Tired of Losing
Co-published with Slate. My mother’s journey with self-storage showed me how, for many Americans, these units hold much more than material possessions.
In Fast Food, Worker Stress Is the Business Model
Co-published with Jacobin. In the fast-food industry, worker stress is built into the system by design. The more unnatural and unsustainable the pace, the greater the corporate profits.
JD Vance is the Toxic Byproduct of America’s Obsession with Bootstrap Narratives
Co-published with Literary Hub. Alissa Quart on the Art of the Deal of the Hillbilly.
A Fighter for the Working Class
Co-published with The American Prospect. Journalist Linda Tirado is dying after being shot by cops while covering the George Floyd protests. Her work told the story of poverty from the inside out.
Permanent Crisis
Co-published with The Baffler. Myopic responses perpetuate the “opioid epidemic.”
The Worm Charmers
Co-published with Oxford American. A Florida family coaxes earthworms from the forest floor.
Student Debt Is Taxing Young People’s Mental Health
Co-published with Teen Vogue. Beyond the mental burden of the loans themselves, debt sometimes means people can't afford the care they need.
A Look At Lives Transformed By the Student Debt Crisis
Co-published with Teen Vogue. Four young people share their stories.
The Working Man and the Company Store
Co-published with The New Yorker. Can a progressive campaign break the coal industry’s hold on West Virginia politics?
Welcome to the Age of Psychedelic Inequality
Co-published with The Nation. Psychedelic-assisted therapies have been hailed as the wave of the future. What if most people can’t afford them?
The Price of a Gunshot
Good Recipes for Tough Times
Co-published with The Bittman Project and Mother Jones. EHRP and The Bittman Project reimagine the modern recipe.