Abby Vesoulis

Abby Vesoulis is a political reporter in TIME's Washington bureau.

The Amazon fulfillment warehouse at the center of a unionization drive is seen on March 29, 2021 in Bessemer, Alabama.

'You Can't Escape the Gravitational Pull of Jeff Bezos.' How Amazon Won the Preliminary Union Vote in Alabama

After months of campaigning, weeks of voting, and hours of counting thousan...

After months of campaigning, weeks of voting, and hours of counting thousands of green ballots by hand, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) delivered Amazon an apparent win on Friday afternoon against the most significant...

People hold a banner at the Amazon facility as members of a congressional delegation arrive to show their support for workers who will vote on whether to unionize, in Bessemer, Alabama, U.S. March 5, 2021.

'We Not Human At All.' Why the Fight to Unionize an Alabama Amazon Warehouse Could Spur a Labor Union Resurgence

The move could signify a revitalization of private-sector union membership ...

The move could signify a revitalization of private-sector union membership that has been in steady decline for decades

A pregnant patient is helped to listen to her child's heartbeat at a clinic for disadvantaged women in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 13, 2018. African-American, Native American and Alaska Native women are about three times more likely to die from causes related to pregnancy, compared to white women in the United States, a new study found.

A San Francisco Experiment Will Give Some Pregnant Women $1,000 a Month. Could Other Cities Be Next?

When Maile Chand reminisces about her 2016 pregnancy, the first thing that ...

When Maile Chand reminisces about her 2016 pregnancy, the first thing that comes to mind isn’t how she prepared her daughter’s nursery or vetted baby names. Instead, she remembers constantly struggling to find enough money...

Jammella Anderson next to one of her Albany, N.Y., food fridges. Most share the same inviting verbiage: FREE FOOD. COMIDA GRATIS

'We Will Handle It.' An Army of Women Is Taking on the Hunger Crisis in Local Communities

Amid a growing hunger crisis and a patchy federal safety net, these women a...

Amid a growing hunger crisis and a patchy federal safety net, these women are finding ways to feed their communities

Landlord Rian de Laat, left, and tenant Ollie Aldama, in front of the condo that Aldama rents from de Laat in Seattle.

Millions of Tenants Behind on Rent, Small Landlords Struggling, Eviction Moratoriums Expiring Soon: Inside the Next Housing Crisis

Millions of tenants are behind on rent, mom-and-pop landlords are strugglin...

Millions of tenants are behind on rent, mom-and-pop landlords are struggling, and a looming wave of evictions will make everything worse

Employees pack goods ready for distribution at an Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center in Kegworth, U.K., on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020.

Why Amazon’s $62 Million FTC Labor Settlement Is a Bigger Deal Than the Bezos News

On Tuesday morning, Amazon unveiled a futuristic Northern Virginia HQ2 camp...

On Tuesday morning, Amazon unveiled a futuristic Northern Virginia HQ2 campus design. Late that afternoon, the company released its blockbuster Q4 earnings report and simultaneously revealed that its founder Jeff Bezos would end his reign...

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R.N.C., speaks as the House debates the objection to confirm the Electoral College vote from Pennsylvania, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. early on Jan. 7, 2021.

‘He’s Saying One Thing and Then He’s Doing Another.’ Rep. Madison Cawthorn Peddles a Different Kind of Trumpism in a Post-Trump World

The 25-year-old's contradictory messaging reflects a party uncertain of its...

The 25-year-old's contradictory messaging reflects a party uncertain of its own future