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Barbara Esuoso
Barbara Esuoso is a former editorial intern at The American Prospect.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
New Registry Will Track Flint Residents Exposed to Lead
Nearly two years after the first reports of Flint’s contaminated water, Michigan has finally received funding to create a registry for affected residents. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will award $14.4 million over four years to Michigan State University to create a registry for Flint residents exposed to lead-contaminated water. The water […]
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trump’s Budget Would Eliminate Agency Tasked with Ending Homelessness
Included in President Donald Trump’s proposed $6 billion cut to the Department of Housing and Urban Development is the elimination of a small but vital program that has been a crucial force in driving down the U.S. homeless population. The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) has a scheduled sunset date of October 2017 […]
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Voting-Rights Activists Rally Against Kobach Commission
As President Donald Trump’s so-called Election Integrity commission met near the White House for the first time on Wednesday morning, roughly 150 protesters gathered outside to voice their opposition to what many criticize as a thinly veiled attempt at voter suppression. The rally, organized by the nonprofit Hip Hop Caucus’s Respect My Vote! campaign, included […]
Posted inCivil Rights in America
New Initiative Takes on Fight for Women’s Leadership in the Labor Movement
Women are set to overtake men in union membership in less than a decade, but their representation in the labor movement’s leadership lags far behind. Georgetown and Rutgers are joining forces in a new project to help bridge the leadership gap. Women already make up nearly half of union membership, and the Center for Economic […]