Directed by Caron Creighton, the film centers the stories of unhoused Oakland leaders and is racking up awards at festivals nationwide.

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Woods' reporting on migrant deaths in Texas and the families left behind has been widely recognized for its critical storytelling.

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Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Mother Jones. From ICE to Kalshi, our fear and uncertainty are increasingly monetized, weaponized, and turned against us.

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Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Current Affairs. The myth of the “irrational poor” is often used to justify cutting and restricting public programs. But people on SNAP and Medicaid are anything but irrational. I should know; I was one of them.

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Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Slate. Imagine not being able to feed your kid because of a mistake on a piece of paperwork.

The post It’s How Millions of Americans Afford Food. Trump Has Thrown It Into Chaos. The Toll Is Bigger Than You Realize. first appeared on Economic Hardship Reporting Project.

Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Guardian. A tenfold increase in the number of immigration detentions has compelled many workers to barely leave the farms where they work. This is Part Two of a two-part series.

The post ‘I don’t go out’: Vermont’s undocumented dairy workers live in fear after immigration raids first appeared on Economic Hardship Reporting Project.

Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and MLK50. An illustrated explainer of the toll xAI and other toxic facilities have had on South Memphis.

The post The Wrong Kind of Air: South Memphis Fights Against Data Centers first appeared on Economic Hardship Reporting Project.

Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Guardian. Migrant labor fuels much of Vermont’s dairy industry, but workers are exempt from minimum wage rules, overtime protections and the right to unionize. This is Part One of a two-part series.

The post ‘They want to keep denying us our rights’: workers in Vermont’s $5.4bn dairy industry fight for basic labor protections first appeared on Economic Hardship Reporting Project.

Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The New Republic. Just a few months ago, AI was an interesting tool for knowledge workers. Now, for many, it’s utterly terrifying.

The post For White-Collar Workers, AI Also Stands for “Apocalyptic Insecurity” first appeared on Economic Hardship Reporting Project.

Cleanup on Aisle Five: Essential Work, Poverty Wages, and the View from Behind the Supermarket Register is available for pre-order now.

The post Ann Larson’s EHRP-Supported Memoir on Grocery Store Labor Earns Starred Review in Publishers Weekly! first appeared on Economic Hardship Reporting Project.