The U.S. has the worst maternal mortality rate among wealthy countries, as the NYT has documented (nytimes.com/2018/04/11/mag…) — and outcomes are worse for Black and Latina people, thanks in part to implicit bias among health providers.
But sure: let’s scaremonger about doulas.
But sure: let’s scaremonger about doulas.
https://twitter.com/jonathanweisman/status/1460940339649421320
The average new car price in the U.S. is ≥ $40K (wsj.com/articles/car-m…). For many in the working class, such prices are unaffordable — but they still need a way to commute to work. Ebikes can provide these workers a lifeline.
But sure, let’s write their needs off as ‘niche.’
But sure, let’s write their needs off as ‘niche.’
By labeling as ‘niche’ trees for lower-income neighborhoods that have disproportionately bare tree canopies, doulas for people of color, and bikes for commuters—while sparing hulking subsidies for electric SUVs—NYT editors subtly indicate what audience they shape the paper for.
Right. The rural bias of House maps and the Senate might make this hard to see, when speaking with elected officials at the Capitol — but most Americans live in urban and suburban areas. To the extent many of them can be served by e-bikes, their interests are hardly “niche.”
https://twitter.com/timothypmurphy/status/1461027770339893250
(*stares directly at Jonathan Weisman*) nytimes.com/interactive/20…
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