Photo Essay: ICE in L.A.
Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project, The American Prospect, and The Puffin Foundation. Scenes of a city under siege.
The Real Reason Republicans Want to Kneecap Federal Services
Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and More Perfect Union. Meagan Day shows how the Trump Administration purposefully damaged the reputation of vital government programs for working people.
What’s Happening with the NLRB?
EHRP/Puffin Fellow Caitlyn Clark explains how the NLRB has historically supported workers — as well as how workers have organized outside of it, as they will soon have to again.
EHRP Poetry in Current Affairs: Lunar New Year & Snake Year
Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Current Affairs. Read poetry by our Executive Director Alissa Quart and Celina Su in CA's latest issue.
EHRP & More Perfect Union on DOGE’s Long Game to Privatize the United States
Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and More Perfect Union. DOGE is causing dysfunction in the federal government — and that’s a feature, not a bug. Damaging public institutions’ reputation is all part of the strategy.
Why I’m Replacing Doomscrolling With Poetry
Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and TIME. Our Executive Director writes on how, historically, poetry can help us find solace and direction in the face of political extremism.
EHRP Executive Director Talks Economic Insecurity on Marketplace
Alissa Quart of Economic Hardship Reporting Project says pervasive uncertainty can pave the way for deeper inequality.
How Insecurity Became the New Inequality
Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and TIME. The problem isn't just the massive gap between “haves” and “have-nots.” For those who lack the resources to absorb each new blow, the constant instability hits hardest of all.
Why Were Tech Billionaires Front and Center at Trump’s Inauguration?
Co-published by EHRP and More Perfect Union. Why were tech billionaires front and center at Trump’s inauguration? They weren’t just there for the photo-op — it’s way worse than that. They’re actually hoping for a “sweetheart deal” to escape
JD Vance is the Toxic Byproduct of America’s Obsession with Bootstrap Narratives
Co-published with Literary Hub. Alissa Quart on the Art of the Deal of the Hillbilly.
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.
Episode 4: The ‘Indoor Man’ and His Playmates
Co-published with WNYC Studios.
