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October 19, 2020
Daniel Rivera
,
Katie McDonough
I’m a Cleaner at a New York City Public School. The Pandemic Has Thrown My Plans Out the Window.
“It’s almost as if we’re guinea pigs in some way.”
September 18, 2020
A. Ramirez
,
Nick Martin
I’m Living Under the Weight of Nearly Four Months of Back Rent
“What really worries me is what’s gonna happen next year. I may find more income sources; I may not.”
August 5, 2020
Annie Tan
,
J.C. Pan
I’m a Teacher in New York. I’m Doing My Job by Fighting an Unsafe Reopening.
Teachers routinely go above and beyond the call of duty, but hastily reopening schools during a pandemic puts students, families, and all of us at risk.
June 24, 2020
Paige Corich-Kleim
,
J.C. Pan
I Still Do Water Drops Because the Covid Crisis Hasn’t Ended the Border Crisis
Paige Corich-Kleim provides aid to migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. For her, the pandemic has changed nothing and everything.
June 12, 2020
Nadine Little
,
Nick Martin
I Helped Turn an Empty Hotel Into a Shelter. Then the Owner Evicted Us.
“We were shut out of our rooms ... I really don’t know what’s next.”
May 29, 2020
Apollo O'Deorain
,
Nick Martin
My Life on Rent Strike
“We’re not asking for handouts. We’re asking for genuine human compassion during this time.”
May 26, 2020
Julio Sibri
,
J.C. Pan
I Was Already Underwater as a Cab Driver in New York. Then the Pandemic Hit.
Some of us drivers have a group chat, and most of the guys are in exactly the same situation—they can’t work.
May 5, 2020
Annie Tan
,
J.C. Pan
I’m Teaching From Home and Don’t Know How Long We Can Keep This Up
My students are stressed, their families are sick, and teachers like me are trying to hold it all together.
April 9, 2020
Alastair Bitsóí
,
Nick Martin
I Tried to Get Tested for Coronavirus in a Major City. It Was a Maze of Dead Ends.
“I had a breakdown in the emergency room. We’re in a pandemic, how can you not test me?”
March 24, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
Scenes From an American Pandemic
Hospital workers, street medics, and people in prison describe navigating the coronavirus and life as they know it right now.
March 19, 2020
Anonymous
,
Felipe De La Hoz
My Life in ICE Detention During the Coronavirus Outbreak
“If I’m going to get the coronavirus, I’m going to get it from an officer before I get it from an inmate.”
June 18, 2019
Apa Sherpa
,
Emily Atkin
I’ve Climbed Everest 21 Times. It’s Not the Mountain It Used to Be.
Over nearly three decades, Apa Sherpa has witnessed the effects of a warming climate and an overcrowded peak.
May 13, 2019
Kristy Frazier
,
Emily Atkin
Fire Forced Me From My Home. Then Water Trapped Me There.
Kristy Frazier has spent most of her life in a nature-lover's paradise. She never imagined it would one day turn into hell.
April 22, 2019
Mike Rosmann
,
Emily Atkin
I Work With Suicidal Farmers. It’s Becoming Too Much to Bear.
Mike Rosmann left seminary to become a clinical psychologist for farmers. Now, as historic flooding ravages the Midwest, he's never been more overwhelmed.
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