Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich is the founder of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, and the author of the seminal Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America.
A Journalist Marked By Police Violence
Co-published with The American Prospect. Linda Tirado, partially blinded by a rubber bullet in Minneapolis protests, remains an important voice against social and economic injustice in America.
It’s Time for T.S.A. Workers to Strike
Co-published with The New York Times. The shutdown is painful, but it is also an opportunity for labor to take a stand.
Sisters in Arms
Co-published with The New York Review of Books. Is the #MeToo “moment” the beginning of a new feminism?
When a “Routine” Exam Feels Like an Assault
Co-published with Lenny Letter. Are annual pelvic examinations necessary?
Let’s Call the Pro-Lifers What They Are: Pro-Death
Co-published with The Guardian. It’s time to highlight a hidden truth: restricting abortion means more maternal deaths.
Mind Your Own Business
Co-published with The Baffler. How Silicon Valley commodified and sold you "mindfulness".
What the American Working Class Really Looks Like
Co-published with Fusion. The Ft. Wayne Workers’ Project is uniting working class Americans of all beliefs, ethnicities and backgrounds.
The Selfish Side of Gratitude
Co-published with The New York Times. The poor don't need to feel more "gratitude"—they need decent pay and better working conditions.
Dead, White and Blue
Co-published with TomDispatch and the Los Angeles Times. As the lifespans of the wealthy increase, working-class white people are dying younger and younger. Are anger and racism to blame?
Only the Rich Can Write About Poverty
Co-published with The Guardian. There’s something wrong with the fact that affluent people can afford to write about minimum-wage jobs while the people who actually work them can't.
Tip Till It Hurts
Co-published with TIME. The housekeeper’s job is to clean, change sheets, restock amenities and exit the room without leaving any personal traces behind. They are paid to be invisible and usually are.
It Is Expensive to Be Poor
Co-published with The Atlantic. Minimum-wage jobs are physically demanding, have unpredictable schedules, and pay so meagerly that workers can't save up enough to move on.