Melissa Chadburn challenges her own belief that environmental justice issues are reserved for people of privilege.
Melissa Chadburn
Posted inFood, Quotes
Defined by Want
Three meals a day don’t erase the scars of a childhood marked by hunger, violence, and loneliness.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Human Cost of the Ghost Economy
A reported personal essay in which Melissa Chadburn writes about her work, under cover, as a temp, and considers the effects of temporary employment on those who have limited power and little choice but to work for low wages with no job security. With support from the Economic Hardship Reporting Project.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
The Human Cost of the Ghost Economy
Melissa Chadburn goes undercover as a temp worker.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
The Human Cost of the Ghost Economy
Melissa Chadburn goes undercover as a temp worker.