Steve Lilienthal

Stephen Lilienthal is a freelance writer who lives in Washington, D.C.

Articles

Connecting library users with hope and help at the DC Public Library

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A large black building with floor to ceiling windows.

Why it’s better to put people in charge who’ve experienced poverty

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Sunlight from the rising sun slowly descends down the US Capitol rotunda.

A lack of bipartisanship is hurting housing in America

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U.S. Capitol

Prison libraries are critically important

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Not your father’s GOP

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Urban Institute: Helping families to weather financial crises helps the cities where they live

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A black family playing a board game. The family is made up of a mom in an orange shirt and two young boys and a dad wearing a blue button up. One boy wears a striped red and white shirt and the other boy wears a white t-shirt.

Film asks, “What Happened 2 Chocolate City?”

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Urban farming in a food desert

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This pilot program allows health clinics to prescribe produce to improve health, supported by grocery vouchers

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Photo of three pharmacists wearing white coats with the Giant logo.

How do we keep workers afloat as more jobs are lost to robots?

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