Bryce Covert

Journalist writing about the economy. Contributing writer @thenation. Tips: [email protected] or on Signal: brycecovert.25 @brycecovert.bsky.social

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Are you an employee facing unfair or unsafe conditions at work? Have you tried to access a government benefit and been wrongfully denied or run into arbitrary barriers? You can always send me a tip: [email protected]

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Lyft will pay $272 million to California drivers for misclassifying them as independent contractors from 2016-2020, the largest wage and hour settlement in state history https://t.co/FVYCokRImm

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A first-of-its kind study finds that New Mexico's universal childcare program dramatically increases low-income mothers' work https://t.co/pRoGCldYYN

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CVS workers, who say they're understaffed and overpaid, are ready to strike https://t.co/m5PALQn7BI

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The Trump administration is doing everything it can to end fair housing enforcement across the country https://t.co/xVd26s9uqk

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The EEOC just inked a sweetheart deal with an ultra conservative Christian employer group that will live on past the current administration https://t.co/INGl2zDorM

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Trump's proposed Head Start rule deletes all the standards that help homeless families enroll their children. The result would be a huge drop in homeless children attending the program. https://t.co/uFyhgujprO

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Public grocery stores could transform the market by offering a public option that challenges entrenched monopolies. But that's not what the leaders of major US cities are doing. https://t.co/2LcKrLAbBD

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The Trump administration is fining immigrants up to $1.8 million but the immigrants have no way to pay what they owe https://t.co/nnKyS03V6F

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Paid family leave helps dads take just as much leave to be with their new babies as moms https://t.co/kY38IA2F16

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Trump wants to deregulate Head Start out of existence https://t.co/OPxpj5EehZ

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Millions of Americans have lost ACA marketplace coverage after Republicans refused to extend premium subsidies. Here are some of the people forgoing care and coverage in the aftermath: https://t.co/nqe7F27LDU

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A scoop: The Trump administration is about to release a proposed rule that would all but gut Head Start https://t.co/Krck4cNEMd

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Trans residents of Kansas are still dealing with the financial fallout of one of the country's most draconian anti-trans bills https://t.co/mYEKAJ0SQ7

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How the red state of Kentucky pulled off bipartisan legislation investing in childcare https://t.co/VjwaklrLyt

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A Manhattan Bright Horizons childcare center was charged with horrific child abuse. The root of the problem goes back to the company's very business model. https://t.co/QLJKvbx20x

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There's a direct line between government cuts from the Trump administration and the explosion of the diarrhea lettuce outbreak https://t.co/swbagZ3c5X

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There is no right to a lawyer in immigration court https://t.co/oRXk1fcPSi

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After Republicans passed the biggest cut to food stamps in history millions have lost access https://t.co/15Gp1igFnF

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Joe Manchin singlehandedly killed Democrats' bill to alleviate financial insecurity, and then Trump won https://t.co/svl0CkjuE3

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Trump's EEOC wants to delete a decades-old affirmative action rule https://t.co/A6gV8y3b5b