This Friendship Saved Me
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Commonweal."I was an unhoused veteran. A chance friendship helped me heal from the trauma of homelessness."
How Hotels, Once a Last Resort, Became New York’s Default Answer to Homelessness
Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project, ProPublica, and New York Focus. Statewide spending on hotels has more than tripled in recent years. The shift away from shelters has prevented families from accessing services like child care and help
Apathy for Migrants and the Unhoused Collide in New York City
Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Prism. Harsh policies targeting unhoused people in the so-called sanctuary city ensnare newly arrived migrants, who now have fewer places to turn for shelter and support
What Harm Reduction Really Looks Like
Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Nation. Harm reduction advocates are implementing solidarity-based strategies for curbing drug overdoses in Minneapolis.
LA Thinks AI Could Help Decide Which Homeless People Get Scarce Housing — And Which Don’t
Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Vox. In a pilot to redesign LA County’s triage process, community members contend with harrowing tradeoffs to answer: Who deserves to be housed first?
The Eviction Experts
Co-published with Harper's Magazine. Can a city stop a housing crisis?
Docupoetry
Co-published with Wisconsin Public Radio and PRX. For generations, documentary poets have helped make sense of some of our most difficult moments – by expressing what might otherwise be impossible to say. So what are they writing about
Legacies Both Ragged and Rich: Michelle Tea on Poverty and the American Family
Co-published with Literary Hub. "Growing up within the poorer half of our country is my history."
Poetry of Witness
Co-published with Orion Magazine. Documentary verse by five homeless poets.
An Intimate Look at Portland’s Housing Crisis
Co-published with The Nation. The ongoing housing crisis in Portland, Oregon, has desensitized us to the real people who have been affected.
Why Do People Succeed or Fail in Life? Your Answer Matters
Co-published with Greater Good Magazine. Are people in control, or do external forces shape our lives? Our "attributions" affect how compassionate we are to ourselves and others.
How I Went From Living in a Homeless Shelter in Queens to Being a Published Author
Co-published with Fast Company. In the first in our new series with Fast Company, author Alex Miller tells the story of how his New School professor helped him get published when he had lost all hope.
