Economic Hardship Reporting Project

Economic Hardship Reporting Project Saving an endangered species: Journalists. A nonprofit funding stories about inequality and poverty in America. Edited by Alissa Quart and Deborah Jian Lee.

The Economic Hardship Reporting Project, founded by Barbara Ehrenreich and edited by Alissa Quart, supports journalism, photo and video about economic struggle. We commission and develop stories and place them in many major publications. Follow us as we report on an unseen America.

Just in time for Mother’s Day, examines the difficulties of family planning in this era of uncertainty — from economic ...
05/10/2026

Just in time for Mother’s Day, examines the difficulties of family planning in this era of uncertainty — from economic insecurity and fascist violence to the climate crisis and both reproductive and public health threats.

At the same time, Sussman captures how interdependent relationships and the power of community organizing makes it possible to imagine a world where families thrive.

Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and

05/01/2026

Happy May Day!!! 🔥✊

What do you know about this important date in history? And is Labor Day a scam? 🤔

In this video, EHRP’s NextGen fellow Caitlyn Clark () explains the complicated history of vs Labor Day

Made with support from our friends at The Puffin Foundation and inspired by ’s article for EHRP and

🔥 Read Kim Kelly’s article “Labor Day Is a Government Scam”

🔥 Follow Caitlyn on TikTok: c.a.i.t.l.y.n

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On , we are celebrating farmworker families. In these photographs by David Bacon for EHRP & , we meet the farmworkers h...
04/01/2026

On , we are celebrating farmworker families. In these photographs by David Bacon for EHRP & , we meet the farmworkers harvesting our food and their children who are fighting back against the deportations targeting their parents.

See you soon!Our Executive Director is unpacking new perspectives on addiction with authors and at !
03/24/2026

See you soon!

Our Executive Director is unpacking new perspectives on addiction with authors and at !

🎉TOMORROW NIGHT!🎉Our executive director will be at ’s Night in the Library! She is discussing economic uncertainty with...
03/13/2026

🎉TOMORROW NIGHT!🎉

Our executive director will be at ’s Night in the Library! She is discussing economic uncertainty with historian and keynote speaker . See you there!

When a billionaire-backed nonprofit prioritized political influence over scientific integrity, its chief scientist resig...
03/09/2026

When a billionaire-backed nonprofit prioritized political influence over scientific integrity, its chief scientist resigned in protest, leading to a bitter legal battle and the scientist’s bankruptcy and incarceration.

EHRP contributor Michael Adno’s () sprawling investigation appears on the revered cover of Rolling Stone’s () latest issue, and was also published as a one-week exclusive at Apple News ()

Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein reports from Minnesota with those bravely resisting the deadly federal occupation there, trying ...
02/23/2026

Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein reports from Minnesota with those bravely resisting the deadly federal occupation there, trying to maintain their lives while their neighbors are disappeared.

Co-published by EHRP and

Photographer documented the Los Angeles community defending itself from ICE in July 2025, where violence by ICE continu...
02/03/2026

Photographer documented the Los Angeles community defending itself from ICE in July 2025, where violence by ICE continues. From his photo essay co-published by EHRP, , and the Puffin Foundation:

Los Angeles has been under siege from federal operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE detained over 1,600 people just in a 16-day stretch in June, inspiring alternating bouts of anger, fear, and protest. President Trump deployed the National Guard and even U.S. Marines to counter demonstrations supporting the city’s immigrants, but community members have not stopped speaking out and confronting ICE raids when they see them.

is a photographer who spent several days on the ground in Los Angeles taking pictures of scenes throughout the city: the protesters, the Marines, and the vibrant culture of Los Angeles that has shined through in these demonstrations. We present them as a snapshot of life in a city under authoritarian attack by Donald Trump and Stephen Miller.

WOOD STREET, the debut feature documentary from journalist and filmmaker Caron Creighton (.mp4), supported by the Econom...
02/03/2026

WOOD STREET, the debut feature documentary from journalist and filmmaker Caron Creighton (.mp4), supported by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, will world premiere at the 2026 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival! ()

follows residents of Oakland’s largest homeless encampment as they organize against eviction, centering unhoused people as experts on their own lives.

🎟️ Find tickets at woodstmovie.com

Today is the National Shutdown in solidarity with Minnesota’s Twin Cities, where organizers are resisting a deeply viole...
01/30/2026

Today is the National Shutdown in solidarity with Minnesota’s Twin Cities, where organizers are resisting a deeply violent ICE occupation. No work, no school, and no shopping. The Economic Hardship Reporting Project is participating in this general strike and supporting on-the-ground coverage. Watch this page for scheduled posts featuring critical work from our contributors.

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