WRITER | REPORTER | PERFORMER
I'm a Senior Writer at Salon, an online magazine covering news and politics through a nonpartisan progressive lens. I write about money, power and all things pertaining to the almighty dollar.
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(These are selected clips; my full Salon portfolio is available here.)
"Clearly, they expect something in return": The corporate costs of inaugurating Trump
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"Oligarchs are oligarching": Inside Rupert Murdoch’s family trust battle
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: the watchdog Republicans love to hate
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UnitedHealthcare killing reignites criticism of insurance industry
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What happens when Tesla, Intel CEOs lose their pay plans? They're still super rich
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Gen Z’s vision of success? Nearly $600,000 a year
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Moving to New York City cost us $10K in fees. Those fees are now banned
Tech billionaires' fashion is "a subtle demonstration of status"
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We're shopping more, but less interested in speedy delivery
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Experts warn that mental health is a $282 billion "macroeconomic crisis"
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Inside the “very, very guarded” agreements that dictate what’s sold in grocery stores — and the cost
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"Shocking": Experts warn "irresponsible" Project 2025 Medicare proposal would harm seniors
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"They're admitting it": Experts say megamerger helps corporations that used pandemic to raise costs
I spent three years as a lead writer at NerdWallet, writing compelling, SEO-optimized personal finance content — articles, explainers, how-to guides and features — on a range of subjects: investing, Social Security, reproductive health, Medicare & Medicaid, banking, insurance and more.
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Syndicated in Yahoo! Finance, MarketWatch, and NASDAQ.com.
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(These are selected clips; my full NerdWallet portfolio is available here.)​​​
​​​How Much Does an Abortion Cost?
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How Silicon Valley Bank Failed (and Why That Probably Won’t Happen to Your Bank)
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CFPB: ‘Enormous’ Savings for Americans by Limiting Overdraft Fees
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Turkeys Are a Lot Cheaper This Thanksgiving. Here’s Why
How Much Does Gender-Affirming Surgery Cost?
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What happens to your 401(K) When You Quit Your Job
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Another Big Bank Gets Into Small-Dollar Loans
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Project 2025 Calls for Big Changes to Medicare, Medicaid
What a Kroger-Albertsons Merger Could Mean for Grocery Shoppers
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Why Are There So Many Big Lottery Jackpots?
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Women’s Soccer Games Are Way Cheaper Than Men’s, So Cheer Them On
For two years, I worked as the National Apartments Reporter at CoStar News, covering the biggest trends in housing, public policy and real estate development.
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In 2021, I won Silver in Best Economic Analysis Story at the National Association of Real Estate Editors’ Annual Journalism Awards, recognizing excellent in real estate journalism.
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In 2022, I again won Silver in Best Economic Analysis Story, and was awarded honorable mention for Best Online Commercial Real Estate Story.
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(These are selected clips; my full CoStar News portfolio is available here.)
Evanston Historic Reparations Plan Aims to Forge New Path Amid Concerns
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'I Don't Think We'll Ever Be Back to Normal': Apartment Industry Trade Show Becomes Support Group
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Single-Family Builders Are Changing Jobs. They're Becoming Landlords.
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Innovation Hub Project Targets Biggest US Animal-Sciences Corridor You've Never Heard Of
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With Biden as President, Affordable Housing Advocates Aim To Rebrand Issue As ‘Infrastructure’
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Houston Pushes to Stay at the Edge of Space Exploration 50 Years After the Moon Landing​​​​​
During my four years as a reporter with the Houston Business Journal, I broke news on the biggest corporate players in the city: Amazon, Ikea, Wayfair, Exxon and more. My main reporting focus was on commercial real estate, housing, economic development and municipal finance.
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(These are selected clips; my full Houston Business Journal portfolio is available here.)
Houston's innovation district needs to be 'an asset to communities like the Third Ward'
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Here's why Capitol Tower appealed to Waste Management, Bank of America
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One year after Harvey, Houston leaders working to secure Harvey funds and change policies
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Houston transit leaders: 'We've got to do more' after Amazon HQ2 rejection
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HERO's hiccup: What took down the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance
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City upside down: How Houston lost control of its wallet
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Exclusive: Barclays inks lease at new downtown Houston office tower
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Exclusive: North America's largest liquor distributor buys industrial facility in Katy
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After merger, one of Houston's oldest architecture firms is projecting serious revenue growth
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Costco looking in Houston to buy land for distribution space ​​​