In a recent piece for EHRP/Barn Raiser, Michelle Polizzi reflects on the lasting psychological impact of her family’s housing insecurity during the 2008 recession and explores how current federal budget cuts will afflict rural communities for years

Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project/Puffin Foundation and The Intercept. As the Trump administration ramps up its anti-immigrant campaign, activists like Ron Gochez of Unión Del Barrio are showing how to resist.

Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Guardian. Since Trump’s immigration crackdown, global perceptions of America have plummeted. Citizens and non-citizens alike are rethinking whether we still want US passports

Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Guardian.People are shutting their wallets to firms such as Target and Amazon, which followed in Trump’s footsteps to undo DEI.

Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and More Perfect Union. Meagan Day shows how the Trump Administration purposefully damaged the reputation of vital government programs for working people. 

Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Literary Hub. Our Executive Director Alissa Quart on the social class kitsch behind one of the weirder moments in recent politics.

How the far-right’s years of undermining and privatizing public education led us to the Trump Administration's attacks on Dept. of Education

Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Columbia Journalism Review. Catering to rich audiences is not serving us.

Co-published by EHRP and More Perfect Union. Why were tech billionaires front and center at Trump’s inauguration? They weren’t just there for the photo-op — it’s way worse than that. They’re actually hoping for a “sweetheart deal” to escape

Co-published with The Intercept. From J20 to Black Lives Matter, the Trump administration is using inflated federal charges to expand repression of dissent.

Co-published with The Nation. From the president’s own executive order.