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.
Working Essays: Our Series on Surviving in America
From the dangerously breakneck pace of fast food restaurants to self-storage units as symbols of hope in a housing crisis, read our collection of recent first-person stories examining working class realities during late-stage capitalism.
LA Should Requisition Empty Housing for Fire Victims
Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Jacobin. Luxury housing sits empty all over Los Angeles while average city residents displaced by the recent fires are struggling to find new homes in an incredibly tight housing market. There’s an
Tired of Losing
Co-published with Slate. My mother’s journey with self-storage showed me how, for many Americans, these units hold much more than material possessions.
How Mobile Home Co-ops Provide Housing Security — and Climate Resilience
Co-published with Grist. After people buy back the land beneath their mobile homes, renewables tend to crop up.
More Than a Year After Mississippi Forced Her To Give Birth, It Still Hasn’t Offered Any Extra Help
Co-published with In These Times. Since we first profiled her, Lationna has returned to work, her son Kingsley is crawling—and the family is still just treading water.
Why Tenants Struggle More in the Wake of Hurricanes
Co-published with Grist. “There's so many ways that renters are screwed.”
The Crisis of Shelter in the United States
Co-published with The Nation. Housing is one the building blocks of human life. Why is it so scarce in this country?
Chesterfield Mobile Home Park Could Be a ‘Model’ for Revitalization
Co-published with VPM News. Project:HOMES purchased Bermuda Estates in 2020 and has worked with residents to address the park's needs.
Louisa Mobile Home Residents Living in ‘Precarious Position’
Co-published with VPM News. Residents are pushing back against the investment firm that bought land beneath their trailers.
Poetry of Witness
Co-published with Orion Magazine. Documentary verse by five homeless poets.
