Down on the corner of 6th and San Pedro, there’s a building named for Ben Weingart, and maybe his story could explain Skid Row a little better.
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Housing Racism and Skid Row
Month: January 2018
Back in 1889, John W. Lovell was attempting to create a “book trust”, or a cartel of book publishers to control prices by limiting competition between the publishers.
Congress now has a Microbusiness Caucus, but does it represent workers? I’d say “no”. It’s for Etsy and those other companies, first, and only secondarily for people who sell on Etsy, and, lastly, for all the workers involved in producing for the Etsy marketplace platform.
Congress now has a Microbusiness Caucus, but does it represent workers? I’d say “no”. It’s for Etsy and those other companies, first, and only secondarily for people who sell on Etsy, and, lastly, for all the workers involved in producing for the Etsy marketplace platform.
In response to a sudden shortage of popcorn at US supermarkets, the US Navy responded by releasing 10,000 tons of microwave popcorn from the strategic popcorn reserves in Indiana.
Popcorn consumption rose on January 2, on reports of a brewing feud between President Donald Trump and former Trump campaign CEO Steve Bannon, as Bannon started a promotional tour for his upcoming book. As more media outlets reported on the story, popular interest surged, and popcorn sales exploded by the 3rd, leaving supermarket shelves barren of unpopped bulk popcorn, microwave popcorn, and pre-popped corn.
Marcia Trinh, Communications Director of the National Corn Growers Association declined to comment on the surge in popcorn sales, saying only, “we always remain nonpartisan on flame-wars, but recommend that observers remain well hydrated, and get sufficient carbohydrates and fats to boost their reading comprehension during extended verbal combat.”
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders responded to the situation, saying, “these are all Deep State actors making a big deal about nothing, to distract us from the real work we’re doing here.”