Co-published with The Guardian. Many of the workers risking their lives amid the pandemic are burdened with student debt. We owe them more than just applause.

Co-published with The Guardian. The killing of George Floyd sparked protests across America. Here, those who have taken to the street in Minneapolis explain what moved …

Co-published with High Country News. In Mountain View, California, an RV-dwelling family waits out COVID-19 in a city-sanctioned ‘safe lot.’

Co-published with The Nation. The challenge of making ends meet was difficult before Covid-19. Now it’s even worse.

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 …

Co-published with The Nation. The coronavirus works like a highlighter, making our long-standing societal inequities more visible.

Co-published with WIRED. Andrew Ibrahim was just finishing his surgical residency in Michigan when the coronavirus surge hit. It took a lifetime’s lessons to face the …

Co-published with The Nation. Photos of the nurses and assistants who tended to my dad in his final days.

Co-published with Believer Magazine. Manhattan’s Chinatown is a symbol of inequality, and of how one American metropolis is in truth two cities.

Co-published with The Nation. Photos from the grassroots food distribution networks that are keeping Los Angeles’s undocumented communities afloat.

Co-published with The Guardian. They work in restaurants, they teach, they help people get fit – and suddenly, they can’t go to work. We profile six …

Co-published with The Guardian. Working for the county probation department, the largest in the nation, means being equal parts social worker and law enforcement.