Housing Is a Right. During a Pandemic, It’s Also a Fight.
Co-published with The Nation. In California’s agricultural heartland, farmworkers are fighting back against expensive rents, substandard housing, and economic disenfranchisement.
When My Father Called Me About His Unemployment
Co-published with Slate. I cheer the new benefits. I also know exactly who will continue to bear this burden.
Ski Towns and the Ski Bums Who Staff Them Ponder Their Survival
Co-published with Adventure Journal. Ski resorts are open, but with restaurants closed, and tourism way down, the pandemic might dramatically reshape the ski towns we’ve known and loved.
The New York Farmers Responding to Food Insecurity
Co-published with Civil Eats. Small-scale farmers in Ithaca respond to hunger through nimbleness, innovation, and mutualism. If the recently introduced FEED Act passes Congress, the model could …
Pandemic Pain Unequally Felt As Financial Cliff Looms For The Unemployed
Co-published with WABE. With no government relief to count on, coronavirus on the rise, and a fragile economy, many jobless Georgians are bracing for a lean and …
How to End ‘Women’s Work’ and its Pay Gap
Co-published with The New York Times. New Zealand is pursuing a century-old idea to close the gender pay gap: not equal pay for equal work, but equal …
Will Trump’s Broken Promises to Working-Class Voters Cost Him the Election?
Co-published with The New Yorker. The President has staged rallies across the Rust Belt, promising a manufacturing revival, but jobs lost to offshoring have increased during …
New York Home Care Workers Challenge Their Union to End 24-Hour Shifts
Co-published with Prism. In New York, home care workers are demanding the abolition of the grueling 24-hour shift and accusing one of America's largest unions of not …
The Making of ‘an Ardent Trump Supporter’ in Youngstown
Co-published with The Daily Beast. These voters were made—not born. The way to change that may be a contemporary New Deal to support “laboratories” to restore …
In California’s Agricultural Heartland, a Mayor Is Running on Compassion
Co-published with The Nation. Maria Orozco, the mayor of a small farming town, is fighting to protect her constituents, regardless of immigration status.
This Amazon Grocery Runner Has Risked Her Job to Fight for Better Safety Measures
Co-published with In These Times. Courtenay Brown knows she could be on the streets if she loses her job at an Amazon Fresh unit. She’s speaking …
Amazon Expects Its Employees to Operate Like Fast-Moving Machines. This Amazon Picker Is Fighting Back.
Co-published with In These Times. Inspired by his father and grandfather, Sean Carlisle is organizing to win stronger safety measures for his fellow workers.