Writer, researcher, fact-checker.
I'm an NYC-based writer, researcher, and fact-checker. I'm interested in politics and social movements, especially as they relate to health, housing, and education. My writing has been published in The Nation, In These Times, ShelterForce, BillMoyers.com, Portside, Today's Workplace, among other places. I've fact-checked for The Nation, Rolling Stone, Vice, Broadly, Fusion, Al Jazeera America, and RetroReport.
How the Democratic Convention Became a One-Stop Shop for Corporations Seeking Political InfluenceIn These Times (July 2016)
Despite federal laws against corporate contributions to political conventions, corporations and lobbyists have hijacked the convention funding process.
Bernie’s Army Is Already Deploying in Down-Ballot Races | In These Times (June 2016)
How Bernie's volunteers are transforming progressive races across the nation.
The Political Revolution Will Continue Long After Bernie Sanders’ Campaign. Here’s How. | In These Times (May 2016)
Bernie Sanders' call for political revolution has inspired grassroots groups to continue his work even after the election is over.
Why Compton Students Are Suing Their Schools | In These Times (January 2016)
Nine in 10 6th grade students in the area have witnessed or experienced a violent crime. Is trauma counseling part of their right to an equal education? (Reprinted by Harvard Law Today and EducationViews.org)
Connecting the Dots Between the “Identity Politics” of Black Lives Matter and Class Politics | In These Times (October 2015)
Class politics and "identity politics" are often posed as polar opposites. Black Lives Matter and Fight for 15 are turning these distinctions on their heads. (Reprinted by Portside)
How Much Has Public Opinion Driven the Greek Debt Negotiations | The Nation (July 2015)
Public opinion plays a larger role in negotiations than you might expect.
The Brooklyn Tenant Union That’s Fighting Gentrification Through Collective Bargaining | In These Times (July 2015)
For the past two years, the Crown Heights Tenant Union of Brooklyn has used collective bargaining strategies to win victories around rent control and tenant protection laws. (Reprinted by ShelterForce and Tenants Together)
Debunking the Debunker: The Truth About Racialized Police Violence | AC Voice (February 2015)
The existence of racialized police violence isn’t up for debate.
All the President’s Posters | AC Voice (September 2014)
A detailed narrative of the rise and fall of Amherst College’s shortest-lived student president
Five Crucial Lessons for the Left from Naomi Klein’s New Book | In These Times (August 2014)
This Changes Everything is a groundbreaking book–here’s what you need to know. (Reprinted by BillMoyers.com, Portside, and EverGreene Digest)
How the ‘Schedules That Work’ Act Could Change the Lives of Millions of Workers | In These Times (July 2014)
Unpredictable schedules plague the service industry. A new bill aims to change that.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Amherst College | AC Voice (July 2014)
Amherst College’s efforts to create a more diverse community have been hampered by its overwhelmingly white faculty and staff.
Public Housing Residents Demand Fair Chance at Contractor Jobs | In These Times (June 2014)
Public housing residents say the Chicago Housing Authority has failed to create jobs in low-income communities.
Chicago Aldermen Want a $15 Minimum Wage in Their City, Too | In These Times (June 2014)
Cities around the country are considering a $15 minimum wage. Could Chicago be next?
Zika: The Epidemic at America's Door | Rolling Stone (June 2016) How two historically black schools handled a sexual assault case | Fusion (May 2016) Global Warming’s Terrifying New Chemistry | The Nation (March 2016) Another Alleged Rape Victim of the Yoga Guru Breaks Her Silence | Broadly (February 2016) The Rise and Fall of a Fox News Fraud | Rolling Stone (January 2016) Families long for justice after civilian bloodshed in joint US-Afghan raid | Al Jazeera America (January 2016) This Is What $15 an Hour Looks Like | The Nation (January 2016) In Rachel Dolezal's Skin | Broadly (December 2015) Blood gold: From conflict zones in Colombia to jewelry stores in the US | Al Jazeera America (November 2015) The Case Against the Roberts Court | The Nation (September 2015) 10 Years After Katrina, New Orleans’ All-Charter School System Has Proven a Failure | In These Times (August 2015) The Pacific Coast Farm-Worker Rebellion | The Nation (August 2015) Who Killed Beylin Sarmiento? | The Nation (August 2015) Social Security Doesn’t Come To All Who Paid | In These Times (March 2015)
Zika may have already infected 80,000 Americans, just in Puerto Rico, and Congress has refused to act — what if Miami or New York is next?
She went to a historically black college. So did he. Their sexual assault case was a disaster.
Our leaders thought fracking would save our climate. They were wrong. Very wrong.
Bikram Choudhury, creator of hot yoga, is facing several lawsuits from women who claim he sexually abused them. Jill Lawler, one of Bikram's alleged victims, tells Broadly her story.
Wayne Simmons used CIA credentials to get on TV and work with the Pentagon, but prosecutors say it was all a lie.
An August 2014 operation targeting Taliban in Charkh, Afghanistan, leaves 15 villagers dead, four of them children
In July, Emeryville, California, passed the highest city-wide minimum wage in the country. Here’s how workers’ lives changed—and didn’t.
In an exclusive interview, Rachel Dolezal discusses growing up on a Christian homestead, painting her face different colors as a child, and why she’s naming her new baby after Langston Hughes.
The trial of Colombian exporter Goldex for money laundering reveals how dirty gold reaches two American companies.
In the decade since John Roberts was appointed chief justice, the Supreme Court has favored the powerful at the expense of everyone else. (Contributed reporting for print issue sidebars)
Test scores tell one story, and residents tell another. A three-month investigation by In These Times reveals the cracks in the education reform narrative. (Contributed reporting and fact-checking)
From Baja California to Washington State, indigenous farm workers are standing up for their rights.
For Central American migrants, the journey through Mexico has become a gauntlet of violence at the hands of criminals, drug cartels—and even the authorities.
Farmworkers find their employers pocketed their Social Security payments—rendering them ineligible for benefits.