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 (523)
The expanded child tax credit could "cut poverty in half"
Jun 28, 2021
Starting July 15, most parents will get monthly payments for half of the tax credit instead of a lump sum at tax time.
Can $8B in grants smooth out U.S. airports' uneven recovery?
Jun 23, 2021
Passenger numbers are bouncing back. But for business destinations and international hubs, the recovery is taking longer.
U.S. pledge to share 80 million vaccine doses with world stumbles on logistics
Jun 22, 2021
There's no shortage of the medicines, but you can't just put them on planes and hope for the best.
Nearly 9 million older Americans still have student loan debt
Jun 21, 2021
More people are going to college and graduate school. There's also been an increase in parents taking on loan debt for their kids.
How broadly will a Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ rights and religious freedom apply?
Jun 18, 2021
It was a relatively narrow decision in favor of Catholic Social Services, but some say it indicates a shift at the Supreme Court.
U.S. housing market short 6.8 million homes, report says
Jun 16, 2021
Construction of homes, especially those that are affordably priced, has fallen in recent years, according to National Assn. of Realtors.
A heat wave in the West is putting stress on power grids
Jun 16, 2021
There are technology and consumer behavior changes that could make a difference as extreme heat becomes more common.
Americans are driving older cars, a trend the pandemic accelerated
Jun 15, 2021
The average car on the road right now in the U.S. is 12 years old.
Although other numbers are falling, the number of people receiving extended unemployment remains high
Jun 10, 2021
Many of them will face the hardest path back into the labor force.
Work rules for SNAP benefits don't lead to more people working, study finds
Jun 9, 2021
But they do reduce the number of people receiving food assistance.