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Government Shutdown Threatens Food Access in Black & Brown Communities
What’s at stake
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a vital food-assistance program for low-income individuals and families. As...
- Jessica Wilson
When Access Is Limited: How Food Deserts Harm the Health of Black and Brown Communities
In many Black and Brown neighborhoods across the United States, the nearest grocery store isn’t just a few blocks away — it can be miles. These are...
- Jessica Wilson
Smart Thermostats, Dumb Policy: How Central Control Normalizes Energy Poverty
In late summer 2019, an elderly woman I knew from church asked me to stop by her house in our New Mexico neighborhood. It was late August, the kind...
The Flint Water Crisis: Effects on Michigan’s Black Community
Background
The Flint water crisis began in April 2014, when the city switched its water supply from Detroit’s system to the Flint River without pro...
- Jessica Wilson
Hurricane Katrina Anniversary: 20 Years Later in New Orleans
On the Hurricane Katrina anniversary, Democracy Now! revisits New Orleans, where survivors and journalists reflect on the storm’s aftermath and ong...
Federal Cuts to Energy Assistance Programs Further Crisis in Maryland
The collision of climate-driven heatwaves, aging housing infrastructure, and soaring utility bills with federal cuts to critical support programs h...
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