Harlem in the Time of Corona Harlem in the Time of Corona
Honoring Harlem residents: Lillia, the Chavon Daughters, Windell and Margaux, Jason and Jason, and Ilayjah.
Mar 17, 2021 / OppArt / Tau Battice
Equality Now Equality Now
March is Women’s Month, but the fight for equality is year-long.
Infrastructure Could Be the Great Economic Equalizer Infrastructure Could Be the Great Economic Equalizer
If only the Biden administration and Congress had the fortitude and foresight to make it happen.
Mar 16, 2021 / Nomi Prins
Postcards From Restaurant-Land Postcards From Restaurant-Land
Labor and loneliness one year later.
Mar 15, 2021 / Jason Kotoch
Biden’s 100 Days So Far Biden’s 100 Days So Far
Reviewing the year, month by month.
Mar 15, 2021 / OppArt / India Tresselt
Massachusetts’s Governor Is Playing an Ugly Game of Covid Politics With Teachers’ Lives Massachusetts’s Governor Is Playing an Ugly Game of Covid Politics With Teachers’ Lives
Governor Charlie Baker’s attack on education unions for wanting vaccines for teachers recalls Scott Walker’s crude anti-labor politics.
Mar 15, 2021 / John Nichols
Biden’s Rescue Plan Will Be a Huge Benefit for Undocumented Workers Biden’s Rescue Plan Will Be a Huge Benefit for Undocumented Workers
This federal sea change in policy comes after years of efforts by Western states to reimagine their social safety nets.
Mar 12, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Harry Breaks Free From the Racial Contract—and Pays the Price Harry Breaks Free From the Racial Contract—and Pays the Price
The response to Harry’s abandoning that contract, both in the Buckingham Palace and British media, has been swift, overt and punitive.
Mar 12, 2021 / Kali Holloway
We Need to Rethink Employment in the Biden Era We Need to Rethink Employment in the Biden Era
Joe Biden has campaigned on the promise of “good wages, benefits, and worker protections.” More than that, jobs should contribute to a better life for workers.
Mar 11, 2021 / Rebecca Gordon