Stories by Melissa Chadburn

Melissa Chadburn's work has appeared or is upcoming in Guernica, PANK Magazine, WordRiot, Vol. 1 Brooklyn and elsewhere. Reach her at fictiongrrrl(at) gmail.com or follow her on twitter @melissachadburn.

Banks Booting Families and Leaving Homes to Rot: A Tour of Blighted Homes in Los Angeles

Posted on: Jun 11, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Los Angeles has an ordinance that fines banks for leaving foreclosed homes in disrepair. So why are so many of them blighted, dragging down whole neighborhoods?

Hunger Strikes, Marches and More as Los Angeles Service Workers Make Their Presence Felt on May Day

Posted on: Apr 30, 2012, Source: AlterNet

L.A. janitors and airport workers have been building momentum for a possible strike for weeks -- and they have big plans for May Day.

"It's No Longer a Secure Place to Work": Working People Speak Out on Attacks on Public Employees

Posted on: Feb 12, 2012, Source: AlterNet

California's state deficit led to furloughs for already-crunched workers--two of them share their stories of how anti-worker propaganda causes real problems.