Police Violence Is a Public Health Crisis. Here’s How to End It.

The problem isn’t isolated decisions by “bad apples.” It’s decisions made at much higher levels of the government and social system.

Racial Equity, JusticeSeth MoncreaseJune 23, 2020UM jun242020-past

As the City Reopens, Five Ways to Reduce Waste and Save Green Jobs

“Zero waste” policies will also create good green jobs, reduce food insecurity, and address climate change.

Environmental Justice, Covid-19Seth MoncreaseJune 19, 2020UM jun242020-past

An American Reckoning – And a Movement that Has Changed Common Sense

The crisis, as ever, is white supremacy. But this is not a rerun; this is something new.

Covid-19, Racial Equity, JusticeSeth MoncreaseJune 16, 2020UM jun242020-past

Pandemics, Policing, and the Curse of Localism

To end the effects of structural racism, we will need national standards in public health and public safety.

Covid-19, Racial Equity, PoliticsSeth MoncreaseJune 10, 2020UM jun242020-past

After George Floyd: Naming The Pain, Finding A New Path

This moment holds much more than rage at police brutality: the path of the coronavirus has revealed the dense fabric of inequality in a manner we have never seen before.

Justice, Racial EquitySeth MoncreaseJune 4, 2020George Floyd, Protest, UM jun242020-past

Covid-19 Exposes the Health Dangers of Burning Trash

The increased burning of household trash, a likely side effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, could well make an already desperate health situation in many Black and Latinx communities even worse.

Covid-19, Environmental JusticeSeth MoncreaseMay 27, 2020UM jun242020-past

Expanding Housing Vouchers: A Covid-19 Prescription for Both Tenants and Landlords

Covid-19 relief for tenants and landlords won’t last long. But a swift and dramatic expansion of the existing Housing Choice Voucher program would stabilize their lives.

'The City Is Remarkably Resilient’: A Q&A About the MTA and Covid-19

The author of Last Subway talks about shoring up finances, calming riders' fears, and planning for the future at the nation's largest mass transit system.

The City & Neighborhoods, Covid-19Seth MoncreaseMay 13, 2020UM jun242020-past

What Will September Look Like? Perhaps Not What You Think.

For the next school year, here are six key things officials must be focusing on right now.

Covid-19, Children, Families, Education, YouthSeth MoncreaseMay 6, 2020UM jun242020-past