What Happens When Essential Workers Need Child Care?
Many essential workers are parents, too. So as the child care crisis continues, community activists are finding creative ways to support them.
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鈥淭his is Not Our First Pandemic鈥�
Native communities share heritage ways to live and care for each other during this latest pandemic.
Yay, You! On the Necessity of Lockdown Cheer
We all deserve to be celebrated for making it through today.
8 Books to Light a Dark Season
How would you describe 2020? Alarming, chaotic, enraging, or all of the above? Here are some brilliant books to help you make sense of it all and get ready for a new year.
Failed By the Federal Government, Native Nations Respond Effectively to the Pandemic
Their response shows that Indigenous nations and communities know what they need, and that they are the directors of their own protective measures.
In Global Development, Reasons for Post-COVID Optimism
A post-pandemic world will call for a more activist, community-centered approach to global development.
What Housing Justice Looks Like During COVID
The pandemic has exacerbated housing instability and made tenant activism more critical.
Pandemic Lessons from Japan: A Tradition of Considering Others
There鈥檚 a certain powerfulness to cultures that practice consideration and support during times of crisis.
How to Keep Indoor Air Clean to Reduce the Chance of Spreading COVID
Using increased ventilation or running an appropriately sized air cleaner or filter can add an extra layer of protection.
The U.S. Has a Fresh Chance to Turn Around a Public Health Disaster
President-elect Biden鈥檚 COVID-19 advisory task force is filled with public health professionals. Also, the racially diverse panel looks a lot like the rest of America.
If You Must Gather This Holiday Season, Consider These Precautions
An epidemiologist shares her family鈥檚 plan for safer holiday gatherings during the pandemic.
This City Makes Sure No One Goes Hungry鈥擡ven During COVID
Nestled on a wide plateau surrounded by the Espinha莽o Mountains in southeastern Brazil is the city of Belo Horizonte, roughly 275 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. The city of
How Immigrant Communities Are Confronting COVID Challenges
鈥淭here鈥檚 something about immigrants that makes us almost expansive in our thinking, because in our neighborhood, the world meets.鈥�
How Celebrating the Day of the Dead Abroad Brought Me Home
Living in the United States, I came to understand the ancient Mexican tradition of honoring the dead.
7 Steps to Stay COVID-Safe This Winter
Cooler weather means more time spent indoors, which requires greater precautions to avoid contracting or spreading the coronavirus.
As Winter Approaches, States Consider How to Keep COVID in Check
As the U.S. braces for a seasonal uptick in COVID-19 cases, two public health researchers assess what鈥檚 worked for states to keep infection rates low.
Trump Gets Socialized Health Care. What About the Rest of Us?
The president has free access to the best medical care in the world. There鈥檚 no reason why the rest of America shouldn鈥檛 get what their taxes pay for.
Trump鈥檚 Biggest Advantage in Fighting Off COVID: His Wealth
Trump has a number of risk factors that increase the chance of mortality with the disease. But the president鈥檚 wealth may be the best medicine he has.
How Los Angeles Is Supporting Immigrant Workers and Businesses Affected by COVID
A new initiative from LA鈥檚 Office of Immigrant Affairs aims to help immigrant business owners and essential workers gain access to economic relief.
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How Public Schools Can Break the Digital Divide
This NYC teacher says going back to school amid COVID-19 is an opportunity to finally stop virtually segregating schools.
How Cities Can Combat the Dangerous Combination of Extreme Heat and COVID
Heat is deadlier than other climate-related disasters, but the solutions are simpler.
How Families Can Support Kids鈥� Mental Health During the Pandemic
Regardless of schooling situation, these four strategies belong in every child's mental health toolkit.
COVID-19 Lockdown Demonstrates How Economy-Wide Transformation Can Halt Climate Change
The blip in emissions will not have a longterm impact unless we invest in sustainable solutions on a grand scale.
Lack of Leadership Worsened the Pandemic, Not Young People
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, politicians from both parties are scapegoating youth鈥攋ust as they鈥檝e done before with crime and drugs.
This Native Tribe鈥檚 Response to COVID-19 Is Working鈥攁nd Addressing Another Community Problem
The Eastern Band of Cherokees is applying lessons from the pandemic to help them fight addiction in their community.
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