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.

SocietyMay 24, 2022

Child Care Providers Are Organizing, Demanding More, and Winning

As federal efforts to invest in affordable child care have stalled, a growing number of states have stepped up to enact major changes aimed at stabilizing the sector.

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Social JusticeMay 13, 2022

So You Want to Reduce Crime?

What kinds of investments have been proven to lower crime rates? (Hint: It’s not directing endless money to the police.)

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Health CareMay 10, 2022

Nurses Are Fighting Back—but the Nightmare Continues

Despite a wave of strikes spurred by the pandemic, they are still working in unsustainable conditions and hospitals are dangerously understaffed.

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Working ConditionsApril 1, 2022

It’s Time to End Forced Arbitration Completely

Congress essentially admitted that forced arbitration is a corrupt practice—but only banned it in one area.

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Working ConditionsMarch 22, 2022

What Will It Take to Achieve Workplace Equality?

A new history examines the gains won by women in white-collar work. But without mass action and solidarity, women’s economic equality will continue to be transitory and fragile.

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LaborFebruary 18, 2022

McDonald’s Hasn’t Taken Promised Action on Sexual Harassment

After a barrage of lawsuits and bad press, the fast-food giant committed to a major new effort to end sexual harassment at its stores. But there’s no sign it’s implemented any real changes.

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Science and HealthFebruary 17, 2022

The Avoidable Tragedy of Road Deaths

The media pays a lot of attention to rising crime, but more than twice as many people die in traffic collisions in the US.

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SocietyFebruary 3, 2022

In This Latest Covid Surge, Americans Are Struggling to Make Ends Meet Without Sick Leave

With the country in the throes of the deadliest Covid wave yet, American workers are back to having no federally mandated paid sick leave.

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ActivismJanuary 18, 2022

How the Pandemic Threw Fuel on a Growing Housing Movement

Organizers and activists hope the pandemic has changed how America thinks of housing for good.

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SocietyDecember 16, 2021

The Lives Hanging in the Balance of Build Back Better

As negotiations drag on, the economic security of millions of Americans is at stake. For these four families, the bill would make an enormous difference.

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SocietyMay 24, 2022

As federal efforts to invest in affordable child care have stalled, a growing number of states have stepped up to enact major changes aimed at stabilizing the sector.

Social JusticeMay 13, 2022

What kinds of investments have been proven to lower crime rates? (Hint: It’s not directing endless money to the police.)

Health CareMay 10, 2022

Despite a wave of strikes spurred by the pandemic, they are still working in unsustainable conditions and hospitals are dangerously understaffed.

Working ConditionsApril 1, 2022

Congress essentially admitted that forced arbitration is a corrupt practice—but only banned it in one area.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Working ConditionsMarch 22, 2022

A new history examines the gains won by women in white-collar work. But without mass action and solidarity, women’s economic equality will continue to be transitory and fragile.

LaborFebruary 18, 2022

After a barrage of lawsuits and bad press, the fast-food giant committed to a major new effort to end sexual harassment at its stores. But there’s no sign it’s implemented any real changes.

Science and HealthFebruary 17, 2022

The media pays a lot of attention to rising crime, but more than twice as many people die in traffic collisions in the US.

SocietyFebruary 3, 2022

With the country in the throes of the deadliest Covid wave yet, American workers are back to having no federally mandated paid sick leave.

ActivismJanuary 18, 2022

Organizers and activists hope the pandemic has changed how America thinks of housing for good.

SocietyDecember 16, 2021

As negotiations drag on, the economic security of millions of Americans is at stake. For these four families, the bill would make an enormous difference.