Groundswell: Pandemic Aid Is Just Clicks Away
New America Local highlights COVID-19 relief efforts—from tech solutions to good old-fashioned organizing.
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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.
What History Tells Us About COVID-19’s Disastrous Impact on Black Households
We don’t yet know how bad the economic fallout from the pandemic will be—but it will almost certainly be worse for black people.
What does COVID mean for vulnerable workers? Ask a millennial cashier
Cashiers and service workers, women, and millennials were all disadvantaged by the pre-COVID economy. What happens now?
Crisis Conversations: Is our childcare system nearing its breaking point?
Host Brigid Schulte is joined by care workers, providers, and parents on this episode of Crisis Conversations.
Come as you are: Finding new spaces in the Muslim community
Rafia Khader explores the importance of third spaces for American Muslims in the Midwest.