Workers Blame Low Pay and Understaffing for New York’s Benefits Backlog
Co-published with New York Focus. Some counties pay social services workers so little, the people who administer benefits end up applying themselves.
Ithaca Bets on Heat Pumps in Mobile Homes
Co-published with Grist. The upstate New York city would be one of the first in the country to tackle the energy woes of affordable housing.
Republican Debt Ceiling Proposals Could See Neediest Americans Lose Benefits
Co-published with The Guardian. The GOP's attempt to add work requirements to safety net programs could harm families already struggling.
Need Food Stamps in New York? Come Back in a Few Months.
Co-published with New York Focus. Counties across the state are blowing past legal deadlines to process SNAP applications, leaving families struggling to eat. The delays may be about to get even worse.
The Revolution Against Shady Landlords Has Begun
Co-published with The Nation. In New York, the real estate industry and the politicians in its pocket both reign supreme. These tenants have a plan to change that forever.
How the Government Cancelled Betty Ann’s Debts
Co-published with The New Yorker. For a 91-year-old law-school graduate, the Department of Education discharged more than three hundred thousand dollars in student debt. Could relief be that simple?
The Culture Workers Go On Strike
Co-published with The New Republic. From the New School to museums and book publishers, we’re witnessing the black-turtleneck-worker uprising.
‘I Was Burned Out From My High-Profile Job, So I Started A Family Business With My Mom’
Co-published with Fast Company. Cassandra Lam had what seemed like a dream job, but when she reached a breaking point she decided to start a Malaysian curry brand built on her mom’s recipes.
After the Eviction Moratorium
Co-published with The New Republic. Around the nation, eviction filings are climbing. In numerous cities, cases now exceed 100 percent of the historical average.
Finding The Connection Between Trauma And Chronic Homelessness
Co-published with Defector. Greg Turner instinctively answers my question about when his homelessness started, with the earliest memory that he can claim about his life.
The Longest 80 Miles: How Nursing Home Evictions Tear Families Apart
Co-published with The American Prospect and reprinted in Autostraddle. In upstate New York, a nursing home eviction due to a debt has indefinitely separated two women’s enduring love by 80 miles.
The New York Farmers Responding to Food Insecurity
Co-published with Civil Eats. Small-scale farmers in Ithaca respond to hunger through nimbleness, innovation, and mutualism. If the recently introduced FEED Act passes Congress, the model could spread nationwide.