Stories by Sarah Kendzior

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The American Dream Has Turned into a Grueling Quest for Survival for Millions of People

Posted on: Jul 22, 2013, Source: Al Jazeera English

Equal opportunity and upward mobility is a long-lost American Dream.

$22,000 Bid for the Right to a 6-Week Unpaid Internship Lays Bare What It Takes to Get Ahead in America

Posted on: May 3, 2013, Source: Al Jazeera English

In the post-employment economy, jobs are privileges, and the privileged have jobs.

Will White America Think Twice About Calling Itself 'Caucasian' After Boston Bombings?

Posted on: Apr 22, 2013, Source: Al Jazeera English

Despite the Boston bombers having little to do with Chechnya, the media were quick to demonise an entire ethnicity.

Academia's Indentured Servants

Posted on: Apr 12, 2013, Source: Al Jazeera

Most adjuncts teach at multiple universities while still not making enough to stay above the poverty line.

Professors Making $10,000 a Year? Academia Becoming a Profession Only the Elite Can Afford

Posted on: Aug 22, 2012, Source: Al Jazeera

One after another, the occupations that shape American society are becoming impossible for all but the most elite to enter.