Co-published with Quartz. Could a $12 minimum wage be a magic number for food security?

Co-published with The Guardian. Why have some US states opted out of nearly $4bn in emergency funds that would have helped their poorest residents?

Co-published with VPM News and PBS. In Virginia, many families who cannot find or afford a home have turned to budget motels on the …

Co-published with The Guardian. A fledgling movement towards Black-owned farms seeks to address the lack of land ownership and fresh food in many communities of color.

Co-published with Civil Eats. Small-scale farmers in Ithaca respond to hunger through nimbleness, innovation, and mutualism. If the recently introduced FEED Act passes Congress, the model could …

Co-published with In These Times. The government’s online food assistance program doesn’t include independent grocers and ignores the gaps in rural infrastructure.

Co-published with KPBS. As families throughout San Diego County confront the impact of the pandemic, some communities struggle more than others to see the light at the …

Co-published with Believer Magazine. I’ve managed to keep the lights on, but I flinch every time they flicker.

Co-published with The New York Review of Books. When you are always on the run, from the bill collectors or the Man, or people in suits …

Words by Erynn Brook | Illustrations by Emily Flake

Co-published with Longreads. It’s a recognition that comes in the aisle of a grocery store.

Co-published with The Nation. America’s nutrition conundrum can mean swinging between two extremes of bad eating.