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Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The New Republic. AI hasn’t made Gen Zers obsolete—yet. But they’re being asked to prove themselves in an economy moving toward a future that seems, well, just not that into them.

Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Nation. These would-be rebels in Northern Virginia joined the fight against data centers mostly to stop the encroachment on their homes and exclusive private communities.

Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Guardian. This article was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network. Nearly half of enlisted families struggled to afford enough food last year. Congress has known for decades how to solve the problem

Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and the New York Times. Tracie McMillan talks to renters about these surprise fees and reports on the regulations that could reign them in.

Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Capital and Main. In this heavily Latino district, where cost of living and immigration are key issues, GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar seeks to distance herself from Trump.

Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and the New York Review of Books. The rollback of child labor protections in Arkansas over the past several years is part of an increasingly politicized campaign underway across the country.

Woods covered migrant deaths in Texas and the families left behind for EHRP and Texas Monthly.

Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Capital and Main. Immigration enforcement and high prices are weighing on Latino voters, but Democrats can’t take this “swingy” electorate for granted.

Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Hammer & Hope. Sharif El-Mekki’s credo: “The purest form of activism is teaching Black children superbly well.”

Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Hammer & Hope. Life for most Black people in the United States is a scramble to get by in the best of economic times — and with Trump’s cuts to social programs like Medicaid and food stamps, the times are getting worse.