| May 13, 2020 | RoundupAs Congress negotiates a new coronavirus relief package, many states are already reopening their economies… with potentially deadly results. This week in OtherWords, Negin Owliaei reflects on the grim reality that workers are going to die from this rush to...
| May 6, 2020 | RoundupAs a handful of states begin to reopen certain businesses, with support from the Trump administration, the policy divides over stay at home orders are as fractious as ever. With federal estimates predicting 3,000 COVID-19 deaths a day by the summer, it’s a long...
| Apr 29, 2020 | RoundupThis week, President Trump announced that he was ordering meatpacking facilities — which have been hotbeds of coronavirus infection — to remain open. More egregiously still, he’s issuing waivers to companies to absolve them of any responsibility for workers who...
| Apr 22, 2020 | RoundupPresident Trump recently announced the shutdown of all legal immigration to the United States, with one notable exception: temporary farm workers. Even Trump recognizes that immigrants are essential to keeping this country running. That’s just as true, Josue De...
| Apr 15, 2020 | RoundupWhile the public health and economic crises linked to the coronavirus pandemic continue to roil, we’re still learning more about the stakes for our broader public institutions and society. This week in OtherWords, Sarah Anderson reports on the mortal danger the...
| Apr 8, 2020 | RoundupYesterday, Wisconsin Republicans forced the state’s residents to choose between their ballot and their health — with help from the U.S. Supreme Court, which allowed the state to throw out the absentee ballots it didn’t mail to voters in time. This...
