Sarah Smarsh

Freelance

Sarah Smarsh is a journalist covering class in America. Her book In the Red, on the working poor and her upbringing in rural Kansas, is forthcoming from Scribner.

Written by Sarah Smarsh

A child with blue eyes and dark skin looking up at the camera. She is standing on a tiled floor with a red and white checkerboard pattern.

essayInformation and communication

Beyond the churn

Junk news is like junk food – a quick bite that fails to nourish. Are slow-burning stories what we really want, and need?

Sarah Smarsh

Close-up of a woman with brown eyes and long hair smiling, showing noticeable dental issues and freckles on her face.

essayFairness and equality

Poor teeth

If you have a mouthful of teeth shaped by a childhood in poverty, don’t go knocking on the door of American privilege

Sarah Smarsh