Emily Ahern
- Nov 19, 2021
- 3 min
COVID-19 and Unions: How the Pandemic Revealed the Suffering State of Our Workforce
While most would argue that unionization solves this issue, it, in some ways, puts a band-aid on the larger issue at hand. Policies...
Agora Staff
- Dec 5, 2020
- 3 min
Financial statements confirm AU's $27m asset loss, $3.7m endowment drop from COVID-19
It appears that American University's estimated calculations earlier on in the year about the possible economic fallout of the pandemic...
Katharine Sciackitano
- Jun 4, 2020
- 9 min
The Bailouts Weren't For You
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked untold turmoil on our society and our economy. GDP has crashed 4.8 percent, and the official...
Mark Lu
- May 25, 2020
- 16 min
Indigenous, POC voices are imperative in the fight against climate change
On May 1 of this year, a panel sponsored by the New School in New York City called “Coming Together: Gender and Privilege in the Youth...
Meagan Keefe
- May 12, 2020
- 4 min
“Half this unit is about to die”: COVID-19 ravages U.S. prisons
Many of us, myself included, are sitting at home right now in the midst of this pandemic, practicing self-isolation. People across the...
Lana Green
- Apr 30, 2020
- 5 min
COVID-19 Fears Do Not Justify Anti-Asian Rhetoric
In April, a Brooklyn woman suffered second-degree burns after a man attacked her while she was taking out her trash. Investigated as a...
Katharine Sciackitano
- Apr 19, 2020
- 5 min
Save the USPS
Amid the chaos of the coronavirus pandemic, there is one brewing crisis that is being overlooked. Although it may seem inconsequential...
Katharine Sciackitano
- Mar 16, 2020
- 8 min
A CO.VI.D.-19 Recession is Imminent, Inevitable, and Impossible to Gauge
A few months ago, I wrote an article forecasting the next recession. Of all the things to spark the next economic downturn, though, I...