Lawrence Carter-Long
@lcarterlong
Pop culture, public policy & personality. #SayTheWord Evangelist. Occasional cool stuff w/@TCM, @FilmQuarterly, & @PBS. Proud member: @PENamerica, @AIRmedia
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25-06-2008 20:17:38
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Bill Clinton was right: The next time Trump speaks, “don’t count the lies, count the I’s.” Ever since he rode down his golden escalator in 2015, Trump has focused on himself, his ego, his enemies, his scandals, his legal woes, his impeachments, his trials, and his victimization.
I’m honestly baffled as to what removing borrowing access to out of print, fifty year old academic books on random topics from Internet Archive achieves for anyone, other than to severely restrict research and curiosity.
It's officially my first day at The New York Times! Excited to work with a great team supporting impactful, collaborative local investigative reporting. I'm especially excited to continue digging in to issues across my home state. 🌽 📰 tips/drop me a line @ [email protected]
The full introduction to my book POOR THINGS: HOW THOSE WITH MONEY DEPICT THOSE WITHOUT IT Duke University Press is being made available free here: tinyurl.com/5azvuswm
I look forward to Milestone FIlms's release of THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH, a very hard to see film by Charles Burnett, which features an amazing soulful and comedic role by James Earl Jones as an immigrant finding love at old age. RIP.
Steve Silberman’s "receptiveness to new ways of thinking helped him push his readers to shift their own views on numerous topics, not least autism," John Hendrickson writes about the legacy of a man he was “lucky enough to call a friend.” theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
After accommodations increased due to COVID-19, the disabled vote increased from 56% in 2016 to 62% in 2020. It’s essential for policymakers to improve accessibility as the disabled population continues to grow. Check out our suggestions here: #NDVRW2024 americanprogress.org/article/enhanc…