Reclaiming local news in the age of the internet, violence and chaos in Myanmar, and historical labor data shows unemployment disparities.
| Historical unemployment for Black women and men in the United States: 1954-2021 Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Black men and women have endured double the unemployment rates of white men and women since at least 1954. U.S. policymakers must advocate for measures that remove barriers to hiring and ensure that Black workers have fair access to safe workplaces with equal pay where they are treated with dignity and respect, Tiffany N. Ford says. Read more |
| The civil war in Myanmar: No end in sight February marks the second anniversary of the 2021 military coup in Myanmar, and the abysmal state of armed conflict, insurgency, chaos, and anarchy has only been deteriorating. Yun Sun provides background on the civil war ravaging the country and explains what lies ahead. Read more |
| Listen: Reclaiming local news in the age of the internet On the latest episode of the TechTank podcast, Nicol Turner Lee speaks with Courtney Radsch, postdoctoral research fellow in UCLA’s Institute for Technology, Law, and Policy, and Steven Waldman, CEO and founder of Rebuild Local News, about how the internet has changed the consumption of news media and its impact on local news and consumers’ information awareness. Listen to the podcast |
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