Mary Steffenhagen

Mary Steffenhagen is a writer and candidate for an M.A. in journalism at The New School for Social Research. She writes about labor organizing, religion’s influence on politics in America and YouTube rabbit holes. She tweets at @MarySteffenhag1.

A store associate distributes hand sanitizer to customers as they enter the Trader Joe's store (Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)

Trader Joe’s workers who raised safety concerns are afraid of losing their jobs

Mary Steffenhagen

Two officers of the New York Police Department escort a handcuffed woman under arrest to the Emergency Room at the Elmhurst Hospital Center in the Queens borough of New York City (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

One of COVID-19’s unlisted side effects: An increase in police power

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How to stop paying your mortgage during the pandemic

Mary Steffenhagen

Cutting your own hair doesn’t have to be sheer terror. Here are tips from the pros

Mary Steffenhagen