We support quality journalism about inequality and poverty in America. Read our work and learn more: https://economichardship.org/ Edited by @alissaquart.bsky.social and @deborahjianlee.bsky.social // Bluesky posts by @rachelsanoff.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/economichardship.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/economichardship.bsky.social/post/3lltec3e4uc2xCOMING SOON! EHRP's @alissaquart.bsky.social and photographer Matt Black will be in conversation at @publictrust-org.bsky.social on April 9! The talk is centered around Black's six-year EHRP-supported photography project, Geography of Poverty, and his related books. https://publictrust.org/americas-geography-of-poverty02 Apr 2025 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:hevw7q27fg3ssscdthyzzpyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lltec3e4uc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/economichardship.bsky.social/post/3lltbc3c4uk2x"They didn’t care where they dumped, they just dumped.” Jordan Blumetti extensively reports on a Florida community’s fight against developers building homes in areas poisoned by hazardous waste. (Published by EHRP + @oxfordamerican.bsky.social ) https://oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-128-spring-2025/the-machine-in-the-garden02 Apr 2025 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:hevw7q27fg3ssscdthyzzpyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lltbc3c4uk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/economichardship.bsky.social/post/3lizd3frht22q“'Very little in our current media ecosystem addresses poor Americans,' says Victor Pickard...The main reason for its absence, he says, is that media owners are 'dedicated to making as much money as possible.'” @alissaquart.bsky.social in @columjournreview.bsky.social https://www.cjr.org/analysis/america-needs-working-class-media-end-catering-rich-audiences.php25 Feb 2025 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:hevw7q27fg3ssscdthyzzpyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lizd3frht22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/economichardship.bsky.social/post/3lhwhu35vfk2cLA Should Requisition Empty Housing for Fire Victims If that sounds far-fetched, it’s only because property law seems more real to us than moral law. But what’s really hard to defend is sending 10K households in search of shelter while padlocking every door. https://economichardship.org/2025/02/la-requisition-empty-housing-fire-victims/11 Feb 2025 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:hevw7q27fg3ssscdthyzzpyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwhu35vfk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/economichardship.bsky.social/post/3lgxpuanakc24ICYMI: For EHRP and @moreperfectunion.bsky.social, our contributing editor Meagan Day explains in this digital piece how the rising broligarchy exploits consumers and perpetuates disinformation. https://www.instagram.com/perfectunion/reel/DFJQthvuLuw/30 Jan 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:hevw7q27fg3ssscdthyzzpyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgxpuanakc24https://bsky.app/profile/economichardship.bsky.social/post/3lg6vrbjdjk2o“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.” Social justice is racial justice is economic justice. Today we honor #MLK. We vow to keep learning from his teachings and fighting for equality20 Jan 2025 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:hevw7q27fg3ssscdthyzzpyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6vrbjdjk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/economichardship.bsky.social/post/3lg6srigm2s2oThe future of journalism and economic justice for millions of Americans is uncertain. Today ushers in a change in administration that threatens to deepen economic hardships while further silencing the voices of those who are most affected.20 Jan 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:hevw7q27fg3ssscdthyzzpyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6srigm2s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/economichardship.bsky.social/post/3lemx2azs5k2r🧵From media collapse to labor’s rise: EHRP’s top 10 stories of 202431 Dec 2024 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:hevw7q27fg3ssscdthyzzpyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemx2azs5k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/economichardship.bsky.social/post/3lemwcwpyes2rWe are so grateful to have supported this piece from @sesmith.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Dec 2024 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:hevw7q27fg3ssscdthyzzpyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemwcwpyes2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/economichardship.bsky.social/post/3ldj7qdggh22yRadio show @marketplaceapm.bsky.social is "exploring new narratives that illustrate how the U.S. economy is (and is not) working for people" — so EHRP's @alissaquart.bsky.social recently joined the program to discuss our responsibility to strengthen working class media. https://www.marketplace.org/2024/12/04/us-economy-donald-trump-bootstrap-economic-insecurity/17 Dec 2024 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:hevw7q27fg3ssscdthyzzpyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldj7qdggh22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/economichardship.bsky.social/post/3lcybcktf4k2jWe are making a starter pack of our own! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Dec 2024 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:hevw7q27fg3ssscdthyzzpyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcybcktf4k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/economichardship.bsky.social/post/3lcbfoc6ft32dThe Economic Hardship Reporting Project supports independent journalists as they forward fresh narratives about inequality. EHRP’s high-quality journalism is then co-published with mainstream media outlets, to help readers understand and address systemic hardship. economichardship.org https://economichardship.org/01 Dec 2024 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:hevw7q27fg3ssscdthyzzpyx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcbfoc6ft32d