There’s a lot of astonishing mess here, but the idea that “protecting democracy” and “confronting racism” are separate problems right now… is the problem
Weirdly enough, this is what my first boss told me (“are you happy? you’re just helping the Republicans”) when I told him I quit MassPIRG because the pay and conditions were exploitative. I was 16. He was in college, wore a hemp necklace, and loved Dave Matthews Band. I’m good.
(I mean, like I was so cool! I didn’t know yet old Hank Rollins was covering *Suicide* on The Crow soundtrack. But fuck me if I’m canvassing for $2.25/hour.)
Just to further underline some of the reporting that got us here (screenshots left off some bylines + want to give you links)… even before the Pornhub fight hit the NYT, @tarpleyhitt at The Daily Beast was digging into Exodus Cry thedailybeast.com/inside-exodus-…
Her stories provided some great leads for my story further investigating Exodus Cry and their use of two decades of sex trafficking panic: newrepublic.com/article/160488…