal to serve Williamsburg is the culinary equivalent of throwing a rock into a pond; ripple effects include hipsters realizing they can’t Instagram their avocado toast and a sudden drop in artisanal pickles sales in Brooklyn.. Fact: Did you know that hipsters can smell gentrification from three blocks away? It's a superpower, really..
• Headline: Wells Fargo's Controversial Auto Insurance Practices. Impact: By forcing unnecessary insurance, Wells Fargo unknowingly paved the way for the rise of 'Financial Literacy' TikTok influencers—because apparently, we need dance moves to explain how not to get ripped off.. Fact: Fun fact: there are more people in America who have been forced into unwanted insurance than there are who can name all the Kardashians. Priorities!.
• Headline: McCain's Key Vote Against Obamacare Repeal. Impact: When McCain voted no, the resulting chaos led to a decade-long debate about healthcare that would eventually inspire the popular reality show 'Survivor: Congress Edition.'. Fact: Did you know that McCain’s ‘no’ was so powerful it almost created a new political party? The 'Nope Party'—where the motto is 'Nah, we’re good.'.
• Headline: Wisconsin’s Lavish Lure for Foxconn: $3 Billion in Tax Subsidies. Impact: This tax subsidy scheme sparked a nationwide race to the bottom, with states now competing to see who can give away the most taxpayer money to corporations in exchange for vague job promises. The real winner? Corporate lobbyists.. Fact: Fun fact: Wisconsin is now known as the 'Land of Cheese and Corporate Handouts.' A delicious combo, really..
• Headline: In One Day, Trump Administration Lands 3 Punches Against Gay Rights. Impact: The Trump Administration's three strikes against gay rights marked a turning point that resulted in a surge of activism, leading to the creation of a new breed of social media warriors—keyboard activists with a penchant for hashtags.. Fact: Did you know that 'anti-L.G.B.T. day' coincidentally became the most popular day for rainbow-themed social media posts? Thank you, irony!.