Good Recipes for Tough Times
Co-published with The Bittman Project and Mother Jones. EHRP and The Bittman Project reimagine the modern recipe.
Cutting Class: On the Myth of the Middle Class Writer
Co-published with Literary Hub. Alissa Quart reckons with the precarity of the writing life.
An Experiment in Tribally-Owned Internet
Co-published with The Nation. On reservations across the country, tribes are using federal grants to create their own Internet providers. But it takes more than money to get a community online.
In Wildfire-Prone Areas, Homeowners Are Learning They’re Uninsurable
Co-published with Grist. Wildfires cause billions in home damage every year. Now, insurers no longer want to take on the risk.
Why Do People Succeed or Fail in Life? Your Answer Matters
Co-published with Greater Good Magazine. Are people in control, or do external forces shape our lives? Our "attributions" affect how compassionate we are to ourselves and others.
These Two Bay Area Orgs Are Investing in the ‘Unparalleled Power of Youth Voice’
Co-published with Fast Company. 826 Valencia and YR Media teach kids whose voices often go unheard how to create their own powerful stories.
What Is Neoliberalism? An Economic and Political System Devoted to the Free Market
Co-published with Teen Vogue. It’s a hard term to pin down because it shapes our lives in so many ways.
I’m a Military Widow. I’ll Lose My Benefits if I Remarry
Co-published with TIME. Karie Fugett writes about the rule that penalizes many surviving spouses for finding love again.
The Secret Anti-Socialist History of Supermarkets
Co-published with Jacobin. The supermarket was used as a key piece of anti-communist propaganda early in the twentieth century against the alternative of grocery co-ops.
I’ve Always Been the Haggler in My Family. During the Pandemic, It Saved Us.
Co-published with Esquire. The financial crunch of COVID turned one man's bartering with customer service representatives into a matter of survival.
In the Pandemic, Cooking Connected Me to My Ancestors
Co-published with Catapult. I could almost sense them beside me, as if the spattered index cards they’d left behind had come to life.
How the Alabama-Coushatta Use Fire to Save the Longleaf Pine
Co-published with Texas Observer. In an ecosystem that needs fire to flourish, the actions of the tribe could decide the future of the longleaf pine.