Here’s Why Neighborhoods With More People of Color Pay Higher Energy Bills
The Alfred E. Smith Houses, a public housing development built and maintained by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, April 26, 2018.Drew Angerer/Getty This piece was originally published in CityLab and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. It is well-established that the lower a family’s…
The Massive Teacher Strike in Chicago Is Finally Over
Educators, students, and union laborers rally at Union Park during the Chicago Teachers Union strike on Oct. 26.Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times/AP After 11 days, the Chicago teachers’ strike is finally over. On Wednesday night, a week and a half after tens of thousands of teachers walked out of classrooms to demand more support staff, higher pay,…
“There’s Not Enough of Me”: Inside One Counselor’s Heartbreaking Time at a School in Chicago’s South Side
Thousands of striking Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU Local 73 members and their supporters march around City Hall before Mayor Lori Lightfoot was scheduled to deliver her first budget address during the monthly Chicago City Council meeting on October 23. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times/AP When Lauren first started as an elementary school counselor in Chicago’s…
California Becomes the First State to Require Public Universities to Provide Medication Abortion
Gov. Gavin Newsom Terry Pierson/ZUMA California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill today requiring the state’s public universities to offer medication abortions on campus. The new law, which will take effect in 2023, will apply to 34 schools—11 University of California campuses and 23 California State University campuses—that serve almost 750,000 students. “For four years, students have been…
A Radical Approach to Helping Former Prisoners Start Over: Let Them Into Your Home
Sabina Crocette and London Croudy in the backyard of Crocette’s West Oakland townhouse. Cayce CliffordWhen she first got out, little things like crossing the street were difficult for London Croudy. “When you’re in prison, the only thing you’re thinking about is going home. You plan all these things in your mind, and then all of…
He Spent Every Day Handing Out a Free Newspaper. When the Paper Shut Down, His Community Stepped Up.
Hassan Nezhadessivandi, 65, used to distribute the Express newspaper in Washington, DC, before it ceased publication, leaving him jobless but not without support.Bobby King Sr. Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. For five years, Hassan Nezhadessivandi had stood in…