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The Journey of the Jobless

Kalena Thomhave The American Prospect
Congress boosted unemployment benefits. Now the challenge lies in getting them out to the unemployed, through underfunded state-level programs.

Sexual Rights and Emancipation in Cuba

Mariela Castro Espín GRANMA
The 1959 revolution launched a project of social justice and equity, an event that would change policies regarding gender and sexualities, among profound, radical transformations in the nation and its culture

We Need a Whole New Plan for Black Voters in the South

Nsé Ufot The New York Times
It breaks my heart that even black women at church — unfailing voters who rally their friends to turn out for every election — have asked me, “Will our votes even be counted?”

Mothering in a Pandemic

Anne L. Alstott Boston Review
Society relies on the unpaid, invisible work of parents—mostly mothers—to care for children and to buffer kids from trauma and stress. Supporting that work during COVID-19 requires direct cash support to families.