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Pandemic Democracy Project

MAX GERSTEN

HOW MUCH INPUT DO AREA COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE IN UNIVERSITY REOPENING PLANS?

With little guidance from the government, colleges seem to be basing reopening decisions on student morale as well as scientific research. 

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MAX GERSTEN June 5, 2020
ERIC TWARDZIK

THE ARTIST HELPING BOSTON BUSINESSES COMMUNICATE THROUGH COVID-19

“Like many creatives during this pandemic, I had been going through a particularly foggy period… Driving around and seeing these homemade signs, it was so clear how I could directly contribute.”

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ERIC TWARDZIK June 2, 2020
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ZACK HUFFMAN

RODENT SIGHTINGS ON THE RISE IN GREATER BOSTON THROUGHOUT COVID-19 CRISIS

“The rodents are actually looking for food that is not there, so there are a lot more sightings. They need food and water to survive. It doesn’t have to be filet mignon, it doesn’t have to Evian.”

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ZACK HUFFMAN May 29, 2020
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

ASIAN AMERICAN RESTAURANT WORKERS FACE UNEMPLOYMENT, RACISM, REOPENING CONCERNS

“The new thing that we’re seeing, as a result of the reopening and employers getting some money to bring workers back, is that employers are now asking workers to come back to work, often without many of the protections that would be necessary in place.”

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN May 28, 2020
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KEIKO HIROMI

COVID PHOTOS: CHELSEA MOM SEES NEWBORN FOR FIRST TIME AFTER 44 DAYS IN QUARANTINE

While Gonzalez was recovering, her family members back in Chelsea watched after her newborn. After finally testing negative, on May 12 she saw Victoria for the first time in 44 days as she was discharged from Spaulding. 

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KEIKO HIROMI May 12, 2020
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DAN ATKINSON

LANDLORDS CAN’T EVICT DURING PANDEMIC, BUT A BUNCH OF THEM TRIED

“It was sort of testing the water with it, seeing what [evictions] they can get away with. This legislation stopped folks in their tracks before it caught on.”

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DAN ATKINSON April 29, 2020
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JEAN TROUNSTINE

THE DYSFUNCTIONAL MASS PAROLE BOARD’S INEVITABLE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

“Most prisons and many jails have done very little to reduce the population density that puts both incarcerated people and staff at grave risk.”

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JEAN TROUNSTINE April 21, 2020
KEIKO HIROMI

COVID PHOTOS: COURAGE & COMPASSION, FROM DORCHESTER TO THE NORTH SHORE

These photos are of Massachusetts, and specifically some of the many brave people who are working through the crisis. They haven’t asked for attention or applause, but they certainly deserve our recognition and appreciation.

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KEIKO HIROMI April 19, 2020
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