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Stories by Michelle Chen

Michelle Chen has written for the South China Morning Post, Clamor, INTHEFRAY.COM and her own zine, cain.

U.S. Immigration Policies: Still Racist After All These Years

We can argue about the nuances of immigration reform all we want. But the real conversation begins when -- and only when -- we acknowledge elements of structural racism.
Posted on Nov 18, 2009, Source: ColorLines RaceWire

Foreclosure Crisis Hits Poor Renters Hard: Evicted Families Have to Fight to Live Together

With foreclosures and job losses dragging down the whole economy, low-income families of color are falling into an even deeper hole.
Posted on May 26, 2009, Source: ColorLines

Immigrant Survivors of Abuse Struggle Within a Changing System

Legal protections for immigrant survivors of domestic violence are growing more complex and in some ways, more precarious.
Posted on Aug 6, 2008, Source: The Women's International Perspective

The Trials Minority Women Face Serving in the Military

A third of female veterans are women of color. Three of them share their stories of systematic racial discrimination.
Posted on Aug 6, 2008, Source: ColorLines

New Legislation Threatens American-Indian Women's Reproductive Health

An amendment to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act tethers crucial health programs to an anti-abortion agenda.
Posted on Jul 21, 2008, Source: In These Times

Abuse Survivors Face Systemic Struggles as Resources for Help Dwindle

Congress has slashed funding to domestic violence programs, and the White House is pushing for even deeper cuts. But the human cost is enormous.
Posted on Apr 21, 2008, Source: The Wip

Kenya's Emerging Indy Media

Amidst the ongoing chaos in Kenya, an alternative media system driven by ordinary Kenyans is rising.
Posted on Mar 27, 2008, Source: In These Times

Creating Sustainable Cities: San Francisco and New York Are Leading the Way

Far from besieged forests and melting icebergs, American cities are a new front in the environmental movement.
Posted on Jan 15, 2008, Source: The Wip

Lobby to Hide Cancer Dangers Has Government's Helping Hand

Industry special interests are burying information on cancer-causing chemicals and, according to watchdog groups, the government is helping them do it.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007, Source: In These Times

The Promise of Low Power FM

The chances that Congress will allow the expansion of low power FM broadcast radio stations to exist in big radio markets offers a huge opportunity for citizens to communicate outside of the corporate airwaves.
Posted on Aug 30, 2007, Source: In These Times

Questioning the Economics of Logging Our Largest National Forest

As the U.S. Forest Service pursues a logging plan for the Tongass, conservationists are pushing for different economic priorities in Alaska.
Posted on Apr 2, 2007, Source: The NewStandard

Drugmakers Hurry Sales, Delay Safety Studies

Fast-tracked pharmaceuticals are on the market for an average of almost two years without beginning required safety tests, and the FDA is letting it happen.
Posted on Feb 9, 2007, Source: The NewStandard

FDA Plays Politics with Pot

Last week's ludicrous governmental report, which denied the efficacy of medical marijuana, is the Bush administration's latest attempt to divorce science from policy.
Posted on Apr 26, 2006, Source: The NewStandard

Taxing the Poor

Although the poor pay a heavy tax burden at the federal level, when it comes to state and local taxes, they as much as the richest brackets.
Posted on Mar 3, 2006, Source: The NewStandard

Behind the White House's Billion-Dollar Propaganda Push

In two years, the Bush administration spent $1.6 billion to paint a prettier picture of its failing policies, even as it cut away the social safety net.
Posted on Feb 18, 2006, Source: The NewStandard

Hiding Behind Pollution and Paperwork

While claiming to relieve polluting companies of paperwork, a new EPA plan will let polluters off the hook in reporting their toxic emissions.
Posted on Dec 13, 2005, Source: The NewStandard

Repopulating New Orleans at Any Cost

Residents and workers are rebuilding the city in the shadow of toxic contamination, even as officials at all levels give mixed messages about the wisdom of returning to the area.
Posted on Oct 18, 2005