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Ramenda Cyrus
Ramenda Cyrus is a freelance reporter and writer based in Florida, and a former Prospect writing fellow.
Posted inPolitics
From the Exonerated Five to the New York City Council
Yusef Salaam campaigned on economic justice and housing reform.
Posted inEducation in America
Progressives Launch Campaign to Win School Board Seats
In what has become a national battleground over public education, the campaign seeks to fundraise for and train progressive school board candidates.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Atlanta’s Unrelenting Cop City Crusade
Today on Based, the Atlanta City Council is hell-bent on building a $70 million police playground. It’s the last thing the city needs.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Looming Child Care Cliff
In 2021, Congress issued grants to stabilize the child care system. Now the money is about to run out.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Predatory Lending’s Prey of Color
Black and Latino borrowers are more likely to get trapped in cycles of debt, because they have few other options for dealing with structural poverty.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Lose-Lose DeSantis-Disney Fight
As Disney cancels investments in Florida, the proxy culture war masks a battle between a governor pretending to slay big business and a mega-corporation wanting to entrench its power.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Mo’Nique’s Moment
Finally getting Netflix to air her special on her terms, the actress and comedian has become a beacon for people, like her, who’ve had to struggle against social norms.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Abortion Care in North Carolina Under Peril
A party switch has opened the door to further reproductive restrictions in the state.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
What Defunding the Police Actually Looks Like
Across the country, community alternatives to policing show the way to a more effective and less risky response.