A Retort to the Toxic Myth of the Self-Made in America
Co-published with Nieman Reports. Alissa Quart on the reporting behind her book “Bootstrapped."
Renters Are in Revolt. This Tenant Union Plans to Get Them Organized
Co-published with TIME. Renter Revolt follows a political group in Kansas City that is turning renter grievance into political power.
Your Workplace Wants You to Swallow a Happy Pill. What if You Found Collective Joy Instead?
Co-published with The Guardian. For years the corporate diktat has been that happiness must be achieved alone, but many are turning to communities for joy.
Need Food Stamps in New York? Come Back in a Few Months.
Co-published with New York Focus. Counties across the state are blowing past legal deadlines to process SNAP applications, leaving families struggling to eat. The delays may be about to get even worse.
Overproduction and Its Discontents
Co-published with The Baffler. All economic systems have problems of scarcity—but only capitalism also has problems of abundance.
How This Small Massachusetts City Created Homegrown Solutions to Urban Problems
Co-published with Fast Company. From violence to pandemic recovery, community leaders in Chelsea, Massachusetts, have created new, locally powered social innovations to rebuild their city.
The ‘Disabled Tax’ Means I Pay Extra for Necessities Constantly
Co-published with Insider. Long COVID disabled me 2 years ago, and the 'disabled tax' means I pay for it constantly.
Being a Caregiver While Facing Homelessness
Co-published with Next Avenue. Finding stability and security for my mom and me is always my primary goal, writes Alex Veeneman.
From Meager Pay to Malnutrition, School Cafeterias Are in Crisis
Co-published with Jacobin. School meal programs across the US are in disarray due to major staffing shortages and exploitative business practices, and kids are shouldering the burden.
The Silent Epidemic Affecting Generation Z
Co-published with Esquire. There are at least three million caregivers under age twenty-five in America. The burdens they face are unprecedented. Their resolve is our only hope.
Mental Health Issues Spiked During the Pandemic. Medicaid Isn’t Much Help.
Co-published with The Intercept. In Part 3 of our film series “Insecurity,” host Ray Suarez meets Katie Prout, a writer trying to find a job and mental health care during the pandemic.
Ten Years Into the Fight for $15, Workers Are Still Fighting for A Living Wage
Co-published with The Intercept. In Part 2 of “Insecurity,” we meet Eshawney Gaston, a fast-food worker who joins the wave of labor uprisings sweeping the country during the pandemic.