How has the US pandemic response increased inequality? Look at New York’s nail salons.
Published Date: 4/2/2021
Source: technologyreview.com
Even when covid-19 forced nail salons in New York to close, Araceli continued to work. A nail technician for over a decade, she now found herself making house calls to clients, entering their homes to manicure their nails as the pandemic raged. It was spring of 2020: vaccines had not yet been approved, but she…