Bryce Covert
@brycecovert.bsky.social
Journalist writing about the economy. Contributing writer at @thenation.com and member of @fspnwu.bsky.social. Send tips to brycecovert@protonmail.com or on Signal: brycecovert.25 she/her
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Bryce Covert
@brycecovert.bsky.social
· Dec 3
Are you facing unfair or unsafe conditions at work? Have you been denied a government benefit or run into arbitrary barriers? You can always send me a tip: brycecovert@protonmail.com
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An important piece by @brycecovert.bsky.social on Trump's destruction of fair housing enforcement: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
HUD Is Refusing to Enforce Anti-Discrimination Law—and Won’t Let Anyone Else Do It, Either
The initial chaos of layoffs has been followed by a concerted effort by the Trump administration to halt the enforcement of the Fair Housing Act.
www.thenation.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
An important piece by @brycecovert.bsky.social on Trump's destruction of fair housing enforcement: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
I just handed in a draft, which marks the end of my working year. I can't say this is a year I will miss. But I did do work that I'm really proud of, so yeah, let's do that end of year thing:
December 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I just handed in a draft, which marks the end of my working year. I can't say this is a year I will miss. But I did do work that I'm really proud of, so yeah, let's do that end of year thing:
Under Trump, the Fair Housing Act is essentially dead www.thenation.com/article/poli...
HUD Is Refusing to Enforce Anti-Discrimination Law—and Won’t Let Anyone Else Do It, Either
The initial chaos of layoffs has been followed by a concerted effort by the Trump administration to halt the enforcement of the Fair Housing Act.
www.thenation.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Under Trump, the Fair Housing Act is essentially dead www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Trump administration has completely abandoned enforcement of the Fair Housing Act, a key Civil Rights era achievement. That's left Kenneth Hansbrough, a blind wheelchair user, trapped in an apartment that puts his safety at risk. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
HUD Is Refusing to Enforce Anti-Discrimination Law—and Won’t Let Anyone Else Do It, Either
The initial chaos of layoffs has been followed by a concerted effort by the Trump administration to halt the enforcement of the Fair Housing Act.
www.thenation.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The Trump administration has completely abandoned enforcement of the Fair Housing Act, a key Civil Rights era achievement. That's left Kenneth Hansbrough, a blind wheelchair user, trapped in an apartment that puts his safety at risk. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Here's Trump's EEOC chair making a specific callout to ask white men who have "experienced discrimination at work based on [their] race or sex" to file complaints x.com/andrealucase...
x.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Here's Trump's EEOC chair making a specific callout to ask white men who have "experienced discrimination at work based on [their] race or sex" to file complaints x.com/andrealucase...
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The Trump admin announced today that it would no longer fund health systems that accept Medicaid/Medicare and offer gender-affirming care.
That will affect everyone receiving the care -- not just people *on* Medicaid/Medicare. Hospitals will likely choose Medicaid/Medicare over trans patients.
That will affect everyone receiving the care -- not just people *on* Medicaid/Medicare. Hospitals will likely choose Medicaid/Medicare over trans patients.
December 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The Trump admin announced today that it would no longer fund health systems that accept Medicaid/Medicare and offer gender-affirming care.
That will affect everyone receiving the care -- not just people *on* Medicaid/Medicare. Hospitals will likely choose Medicaid/Medicare over trans patients.
That will affect everyone receiving the care -- not just people *on* Medicaid/Medicare. Hospitals will likely choose Medicaid/Medicare over trans patients.
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It's a shell game. Trump is taking money from soldiers' housing subsidies to "give" them $1,776 "warrior dividend" checks.
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
www.defenseone.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It's a shell game. Trump is taking money from soldiers' housing subsidies to "give" them $1,776 "warrior dividend" checks.
Under the second Trump administration, enforcement against bosses who steal workers' wages has dropped 97%. Enforcement against bosses who put workers at risk of injury, illness, or death is down 35%. goodjobsfirst.org/worker-prote...
