John Koopman: Stars and Stripes and Strip Clubs John Koopman: Stars and Stripes and Strip Clubs
How a war correspondent found himself bouncing rowdy customers at a strip club—and what came next.
Nov 8, 2021 / Podcast / The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project
Closing Rikers Is Long Overdue Closing Rikers Is Long Overdue
Mass decarceration is exactly what’s needed to ensure that people aren’t simply being shuttled from one inhumane situation to another.
Nov 2, 2021 / Victoria Law for The Nation
There’s a Term for the Avalanche of Paperwork We All Deal With There’s a Term for the Avalanche of Paperwork We All Deal With
When Lisa Ventura’s father needed help filing for unemployment, she got an overload of what experts call “administrative burden.”
Nov 1, 2021 / Podcast / The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project
I Spent a Pandemic Behind a Grocery Store Cash Register I Spent a Pandemic Behind a Grocery Store Cash Register
Ann Larson, a pandemic-era grocery store clerk and social critic, is determined to make visible how workers like her really live and think.
Oct 25, 2021 / Podcast / The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project
A Veteran Journalist Finds Himself the Center of the Story A Veteran Journalist Finds Himself the Center of the Story
How did Ray Suarez end up jobless and worrying about how he was going to pay his dental bills?
Oct 18, 2021 / Podcast / The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project
When Sleep Deprivation Compounds the Struggle of Being Unhoused When Sleep Deprivation Compounds the Struggle of Being Unhoused
Lori Yearwood hadn’t thought much about sleep—until she found herself homeless, and unable to catch a wink.
Oct 18, 2021 / Podcast / The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project
There Are No Borders for the Rich There Are No Borders for the Rich
For the ruling class, the nation-state is an indispensable fiction.
Oct 15, 2021 / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian for The Nation
Watch the 2021 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards Watch the 2021 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards
On October 6 at 4 pm ET, join NBC News’ Al Roker and Savannah Sellers as they host this awards special celebrating the best in climate journalism.
Oct 4, 2021 / The Nation and Covering Climate Now
Biden’s Immigration Policy Picks Up Where Trump Left Off Biden’s Immigration Policy Picks Up Where Trump Left Off
The administration is carrying out mass expulsions cribbed straight from the Stephen Miller playbook.
Sep 30, 2021 / Aída Chávez for The Nation
Introducing “Going for Broke,” Our Latest Podcast Introducing “Going for Broke,” Our Latest Podcast
Subscribe today to learn more about the new show from the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Nation, launching October 18.
Sep 14, 2021 / Podcast / Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Nation