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 (524)
Can an Airbnb crackdown really make New York more affordable?
Aug 24, 2023
The explosion of short-term rentals has exacerbated the city's housing crisis.
Just half of CEOs see climate change as a risk to their business
Aug 23, 2023
Even fewer are preparing for it.
401(k) balances are rising, but most savers still won't have enough for retirement
Aug 18, 2023
The average 401(k) balance is a tenth of what a middle-class person would need to maintain their lifestyle, one expert says.
Child care is about to get even more expensive as pandemic funds end
Aug 17, 2023
Already, child care inflation is running nearly double the rate of overall inflation.
Why have car repairs gotten so expensive?
Aug 7, 2023
The cost of car maintenance and repair is rising much faster than inflation.
U.S. asking rents decline (slightly), but continue to rise in some regions
Jul 28, 2023
Asking rents are down 1% nationally, though they're still rising in some regions.
Artificial intelligence will impact workplaces and cost some workers their jobs
Jul 27, 2023
A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute says some will lose their jobs and low-wage workers are the most likely to be hit.
Cambridge expands guaranteed income program to all eligible families
Jul 24, 2023
Cities around the country have been using some of their COVID relief funding to pilot guaranteed income programs. Cambridge is the first to expand it to all eligible families.
Are Americans ready to start paying student loans again?
Jul 24, 2023
Student loan payments will resume this fall, but a new study from TransUnion shows that many people have taken on new debt in the meantime.
FedNow payment system launches
Jul 21, 2023
The Federal Reserve's payment system will allow participating banks to transfer money within seconds.