“Many of the nation’s most vulnerable frontline workers are women, especially nurses, and women are more likely to be low-wage or temporary workers who are the first to face layoffs when businesses shut down. Domestic workers, many of them undocumented immigrants who can’t file for unemployment or stimulus relief, are mostly women and many are now out of work. ‘America: come for the low-paying jobs with no security, stay for the quarantines.’” —Samantha Bee
“Meanwhile, several states such as Tennessee, Mississippi, Iowa, Oklahoma, Alabama and Ohio have declared abortions ‘non-essential services’ and ordered clinics to shut down. Some of these restrictions are being challenged, but that can’t happen quickly enough. Now, if you’re, say, a dude, and you can’t quite empathize, let me put this in terms you might understand. Imagine driving hours to see your favorite band – which, if you’re a middle-aged white guy, I assume is Pearl Jam. It’s the only chance you’ll ever have to see Pearl Jam play live and if you don’t get to see Pearl Jam play live now, your life will never be the same. But then when you finally get to the concert, Pearl Jam refuses to go on. You’re devastated. And then Eddie Vedder forces you to have a baby.” —Samantha Bee
“A magisterial collection. An emotional roller coaster. Soon to be a cult classic.
A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night On Earth and Orwell’s 1984.”
