Natasha Ishak

Natasha Ishak is a New York City-based journalist who covers politics, public policy, and social justice issues. Her work has been published by VICE, Fortune, Mic, The Nation, and Harvard's Nieman Lab among other places.

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Do the FDA’s new rules expand abortion pill access for people at the margins?

Natasha Ishak
Do the FDA's new rules expand abortion pill access for people at the margins?

Cities are spending COVID-19 relief funds on police, vanity projects  

Natasha Ishak
Cities are spending COVID-19 relief funds on police, vanity projects  

Parental and community support are crucial to recovery for traumatized children

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three young Latinx children stand with a Latinx woman holding a baby in front of a memorial for the victims of the Robb Eleme

Overtly white supremacist ideology is being sanitized and mainstreamed

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two people stand before a memorial in front of the Tops grocery store in Buffalo

How would $10,000 in student loan debt forgiveness impact BIPOC borrowers?

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a Black person wearing an NAACP hoodie holds a sign above his head reading "cancel student debt"

AAPI community groups have received little government support since the Atlanta shootings

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an asian woman wearing a mask holds a sign reading "#StopAAPIHate"

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson expected to face ‘political theater’ during SCOTUS confirmation hearings

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson expected to face ‘political theater’ during SCOTUS confirmation hearings

The possibility of first Black woman SCOTUS nominee prompts misogynoirist pushback

Natasha Ishak
The possibility of first Black woman SCOTUS nominee prompts misogynoirist pushback

COVID-19 vaccine delay for children under 5 leaves families of color unprotected and on their own

Natasha Ishak
COVID-19 vaccine delay for children under 5 leaves families of color unprotected and on their own

US schools are helping Afghan refugee youths adapt, but challenges remain

Natasha Ishak
US schools are helping Afghan refugee youths adapt, but challenges remain

U.S. launches private group sponsorship program for Afghan refugees. Will it help?

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U.S. launches private group sponsorship program for Afghan refugees. Will it help?

Women on Rikers are being transferred to other facilities, but activists say the move isn’t enough

Natasha Ishak
Women on Rikers are being transferred to other facilities, but activists say the move isn’t enough