Since 2001, Tracie has produced award winning work, receiving recognition from the Sidney Hillman Foundation, Investigative Reporters and Editors, the James Beard Foundation, the Livingston Awards for Young Journalists, the Harry Chapin Media Award, the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism, the Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, and more. Read more
The Guardian
Tenants push for tougher rules against unfair add-on charges. Industry players argue against policies that they say could limit the ‘effective use of fees’ Original article available here. Across the US, many renters are calling for national action to stem add-on charges that increase their housing costs and increase their risk of eviction. “The rental … Read more
The Guardian
Guardian investigation: Renters at apartment buildings operated by industry giant Greystar complain they’re deluged by ‘unfair’ and ‘inflated’ fees. The company denies these claims. Original article available here. Tenants at apartment complexes operated by Greystar, the largest owner and manager of apartments in the US, don’t just pay rent. They pay a mass of fees … Read more
“Striking Back,” the national series I edited at Capital & Main, covered worker organizing from mid-2023 to the end of 2025. In every story, we sought to connect the excess of contemporary business to the lived reality on the ground where people meet it first: Their jobs. Herewith, a selection of stories that did just … Read more
The New York Times
Read the original article here. When Congress allowed the expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire at the end of December, my monthly health insurance bill went up by about $200 a month. That’s a good chunk of the $25,000 I expect to earn, after business expenses, in 2026. I am not alone in paying … Read more
By Tracie McMillanRead the full piece on Switchyard’s website. I was taught to believe in the American Dream. For a Gen-X white girl in a white-flight exurb in the Rust Belt, that meant I grew up believing that the Founders meant what they said, that we are all equal. I was taught to believe that … Read more
The New York Times
By Tracie McMillanMs. McMillan is a journalist covering the working class and food insecurity.Read the original piece online at The New York Times. On the first Monday morning in June, Jocelyn Walker waited for her car clock to tick 9 a.m., then scrolled her cellphone call history for a number she dials often. She had … Read more
New York Amsterdam News
By Tracie McMillan, April 24, 2025 The following is excerpted from “The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America”, published in paperback this week by Henry Holt & Co. If American life is a river, relief from poverty and strife sits atop one of its slippery banks, and the American Dream sits safely … Read more
The following excerpts are from Chapters 7 and 8 of The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America. I am sharing them in light of the December 3 murder of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthCare, one of the nation’s largest health insurers. An October 2024 Senate Majority Staff Report … Read more
Reckon News
By Tracie McMillan See original article Update: The article was also co-published in Amsterdam News and Cincinnati City Beat. JD Vance, the Ohio senator and Republican candidate for vice president, does not talk much about being white. Yet an analysis of public records indicates that more than $20 million has flowed to the self-styled “hillbilly” … Read more
The Cut
When my dad wrote me out of his will, my future — and my relationship — felt more secure than ever. By Tracie McMillanSee original article. My dad disowned me last July. The news came in the mail. In a blocky script made wobbly with age — he’s 77 — my dad spent the first … Read more
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