Time • 2nd May 2023

Private Security Guards Are Replacing Police Across America

The private security industry is booming as police struggle to recruit and retain staff. But the largely unregulated industry isn't making America any safer; evidence suggests the opposite.

Time • 7th June 2022

The Great Tampon Shortage of 2022

Where have all the tampons gone? There's no excuse for a shortage. Period.

Time • 4th November 2021

Two Rich Men Decided to Fund a Failing City. Some People Say They Made It Worse

A giant philanthropic gift to shore up Kalamazoo has raised questions about the role of extreme wealth in democratic society.

Time • 21st July 2021

I Tried to Live Off Women-Owned Businesses. Turns Out, Men Still Run Everything

I embark on a weeklong experiment in which I try to only patronize businesses run by women, and find out that men run many more things than I though, including companies with names like "Organic Girl" and "Josie's Organics."

Time • 11th May 2023

The Problems at Allied, the World's Largest Security Firm

America's third-largest employer is a security firm that's growing at breakneck pace. Employees say problems are rampant.

The Atlantic • 13th February 2019

When Wall Street Is Your Landlord

With help from the federal government, institutional investors became major players in the rental market. They promised to return profits to their investors and convenience to their tenants. Investors are happy. Tenants are not.

The Atlantic • 25th June 2018

I Delivered Packages for Amazon and It Was a Nightmare

The day I spent doing Amazon Flex.

Time • 27th November 2017

'They're Trying to Wipe Us Off the Map.' Why Independent Farming in America Is Close to Extinction

Farmers have always talked of looming disaster, but the duration and severity of the current crisis suggests an alarming and once unthinkable possibility — that independent farming is no longer a viable livelihood.

The Atlantic • 1st February 2018

What Amazon Does to Poor Cities

Amazon has rapidly expanded warehouses into low-income suburbs, bringing jobs. But is it a positive presence in these communities?

The Atlantic • 7th December 2017

Robots Will Transform Fast Food

In which a machine makes me a drink in Japan.

TIME • 21st August 2019

The Left Behind Economy

In the booming service economy, the minimum wage for waitresses in some states is as low as $2.13 an hour, an amount that hasn't changed since 1991.

The Atlantic • 25th March 2019

The White Flight From Football

Parents know that football comes with a risk of brain damage. But as white families leave the sport, economic circumstances leave many black families to feel that football is still the best option for their kids.