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Buffalo, N.Y. The spark that started in this city last August, when Starbucks workers announced their intent to unionize, has turned into a wildfire of righteous working-class ambition, with new locations across the country filing for union elections. Stores in Mesa, Arizona; Boston; Seattle; Knoxville, Tennessee; Chicago; and Bloomfield, Colorado,…
This week’s episode is an encore broadcast of Sarah Aronson’s conversation with Stephanie Land about her 2019 memoir, MAID: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive. 2021 brought a Netflix adaptation of the memoir, a limited series starring Margaret Qualley and Andie MacDowell, written by Molly Smith Metzler (Orange is the New Black, Shameless). The critically acclaimed series prompted a surge in memoir sales for Land, as well as a renewed interest in labor rights and conversations about America’s working poor.
Among the many shows on Sony LIV, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and more that released in 2021, here are the hidden gems for you.
Netflix now has 214 million subscribers globally, having added 4.4 million subscribers in the third quarter of 2021. In November 2021, the streaming services launched "Top 10 on Netflix,". This is a new stand-alone website that showcases weekly global numbers for its most watched TV and films in countries around the world.
Congress will not pass the Build Back Better Act this year, but it's possible Americans could receive a direct payment in 2022.