Economic Hardship Reporting Project

Honey Bees, Worker Bees, and the Economic Violence of Land Grabs

Co-published with Longreads. Melissa Chadburn challenges her own belief that environmental justice issues are reserved for people of privilege.

Count to a Hundred

Co-published with The New York Review of Books. Melissa Chadburn on anger, organizing, and the persistence necessary to carry on.

Co-published with The New York Review of Books. When you are always on the run, from the bill collectors or the Man, or people in suits checking up on you, you need foods with a long shelf life.

Why Casino-Driven Development Is a Roll of the Dice

Co-published with CityLab. Usually, the public benefits of gambling deteriorate over time. But many American cities still pin their economic hopes on casinos.

Economic Violence

Co-published with Proximity Magazine. On being skipped over or paraded in front of a crowd.

If You’re in the Fight, Get Ready to Do the Work

Co-published with DAME Magazine. Activists like undocumented worker Sandra Henriquez have put their lives on the line to protest injustice. Under a Trump administration, progressives might want to follow their lead.

On Payment

Co-published with Los Angeles Review of Books. Tactics to combat pay theft and protect the writing community.

Every Year the Tree

Co-published with Lenny Letter. During a chaotic coming-of-age, a Christmas tree was a symbol of hope and love.

For Those In Foster Care, ‘The Time Of The Readiness’ Is Charged

Co-published with The Establishment. After being heavily governed your whole life—told when to eat, when to sleep, when to come home—you’re suddenly set free to make your own choices. There is no other stop after foster care if you screw up—except for the emergency homeless shelter.