Natasha Ishak

Natasha Ishak

Natasha Ishak is a New York City-based journalist who covers politics, public policy, and social justice issues. Her work has been published by VICE, Fortune, Mic, The Nation, and Harvard's Nieman Lab

24 posts
Do the FDA's new rules expand abortion pill access for people at the margins?
Gender & LGBTQIA+

Do the FDA’s new rules expand abortion pill access for people at the margins?

A closer look at the FDA’s new rules shows the limitations of abortion pill access, especially for low-income BIPOC

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5 Min
By: Natasha Ishak
Cities are spending COVID-19 relief funds on police, vanity projects  
Economy & Workers' Rights

Cities are spending COVID-19 relief funds on police, vanity projects  

Lax federal rules over COVID-19 spending have helped local officials channel hundreds of millions of dollars toward items unrelated to pandemic recovery

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4 Min
By: Natasha Ishak
three young Latinx children stand with a Latinx woman holding a baby in front of a memorial for the victims of the Robb Eleme
Politics & Democracy

Parental and community support are crucial to recovery for traumatized children

Survivors of last month’s Uvalde, Texas, shooting are vulnerable to long-term mental health effects

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4 Min
By: Natasha Ishak
two people stand before a memorial in front of the Tops grocery store in Buffalo
Race

Overtly white supremacist ideology is being sanitized and mainstreamed

Experts say the growing popularity of the “great replacement theory” is just the latest example

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5 Min
By: Natasha Ishak
a Black person wearing an NAACP hoodie holds a sign above his head reading "cancel student debt"
Education

How would $10,000 in student loan debt forgiveness impact BIPOC borrowers?

The proposal could erase debt for 2 million Black borrowers but would still leave a majority out in the cold

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5 Min
By: Natasha Ishak
an asian woman wearing a mask holds a sign reading "#StopAAPIHate"
Crime, Reform & Abolition

AAPI community groups have received little government support since the Atlanta shootings

A lack of language access and education outreach remain issues for local AAPI communities a year since the tragedy

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5 Min
By: Natasha Ishak
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson expected to face ‘political theater’ during SCOTUS confirmation hearings
Crime, Reform & Abolition

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson expected to face ‘political theater’ during SCOTUS confirmation hearings

Political observers are confident the SCOTUS nominee will be confirmed—but not before she is put through the wringer

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5 Min
By: Natasha Ishak
The possibility of first Black woman SCOTUS nominee prompts misogynoirist pushback
Politics & Democracy

The possibility of first Black woman SCOTUS nominee prompts misogynoirist pushback

“Underlying all of this is this idea that white men are colorless.”

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4 Min
By: Natasha Ishak
COVID-19 vaccine delay for children under 5 leaves families of color unprotected and on their own
Gender & LGBTQIA+

COVID-19 vaccine delay for children under 5 leaves families of color unprotected and on their own

“I just feel like nobody cares about the kids anymore.”

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5 Min
By: Natasha Ishak
US schools are helping Afghan refugee youths adapt, but challenges remain
Immigration

US schools are helping Afghan refugee youths adapt, but challenges remain

Resources available for arriving refugee youths often depend on which school they attend

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5 Min
By: Natasha Ishak
U.S. launches private group sponsorship program for Afghan refugees. Will it help?
Immigration

U.S. launches private group sponsorship program for Afghan refugees. Will it help?

Refugees say the overburdened resettlement system needs the extra support to ensure resettling families get the assistance they need.

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5 Min
By: Natasha Ishak
Women on Rikers are being transferred to other facilities, but activists say the move isn’t enough
Crime, Reform & Abolition

Women on Rikers are being transferred to other facilities, but activists say the move isn’t enough

Women on Rikers are being transferred to other facilities, but activists say the move isn’t enough

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5 Min
By: Natasha Ishak

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