‘If you want to have a worst-case scenario on doing a census count in any state in Indian Country, it’s now.’
COVID19
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Helicopter wild; five drives; isolation tips
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inAugust 1, 2020: Infectious Ideologies
The housing policy that’s turning back gentrification
In the wake of COVID-19, some California cities are introducing tenant protections.
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Dying in the shadows: What’s the full impact of the pandemic?
As COVID-19 tears at safety nets, questions about how to count death totals surface.
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A Seattle tattoo artist turns to essential work: transporting the dead
After her shop closed, Jessica Henry found a way to be of service during the pandemic helping others with life’s passing.
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Where does Pride fit in a time of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter?
For organizers and participants, this is a chance to return to the roots of Pride — a fight for equity.
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Who will drive school buses during the pandemic?
School administrators struggle to figure out how to get kids to school while keeping bus drivers, who are often older, safe.
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The West has a role in reimagining the U.S.
Our notion of ‘American exceptionalism’ has collapsed. What will replace it?
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In southwestern Colorado, immigrants face a dual crisis
A global pandemic, and no social safety net leave immigrant and mixed-status families fending for themselves.
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Coronavirus concerns revive labor organizing
Washington fruit packers seek lasting gains from pandemic strikes.
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Black Americans bear the brunt of Trump’s environmental rollbacks
The connections between the environment, race and the COVID-19 crisis are many.
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Democrats also gain from the border wall
The militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border was always a bipartisan effort, with symbolism that’s useful to both parties.
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Seattle volunteers look out for Black Lives Matter demonstrators
As protests continue, mutual aid networks have sprouted up to provide food, medical assistance and rides home.
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During quarantine, architecture forged social connections in Oakland
One apartment complex shows how building design can forge community.
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Las visitas médicas virtuales florecen en la era del coronavirus
El COVID-19 ha empujado la salud pública al ciberespacio —y algunos practicantes rurales quizá se queden ahí.
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‘This is not what a food bank was designed to do’
California food banks are struggling with an overwhelming need and ongoing recession.
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An opportunity to close Indian Country’s digital divide is expiring
A government program aimed at reversing the longstanding connectivity issues on tribal lands is complicated by the pandemic.
Posted inJune 1, 2020: Dissent at a Distance
COVID hollars; Gok’s uncertainty; best friend graffiti
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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‘Being in the middle of a story is a really hard place’
Rebecca Solnit on disasters, hope and the chance to reshape the future.
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A family starts anew amid COVID-19
Mountain View, California, offers a ‘safe lot’ for RV dwellers.