Something good is happening in 2020, although the impetus for it — glaring evidence of racial inequality and discrimination — is painful. Finally, reparations are being imagined at various levels of government and in...
Author - Lee H
Lee H
Flood Fatigue: What’s Going On With Northeast D.C. Sewers?
People are asking for answers after facing the horror of geyser-like rushes of sewer water in their bathrooms, basements, and kitchens, through the toilets and up through the drains. This is how Edgewood and...
On Charity, Dignity and Economic Justice
In the late 90s at Howard University, where Chadwick Boseman was studying to become a director, Boseman and eight other talented classmates in Howard’s drama department received some fabulous news: they’d been...
D.C. Charter Schools: The Pros, the Cons, and the Unending Debate
Washington, D.C. has always had some excellent schools. And it’s always been a struggle for working people to get their kids into them. Historically, a household’s postal address dictated where the children...
The Coronavirus Is Keeping D.C. Tourists Away in Droves
D.C. has always been a top attraction for tourists. People come for the cherry blossoms, the White House, the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, Embassy Row, and the country’s largest Catholic church. Then...
Covid-19: The Plight of Small D.C. Businesses, and the Call to Action
On March 7th, Covid-19 struck Washington, D.C. Four months later, the City has more than ten thousand cases, with a death count well over 500. The virus has insinuated itself into every financial system...
Europe’s New “Right to Repair”: A Model for Sustainability Everywhere
We could all use a bit of inspiration right about now. Right on time, here’s some good news about the stuff people buy, courtesy of the European Union. The EU and Britain now follow the Circular Economy Action...
Hunger in the Capital: Feeding D.C. Through the Covid-19 Crisis
Before the coronavirus crisis hit, the United States had a problem. Forty percent of its people lacked the money to cover a surprise $400 expense, and half of people aged 55+ had nothing saved up for retirement. CEOs in...
Love Beer—But Not the Side Effects? Try These New N.A. Brews
If you’re a beer lover and thought non-alcoholic concoctions could never hold a candle to traditional lagers and ales, prepare to be pleasantly surprised. Today there are some truly desirable non-alcoholic lagers, IPAs...
Native Gardening in Small Spaces
Spring will soon be here, and what better way to welcome it than to tend a garden? This year, enjoy the feeling of tending native plants. Create a mini-meadow. It’s simple to tend beside a home, apartment, or...
Coping With COVID-19
On March 7, the presence of COVID-19 in Washington, D.C. was confirmed. It’s a virus that has shut down factories and locked down cities in several regions of the world. And now, with cruise ship passengers...
#Ready4PFL: Paid Family Leave Is Coming
DC’s private employers must now let staffers know they can have several forms of paid leave—family, medical, and parental leave—starting Jul. 1. Here’s the lowdown. Alone among economically advanced countries, the U.S...
Trump Administration’s Food Stamps Cut Challenged in DC Court
The Trump administration is warring with poor people, migrant workers, and the states over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). D.C. is pushing back. D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine and New York State...
DC Takes the Minimum Wage Lead in 2020. But Is It Enough?
With $15 per hour kicking in this year, D.C. is a national minimum wage leader. Wage increases nationwide are the hard-earned fruit of years of agitation in working communities. In November 2012, New York City fast...
