The Con of the Side Hustle
Co-published with The New York Times. The language portraying second jobs as liberating or glamorous masks the reality of the insecure working lives of many Americans.
These Men are Fighting to Abolish the Death Penalty — From Death Row
Co-published with The Nation. Project Hope to Abolish the Death Penalty is the nation’s only anti–death penalty organization run by death-row prisoners.
Honey Bees, Worker Bees, and the Economic Violence of Land Grabs
Co-published with Longreads. Melissa Chadburn challenges her own belief that environmental justice issues are reserved for people of privilege.
The Crisis in Covering Indian Country
Co-published with Columbia Journalism Review. There is no beat in the American legacy press devoted solely to covering the country’s 573 tribal nations. But there should be—and it should be assigned to an Indigenous journalist.
How Trump’s ‘Invisible Wall’ Frightens Legal Immigrants Out of Medical Care
Co-published with The American Prospect. Diseases don’t respect borders, nor do they care about passports, citizenship, or residency.
A Bigger Scandal at Colleges — Underpaid Professors
Co-published with The Boston Globe. Why are we not distraught by the ordinary scandal of adjunct mania at universities?
Some Essential Reading for Ethically Compromised Parents
Co-published with The Los Angeles Times. The parents embroiled in the college admissions scandal could learn a thing or two from these selected readings on inequality in the higher-education system.
How We Hate the Homeless
Co-published with Hmm Daily. From the stones we cast to the way cities are designed, the dehumanization of the homeless permeates all corners of society.
Ranching Families on Cheyenne River Reservation Face a Choice
Co-published with The Washington Post. Staying in an industry they can’t keep up with or leaving the only life they’ve known.
The Shutdown Is Great for Lenders
Co-published with The Nation. Over 800,000 furloughed workers missed two paychecks during the most recent government shutdown. And credit unions, banks, and finance companies reaped the rewards.
The Other Childcare Crisis
Co-published with Romper. Quality childcare costs about as much per year as college tuition in America. So why are childcare workers making close to minimum wage?
Teachers, EMTs, Firefighters and Other American Heroes Deserve a Tax Break
Co-published with The Washington Post. Such a policy would increase retention of public servants, boost morale and serve as a ladder to millions of people who keep us safe, teach our kids and heal our wounds.