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.