Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act of 2020 — Bunk History

Stop Worrying About Protecting ‘Taxpayers.’ That Isn’t the Government’s Job.

Republicans are replacing the public good with a far narrower definition of it.

by Lawrence B. Glickman via Washington Post on August 3, 2020

Chuck Schumer talks to reporters.

Democrats Have Been Right to Insist on a Relief Package that Helps Average Americans

In times of crisis, it has often been the wealthy who get bailed out.

by Jane Manners via Made By History on March 23, 2020

The Dark History of School Choice

How an argument for segregated schools became a rallying cry for privatizing public education.

by Diane Ravitch via New York Review of Books on January 4, 2021

The Enduring Lessons of a New Deal Writers Project

The case for a Federal Writers' Project 2.0.

by Jon Allsop via Columbia Journalism Review on December 22, 2020

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders

Postal Banking is Making a Comeback. Here’s How to Ensure it Becomes a Reality.

Grass-roots pressure will be key to turning the idea into reality.

by Christopher W. Shaw via Made By History on July 21, 2020

Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during coronavirus briefing

Cities and States Need Aid — But Also Oversight

Federal funding during and after the New Deal ended up hurting cities because of who spent it and how.

by Brent Cebul, Daniel Wortel-London via Made By History on May 4, 2020

A mug shot of Linda Taylor

COVID-19 and Welfare Queens

Fears about “undeserving” people receiving public assistance have deep ties to racism and the policing of black women’s bodies.

by Scott Wasserman Stern via Boston Review on April 17, 2020

Illustration of six books on the topic of pandemics

COVID-19 and the Outbreak Narrative

Outbreak narratives from past diseases can be influential in the way we think about the COVID pandemic.

by Priscilla Wald, Kym Weed via Southern Cultures on April 2, 2020

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