By Luke Jones A borrower called my office with panic and resignation in her voice. She was requesting a loan deferral for the first time since she
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Protecting undocumented immigrants would make all New Yorkers safer
By Ignacio Aravena González With Covid-19, uncertainty reigns due to the lack of accurate measures and facts, which represents a challenge to evidence-based decision-making. Under these circumstances,
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Reopening NYC: The highest stakes imaginable
By Brittany Mazzurco Muscato New York City, center of the universe. It’s home to 8.6 million people, it’s a major tourist destination, it serves as an international
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Our survival requires collectivist approach
By Coco Lim As a Filipina-American, I grew up torn between the individualist American narrative and collectivist Filipino culture. Today with the spread of COVID-19, it feels
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American exceptionalism has betrayed us
By Ryan Newberry “We live in the greatest nation on earth,†according to Barack Obama. But that’s not all — Marco Rubio declared the United States “the
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Fundraising under quarantine: Make an impact from your couch
By Ryan Newberry A pandemic has a powerful way of making ordinary people feel powerless. When the best way to save a life is to just stay
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The ethics of mandatory quarantine as a public health measure
By Olivia Van Gundy Background Historians and public health professionals have seen contagious diseases define generations. While the world battles COVID-19, one cannot help but recall the
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