Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The New Republic. AI hasn’t made Gen Zers obsolete—yet. But they’re being asked to prove themselves in an economy moving toward a future that seems, well, just not that into them.

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Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Nation. These would-be rebels in Northern Virginia joined the fight against data centers mostly to stop the encroachment on their homes and exclusive private communities.

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Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Capital and Main. In this heavily Latino district, where cost of living and immigration are key issues, GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar seeks to distance herself from Trump.

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Woods covered migrant deaths in Texas and the families left behind for EHRP and Texas Monthly.

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Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Capital and Main. Immigration enforcement and high prices are weighing on Latino voters, but Democrats can’t take this “swingy” electorate for granted.

The post Latino Voters Disapprove of Trump’s Presidency: Will That Decide the Midterms? first appeared on Economic Hardship Reporting Project.

Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Hammer & Hope. Sharif El-Mekki’s credo: “The purest form of activism is teaching Black children superbly well.”

The post This Philadelphia Educator Is Rebuilding the Black Teacher Pipeline first appeared on Economic Hardship Reporting Project.

Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Hammer & Hope. Life for most Black people in the United States is a scramble to get by in the best of economic times — and with Trump’s cuts to social programs like Medicaid and food stamps, the times are getting worse.

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Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Dissent Magazine. Media cooperatives have flourished in the last decade. But they can’t face the structural crisis of journalism alone.

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Quart joins Heart of The East End's Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM.

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Brandon Tauszik’s bracing short film captures a high school teacher’s strategic defiance of ICE.

The post EHRP-Supported Doc About Community Defense Against ICE Named Online Journalism Award Finalist first appeared on Economic Hardship Reporting Project.