Civil rights
Governments Were Forced to Restrict Civil Liberties to Deal With Covid-19. More Flexible Constitutions Could Prevent That From Becoming the New Normal
A new paper argues that exploitation of gaps within democratic constitutions during emergencies, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, has the potential to erode democracies...
How Sadie Alexander, the First Black Economics PhD, Became a Voice for Black Workers
A whole century has passed since Sadie Alexander became the first African American to receive a PhD in economics in the United States. Economist...
How Protests Against the Jim Crow Credit Market Changed the Civil Rights Movement
Before the civil rights movement captured the nation’s attention, activists and community groups were protesting against exploitative credit and exclusionary lending practices rooted in...
