Fiona Kelliher is a freelance journalist who has reported in the U.S. and internationally. Her California reporting for the Mercury News on racial inequalities during the Covid-19 pandemic earned several awards, while her work from Southeast Asia has appeared in the Guardian, Foreign Policy, Al Jazeera, Nikkei and other publications. She is based in London.
Jessica Alvarez Castañeda was sick of low-paying jobs. For years, the 39-year-old mother of four had been “breaking her back for almost nothing” as a cashier, nursing assistant, babysitter, house cleaner and cook. She was familiar with the skilled trades, which include careers such as carpentry, roofing and painting, because her three brothers worked as […]