Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Current Affairs. The myth of the “irrational poor” is often used to justify cutting and restricting public programs. But people on SNAP and Medicaid are anything but irrational. I should know;

Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Slate. Imagine not being able to feed your kid because of a mistake on a piece of paperwork.

Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Nation. New technology is not just making shopping more challenging for workers and consumers—it’s poised to rip off the most vulnerable.

Co-published with The Bittman Project and Mother Jones. EHRP and The Bittman Project reimagine the modern recipe.

Co-published with Refinery29. This photo essay and oral history project highlights women who are fighting to curb climate change in Puerto Rico.

Co-published with Columbia Journalism Review. We can cover the joyous and quotidian stuff of life, telling stories that truly engage, while at the same time recognizing pleasure’s underbelly.

Co-published with The Guardian. The GOP's attempt to add work requirements to safety net programs could harm families already struggling.

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.

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.

Co-published with Jacobin. When schools offer universal free meals, hungry kids eat. They also have better academic performance, behavior, attendance, and psychosocial functioning.

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.

Co-published with Erie News Now. Nearly 41 million Americans will see the pandemic boost to their SNAP benefits expire on March 1st, including folk here in Pennsylvania.