Here Are the Landmines Utah Renters Need To Look Out for in Lease Agreements
Co-published with the Utah Investigative Journalism Project and The Salt Lake Tribune. Know what you’re agreeing to before you sign the dotted line.
It’s a Myth That Asian-Americans Are Doing Well in the Pandemic
Co-published with Scientific American. Statistics suggest they are—but numbers often don’t include the most vulnerable with limited English
How (Un)compassionate Conservatism Failed Texas
Co-published with Religion News Service. As Texas conducts a post-mortem on the Deep Freeze, this moment reveals a critical disconnect in the political and moral framework for …
How Did You Sleep Last Night? Darin Mann, Salt Lake City.
Co-published with Slate. In January 2019, approximately 2,800 people were experiencing homelessness on any given day in Utah. But that was before the pandemic, in which millions of …
Asian American Food Aid Expands To Address Hidden Hunger During Pandemic
Co-published with NBC News. As Asian Americans experience high rates of poverty and unemployment, community groups are providing free groceries and meals to thousands every day.
‘I Thought It Was Going To Break Me’: COVID’s Brutal Toll on Working Mothers
Co-published with The Guardian. As we near the first anniversary of the Covid shutdowns, we share the stories of five mothers who have been laid off, pushed …
For Years, I’ve Tried To Work My Way Back Into the Middle Class
Co-published with MIT Technology Review. What I’ve learned: self-acceptance is the first difficult step.
Utah Renters Haunted by Past Evictions That Never Made It to Court
Co-published with the Utah Investigative Journalism Project and The Salt Lake Tribune. Landlords deny the existence of a ‘black list,’ but renters have experienced run-ins that make them believe it …
Asking People One at a Time: How Did You Sleep Last Night?
Co-published with Slate. Priscilla Purvis is one of tens of millions of Americans who are struggling with financial insecurity and sleeplessness during the pandemic.
Really Giving: Four Ways to Democratize Philanthropy
Co-published with Inside Philanthropy. Here's how nonprofit foundations can help make philanthropy more of a collective process — and shake off some of the inequities that now …
Lawmakers Again Asked to Stop Surprise Fees in Rental Agreements
Co-published with the Utah Investigative Journalism Project and The Salt Lake Tribune. Supporters say the fees can make a huge difference in affordability to low-income renters.
Landlord Group Opposes Translating Renter Information for Minority Tenants
Co-published with the Utah Investigative Journalism Project and The Salt Lake Tribune. Communities of color are harder hit by eviction, but a prominent Utah landlord group says Utah is “an …