Articles
"Where Did All These Jobs Go?"
Capital & Main
"They Think They're Untouchable"
The Progressive (October/November 2020 magazine)
What Happened to Milwaukee's Black Middle Class?
Capital & Main
Trump failed to revive America's 'cereal town' - will it vote for him come November?
The Guardian
The Journey of the Jobless
The American Prospect (May/June 2020 magazine)
What's the Matter with Wisconsin?
Capital & Main
Pass Medicare for All--And More
The Progressive (February/March 2020 magazine)
Cities, States Use "Upzoning" to Spur Affordable Housing Growth
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
Eyes on the Prize
The Progressive (August/September 2019 magazine)
The Country's First Child Allowance (Almost)
The American Prospect
Benefits on the Line
The American Prospect (Summer 2019 magazine)
The Life-Saving Work of Abortion Funds
The Progressive (June/July 2019 magazine)
Blue City Challenge: Clawing Back Power from Red States
The American Prospect
How to Help the Multiple Victims of a Wrongful Conviction
The American Prospect
Could California End Child Poverty?
The American Prospect (Spring 2019 magazine)
Family First Act Brings Major Changes One Year After Passage
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
Thanks to Trump, Payday Lenders Will Keep on Merrily Bilking the Poor
The American Prospect
Building Worker Solidarity Across Borders
The American Prospect
Why Scott Walker's Welfare Legacy Will Outlast Him
The American Prospect
Reproductive Rights at Risk With or Without Roe
The American Prospect (Winter 2018 magazine)
Who Cares for the Care Workers?
The American Prospect
Who Gets to Write Stories About Poverty?
The American Prospect (Fall 2018 magazine)
What Taxing the Rich Could Yield
The American Prospect
Fighting for $15—and a Union
The American Prospect
Airport Workers to Launch Worldwide Protests for Higher Pay, Improved Working Conditions
The American Prospect
Battle Over TANF Family Cap Intensifies
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
Republicans' Medicaid Work Requirements are Already Proving Disastrous
The Week
Baltimore Reckons with Its Racist Past—and Present
The American Prospect
How SNAP and Medicaid Work Requirements Will Hurt Workers
The American Prospect
The SNAP Crisis at Farmers Markets Across the Country
The American Prospect
The Idle Poor and the Idle Rich
The American Prospect
How Republicans Sugarcoat American Poverty
The Week
Snatched Away: How the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Food Stamps Impact Women
Ms. Magazine (Summer 2018 magazine)
Scott Walker and the Failure of Trickle Down
The American Prospect
West Virginia Teachers Won Their Strike. Now, They’re Rebuilding the Local Economy.
The American Prospect (Spring 2018 magazine)
Food Stamps Aren’t a Substitute for Work. They’re How Low-Wage Workers Avoid Hunger.
The American Prospect
Reforming Welfare and Controlling the Poor
The American Prospect
The Poverty on Disney’s Doorstep
The American Prospect (Winter 2018 magazine)
Bank of Whose America?
The American Prospect
Reimagining the Tax Code, Getting There with Grassroots Activism
The American Prospect
The GOP Tax Plan Expands the Child Tax Credit -- For the Wealthy
The American Prospect
Revving Up Rural Public Transit
The American Prospect
How the Prison Phone Industry Further Isolates Prisoners
The American Prospect
Kentucky Sends an Ominous Signal About the Future of Medicaid
The American Prospect
Incentives Shouldn't Shape Public Assistance Policy
New America Weekly, also published in Pacific Standard
The Saving-est Generation?
New America Weekly, also published in Quartz as "Millennials are Only Saving More Because Employers are Paying Them Less"
Why Work for Welfare Doesn't Work
New America Weekly, also published in Pacific Standard
"Where Did All These Jobs Go?"
Capital & Main
"They Think They're Untouchable"
The Progressive (October/November 2020 magazine)
What Happened to Milwaukee's Black Middle Class?
Capital & Main
Trump failed to revive America's 'cereal town' - will it vote for him come November?
