Michelle Chen

Contributing Writer

@meeshellchen

Michelle Chen is a contributing writer for The Nation.

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Southeast Asian Refugees Are the Latest Victims of Trump’s Deportation Crackdown Southeast Asian Refugees Are the Latest Victims of Trump’s Deportation Crackdown

While the situation deteriorates at the border, thousands of Southeast Asian refugees who have lived in the US for years are facing renewed pressure.

Jan 3, 2019 / Michelle Chen

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Is This the Turning Point in the Fight Against Amazon? Is This the Turning Point in the Fight Against Amazon?

New fronts against the mega-retailers brutal business practices are opening up all the time.

Dec 21, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Transgender Rights Are Under Siege in Trump’s America

Transgender Rights Are Under Siege in Trump’s America Transgender Rights Are Under Siege in Trump’s America

Transgender people are facing attacks on their health care, employment, and more.

Dec 19, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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The State Where Black Women Are Twice as Likely to Die of Cervical Cancer as White Women The State Where Black Women Are Twice as Likely to Die of Cervical Cancer as White Women

Alabama’s painful racial legacy lives on in health-care inequality. 

Dec 17, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Trump Moves to Gut the Clean Water Act

Trump Moves to Gut the Clean Water Act Trump Moves to Gut the Clean Water Act

Another attack on our environment. 

Dec 13, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Katowice climate protests

The Poland Climate Conference Is Awash in Corporate Meddling The Poland Climate Conference Is Awash in Corporate Meddling

What are big-business interests doing at the Katowice United Nations conference?

Dec 11, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Mercury Poisoning Is Becoming a Global Public-Health Crisis

Mercury Poisoning Is Becoming a Global Public-Health Crisis Mercury Poisoning Is Becoming a Global Public-Health Crisis

Island nations and territories are bearing the brunt of this ecological scourge.

Dec 6, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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Is the Nail-Salon Industry Any Better for Workers Now? Is the Nail-Salon Industry Any Better for Workers Now?

Three years after a landmark exposé, have conditions improved in nail salons?

Dec 3, 2018 / Michelle Chen

The Gender Wage Gap Is Worse Than We Thought

The Gender Wage Gap Is Worse Than We Thought The Gender Wage Gap Is Worse Than We Thought

When you track men and women across their careers, the difference in pay can be as much as 50 percent.

Nov 28, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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Appalachia Already Has a Plan to Get Past Coal Appalachia Already Has a Plan to Get Past Coal

Green energy, jobs training, affordable housing: We just need to fund it.

Nov 27, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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