COVID-19 Exposed Holes In Unemployment Insurance
A workforce expert found herself unemployed during the COVID-19 outbreak. Here’s what she says must change about the unemployment system.
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COVID-19 and Climate Change: Three Critical Lessons
Tragedies often make good teachers: what can we learn from the disparities exposed by COVID-19 as we confront climate change?
There Is No “America First” Answer to COVID-19
Viruses don’t tend to respect national boundaries so solutions must be born of global collaboration.
Unmosqued: COVID-19 and Conversations about Muslim Spaces
COVID-19 has limited in-person religious gatherings, raising questions about where Midwestern Muslims worship and find community.
Crisis Conversations: Doing Essential Work in one of the few Countries that Resists Paid Sick Leave
Host Brigid Schulte is joined by organizer Joleen Garcia and other guests on this episode of Crisis Conversations.
Groundswell: Pandemic Aid Is Just Clicks Away
New America Local highlights COVID-19 relief efforts—from tech solutions to good old-fashioned organizing.
Chaos is another word for opportunity
Kheprw Institute founder Imhotep Adisa shares ideas for reforming how we work to address inequities amplified by COVID-19.
Crisis Conversations: Parenting Alone in the Time of COVID-19
Host Brigid Schulte is joined by Nahsis Davis and other guests on this episode of Crisis Conversations.
Groundswell: Lifesaving Aid for Refugees, the Homeless, and the Hungry
This week, New America Local highlights community efforts to provide food, tutoring, and shelter for the vulnerable.
Puerto Ricans’ Newest Struggle: Trying to Stay Home on an Island Without Sufficient Shelter
Yuliya Panfil and Adi Martínez-Roman wrote for the Daily News revealing new data that 250,000 Puerto Ricans were improperly denied FEMA aid.