What Kamala Harris’ Rhetoric About McDonald’s Reveals About Democrats’ Shifting Views on Poverty
Co-published with TIME. Harris' rhetoric about working at McDonald's shows how Democrats have rethought their 1990s emphasis on fast food jobs.
A Look At Lives Transformed By the Student Debt Crisis
Co-published with Teen Vogue. Four young people share their stories.
Cutting Class: On the Myth of the Middle Class Writer
Co-published with Literary Hub. Alissa Quart reckons with the precarity of the writing life.
The Relentless Cost of Chronic Diseases
Co-published with TIME. We must help ease the economic burden for patients who have chronic diseases, as well as the stigma that trails them.
Can American Labor Seize the Moment?
Co-published with Mother Jones. Unions are popular but facing decades of decline. We asked photographers to document this unique moment for the American worker.
When Schools Assign Substitutes the Wrong Status, the Error Suppresses Their Pay
Co-published with New York Focus. Long-term subs stay with the same classes and can serve like full-time teachers. New York City schools misclassify them — so their pay doesn’t reflect that.
In New York City Schools, Substitute Teachers Are Systematically Denied Covid Sick Pay
Co-published with New York Focus. The state established Covid leave to compensate employees who fell ill during the pandemic. One group of essential workers has been unable to claim it.
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.
