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S2 Episode 3: Housing Bias: Seeing Red
We discuss historical and current discrimination in housing based on race (often referred to in the US as ‘redlining’). Also, Simmy won’t stop sneaking in TV recommendations, Vana does her best impression of the Tardis, and Teresa proposes we start a DVD lending service for our listeners.
Content note: We mention some distressing news stories. This guide provides some suggestions for how to cope with traumatic news events.
If you’re viewing this in an app, see full show notes here.
In the news
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted on corruption and bribery charges this week.
There has been growing violence toward protesters after a week of confrontations in Iran. The government has shut down the internet to stop protestors sharing video and stories about the violence.
A further 38 Colombian municipalities were declared free of landmines, bringing the total number of areas certified as mine free to 391 of 700 municipalities.
Sri Lanka has voted in Gotabaya Rajapaksa as their new president.
Flooding in late October in Somalia has led to a high risk of famine, with an NGO group estimating that around 6.3 million people in the country have insufficient food supplies.
Despite being granted bail, a prominent journalist and former Nigerian presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore is still being detained by the country’s intelligence agency after his arrest in August.
Last week protesters occupied Polytechnic University in Hong Kong as the months-long demonstrations continue.
Scientists have reported positive outcomes from a clinical trial of gene editing to alleviate the symptoms of sickle cell disease.
US fast food chain Chick-fil-a has changed its charitable donation policies and now many charities they previously donated to will not be receiving donations this year, including two charities that have been criticized for being anti-LGBTQ. We discuss if this change should be attributed to boycotts against the company, and when boycotts are more or less effective.
Making sense of systems: Housing Bias: Seeing Red
Redlining is a generic term used in the US to indicate discrimination in housing ...
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By Cider & SensitivityWe discuss historical and current discrimination in housing based on race (often referred to in the US as ‘redlining’). Also, Simmy won’t stop sneaking in TV recommendations, Vana does her best impression of the Tardis, and Teresa proposes we start a DVD lending service for our listeners.
Content note: We mention some distressing news stories. This guide provides some suggestions for how to cope with traumatic news events.
If you’re viewing this in an app, see full show notes here.
In the news
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted on corruption and bribery charges this week.
There has been growing violence toward protesters after a week of confrontations in Iran. The government has shut down the internet to stop protestors sharing video and stories about the violence.
A further 38 Colombian municipalities were declared free of landmines, bringing the total number of areas certified as mine free to 391 of 700 municipalities.
Sri Lanka has voted in Gotabaya Rajapaksa as their new president.
Flooding in late October in Somalia has led to a high risk of famine, with an NGO group estimating that around 6.3 million people in the country have insufficient food supplies.
Despite being granted bail, a prominent journalist and former Nigerian presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore is still being detained by the country’s intelligence agency after his arrest in August.
Last week protesters occupied Polytechnic University in Hong Kong as the months-long demonstrations continue.
Scientists have reported positive outcomes from a clinical trial of gene editing to alleviate the symptoms of sickle cell disease.
US fast food chain Chick-fil-a has changed its charitable donation policies and now many charities they previously donated to will not be receiving donations this year, including two charities that have been criticized for being anti-LGBTQ. We discuss if this change should be attributed to boycotts against the company, and when boycotts are more or less effective.
Making sense of systems: Housing Bias: Seeing Red
Redlining is a generic term used in the US to indicate discrimination in housing ...