Alissa Quart

Alissa Quart is the author of seven books, most recently Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream, just out in paperback. She is the executive editor of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project.

Welcome to the Age of Psychedelic Inequality

Welcome to the Age of Psychedelic Inequality Welcome to the Age of Psychedelic Inequality

Psychedelic-assisted therapies have been hailed as the wave of the future. They’re also becoming big business. What if most people can’t afford them?

May 20, 2024 / Feature / Alissa Quart

The Harasser’s Apology

The Harasser’s Apology The Harasser’s Apology

Alissa Quart reconfigures the recent public statements of men who have sexually harassed, assaulted, or raped women (or, in one case, other men) into free-form poetry. I always fe…

Dec 12, 2017 / Alissa Quart

The Poet in James Comey’s Soul

The Poet in James Comey’s Soul The Poet in James Comey’s Soul

The G-man as bard.

Jul 6, 2017 / Alissa Quart

Teachers Are Working for Uber Just to Keep a Foothold in the Middle Class

Teachers Are Working for Uber Just to Keep a Foothold in the Middle Class Teachers Are Working for Uber Just to Keep a Foothold in the Middle Class

For the ride-share company, teacher/drivers are both a marketing coup and an exploitable labor force.

Sep 7, 2016 / Feature / Alissa Quart

Who Takes Care of the Nanny’s Kids?

Who Takes Care of the Nanny’s Kids? Who Takes Care of the Nanny’s Kids?

When only US wages can support families in the Global South, parents and children divide to survive.

Apr 30, 2014 / Feature / Alissa Quart

Occupy Bank Cards!

Occupy Bank Cards! Occupy Bank Cards!

A band of finance wizards take on the system they now say is corrupt.

Aug 12, 2013 / Alissa Quart

Adventures in Neurohumanities

Adventures in Neurohumanities Adventures in Neurohumanities

Applying neuroscience to the study of literature is fashionable. But is it the best way to read a novel?

May 8, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Alissa Quart

Classroom Consciousness Classroom Consciousness

In mid-December, 2,500 teenagers walked out of their Philadelphia public high school classrooms and into the city's intersections.

Jun 10, 2002 / Feature / Alissa Quart

Reelpolitics Reelpolitics

Cinematic activism is enjoying a comeback.

Mar 15, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Alissa Quart

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