Samantha Fields
Senior Reporter
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Samantha Fields is a senior reporter at Marketplace.
She’s particularly interested in how the economy affects people’s everyday lives, and a lot of her coverage focuses on economic inequality, housing and climate change.
She’s also reported and produced for WCAI and The GroundTruth Project, the “NPR Politics Podcast,” NPR’s midday show, “Here & Now,” Vermont Public Radio and Maine Public Radio. She got her start in journalism as a reporter for a community paper, The Wellesley Townsman, and her start in radio as an intern and freelance producer at “The Takeaway” at WNYC. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Latest Stories (537)
20 years on, health care claims from 9/11 survivors are increasing
Sep 9, 2021
Many have been diagnosed with cancer. The exposure to toxins from the pulverized buildings "has a really, really long tail," a doctor says.
A record number of job openings, but only so-so on the hiring front
Sep 8, 2021
In some sectors, there aren’t enough job openings, like in construction, education and the arts. And in others, there are too many, like food servic
Federal pandemic unemployment benefits expire nationwide
Sep 6, 2021
No more gig worker and self-employed benefits, no more extra $300 a week and no more extended aid for the long-term unemployed.
What will it take to keep NYC's subway running after tropical downpours?
Sep 3, 2021
Major improvements to the subway itself — as well as everything above and around it.
Where eviction bans end, risk of COVID increases
Sep 1, 2021
A study finds the effect more pronounced in low-income areas.
Power in parts of Louisiana may not be restored for weeks
Aug 31, 2021
"The longer the power's off, the more of a threat to a person's life safety," a former FEMA administrator says.
Wildfires have given parts of the West some of the worst air quality in the world
Aug 27, 2021
Even the East Coast has had air quality issues due to this summer's wildfire smoke.
Why governors and Congress members want a drought disaster declaration
Aug 26, 2021
Ranchers are hurting as 98% of the West experiences drought. A declaration could free up funds to help them.
Hospitals are short-staffed and running out of beds. Again.
Aug 17, 2021
With COVID-19 cases rising, at least a few hospitals in almost every state are dealing with critical staffing shortages, including nurses and custodians.
As wildfires rage, infrastructure bill aims to mitigate their impact
Aug 10, 2021
As it stands, the bill would fund several agencies' efforts to predict, control and plan for blazes caused by climate change.