Worker Protections in Freefall: The Collapse of Federal Labor Enforcement under the Second Trump Administration - Good Jobs First
Worker Protections in Freefall: The Collapse of Federal Labor Enforcement under the Second Trump Administration - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Under the second Trump administration, enforcement against bosses who steal workers' wages has dropped 97%. Enforcement against bosses who put workers at risk of injury, illness, or death is down 35%. goodjobsfirst.org/worker-prote...
This headline basically says it all except I'd argue it's not very quiet ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Resegregating the American Workforce
The Justice Department’s rollback of disparate impact is just one new policy that makes it harder for people of color to challenge illegal discrimination.
ballsandstrikes.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This headline basically says it all except I'd argue it's not very quiet ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Interesting to see the people fighting against prison slavery start to put public pressure on the companies that profit from it
A labor coalition in Minnesota is demanding that Disney contractor Anagram pay incarcerated workers minimum wage. Right now, prisoners are making as low as $0.90/hour to package balloons. Important reporting by Isabela Escalona for @workdaymagazine.bsky.social
Minnesota Labor Coalition Demands Disney Subcontractor Pay Incarcerated Workers Minimum Wage - Workday Magazine
On December 11, a coalition of formerly incarcerated workers and Minnesota unions gathered at the United Labor Center in Minneapolis to demand Anagram International, LLC, a Minnesota-based balloon man...
workdaymagazine.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Interesting to see the people fighting against prison slavery start to put public pressure on the companies that profit from it
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I'm also thinking of Cornelius Taylor.
He was killed in Atlanta when the city cleared a homeless encampment and crushed the tent he was inside—across from Ebenezer Baptist Church, just days before MLK Day, when crowds gathered to honor justice and equality.
Story by @brycecovert.bsky.social:
He was killed in Atlanta when the city cleared a homeless encampment and crushed the tent he was inside—across from Ebenezer Baptist Church, just days before MLK Day, when crowds gathered to honor justice and equality.
Story by @brycecovert.bsky.social:
He was bulldozed to death when Atlanta cleared his homeless camp. Will there ever be justice?
After Cornelius Taylor’s death, the city made promises to change its homelessness policy – but his friends say it didn’t follow through
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I'm also thinking of Cornelius Taylor.
He was killed in Atlanta when the city cleared a homeless encampment and crushed the tent he was inside—across from Ebenezer Baptist Church, just days before MLK Day, when crowds gathered to honor justice and equality.
Story by @brycecovert.bsky.social:
He was killed in Atlanta when the city cleared a homeless encampment and crushed the tent he was inside—across from Ebenezer Baptist Church, just days before MLK Day, when crowds gathered to honor justice and equality.
Story by @brycecovert.bsky.social:
A Trump official “received authorization to expense more than $35,000 in taxpayer money for the trip” to Nairobi while “pregnant women with life-threatening anemia were so desperate for calories that they ate mud”
NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A Trump official “received authorization to expense more than $35,000 in taxpayer money for the trip” to Nairobi while “pregnant women with life-threatening anemia were so desperate for calories that they ate mud”
Disparate impact discrimination is literally written into civil rights law. The EEOC, which enforces civil rights in the workplace, has decided to erase it. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The EEOC Is Now Letting Workplace Discrimination Stand
The agency is unlawfully giving up on fighting disparate impact discrimination—meaning it’s “open season” on employees.
www.thenation.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Disparate impact discrimination is literally written into civil rights law. The EEOC, which enforces civil rights in the workplace, has decided to erase it. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Shout out to the 1.1mn men who took paternity leave so far in 2025, up from 843k last year with one month to go in the year. Some good things are happening too!
h/t @laurarosner.bsky.social
h/t @laurarosner.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Shout out to the 1.1mn men who took paternity leave so far in 2025, up from 843k last year with one month to go in the year. Some good things are happening too!
h/t @laurarosner.bsky.social
h/t @laurarosner.bsky.social
Under Trump, the EEOC has turned its back on a crucial tool for fighting workplace discrimination www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The EEOC Is Now Letting Workplace Discrimination Stand
The agency is unlawfully giving up on fighting disparate impact discrimination—meaning it’s “open season” on employees.
www.thenation.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Under Trump, the EEOC has turned its back on a crucial tool for fighting workplace discrimination www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Where are the work requirements for rich failsons
Heirs of wealthy parents reduce work.
