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 (547)
For two married doctors on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, finding child care is a struggle
Mar 23, 2020
It's hard to find a babysitter when you're working with coronavirus patients in the ER.
HUD, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and growing list of cities suspend evictions because of coronavirus
Mar 18, 2020
Lawmakers are calling for a moratorium on evictions across the country, as more and more schools, events, restaurants and bars shut down.
What to do when the markets plummet and you're nearing retirement
Mar 17, 2020
Remember, you're still a long-term investor, you won't need all of your money immediately.
COVID-19 response complicated by inequities in health insurance, sick leave
Mar 6, 2020
More than 27 million Americans are uninsured, and millions more are underinsured, hampering public health efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.
A tax refund is a lifeline for a lot of Americans
Mar 4, 2020
Last year, after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 went into effect, a lot of people saw their tax refunds shrink or disappear.
"Where it can rain, it can flood." Still, most Americans do not have flood insurance.
Feb 24, 2020
As flooding becomes more common, fewer Americans have flood insurance.
As home prices rise in big cities, holding out hope of buying
Feb 14, 2020
Home prices have become unaffordable, but many are still trying to buy.
Ahead of the caucus in Iowa, for many parents child care expense is top of mind
Feb 3, 2020
A quarter of Iowans live in a child care desert, and many more struggle to find affordable, quality child care for their kids.
Stop using credit cards, save more for retirement, and other 2020 financial resolutions
Jan 24, 2020
We asked, you answered. Six people share their financial resolutions for the new year.
Judge rejects "myths" that it's impossible to get rid of student loans in bankruptcy
Jan 15, 2020
Kevin Rosenberg of Beacon, New York got over $220,000 of student loans discharged in bankruptcy.