Short Circuit
Co-published with Salt Lake City Weekly. A tax break for Utah seniors could be a lifeline—if only people knew about it.
NATAL Season 2, Chapter 7: Pregnancy Tales
Co-published with NATAL. From the physical to the emotional, all four parents navigate the highs and lows of pregnancy—and for some, even during a pandemic.
“The Great Resignation” Is a Great Exaggeration
Co-published with The Nation. Workers are quitting their jobs in record numbers, but it’s not a turning point for labor power.
Covid Cut the Red Tape for Welfare Benefits. Let’s Keep It That Way.
Co-published with The Washington Post. It’s usually not a glitch when qualified applicants have a hard time accessing aid they need. That’s how the system was designed.
My Mother Was Dying of COVID. Being Poor Made It So Much Worse.
Published in The Washington Post. I realized long ago that there are two separate and very different health-care systems in this country.
Evictions Are Back. Black Renters Are Suffering the Most—Again.
Co-published with The New Republic. In Indianapolis, like many American cities, the long shadow of segregation continues to punish Black neighborhoods—to the disproportionate benefit of white landlords.
This Nursing Home Chain Stood Out for Nationally High Death Rates as Pandemic Peaked
Co-published with USA Today. A first-ever USA TODAY analysis of nursing home ownership shows how Trilogy, a real estate-trust backed chain, fared during the worst of the pandemic.
Houston Is Hailed as a National Success for Fighting Homelessness. But the Reality Isn’t Quite as Rosy.
Co-published with The New Republic. Simple overall stats don’t show the truth of the housing crisis.
How Do You Get Dental Care When You Can’t Afford It?
Co-published with The New Yorker. At an annual dental fair in Philadelphia, Americans wait in line and hope to get through the door.
Child Tax Credit Payments End Today for An Estimated 278,000 Hawaii Keiki
Co-published with KITV. Advocates are urging Congress to pass a bill before the new year to extend the credits for many struggling families.
The Secret Lives Of Adjunct Professors
Co-published with ELLE. My students saw me as their role model—the put-together adult. The truth? I was barely getting by.
Salt Lake Apartment Complex Hikes Rent After Receiving the Most Federal Aid in Utah
Co-published with The Salt Lake Tribune. Tenants of a Utah apartment complex said property managers “wouldn’t fix anything,” while increasing the rent and filing lawsuits against …