Bryce Covert is an independent journalist writing about the economy. She is a contributing writer at The Nation. Her writing can be found in the New York Times, Time Magazine, The New Republic, the Washington Post, the New York Daily News, New York Magazine and Slate. She has also appeared on ABC, CBS, MSNBC and NPR. She won a 2016 Exceptional Merit in Media Award from the National Women’s Political Caucus.
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The Latest Argument Against Abortion Rights: It's Not Hard to Be a Working Mom
Experts and working moms blast the absurdity of this key argument being used to take down abortion rights.
Dispatch
The $250 Difference: A Lifeline for Working Families May Disappear this December
Most U.S. welfare programs are either targeted or means-tested — the Child Tax Credit breaks this mold.
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"Band Aid Over a Bullet Wound": Moratorium Leaves Organizers Relieved, But Braced for New Battles
Activists sound a note of cautious celebration, but say far more is needed to address this country's staggering housing crisis.
Labor
Philadelphia Just Passed the Strongest Fair Scheduling Law in the Nation
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Why We Should Take Weight Discrimination Seriously As a Workers’ Rights Issue
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Why Labor Is Holding Its Applause for Michigan’s Latest “Workers’ Rights” Measures
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Southern Cities Are Passing Paid Sick Leave—But Republicans Won’t Let Them Have It
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A Nationwide Campaign to Take Back Cities From the Corporations That Rule Them
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Why 50,000 Las Vegas Workers Are on the Verge of Striking
Dispatch
Serfdom in the Magic Kingdom: Disney Workers Rise Up Against Poverty Wages
The happiest place on earth pays so little that some of its workers are homeless.
Labor
The VA Is the Closest Thing We Have to Single Payer. Now Trump Wants to Privatize It.
Labor
Amid a Fast-Food Industry Plagued By Sexual Harassment, This Mother and Daughter Said “No More”
Labor
Trump’s Jobs Claims in His State of the Union Speech Simply Don’t Add Up
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Houston Is Being Rebuilt on a Foundation of Wage Theft
The exploitation after the storm.
Labor
Carrier Workers Are Livid After Facing Layoffs Despite Trump’s Promises
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White Lawmakers Are Using Alabama’s Racist State Constitution To Keep Black Wages Down
Alabama wrote its 1901 constitution to “establish white supremacy.” Workers in a majority-black city say it’s Jim Crow all over again.