Tune In: A Conversation About the Power of Cash Benefits
Michael Andersen and Margaret Morales discuss cash support on OPB’s Think Out Loud.
Collection: Coronavirus and Cascadia
The Plague Brought the Renaissance. What Could COVID-19 Bring?
Our species has never experienced anything like this. All at once, united by a common purpose, we have completely changed our behavior. Perhaps in time, we will change our world, too.
Three Big COVID-19 Stimulus Ideas to Help Renters and Workers
Democrats propose renter assistance, paycheck protection, and basic income.
Americans Want to Vote As Trump Does (By Mail), Not As He Says
Voting safely from home looks like a good option in November—and beyond.
US Mistrust of Cash Benefits is Devastating Pandemic Response
In Oregon, many unemployment checks have been held up for more than a month; most Canadian claims took three days. Here’s why.
Community Low-Income Housing Providers Need COVID-19 Relief Too
Unpaid rent threatens solvency of nonprofit subsidized housing.
How Coronavirus Renter Relief Is Playing Out In Vancouver, BC
Renters can qualify for $500/month support; mom-and-pop landlords hit worst with unpaid rent.
Is Your State Ready for a COVID-19 Election?
Is your state pandemic-ready for November elections? Here’s what the most prepared states are doing right for safe COVID-19 elections, and where the least prepared states need to do to protect voters and democracy.
Eviction Moratoriums Protect Cascadian Renters—For Now
After the eviction bans end, months of accumulated unpaid rent bills will come. Ensuring housing security for renters will require far more robust government support.
Listen In: Policymaking in a Pandemic
This week, I joined KBOO Community Radio‘s Barbara Bernstein for a wide-ranging conversation about how the coronavirus pandemic shapes our policymaking and may change our calculations about climate change. We talked about the profound challenges of the crisis, as well as the way it presents new opportunities for important policies like voting by mail and universal … Read more