economy Archives - Prism

color photograph of a person wearing an oversized jacket and black beanie hat sitting on a sidewalk and holding out a cup as people walk by. a sign at his feet reads "i'm hungry"

Economy & Workers' Rights

Advocates in Albany say the city is waging war on poor people

by Eddie Velasquez October 3rd, 2023October 3rd, 2023

The Albany City Council is being criticized for discouraging helping panhandlers and enforcing loitering laws

color photograph of an indoor protest for tenants' rights. people hold up posters of new york city mayor eric adam along with slogans like "roll back our rents"

Economy & Workers' Rights

NYC tenants’ rights concerns grow as city approves rent increases

by Sana Khan July 24th, 2023July 24th, 2023

color photograph of a young Black mom wearing a pink turtleneck knitted sweater and lightwash jeans holds a baby in a small puffy jacket and hat. the woman sorts through a clothing rack underneath a large canopy tent

Economy & Workers' Rights

Guaranteed income programs aim to uplift Black mothers, trans people, and more

by Thalia Charles July 18th, 2023July 18th, 2023

color photograph of two Black men standing in the midground in a homeless encampment near a highway ramp. Tarps, bicycles, planks of wood, and other items are piled around the perimeter of a chain link fence

Economy & Workers' Rights

Oakland houseless encampment residents say they were displaced without an alternative living space

by Alexandra Martinez May 10th, 2023May 10th, 2023

color photograph of a Latinx woman holding a plate above a seated person's head at an outdoor restaurant with red overhead umbrellas

Economy & Workers' Rights

BIPOC restaurant owners in NYC are eligible for grants for third year in a row

by Annie Faye Cheng May 9th, 2023May 10th, 2023

digital college with a yellow background and black all-caps sans serif text that reads "Debt" takes up the lower center left. Digital illustrations of three protesters stand with their backs to the front are under the "Debt" text, and a black-and-white photograph of a Black woman with short hair curly hair takes up the right side of the collage. from the top left, a dotted line curls on itself and has "student debt" in black letters curling with it

Economy & Workers' Rights

A degree or a debt sentence?

by Maddy Clifford May 4th, 2023May 4th, 2023

digital collage with a yellow background. black silhouettes line the bottom and hold up picket signs reading "cancel debt now!" and "abolish debt." "debt" in large capital letters centers the collage. the black letters have lines of light yellow cutting horizontally across the bottom half. from the top left, a dotted line swoops diagonally down, with "student loan," "renters'," "medical," and "carceral" curving around the line

Economy & Workers' Rights

Prism and The Debt Collective partner to change debt narratives from shame to solidarity

by Maddy Clifford May 4th, 2023May 4th, 2023

color photograph of an indoor marketplace stall that sells coffee and espresso. a trans flag hangs over the counter, and three latinx people stand to the left wearing face masks and talking

Economy & Workers' Rights

How a women and immigrant-led marketplace kept business, and community, through Covid

by Frances Nguyen February 7th, 2023May 8th, 2023

three railroad workers in orange vests and grey or blue pants walk between rail lines

Economy & Workers' Rights

Railroad workers still have reservations about the tentative agreement—strike still possible

by Alexandra Martinez October 3rd, 2022October 3rd, 2022

an Asian man with an undercut and a short ponytail and a Black man whose body is obscured check Amazon cardboard boxes on a conveyer belt

Economy & Workers' Rights

New York community worries about impact of new Amazon distribution center

by Jenika McCrayer August 31st, 2022August 31st, 2022