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Michelle Chen
Contributing Writer
Michelle Chen is a contributing writer for The Nation . She is also a contributing editor at Dissent magazine, a contributing writer at In These Times , and a co-producer of Asia Pacific Forum podcast and Dissent ’s Belabored podcast. She studied history at the City University of New York Graduate Center.
Amid the pandemic, frontline education workers are shouldering crucial responsibilities.
The federal agency that’s supposed to protect union rights is instead championing the interests of bosses.
Fashion brands are sticking suppliers and workers with unpaid bills.
Harm-reduction advocates hope new emergency rules for medication-assisted treatment will foster broader reforms after the Covid-19 crisis.
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The pandemic is forcing workers to make impossible choices.
Rolling back the National Environmental Policy Act would prevent the public from learning about the consequences of massive construction projects.
The Housing First model prioritizes providing apartments, but people who are homeless need more than a home to stay housed.
If bosses continue to exploit technology to dehumanize and displace workers, the future of work looks bleak.
A new study shows that the rate of violent crime increases with the level of smog.
The US was once a leader on refugee policy—then Trump came to power.
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