Pants on Fire
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER
July 29, 2025
A woman named Jane confronts
the widening gap between
political claims and her lived
reality amid rising.
A Backpack and a Futon
COST OF LIVING · LABOR · PUBLIC FINANCE
July 23, 2025
The landlord’s text landed at
2:47 a.m. sharp: Rent’s late
again. Friday, or I’m listing
it. Sandy didn’t flinch. She…
The Cost of No Care
PUBLIC HEALTH · HEALTH INSURANCE · CONGRESS
July 21, 2025
A 17 percent tariff on imported
medicines has sharply increased
drug prices, straining
pharmacies and forcing…
The Cable Snapped First
WHITE HOUSE · PUBLIC FINANCE · UNITED STATES
July 19, 2025
A 60-year-old cable failure
beneath Boston Harbor left 465
passengers stranded on a Blue
Line train, highlighting.
The Strawberries Died First
IMMIGRATION · LABOR · AGRICULTURE
July 15, 2025
A surge in ICE raids has
drastically reduced the
immigrant farmworker
population, leaving many U.S…
The Bill Comes Due
COST OF LIVING · INFLATION · TRADE
July 11, 2025
Rising tariffs and the
implementation of HR1 have
increased living costs for many
American families, eroding…
Surviving AI
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · LABOR · BUSINESS
July 9, 2025
Artificial intelligence is
rapidly displacing workers in
predictable, repeatable roles,
with tens of thousands replaced…
The Billionaire Takes All
POLITICAL POWER · WHITE HOUSE · LABOR
July 2, 2025
A private call between the
Treasury Secretary and an
unnamed billionaire preceded
the White House’s removal of.
A Working Earth, a Decent
Life: What Maine’s Climate
Plan Looks Like…
CLIMATE POLICY · CLEAN ENERGY · LABOR
June 28, 2025
A Working Earth, a Decent Life:
What Maine’s Climate Plan Looks
Like From the Job Site
It was 93 degrees in Lewiston
the day Ray Arsenault realized
the mill job was never coming
back. The building was still
there—hollowed out, windows…