"On average, these labor supply responses are large, with $1 of unearned income from inheritance reducing earnings by 11 to 31 cents under our preferred assumptions."
www.census.gov/library/work...
"On average, these labor supply responses are large, with $1 of unearned income from inheritance reducing earnings by 11 to 31 cents under our preferred assumptions."
www.census.gov/library/work...
December 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Where are the work requirements for rich failsons
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The unemployment rate for Black workers soared to 8.3% in November. That's more than double the rate for white workers.
December 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The unemployment rate for Black workers soared to 8.3% in November. That's more than double the rate for white workers.
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OK, starting to see a trend here--unemployment is up a tenth every month since midsummer (approximate b/c missing data)
www.bls.gov/news.release...
www.bls.gov/news.release...
December 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
OK, starting to see a trend here--unemployment is up a tenth every month since midsummer (approximate b/c missing data)
www.bls.gov/news.release...
www.bls.gov/news.release...
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The unemployment rate, at 4.6 percent, is now at its highest level since September, 2021, as the economy was still emerging from the pandemic. It's up from 4 percent in January.
December 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The unemployment rate, at 4.6 percent, is now at its highest level since September, 2021, as the economy was still emerging from the pandemic. It's up from 4 percent in January.
Australia's already moving to tighten its gun laws in the wake of the Bondi Beach shooting. If only we could see anything close to that kind of action here. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
What to know about Australia’s plans to tighten gun laws after Bondi attack
Australian leaders want to further restrict gun ownership, including potentially restricting licenses to citizens only, after a mass shooting in Sydney killed 15.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Australia's already moving to tighten its gun laws in the wake of the Bondi Beach shooting. If only we could see anything close to that kind of action here. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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No one should be fired without just cause. Racially abusing or sexually harassing a customer (or coworker) is quite often a just cause for termination, because we live in a society and people’s actions affect other people. It’s not as simple as “siding with a corporation against a poor racist”
December 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
No one should be fired without just cause. Racially abusing or sexually harassing a customer (or coworker) is quite often a just cause for termination, because we live in a society and people’s actions affect other people. It’s not as simple as “siding with a corporation against a poor racist”
A cop car has been parked so illegally in my neighborhood since at least 6am this morning that it's forcing cars to drive in the oncoming traffic lane to get around it
My hottest take is that letting cops park in red zones for mundane errands and coffee breaks; I think “you can break the law at your discretion as a job perk” is the small domino that ends in the large domino of “shooting protesters in the face with rubber bullets”
It must be wild to get to abuse the public then pay for it with the public's money
December 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A cop car has been parked so illegally in my neighborhood since at least 6am this morning that it's forcing cars to drive in the oncoming traffic lane to get around it
The agenda could not be more blatant
December 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The agenda could not be more blatant
The Trump administration is not anti-crime. It is totally for crime done by rich people.
EXCLUSIVE: Federal tax prosecutions fell to their lowest level in decades this year, declining more than 27% from the year before as the Trump administration cut the ranks of attorneys and agents who pursue those cases, a Reuters examination has found.
www.reuters.com/world/tax-pr...
www.reuters.com/world/tax-pr...
December 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The Trump administration is not anti-crime. It is totally for crime done by rich people.
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Since January, I've been tracking how immigration is affecting the child care industry. This report brings stunning numbers to what I've heard: 39,000 foreign-born child care workers have been driven out of the profession due to increased immigration enforcement
hechingerreport.org/immigration-...
hechingerreport.org/immigration-...
Immigration enforcement is driving away early childhood educators
Close to 40,000 foreign-born child care workers have been driven out of the profession in the wake of the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation and detainment efforts, according to a new study...
hechingerreport.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Since January, I've been tracking how immigration is affecting the child care industry. This report brings stunning numbers to what I've heard: 39,000 foreign-born child care workers have been driven out of the profession due to increased immigration enforcement
hechingerreport.org/immigration-...
hechingerreport.org/immigration-...