Sophie Hurwitz

Brooklyn, St. Louis

Reporting Fellow at Mother Jones

Reporter and Fact-Checker at Freelance

golem/dybbuk thought leader, reporting fellow @inkstickmedia and @grist || [email protected]

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Articles

Youth Who Fought the Climate Crisis in Court Are Now Targeting Trump

5 days ago | truthout.org | Sophie Hurwitz

Many of the young plaintiffs have taken part in similar lawsuits before, and won key victories in Montana and Hawaii. By Sophie Hurwitz , Grist Published June 22, 2025 Youth plaintiffs are greeted by supporters as they arrive for the nation's first youth climate change trial at Montana's First Judicial District Court on June 12, 2023, in Helena, Montana. William Campbell / Getty Images Honest, paywall-free news is rare.
A majority of people around the world support a carbon tax — even if they're paying it

1 week ago | grist.org | Sophie Hurwitz

People in affluent countries around the world are willing to tax themselves to address climate change and ease poverty. That idea defies conventional political wisdom, which typically holds that people hate taxes. It emerged in a survey of 40,680 people in 20 nations that found strong support for a carbon tax that would transfer wealth from the worst polluters to people in developing nations. Most of them support such policies even if it takes money out of their own pocket.
A majority of people around the world support a carbon tax - even if they’re paying it

1 week ago | ecotopical.com | Sophie Hurwitz

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'In a major push': Trump's 'real people' are fighting back against the president — and winning

1 week ago | msn.com | Katie Myers |Sophie Hurwitz

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'In a major push': Trump's 'real people' are fighting back against the president - and winning

1 week ago | alternet.org | Katie Myers |Sophie Hurwitz

When the Trump administration took the first steps toward shutting down two major programs aimed at protecting the nation’s miners, the grassroots response was immediate, and vehement. This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter here. And, it turns out, successful. In March, the administration moved to shutter over 30 field offices of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, or MSHA, throughout coal country.
Uber's new shuttles look suspiciously familiar to anyone who's taken a bus

2 weeks ago | nationalobserver.com | Sophie Hurwitz

But Kevin Shen, who studies this sort of thing at the Union of Concerned Scientists, questions whether Uber's "next-gen bus" will do much for commuters or the climate. "Everybody will say, 'Silicon Valley's reinventing the bus again,'" Shen said. "But it's more like they're reinventing a worse bus." Uber's new shuttles look suspiciously familiar to anyone who's taken a bus.
Como a gig economy se apropria de serviços públicos

2 weeks ago | nexojornal.com.br | Sophie Hurwitz
Uber’s New Shuttle Is Basically a Bus, but Worse

2 weeks ago | gizmodo.com | Sophie Hurwitz |George Dvorsky

Every few years, a Silicon Valley gig-economy company announces a “disruptive” innovation that looks a whole lot like a bus. Uber rolled out Smart Routes a decade ago, followed a short time later by the Lyft Shuttle of its biggest competitor. Even Elon Musk gave it a try in 2018 with the “urban loop system” that never quite materialized beyond the Vegas Strip. And does anyone remember Chariot? Now it’s Uber’s turn again.
Uber Just Reinvented the Bus … Again

2 weeks ago | technewstube.com | Sophie Hurwitz

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Uber Just Reinvented the Bus … Again

2 weeks ago | wired.com | Sophie Hurwitz

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Every few years, a Silicon Valley gig-economy company announces a “disruptive” innovation that looks a whole lot like a bus. Uber rolled out Smart Routes a decade ago, followed a short time later by the Lyft Shuttle of its biggest competitor. Even Elon Musk gave it a try in 2018 with the “urban loop system” that never quite materialized beyond the Vegas Strip. And does anyone remember Chariot?