I was given a house for free â but it already belonged to someone else
ASJA Writing Awards Honorable Mention, Social Change |Â When I put the house on the market, I uncovered a story of a Black woman losing her home to municipal greed.
âYouâre Not Aloneâ: How One Nurse Is Confronting the Pandemic
Co-published with WIRED. The adrenaline of the first days of the Covid response has drained away, leaving sore muscles, heavy hearts, and a creeping awareness that the grind is here to stay.
âLetâs Save Some Livesâ: A Doctorâs Journey Into the Pandemic
Co-published with WIRED. Andrew Ibrahim was just finishing his surgical residency in Michigan when the coronavirus surge hit. It took a lifetimeâs lessons to face the challenge.
In One Hospital, Finding Humanity in an Inhuman Crisis
Co-published with WIRED. Doctors, nurses, and technicians at the University of Michigan Hospital are coping with fear, exhaustion, and the risk of illness as they face the rising tide of COVID-19.
In California, a Thirst for Change
Co-published with KCRW. An estimated one million Californians â mostly rural and poor â are exposed to contaminated water each year.
Bumpy Ride: Why America’s Roads are in Tatters
Co-published with Harper's. If the roads are failing, it means government is failing.
A Fighter Without Gloves: The Boxer’s Sister
Co-published with CNN's Great Big Story. Nineteen-year-old Briana Shields has lived much of her life in her sister Claressaâs shadow. Given the fact that her sister is boxer Claressa âT-Rexâ Shields, an Olympic gold medalist, that makes