The Invisible Work of America’s Domestic Workers
Co-published with Mother Jones. With few protections, the day-to-day demands of caregivers can go unnoticed.
Florida’s War on Union Teachers
Co-published with Mother Jones. Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, education has come under fire. It’s a fight against labor, too.
On the Front Lines of UAW’s Historic Strike
Co-published with Mother Jones. Last year, Shawn Fain orchestrated a 46-day walkout as more than just a fight for a new contract. He called it a “turning point in the class war.”
The Retail Workers Demanding More
Co-published with Mother Jones. Step Up Louisiana is at the forefront of what it means to have a decent job in America.
Bad Jobs Often Follow a Prison Sentence. They Want to Change That.
Co-published with Mother Jones. In New York City, a program is working to create a pathway to union jobs for the formerly incarcerated.
In 2023, Los Angeles Was on Strike
Co-published with Mother Jones. Last year, many workers in the city walked off the job. Thirty years ago, a victory by organized janitors helped set the groundwork.
Can American Labor Seize the Moment?
Co-published with Mother Jones. Unions are popular but facing decades of decline. We asked photographers to document this unique moment for the American worker.
The Art of Being a Super Begins at Dawn
Co-published with The New York Times. A harried super at a five-building co-op in Westchester County carves out some time in the morning to return to his easel and oil paints.
They Believe Pesticides Caused Their Cancers. Proving It Is Almost Impossible.
Co-published with The Wall Street Journal. Farmworkers in California’s Salinas Valley work with pesticides tied to illnesses, including some cancers.
Elderly and Imprisoned: ‘I Don’t Count It as Living, Only Existing.’
Co-published with The New York Times. Decades of tough-on-crime sentencing and increasingly rigid release policies have left many to grow old in a system that was not designed to accommodate them.
A Superintendent Becomes a Lifeline for Senior Tenants
Co-published with The New York Times. More than half of the tenants in a prewar co-op in Chelsea are seniors. Rosalind Hernandez, the super, is especially close to one tenant who is 98.
An Intimate Look at Portland’s Housing Crisis
Co-published with The Nation. The ongoing housing crisis in Portland, Oregon, has desensitized us to the real people who have been affected.