America’s Eviction Crisis: How Did We Get Here and How Can We Fix It?
We have an eviction epidemic in this country. We’ve had one for a long time, actually.
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Puerto Rico: The Future of Debt
Chasing the Dream is partnering with WNYC to present episodes of Puerto Rico: The Future of Debt, a five-part series focusing on Puerto Rico and the financial impact that September 2017's Hurricane Maria has had on the island. And what…
Busted: America’s Poverty Myths
Today, more than 40 million Americans live in poverty. The problem has been addressed countless times since the nation’s founding, but it persists, and for the poorest among us, it gets worse. America has not been able to find its…
BUSTED #3: Rags to Riches (LISTEN)
Is America a land of equal opportunity and upward mobility for all?
BUSTED #1: The Poverty Tour (LISTEN)
We ex;pre how our understanding of poverty is shaped, not by facts, but by private presumptions, media narratives, and the tales of the American Dream.
Unsettled: A Story from the Global Refugee Crisis
The U.S. has accepted more refugees than any country since 1980, but the Trump administration is now reversing course. Matt Katz reports for NewsHour Weekend, in partnership with public radio station WNYC, on the uncertainty faced by a married refugee…
Unsettled: A Story from the Global Refugee Crisis (LISTEN)
Andre and Lisette are married Congolese refugees. He made it to America. She's stuck in a refugee camp. Here's how changes to U.S. policy are keeping them apart. This story is a collaboration between Chasing the Dream, WNYC and PBS…
Meet a couple separated by thousands of miles and America’s new refugee policies (WATCH)
The U.S. has accepted more refugees than any country since 1980, but the Trump administration is now reversing course. Matt Katz reports for NewsHour Weekend, in partnership with public radio station WNYC, on the uncertainty faced by a married refugee…
BUSTED #5: Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook- Poverty in America Edition (LISTEN)
When reporting on poverty, the media fall into familiar traps and pundits make prescriptions that disregard the facts.
BUSTED #4: When the Safety Net Doesn’t Catch You (Listen)
We examine the strengths and shortcomings of our nation's safety net.