Every month, we Strategist editors tell you about the best things we’ve recently bought for ourselves. But what about the things we wish other people would buy for us? It’s a ritual for us to share our holiday wish lists , but during the rest of the year we’re also having birthdays, housewarming parties, weddings , babies , and more. So now we’re spilling about the gifts we’d like for those milestones, as well. This time: senior editor Margaret Rhodes on anniversary gifts. The only person I know who’s pickier than a Strat editor is the one with whom I’m celebrating a three-year anniversary. The man will drink Yuengling out of a faded wedding koozie, but to shop with him is to analyze details most of us pass over — the way thread loops through a button, or the shade of rubber on the sole of a Vans shoe . I won’t even buy a houseplant without consulting him, so in honor of our anniversary — something that’s a mutual celebration, anyway — any … [Read more...] about The Gifts Our Senior Editor Is Contemplating for Her Anniversary
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Student debt fears lower the bar for low income students
As the pandemic stretches on, President Biden Joe Biden Biden offers support to union organizing efforts Senate Democrats nix 'Plan B' on minimum wage hike Kavanaugh dismays conservatives by dodging pro-Trump election lawsuits MORE has come under pressure from Democrats to cancel student debt in amounts larger than he has supported. They argue the move would narrow the racial wealth gap and help lead an economic recovery and they have demanded immediate executive action. Biden has promised to address student debt but spoken in terms of only $10,000 in relief. This month, Senators Charles Schumer Chuck Schumer The bizarre back story of the filibuster Hillicon Valley: Biden signs order on chips | Hearing on media misinformation | Facebook's deal with Australia | CIA nominee on SolarWinds House Rules release new text of COVID-19 relief bill MORE , Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Warren Senate mulls changes to .9 … [Read more...] about Student debt fears lower the bar for low income students
Polish Politician Slams Ocasio-Cortez, Invites Her to ‘Study Concentration Camps’ in Poland
A Polish politician – Dominik Tarczyński – has issued a formal invitation to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), inviting her to fly to Poland to “study the concentration camps here for real.” His aim is to show her how much they differ from migrant detention facilities at the U.S.-Mexico border. “I write to you out of distress in having learned of your recent statements regarding concentration camps,” Tarczyński, a member of Poland’s Parliament, outlined in a letter addressed to Ocasio-Cortez Thursday. Tarczyński gave the New York lawmaker a brief history on the reality of the Holocaust and the “deep wound that persists” in the country due to the sheer number of concentration camps set up within it. He wrote: While under German Nazi occupation, a number of concentration camps were set up in my country, Poland. It has caused a deep wound that persists on our proud Polish and European history that we must deal with every single day, and that we reaffirm to one another can … [Read more...] about Polish Politician Slams Ocasio-Cortez, Invites Her to ‘Study Concentration Camps’ in Poland
