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Livia Gershon

Posted inNonfiction

Public Education’s White Flight Problem

by Livia Gershon June 2, 2020November 25, 2022

More than 50 years after the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision, little has changed, and several groups are hoping to use policy and practice to fix this longstanding issue.

Posted inNonfiction

When It Comes to the Climate Crisis, Don’t Forget the Power of the States

by Livia Gershon November 12, 2019January 13, 2023

Even with the federal government in chaos, there’s still plenty of opportunity to solve a global problem.

Posted inBusiness, Commentary, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Story, Uncategorized

What Should Universal Basic Income Look Like?

by Livia Gershon September 26, 2019October 19, 2022

Andrew Yang made it news, but we need a better plan.

Posted inBusiness, Business & Tech, Commentary, Essays & Criticism, Story

Pot Luck

by Livia Gershon July 30, 2019October 19, 2022

Searching for justice in the newly legal weed economy

Posted inprofile, Profiles & Interviews, Story, Uncategorized

Peers in Healing

by Livia Gershon June 10, 2019October 19, 2022

Recovering addicts are fighting the opioid epidemic.

Posted inBusiness, Business & Tech, Commentary, Culture, Story, Uncategorized

We All Work for Facebook

by Livia Gershon April 26, 2019October 19, 2022

Digital labor is valuable even when we do it for free. Should we get paid?

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Commentary, Current Events, Story

Earth to Congress

by Livia Gershon December 21, 2018October 19, 2022

The world-changing potential of a Green New Deal

Posted inBusiness, Business & Tech, Commentary, Current Events, Story, Uncategorized

A Stimulus Plan for the Mutual Aid Economy

by Livia Gershon November 20, 2018October 19, 2022

Policymakers’ neglect of caregiving harms a major force in American labor.

Posted inBusiness, Business & Tech, Current Events, Story, Uncategorized

Tax the Rich

by Livia Gershon October 22, 2018October 19, 2022

In this economy, what’s a fair share?

Posted inBooks, Business, Business & Tech, Commentary, Current Events, Story, Uncategorized

Beyond Growth

by Livia Gershon September 27, 2018October 19, 2022

Imagining an economy based in environmental reality

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