Michelle Chen

New York

Freelance Journalist at The Nation

Writer at Freelance

Keen observer. Unworthy surveillance target. Occasionally spotted at @TheNation @DissentMag, #Belabored & @APFRadio.

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Articles

After Trump Takeover, Kennedy Center Workers Vote to Unionize

2 weeks ago | inthesetimes.com | Michelle Chen

Michelle Chen May 23, 2025 The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has long been Washington, D.C.’s premiere stage for the arts and culture — originating with a 1958 act of Congress, at the height of Cold War liberalism, to advance artistic excellence as a symbol of U.S. cultural soft power. But under the second Donald Trump administration, the center has become the backdrop for much harder political conflict, as well as a roiling labor struggle in the nation’s capital.
The Future of Sanctuary

1 month ago | dissentmagazine.org | Lloyd Barba |Sergio Gonzalez |Sergio González |Patrick Iber |Michelle Chen

The Deportation Machine An interview with Dara Lind and Omar Jadwat on immigration policy in the second Trump administration. The Desperate Need for an Immigration Overhaul Biden could ease the suffering inflicted by his predecessors on migrants to the United States. But his administration is unlikely to resolve the structural injustices at the root of the immigration enforcement system.
Cost of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy vs Up-Front Surgery in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Nonrandomized Clinical Trial

1 month ago | jamanetwork.com | Shannon Wu |Luis Ramirez |Luis Ramírez |Michelle Chen

Importance There is increasing interest in use of neoadjuvant immunotherapy (NAT) in advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) to reduce surgical morbidity and forego adjuvant therapy, while potentially improving survival outcomes. Objective To assess the cost to Medicare of NAT compared with up-front surgery. Design, Setting, and Participants This cohort study was a post hoc analysis of a phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the feasibility of neoadjuvant atezolizumab.
The Dark, McCarthyist History of Deporting Activists

2 months ago | buckscountybeacon.com | Michelle Chen

hen immigration agents accosted Mahmoud Khalil and his wife in the lobby of their apartment building in New York City in early March, the Palestinian solidarity activist, former Columbia University graduate student, and expecting father became the symbolic target of the Trump Administration’s crusade to expel noncitizen activists who have participated in nationwide campus protests against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
WANDA gives mothers the tools to build a path to success

2 months ago | scotscoop.com | Michelle Chen

San Mateo County is helping fund Women and Allies (WANDA), an organization supporting single mothers in the county. The Measure K funds, given through a reimbursement grant program, will support eligible mothers facing housing instability. WANDA was founded in 2007 by friends who saw the challenges of raising children. According to Susan Kokores, one of the three founders, the organization was based on asset-building programs established in other parts of the country.
The Dark, McCarthyist History of Deporting Activists

2 months ago | portside.org | Michelle Chen

The Dark, McCarthyist History of Deporting Activists Published March 22, 2025 When immigration agents accosted Mahmoud Khalil and his wife in the lobby of their apartment building in New York City in early March, the Palestinian solidarity activist, former Columbia University graduate student, and expecting father became the symbolic target of the Trump Administration’s crusade to expel noncitizen activists who have participated in nationwide campus protests against Israel’s genocide in Gaza....
The Dark, McCarthyist History of Deporting Activists

2 months ago | progressive.org | Michelle Chen

When immigration agents accosted Mahmoud Khalil and his wife in the lobby of their apartment building in New York City in early March, the Palestinian solidarity activist, former Columbia University graduate student, and expecting father became the symbolic target of the Trump Administration’s crusade to expel noncitizen activists who have participated in nationwide campus protests against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Executive order aims to pull DEI from the workplace

Mar 7, 2025 | scotscoop.com | Michelle Chen

On Jan. 21, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to reverse diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, including DEI policies in the workplace. According to the executive order, the Biden administration “forced illegal and immoral discrimination programs.” Trump has criticized DEI more broadly, such as DEI in the education system.
Tipping the scale: climate change weighs more on some Bay Area communities

Feb 26, 2025 | scotscoop.com | Michelle Chen

Electric cars and solar panels dot the suburbs in Palo Alto, home to Stanford University and several tech companies. Greenery blends into the nearby buildings, homes, and businesses. A few minutes away, East Palo Alto, like Palo Alto, is part of the Bay Area as well. However, there are less tech companies and greenery. There are more polluted sites and cases of respiratory disease. Palo Alto. Atherton. San Francisco.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancers

Feb 20, 2025 | mdpi.com | Max Lee |Andrey Finegersh |Michelle Chen

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