The Guardian
The Journey of the Jobless
The American Prospect (May/June 2020 magazine)
What's the Matter with Wisconsin?
Capital & Main
Pass Medicare for All--And More
The Progressive (February/March 2020 magazine)
Cities, States Use "Upzoning" to Spur Affordable Housing Growth
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
Eyes on the Prize
The Progressive (August/September 2019 magazine)
The Country's First Child Allowance (Almost)
The American Prospect
Benefits on the Line
The American Prospect (Summer 2019 magazine)
The Life-Saving Work of Abortion Funds
The Progressive (June/July 2019 magazine)
Blue City Challenge: Clawing Back Power from Red States
The American Prospect
How to Help the Multiple Victims of a Wrongful Conviction
The American Prospect
Could California End Child Poverty?
The American Prospect (Spring 2019 magazine)
Family First Act Brings Major Changes One Year After Passage
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
Thanks to Trump, Payday Lenders Will Keep on Merrily Bilking the Poor
The American Prospect
Building Worker Solidarity Across Borders
The American Prospect
Why Scott Walker's Welfare Legacy Will Outlast Him
The American Prospect
Reproductive Rights at Risk With or Without Roe
The American Prospect (Winter 2018 magazine)
Who Cares for the Care Workers?
The American Prospect
Who Gets to Write Stories About Poverty?
The American Prospect (Fall 2018 magazine)
What Taxing the Rich Could Yield
The American Prospect
Fighting for $15—and a Union
The American Prospect
Airport Workers to Launch Worldwide Protests for Higher Pay, Improved Working Conditions
The American Prospect
Battle Over TANF Family Cap Intensifies
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
Republicans' Medicaid Work Requirements are Already Proving Disastrous
The Week
Baltimore Reckons with Its Racist Past—and Present
The American Prospect
How SNAP and Medicaid Work Requirements Will Hurt Workers
The American Prospect
The SNAP Crisis at Farmers Markets Across the Country
The American Prospect
The Idle Poor and the Idle Rich
The American Prospect
How Republicans Sugarcoat American Poverty
The Week
Snatched Away: How the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Food Stamps Impact Women
Ms. Magazine (Summer 2018 magazine)
Scott Walker and the Failure of Trickle Down
The American Prospect
West Virginia Teachers Won Their Strike. Now, They’re Rebuilding the Local Economy.
The American Prospect (Spring 2018 magazine)
Food Stamps Aren’t a Substitute for Work. They’re How Low-Wage Workers Avoid Hunger.
The American Prospect
Reforming Welfare and Controlling the Poor
The American Prospect
The Poverty on Disney’s Doorstep
The American Prospect (Winter 2018 magazine)
Bank of Whose America?
The American Prospect
Reimagining the Tax Code, Getting There with Grassroots Activism
The American Prospect
The GOP Tax Plan Expands the Child Tax Credit -- For the Wealthy
The American Prospect
Revving Up Rural Public Transit
The American Prospect
How the Prison Phone Industry Further Isolates Prisoners
The American Prospect
Kentucky Sends an Ominous Signal About the Future of Medicaid
The American Prospect
Incentives Shouldn't Shape Public Assistance Policy
New America Weekly, also published in Pacific Standard
The Saving-est Generation?
New America Weekly, also published in Quartz as "Millennials are Only Saving More Because Employers are Paying Them Less"
Why Work for Welfare Doesn't Work
New America Weekly, also published in Pacific Standard
Reports
Inclusion by Design: A New Vision for U.S. Welfare Policy
New America
Co-author, with Aleta Sprague and Rachel Black
September 2016
Able Bodies, Empty Stomachs: An Analysis of the SNAP ABAWD Policy and How to Limit Its Impact
Congressional Hunger Center and Just Harvest
February 2016
Inclusion by Design: A New Vision for U.S. Welfare Policy
New America
Co-author, with Aleta Sprague and Rachel Black
September 2016
Able Bodies, Empty Stomachs: An Analysis of the SNAP ABAWD Policy and How to Limit Its Impact
Congressional Hunger Center and Just Harvest
February 2016