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Why Racial Remedy Still Matters

2 years 6 months ago
Focusing on class is good policy, but the long legacy of state-supported racism means we must find ways to keep taking race into account.
Robert Kuttner

Public Institutions from the Past: The Female Hospital

2 years 6 months ago
The Female Hospital is the final building in the three-part series focusing on historic public institutions designed to aid St. Louisans in need. Originally called the Social Evil Hospital, it was established in 1873 and was part of the Social Evil Ordinance, an 1870 experiment legalizing sex work in St. Louis. The Social Evil Ordinance intended …
Laura Shimel