Biden’s climate plan emphasizes environmental justice
Executive orders direct federal agencies to invest in communities that have seen disproportionate environmental harm.
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Most nursing homes say they won’t be able to stay open another year due to pandemic costs
Increased staffing, personal protective equipment and testing contributed to the mounting financial crisis that could jeopardize the care of thousands of older Americans, many of whom are women.
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The State of The 19th is … growth and gratitude
Twelve months in, we’re thankful for the hundreds of thousands of people reading and supporting our nonprofit newsroom.
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State legislatures in 2021: What to expect on trans rights, abortion rights, voting rights and more
Republicans expanded their statehouse majorities in the 2020 election. We’re looking at major issues they’re considering now.
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Biden will not use private federal prisons. Prison reform advocates want him to do more.
No private federal prisons house women. Advocates for incarcerated women, LGBTQ+ people hope this is just the start to big reform.
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Gina Raimondo’s focus as commerce secretary: inequality, jobs and climate change
Commerce secretary nominee Gina Raimondo, the governor of Rhode Island, said in her Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday that she will focus on job creation with an eye on climate change and workers.
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Equality Act would fill key gaps in civil rights law for women, people of color, the faithful
A new report finds that a landmark bill that would grant LGBTQ+ Americans non-discrimination protections would also expand rights for people of color, religious groups, immigrants and women.
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'The ground has shifted': Biden issues executive orders designed to tackle racial inequities
Activists and organizers see the order on housing, criminal justice, relations with Native Americans and xenophobia toward Asian Americans as a key first step.
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Undocumented women are among the most vulnerable to COVID. Vaccinating them will be difficult.
Undocumented frontline workers, and particularly women, are next in line to get vaccinated, but they face a host of barriers in accessing the coronavirus vaccine.
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‘If the system is still the same, do we really have justice?’: Bernice King on poverty, race and accountability
The CEO of the King Center speaks to The 19th before launching a new initiative aimed at addressing hate and inequality.