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COVID-19 Response: The Systems Aren’t Colorblind, But Coronavirus Is

An emergency room's front signage.

In episode 44, we talk about CDC data and state data showing that the virus is harming, disproportionately, brown and black people around the U.S.—and here at home. We hear from Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez about the bureaucratic hurdles to accessing billions of dollars alloted to tribes in the relief package, and why that money hasn’t reached the ground yet,…

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COVID-19 Response: Essential, Just Not Paid Like It

Two people place produce on shelves in a grocery store.

In episode 43, we talk about how not everybody’s at home waiting out the pandemic. We hear from people around the state who are still employed and in public—but who don’t make a lot of money—about their working conditions, their support from their employers and their fears about the virus. Reporter Yasmin Khan spoke with…

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