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WHO CARES about COVID-19?
Is Section 18115 really doing anything? On June 4th, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new guidance requiring…
H2A: Seeing Sketchiness in Data
In part two, we examine how the missing data associated with H2A hints at potentially nefarious behavior.
COVID-19 Open Spaces: Numbers and Reality in NYC
Access to open space is an urban luxury. Cities' makeup prioritizes buildings rather than vast, green space in order to ensure density. But…
Statewide Eviction Protections, Visualized
The eviction moratorium under the Federal CARES Act came to an end recently on July 25, and many state-wide eviction protections are quickly…
Data from reported COVID-19 tests are telling an incomplete story: Here's what you need to know
As of July 26th, there were 4.2 million positive COVID-19 tests in the United States, however, only about 2.2 million of those cases have race data associated. ...How did we get here?
H2A: America's Essential yet Unknown Program
The first of many posts that dig into America's H2A visa program, how our food supply chain depends on it, and how data can show its potential flaws, especially in the midst of a pandemic.