Roe Was Never Enough
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Daily Yonder. A short film follows Holler Health Justice, an abortion fund supporting Appalachians, in the aftermath of Roe v. Wade being overturned.
Rideshare Drivers Want a Fair Hearing Before Losing Their Jobs
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Capital and Main. In Chicago, city data shows fewer than 4% of the more than 30,000 drivers removed from rideshare platforms were reinstated.
A Rare Win in Indian Country: How Tribes Drove Out a Mining Company in One Week
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Guardian. At the sacred prairie of Pe’ Sla in South Dakota, Indigenous and environmental groups banded together to halt drilling.
There’s No Such Thing As ‘Unskilled Work’: EHRP Talks Barbara Ehrenreich’s ‘Nickel and Dimed’ 25 years later
25 years ago, Barbara Ehrenreich saw the inhumane brutality of capitalism and the invisible realities of working-class life that so many Americans ignored then but can’t ignore now.
‘Losing My Mind’: New York Prisons Are Holding People in ‘Shit Rooms’ With No Running Water
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and New York Focus. State facilities detain prisoners suspected of ingesting contraband in “special watch” cells for days or weeks.
Back to the Lab Again
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Commonweal. Who tests the world’s drugs? Most often, the desperate and vulnerable
My Day in the Gig Economy
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Current Affairs. What assembling furniture on the “Handy” app reveals about economic class, digital platforms, and the future of work.
The Weed Industry’s Trafficked Workforce
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and High Country News. How Chinese migrant workers in the Southwest fell through the cracks of justice systems — and fought back.
College Grads Are Rejecting AI En Masse
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Mother Jones. The wave of booing aimed at AI-pilled commencement speakers signals a sea change in public opinion.
Injured Retail Employees Are Being Screwed at Every Turn
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Nation. Worker protections have been rolled back at the federal level—and good luck trying to secure workers’ comp.
The Gig Economy
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Stranger's Guide.The grim reality of service work — and one photographer’s act of resistance against it.
In the Name of the Law
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Stranger's Guide. Documenting the daily arrests made by ICE agents at immigration courts in Downtown Manhattan.