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.
Puerto Rico Fisherfolk Organize Amid Climate Crisis
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, 9 Millones, and Grist. Even as Puerto Rico's fisherfolk navigate rising seas and monster storms, a maze of bureaucracy is proving to be their biggest obstacle.
How Autonomous Trucks Are Eroding the American Middle Class
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Everything Is Political. Battling for the highway's future.
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.
New York Dairy Workers Push for Better Protections Under New Bill
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Documented. Undocumented dairy workers say they face fear and lost wages at New York farms.
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.
Women of Color in 9 to 5 America
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Stranger's Guide. My mother migrated to New York City to pursue her dream of a new American life
It Stays in the Car
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Stranger's Guide, as told to Leslie Nguyen-Okwu. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But what happens in my car? That really stays in my car.
Hollywood, Gaza, and the Invisible Blacklist
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, LA Review of Books, and The Key. Perfecting the art of the blacklist.
In Northern California’s Maternity Desert, a Humboldt Midwife Offers Intimate Births
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and KQED. As hospitals across the state shutter, rural midwives provide specialized, and sometimes lifesaving, medical care.