Stories by Evelyn Nieves

Evelyn Nieves is a freelance writer living in San Francisco. She has been a reporter for both the New York Times and the Washington Post. subscribe to Evelyn Nieves's feed

The Prescription Pill Epidemic Has Spiraled Out of Control -- Sheriff's Death Is an Alarm Bell

Posted on: Apr 7, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The death of a West. Va. sheriff should persuade the federal government to put the necessary resources into fighting this epidemic.

How Public Libraries Have Become Spare Homeless Shelters (Hard Times USA)

Posted on: Mar 6, 2013, Source: AlterNet

As social safety nets shrink, libraries are more vital than ever as safe spaces for people with nowhere else to go.

Desperate People Ripping Off Copper in One of Our Poorest Cities

Posted on: Jan 28, 2013, Source: AlterNet

From 2008 to 2011, metals stolen for resale to recyclers rose 81 percent nationwide.

What America's Most Vulnerable Need: A Bill of Rights for the Homeless

Posted on: Jan 11, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Paul Boden, a homeless rights advocate for 30 years, is helping groups around the country draft legislation to help the homeless.

What Ralph Nader Is Thinking About the 2012 Election

Posted on: Aug 29, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The consumer advocate and former presidential candidate explains in this interview why he's not running this time, and who he wishes had stepped into the presidential race.

Inside the Growing Prescription Pill Epidemic That's Ravaging Communities

Posted on: Apr 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet and Salon

What started out as a situation in poor isolated areas of the country left to their own devices has taken root and spread, across Appalachia and beyond.