The Gig Economy
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Stranger's Guide.The grim reality of service work — and one photographer’s act of resistance against it.
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.
In Fast Food, Worker Stress Is the Business Model
Co-published with Jacobin. In the fast-food industry, worker stress is built into the system by design. The more unnatural and unsustainable the pace, the greater the corporate profits.
Evicted, Homeless, And Working Full-Time
Co-published with Defector. As a full-time worker, as well as a single mom responsible for three children, Nieshea Walker still can’t afford the average market-rate rental apartment in Cincinnati.
Ten Years Into the Fight for $15, Workers Are Still Fighting for A Living Wage
Co-published with The Intercept. In Part 2 of “Insecurity,” we meet Eshawney Gaston, a fast-food worker who joins the wave of labor uprisings sweeping the country during the pandemic.