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Friday, January 10, 2020

A Mistake At A Ticket Machine Cost Me $100. Fining Me Didn’t Make the Subway Safer.
by Elizabeth Brico
Over two-thirds of summonses for fare evasion go to Black and Brown passengers.

Environmental Racism Is Killing Black Communities In Louisiana
by Luna Reyna
150 chemical plants and refineries. 85 miles of river. Welcome to Death Alley.

What It Looks Like To Be Hungry in College
by Dante Barboy
From our partner, the Center for American Progress: A new study offers insight into the experiences of college students grappling with food insecurity.

What’s on Deck for 2020
Rebecca sits down with Jared Bernstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Angela Hanks of the Groundwork Collaborative, for a preview of the year to come and the issues, stories, trends, opportunities, and threats to watch in 2020 when it comes to poverty and inequality.

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Something In The Air. Death Alley isn't the only place in America with an environmental racism problem. In Texas, people are choking on refinery pollution and dying from skyrocketing cancer rates. Detroit, America's Blackest city, has atrocious air pollution on top of lead in the soil, water, and walls. And the Trump administration wants to roll back the environmental protections designed to stop this.

Gluten Crimes. This amazing true crime story involves two of our favorite things: bagels and unions. On a more sober note, a Florida law enforcement agency is using a technicality to close rape cases without even solving them. In Washington, D.C., an immersive read on life and death at a convenience station.

Meeting People Where They Are. A growing generation of older adults needs a place to live, and the face of senior housing is changing radically. Speaking of finding home, at the U.S.-Mexico border, asylum applications can depend on being heard. What happens when no one understands you and you can't find a translator?

Gary Let Her Have Her Own Life

Photographer Monica Nouwens descended into the world of Los Angeles by night for these underworld images. The intimacy of these portraits illustrates a deep respect for her subjects, as well as the rapport she built with people living on the margins.

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