Melissa Chadburn
Melissa Chadburn has written for Guernica, Buzzfeed, Poets & Writers, Salon, American Public Media’s Marketplace, Al Jazeera America, and dozens of other places.
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.
The Food of my Youth
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
Who Gets to Break the Rules in America?
Co-published with Jezebel. It is possible to break the rules and get away with it in America—but only if you're rich.
Resilience Is Futile
Co-published with Jezebel. The story of these people was not one of a lack of resilience but of too many systems to navigate.