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Bryce Covert
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Bryce Covert is a contributor at The Nation and a contributing op-ed writer at The New York Times . Her writing has also appeared in The Washington Post , the New Republic , New York magazine, Slate , and others, and she won a 2016 Exceptional Merit in Media Award from the National Women’s Political Caucus. She has appeared on ABC, CBS, MSNBC, NPR, and other outlets.
Even the paid-leave programs in the US that exist fall short of what’s needed.
America’s 2 million domestic workers have minimal protections on the job. The bill announced today would fundamentally change their industry.
Senators Kamala Harris and Cory Booker have bold new plans to fight poverty, but they miss out on simpler strategy: a child allowance.
Upstart candidates and 2020 presidential hopefuls alike are putting the perennially ignored issue at the top of the agenda.
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The Save American Workers Act would do nothing of the sort, but it would force many employees to log more hours.
Aid programs fall short in a country where a third of families suffer “diaper need.”
Guaranteed income would help address issues of basic subsistence, but it's not the panacea its advocates claim it to be.
Women who’ve worked a decade to get to this “moment” say more is needed to change attitudes about sexual harassment and assault.
In most US states, tipped employees are guaranteed only a small fraction of the federal minimum wage.
After nearly a decade of Republican anti-tax “experiments,” voters appear fed up with being the guinea pigs.
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