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 (574)
A second location? During a pandemic? It’s within reach for some businesses
Mar 10, 2021
A business owner in Brooklyn who almost went under last year is now looking to expand in a way she hadn't expected.
COVID relief package includes about $40 billion in child care funding
Mar 10, 2021
The bill includes money to help cover providers' operating expenses, as the sector tries to recover from pandemic losses.
What might consumers do with both a tax refund and pandemic relief money?
Mar 9, 2021
Those who have already paid off debt and built up their savings may be ready to spend tax refund money.
As rent comes due, millions of Americans are already thousands behind
Mar 1, 2021
So where's the $25 billion in rental relief approved in the last COVID-19 relief package?
Could your emergency savings pay off your credit card debt?
Feb 25, 2021
More than half of Americans say their emergency savings could pay off their credit card debt, according to a recent poll.
For Texas small businesses, the storm's yet another trial
Feb 23, 2021
Some pivoted to help their communities. Others have received support from their customers.
Immigration bill would create expedited citizenship path for some farmworkers
Feb 19, 2021
Farmworkers who can show they’ve worked at least 400 work days in the last five years would be eligible for a faster track.
For state unemployment offices, the last year has been rough
Feb 18, 2021
They're processing more claims than ever, and Washington keeps changing the rules.
"We could see our breath indoors": How some Texans are coping
Feb 16, 2021
The power's been on and off for almost two days for millions in the Lone Star State.
Federal health care portal reopens for 3-month special enrollment period
Feb 16, 2021
The Biden administration plans to spread the word that people can sign up and may be eligible for free or subsidized coverage.