Can One Bay Area Housing Complex Radically Change Affordable Housing?
Co-published with Mother Jones. “What we want is to be a model for the nation,” says a resident of Golden Gate Village.
News from Somewhere
Co-published with The Baffler. A growing number of unhoused people are refusing to live on the run, working to stop evictions and to build something lasting where they …
The Color of Water
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.
Long Waits, Bureaucratic Hassles Loom as Border Set to Reopen
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.
Can Anyone Stop the Uberization of the Economy?
Co-published with New York Magazine. How ride-sharing apps are trying to spread the gig-worker model far and wide.
California’s Dirty Little Secret: Oil Wells in the Backyard
Co-published with Grist. Even Texas and Wyoming do a better job protecting communities from oil and gas drilling.
“Precarity”: A Short Film on Women Working in the Pandemic
Co-published with The Intercept and KQED. The pandemic and ensuing economic crisis have had a disproportionate impact on women.
She Used Drugs While Pregnant. Should She Be in Prison?
Co-published with The Cut. After having a stillbirth, Adora Perez was charged with murder.
Be Your Own Boss: More Co-op Businesses Are Returning Workers’ Power
Co-published with Mother Jones and Nonprofit Quarterly. What does it look like when ordinary people are their own bosses?
Salon Workers Are Holding on to Their Masks, and Not Just Because of COVID-19
Co-published with Vox. Cosmetology workers are reassessing their jobs, including the chemicals they’re exposed to.
Car Repossessions Rise Amid COVID, With No Help, Relief for Consumers
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 …
What Giving Birth During a Pandemic Taught Me About Progress
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.