Lurie wants $40 million for private hotel
Plus: Twiggy speaks out about Swinging '60s, Rainbow Families Action stands up for trans kids, Peter Duesberg is dead.
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Today's headlines:
Lurie wants to give away $40 million in public money for a private hotel—but it may not be legal
By Tim Redmond
Plus: Is somebody really, seriously, organizing a "March for Billionaires?" If it's a hoax, it's a good one. That's The Agenda for Feb. 1-8
Rainbow Families Action fights for local trans kids with protests, board resolution
By Marke B.
Facing federal ban on gender-affirming care, parents of trans kids join with labor and Sup. Chan to stand up to attacks.
Swinging ’60s icon Twiggy: ‘It happened so fast, and I was so young’
By Joshua Rotter
The model-actor became a cultural phenomenon; new doc at Mostly British fest fills in her complexity.
HIV denialist Peter Duesberg is dead. Good.
By Bruce Mirken
With his influential lies about the cause of AIDS, the quack left a trail of death and doubt that continues to this day.
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