Co-published with The Nation. In one of the richest agricultural areas in the world, residents of California’s colonias still don’t have access to clean running water.

Co-published with KPBS. Tens of thousands of Tijuana residents are scrambling to get proof of vaccination as the U.S. finally lifts a COVID-19-era restriction on non-essential border crossings.

Co-published with New York Magazine. How ride-sharing apps are trying to spread the gig-worker model far and wide.

Co-published with Grist. Even Texas and Wyoming do a better job protecting communities from oil and gas drilling.

Co-published with The Intercept and KQED. The pandemic and ensuing economic crisis have had a disproportionate impact on women.

Co-published with The Cut. After having a stillbirth, Adora Perez was charged with murder.

Co-published with Mother Jones and Nonprofit Quarterly. What does it look like when ordinary people are their own bosses?

Co-published with Vox. Cosmetology workers are reassessing their jobs, including the chemicals they’re exposed to.

Co-published with USA Today. The government has failed to appreciate how essential cars are in American life, and the consequences will haunt us long after the pandemic …

Co-published with MIT Technology Review. Having a child is an inherently optimistic act. People in the US are doing less and less of it.

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.

Co-published with KPBS. DACA recipients, or Dreamers as they’ve come to be known, have been left in limbo amid the pandemic and the Trump administration's actions …