WashU Expert: What tax refunds tell us about use of CARES payments
A $2 trillion, bipartisan relief package was signed into law on March 27 to address economic downfall fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Will it help? Research examining how households use similar payouts, like the tax refund, can help shed light on what households might do next, says an expert on asset building at Washington University’s Brown School.
Leaders must act now to protect voters during this pandemic
The measures the coalition has outlined would ensure that Missouri voters can cast a ballot, but only if officials step into leadership now and temporarily put aside their political differences to protect Missouri voters.
Rural Missourians will rise to the occasion
It’s not easy to ask a community or a state to shut itself down, but if leaders use these key messaging strategies, I know rural Missourians can rise to the occasion.
We don’t need a map to tell us where the pandemic hits hardest
We don’t need a map to tell us that policymakers, health officials, corporations and St. Louis residents themselves must continue to break down economic barriers to create partnerships and solutions that support the most vulnerable in our city — those who were already facing a disproportionate social, financial and health burden before the coronavirus entered their lives.
D.C. must protect its inmates from the coronavirus
There is no time to waste. Experts predict that the District is likely the next hotbed of infection. Already, 18 people in the D.C. jail have tested positive for COVID-19. If jails in other jurisdictions are any indication, that number is about to explode.
8 Coping Strategies From a Psychiatrist Who’s Also Anxious and Afraid
No matter what works for you to cope with your emotions right now, the most important thing you can do is just try to be compassionate with yourself. No one has the answers, and there is no right way to feel.
These Washington University faculty had rejected online classes — until coronavirus. Here’s how they made the switch.
It appears that education does indeed remain very much about space. Students found it far less difficult to make themselves focus when they were in the confines of a classroom.
The Myth of Black Immunity: Racialized Disease during the COVID-19 Pandemic
We must uproot the myth of Black immunity and the related myth labeling the virus as a Chinese pathogen. The stakes are entirely too high!
Class explores intersection of law, race and design
Law and graphic design. Not necessarily two disciplines one thinks of as being related. But a new class at Washington University in St. Louis is using concepts from each to help students wrestle with the challenges of race, place and inequality.
This pandemic is a test for leaders. Voters do the grading.
When disaster strikes, citizens are fearful, and some will blame elected officials for things beyond their control. But the lens of accountability is also sharpened. Partisanship will not protect our families or our livelihoods.
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