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Protester

Why Be a ‘Model Minority’ When You Could Dismantle White Supremacy? Why Be a ‘Model Minority’ When You Could Dismantle White Supremacy?

Too many Asian Americans have put proximity to whiteness over solidarity with Black people. It’s time for a radical readjustment.

Jun 30, 2020 / Dae Shik Kim Jr.

When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19

When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19 When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19

Why is the capital of one of the most progressive states in the country so backward when it comes to public health?

Jun 18, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

George Floyd Protest

Don’t Stop Organizing Don’t Stop Organizing

We’re at a breaking point in American history, and there is only one way to revive our society: from the bottom up.

Jun 5, 2020 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

L.A. Tenants Union protest

It’s Time to Cancel the Rent It’s Time to Cancel the Rent

Democrats are pushing two proposals to help Americans cover rent payments. Neither gives tenants what they really need: more power.

May 29, 2020 / Tracy Rosenthal

Trump and Fauci

Covid-19 Is Destroying the Myth of American Exceptionalism Covid-19 Is Destroying the Myth of American Exceptionalism

A botched pandemic response in the US has led to an astounding death toll, a sky-high unemployment rate, and rising inequality.

May 19, 2020 / Karen J. Greenberg

LA Tenant Protest

Los Angeles’s ‘Eviction Ban’ Doesn’t Protect Tenants Los Angeles’s ‘Eviction Ban’ Doesn’t Protect Tenants

The city’s emergency measures will only delay a huge wave of evictions until later this year.

May 14, 2020 / Jacob Woocher

People looking at a destroyed home with trees

We Really Can’t Screw Up Disaster Season This Year. Global Health Depends on It. We Really Can’t Screw Up Disaster Season This Year. Global Health Depends on It.

Amid a pandemic, FEMA and HUD must be ready to provide renters with safe homes.

May 13, 2020 / Vanessa A. Bee

A Letter to My Landlord

A Letter to My Landlord A Letter to My Landlord

Scenes from a pandemic: 5

Apr 29, 2020 / Anna Flores

None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough

None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough

Scenes from a pandemic: 3

Apr 15, 2020 / Tristan Call

Two Georgetown workers walk in front of a large stone building on Georgetown's campus. One is wearing a surgical mask and gloves; the other is carrying a broom.

Universities: Open Your Dorms and Dining Halls Universities: Open Your Dorms and Dining Halls

Some campuses have already stepped up. Students, faculty, and alumni need to pressure the rest to play their part.

Apr 6, 2020 / Zephyr Teachout, Tiffiniy Cheng, and Winn Periyasamy

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