Buffalo community voices on the economy and COVID; the problem with resilience; we need systemic change to end mass incarceration; Flint water cover-up; & more!

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The PPP: The Experience of It All and Advice for New Nonprofit Applicants

As a second round of the Paycheck Protection Program is nigh, nonprofit applicants would do well to take in the lessons from their first-round colleagues.

Remaking the Economy in Buffalo

A community land trust director, an immigrant marketplace manager, and a co-op developer discuss their work in Buffalo—and how it has been upended by COVID-19.

The Problem with Resilience

Resilience can be deceptive because it is framed as a win-win for all, when it actually serves to hide inequities.

Pandemic Lays Bare Inhumanity of Mass Incarceration

It’s hardly news that the US system of mass incarceration is racist and inhumane. But can the COVID-19 pandemic finally lead to systemic change?

Report Finds Evidence of Flint Water Cover-Up in Michigan Statehouse

An investigative report by Vice alleges that former Michigan governor Rick Snyder knew about lead infiltration in Flint’s water more than a year before he says he did.

COVID-19 Shutdown Freezes Out Citizen Ballot Initiatives

How do you collect signatures to get a measure on a state ballot during a pandemic? Not very easily.

Doctors Get Creative with Pandemic Translations

To counter the COVID-19 pandemic, Arizona health providers are creating informational videos in the languages of refugee and immigrant communities.

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