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Bryce Covert

Bryce Covert is a contributing writer at The New York Times and also writes for the New Republic, The Nation, and other outlets. She is a recipient of the 2016 Exceptional Merit in Media Award from the National Women’s Political Caucus.

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May 20, 2019
Bryce Covert
Make Corporate America Pay for Underpaying Women
The gender wage gap has stagnated because the system leaves it up to female workers to fight for fairness.
February 20, 2019
Bryce Covert
The Glaring Hole in Elizabeth Warren’s Childcare Plan
The senator’s proposals would be a boon for parents—as long as they can gain access to childcare in the first place.
December 28, 2018
MagazineBryce Covert
Trump’s Gentrification Scheme to Enrich Real Estate Developers
A tax loophole intended to help the poor is funneling money to wealthy investors.
September 28, 2018
MagazineBryce Covert
The Enduring Scam of Corporate Tax Breaks
Why these deals have remained popular in Washington despite the overwhelming evidence that they don't work
July 19, 2018
MagazineBryce Covert
Closing the Wage Gap for Women
The case against employers asking what you made at your last job
May 1, 2018
MagazineBryce Covert
A New Deal for Day Care
Can America change the way it takes care of kids?
April 10, 2018
Bryce Covert
What the U.S. Can Learn from Britain on Equal Pay
On Equal Pay Day, a look at the UK's giant data collection effort.
November 28, 2017
Bryce Covert
The CFPB Has Been Great for Consumers. So of Course Trump Wants to Gut It.
Despite railing against Wall Street in 2016, the president is battling to hobble the one agency devoted solely to protecting financial consumers.
November 16, 2017
Bryce Covert
Our Inordinately White, Wealthy, Male Government
The departure of Janet Yellen underscores the homogeneity of the governing class under Donald Trump.
November 3, 2017
Bryce Covert
The GOP’s $1.5 Trillion Tax Plan Does Almost Nothing for the 99 Percent
The House’s proposed legislation is full of goodies for the wealthy, but offers virtually no relief to anyone else.
November 2, 2017
Bryce Covert
How Corporations Create a Culture of Impunity for Sexual Harassers
Companies of all stripes have used legal means to prevent claims of abuse from going public. Here's how to put an end to that.
October 20, 2017
Bryce Covert
Enough Talk About Sexual Harassment
Instead of asking women to bare their souls yet again, we should be demanding that men take action.
October 5, 2017
Bryce Covert
Trump Is Right: We Need to Forgive Puerto Rico’s Debt
The president may have stumbled upon one idea that might actually help the island territory.
September 21, 2017
MagazineBryce Covert
Deadbeat Democrats
How Bill Clinton set the stage for the GOP's war on the poor.
September 20, 2017
Bryce Covert
Women Shouldn’t Have to Sue Google to Get Equal Pay
Three women are taking the tech giant to court for a problem that should have been addressed by the tech giant or federal regulations long ago.
September 7, 2017
Bryce Covert
No, DACA Immigrants Aren’t Stealing American Jobs
Jeff Session’s claim is not only a lie but also perpetuates a fundamental misunderstanding of how the economy works.
August 17, 2017
Bryce Covert
Trump’s White Supremacist Economic Agenda
His infrastructure proposals were eclipsed this week by the controversy in Charlottesville. But they have more in common than you might think.
August 10, 2017
Bryce Covert
Trump’s Terrible Deals
The president is claiming credit for a series of corporate investments in the U.S., even though they come with expensive strings attached.
July 25, 2017
Bryce Covert
The Central Contradiction of the Democrats’ “Better Deal”
Democrats get that the odds are stacked against workers. So why are workers treated like they’re part of the problem?
July 18, 2017
MagazineBryce Covert
Back to Work
How Democrats can win over Americans left behind in the new economy.

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