Michelle Chen

Contributing Writer

@meeshellchen

Michelle Chen is a contributing writer for The Nation.

Information Sign About Voting in Spanish

Immigrants Will Be Vital to the Future of American Democracy Immigrants Will Be Vital to the Future of American Democracy

That is, if anti-immigrant policies don’t stop civic engagement in its tracks.

Nov 20, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Nurses Lifting Patient

More Nurses Means Better Care—So Why Did This Ballot Measure Fail? More Nurses Means Better Care—So Why Did This Ballot Measure Fail?

Massachusetts rejected mandatory patient-to-staff ratios that advocates say could save lives.

Nov 15, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Pro-choice Rally in New York

Trump Lashes Out Against Reproductive Rights After the Midterms Trump Lashes Out Against Reproductive Rights After the Midterms

New religious exemptions would make it even harder to secure reproductive-health care.

Nov 13, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Seattle Minimum Wage Protest

Trump May Soon Deal Yet Another Blow to Union Rights Trump May Soon Deal Yet Another Blow to Union Rights

Rolling back so-called “joint-employer” protections could undermine the Fight for 15 and other vital campaigns.

Nov 9, 2018 / Michelle Chen

The World’s Wilderness Is Nearly Gone

The World’s Wilderness Is Nearly Gone The World’s Wilderness Is Nearly Gone

If we don’t act soon, the earth’s remaining wild places will soon be paved, farmed, mined, and polluted into oblivion.

Nov 7, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Is Peddling Hate a Losing Campaign Strategy?

Is Peddling Hate a Losing Campaign Strategy? Is Peddling Hate a Losing Campaign Strategy?

“Most Americans don’t hate Muslims.”

Nov 2, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Ravi Ragbir Immigration Protest

Trump’s Crackdown on Immigrant Activists Is an Attack on Free Speech Trump’s Crackdown on Immigrant Activists Is an Attack on Free Speech

The New Sanctuary Coalition’s Ravi Ragbir is fighting for the rights of all immigrants to speak their mind.

Oct 30, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Heroin needle preparation

Trump Wants to Restart the Failed War on Drugs Trump Wants to Restart the Failed War on Drugs

There’s a better way to lessen the deadly impact of drug abuse.

Oct 26, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Guestworker ad

Why Are Some People Paying to Work? Why Are Some People Paying to Work?

The guestworker visa program is fueling an international industry of recruiter fees and fraud.

Oct 23, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Cuomo Housing Protest

Tenants Are Fighting Eviction Before It Starts Tenants Are Fighting Eviction Before It Starts

A Certificate of No Harassment could become tenants’ preemptive strike against predatory developers encircling their neighborhoods.

Oct 17, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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