Introducing “Going for Broke,” Our Latest Podcast
Economic Hardship Reporting Project, The Nation Subscribe today to learn more about the new show from the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Nation, launching October 18. The post Introducing...
View ArticlePoverty Can Happen to Anyone
Ray Suarez Our new podcast, Going for Broke, lets Americans living on the edge have the last word. The post Poverty Can Happen to Anyone appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleWhen Sleep Deprivation Compounds the Struggle of Being Unhoused
The Nation, Economic Hardship Reporting Project Lori Yearwood hadn’t thought much about sleep—until she found herself homeless, and unable to catch a wink. The post When Sleep Deprivation Compounds the...
View ArticleA Veteran Journalist Finds Himself the Center of the Story
The Nation, Economic Hardship Reporting Project How did Ray Suarez end up jobless and worrying about how he was going to pay his dental bills? The post A Veteran Journalist Finds Himself the Center of...
View ArticleI Spent a Pandemic Behind a Grocery Store Cash Register
The Nation, Economic Hardship Reporting Project Ann Larson, a pandemic-era grocery store clerk and social critic, is determined to make visible how workers like her really live and think. The post I...
View ArticleThere’s a Term for the Avalanche of Paperwork We All Deal With
The Nation, Economic Hardship Reporting Project When Lisa Ventura’s father needed help filing for unemployment, she got an overload of what experts call “administrative burden.” The post There’s a Term...
View ArticleJohn Koopman: Stars and Stripes and Strip Clubs
The Nation, Economic Hardship Reporting Project How a war correspondent found himself bouncing rowdy customers at a strip club—and what came next. The post John Koopman: Stars and Stripes and Strip...
View ArticleJen Fitzgerald: A Poet Without a Home
The Nation, Economic Hardship Reporting Project As the pandemic closed down New York City, Fitzgerald found her daughter and herself priced out of a place to live. The post Jen Fitzgerald: A Poet...
View ArticleWhy We Made “Going for Broke”
The Nation, Economic Hardship Reporting Project, Laura Flanders In this video roundtable, Laura Flanders joins Ray Suarez and Ann Larson to talk about our newest podcast. The post Why We Made “Going...
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