Lizzie Tribone

May 16, 2024 | theguardian.com | Lizzie Tribone

Advocates are bracing for a major funding cut to a critical source of support for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse in the US that will take effect later this year. A total of 37%, or $700m, will be slashed from the national Crime Victims Fund, an essential lifeline for state and local services such as domestic violence hotlines and legal assistance for survivors, when the government’s next fiscal year begins in October.

Mar 15, 2024 | theguardian.com | Lizzie Tribone

At six months pregnant, H decided enough was enough. She had endured years of abuse from her husband and had recently discovered he was also physically violent towards her child. She contacted an attorney to help her get a divorce. But she was stopped short. Her lawyer told her that she could not finalize a divorce in Missouri because she was pregnant. “I just absolutely felt defeated,” she said.

Aug 31, 2023 | thenation.com | Katha Pollitt |Gregg Gonsalves |Lizzie Tribone |Katrina vanden Heuvel

Subject to Debate / Monica Potts’s book The Forgotten Girls is a document of the effects of poverty, sexism, and, of course, the rapacious capitalism that has abandoned communities across America. Ad PolicyThis article appears in the September 18/25, 2023 issue, with the headline “American Despair.”Factories closing. small towns shrinking. Violence of all kinds. Teen pregnancy and early motherhood. You’ve probably read your share of articles about the decline of America’s so-called heartland.

Aug 30, 2023 | thenation.com | Lizzie Tribone |Katrina vanden Heuvel |Helena Hansen |David Herzberg

Society / Cash transfer programs are forging a path for guaranteed income. Ad PolicyA wave of new cash transfer programs that target pregnant and postpartum people is emerging across the United States, offering a lifeline to low-income families and reviving the discussion on the afterlife of pandemic-era expanded earned income and child tax credits.

May 10, 2023 | journoresources.org.uk | Lizzie Tribone

Simultaneous pitching, also known as simul-pitching, can be divisive. The practice of sending a pitch to more than one editor at the time is a question that often sets freelance journalism chats alight. Some freelance journalists have integrated simul-pitching into their work pattern to an extent where it is second nature; others take a stance against it, and avoid the practice entirely. So, does simul-pitching present an opportunity for freelance journalists, or a risk?