Faced with the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic, Texans looked towards leadership in their state government amidst a combative national dialogue. To many of us, it was clear that Texans needed strong guidance through these difficult times. Instead, the state utilized the pandemic to implement an anti-abortion agenda that left
From behind the walls of Philadelphia’s First United Methodist Church of Germantown, Oneita Thompson has read articles about the importance of mutual aid during the COVID-19 crisis and watched livestreams of the nationwide uprising as part of the Movement for Black Lives. Her internet connection is her only real
It has been almost eight months since the first COVID-19 cases hit the United States and there has been a national shift in how essential workers are viewed. Once heroic headlines—uplifting the workers who kept the country running and fed—are now bleak. Essential workers are being treated as
Black sex workers are struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, yet their needs are being ignored by the government and society at large. Sex workers have been singled out as being ineligible for relief funds by the U.S. Small Business Administration, even those who perform legal forms of sex
In New Jersey’s immigrant community, doula Teresita Carrasquillo is considered a godsend. Families call her at all hours—pregnant people have questions about something they learned in their childbirth education class; new mothers want additional tips on breastfeeding or help getting diapers; and women who gave birth months prior
One of the most pressing challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has been the widespread closures of schools and child care centers. The loss of these mainstays of daily life has been profoundly destabilizing across the country, affecting kids’ development and threatening to derail working mothers’ careers, even as
Even as the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we work, the fight for workers’ rights across many industries hasn’t lost a step. From pushing for fair wages for Black women in the restaurant industry to shining a spotlight on overlooked workers like those in poultry plants and sanitation,
Rene Ruben Ramirez-Alatorre, a business owner, family man, and longtime resident of Washington state was approached by Grant County Sheriff’s officers on July 3, 2019. The officers claimed they received a complaint that Ramirez-Alatorre had a firearm. He was not arrested and according to his attorney, Eliana Horn, there
By the time the coronavirus pandemic began unfurling across the U.S. in March, Terrill Haigler had only been working as a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sanitation worker for a few months. The 30-year-old spent two years on a waitlist for the job and just as he began to get accustomed to
As the new school year gets ready to kick off, school districts across America are faced with what appears to be lose-lose situation: Do we have in-class instruction and put the health of our students, faculty, and staff in jeopardy, or should we stick with online learning and risk having
Since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the United States, immigrant communities have been among those most impacted. This week, reporting by Prism senior reporter Tina Vasquez uncovered that the lauded immigration attorney entrusted with representing detained migrant children has spent years advocating for a policy that now forces a
The coronavirus pandemic has created the greatest waiting game of all time. Waiting in line six feet apart in front of the pharmacy. Waiting to return to cubicles or feel comfortable riding the subway. Waiting on stimulus checks, or the unemployment website to even process your requests. And, of course,
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