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Our storytelling about and by economically vulnerable Americans recieves a transformative multi-year Ford Foundation grant.
Bill Moyers passed away this week at 91 after a remarkable life. In addition to his many films, public television programs and his political and non-profit work, Bill served on EHRP’s Board of ...
How Hotels, Once a Last Resort, Became New York’s Default Answer to Homelessness Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project, ProPublica, and New York Focus. Statewide spending on hotels has ...
Co-published with WABE. What does a living wage mean to a low-income family? Our contributor Jill Jordan Sieder brings us the story of one Atlanta family struggling through the pandemic ...
Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Baffler. In NYC eviction courts, many tenants are deprived of lawyers despite the city’s right-to-counsel policies.
Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and More Perfect Union. Meagan Day shows how the Trump Administration ...
Co-published with Teen Vogue and Lux Magazine. A far-right attack on North Idaho College, a popular community college, reveals a blueprint for destroying higher ed.
EHRP/Puffin Fellow Caitlyn Clark’s latest TikTok breaks down why social welfare platforms are so popular with working class ...
Co-published with The Nation. Psychedelic-assisted therapies have been hailed as the wave of the future. What if most people can’t afford them?
In the fast-food industry, worker stress is built into the system by design. The more unnatural and unsustainable the pace, the greater the corporate profits.
Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Civil Eats. A Native Hawaiian community in the Pacific Northwest grows taro (kalo) for health and well-being, to connect with their ancient ...
Co-published with Civil Eats. By paying top dollar for milk and sourcing within 15 miles of its creamery, Jasper Hill supports an entire community.