employment December jobs report: Women of color lost nearly 10 times as many jobs as men gained Thom Dunn
racism Trump administration bans diversity training for federal workers, calling it "Anti-American" Thom Dunn
mistakes Candle label resembling KKK hoods doesn't go over too well — Bath & Body Works apologizes Carla Sinclair
lgbtq rights In Ron DeSantisland, Disney will host "the largest LGBTQ+ conference in the world" Carla Sinclair
pride The New York Times called out for editorial bias about transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people by its own writers Jason Weisberger
gender State Farm Insurance backs off support for kids' "GenderCool" book program after pressure from conservatives Rob Beschizza
privacy AI Now's annual report: stop doing "emotion detection"; stop "socially sensitive" facial recognition; make AI research diverse and representative — and more Cory Doctorow
racism Zuck's personal head of security resigns after allegations of homophobia, transphobia, "pervasive discriminatory conduct," and "horrific levels of sexual harassment and battery" Cory Doctorow
LGBTQ Microsoft employees want to starve its PAC, which keeps giving money to homophobic, racist, climate-denying Republicans Cory Doctorow
picks 'Privileged,' Utah Jazz star Kyle Korver's powerful essay on race in the NBA and America Xeni Jardin
class war Kickstarter employees want to unionize under OPEIU and have formed Kickstarter United to make that happen Cory Doctorow
politics Global spy agencies meet for "Five Eyes" intel-sharing network in New Zealand, including U.S. FBI, CIA, NSA Xeni Jardin
