Jen Fitzgerald: A Poet Without a Home
Co-published with The Nation. As the pandemic closed down New York City, Fitzgerald found her daughter and herself priced out of a place to live.
There’s a Term for the Avalanche of Paperwork We All Deal With
Co-published with The Nation. When Lisa Ventura’s father needed help filing for unemployment, she got an overload of what experts call “administrative burden.”
The Water Boy’s Hustle
Co-published with Canopy Atlanta and Atlanta Magazine. Officials deemed water sales along highway exits a threat. But for one West End teenager, …
How This City in a Deep Red State Is Helping Immigrants During COVID-19
Co-published with Latino Rebels. Despite being in one of the reddest states in the nation, Tulsa is leading the way in breaking down barriers for immigrants and …
Dispatches from the Battle for Portland
Co-published with Columbia Journalism Review and The New Yorker. EHRP photographer Rian Dundon captures the ongoing battle for Portland, Oregon, in striking detail.
Pulling Down ‘the Wall of No’ on Police Reform in Minneapolis
Co-published with The New York Review of Books. An intimate look at how Minneapolis is rebuilding — and reforming — itself after the police killing of …
Trump’s 2021 Budget Explains Bezos’ House Deal, L.A.’s Homeless Crisis
Co-published with The Los Angeles Times. The most draconian cuts in Trump's proposed 2021 budget represent a White House intent on fueling American inequality.
People’s History, Episode 6: “False Hope”
Co-published with Jacobin. Columbia Point tenants face new management and a private police force.
Living on the Streets of L.A.
Co-published with Slate. I was homeless in Salt Lake City. But nothing prepared me for what I saw in Los Angeles’ Koreatown.
Blocked Parking Spots, Broken Sidewalks, and Boulders: How Common Spaces Fail People With Disabilities
Co-published with The Nation. The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed to ensure that we all had access to public spaces, but the implementation has not …
America’s Radioactive Secret
Co-published with Rolling Stone. Oil-and-gas wells produce nearly a trillion gallons of toxic waste a year. An investigation shows how it could be making workers sick and …
People’s History, Episode 4: “Free Breakfast”
Co-published with Jacobin. Sisters Angie Irving and Linda Wade bring the Black Panthers to Boston’s Columbia Point housing project.