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
How the Horatio Alger Lie Helped Shape the Myth of American Upward Mobility
Co-published with Rolling Stone. An exclusive excerpt from the new book Bootstrapped explodes the fantasy at the heart of the American dream.
Bootstrapping Has Always Been A Myth. The New American Dream Proves It
Co-published with TIME. Relentless individualism has been part of America's ethos. Not anymore, writes Alissa Quart.
Living the American Dream in a Trailer Park
Co-published with Bill Moyers. Home to some 20 million people — 6 percent of Americans — they are the nation’s largest source of unsubsidized affordable housing, offering a shot at the American dream to people who can’t