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Samantha M. Shapiro

The Children in the Shadows: New York City’s Homeless Students

More than 100,000 city public school students lack permanent housing, caught in bureaucratic limbo that often seems like a trap. This is what their lives are like.

Samantha M. Shapiro New York Times Magazine Sep 2020 50min Permalink

World Religion

The Child Preachers of Brazil

On the kids who are spiritual leaders before the age of ten.

Samantha M. Shapiro New York Times Magazine Jun 2015 15min Permalink

Science

Mommy Wars: The Prequel

Ina May Gaskin and the battle for at-home births.

Samantha M. Shapiro New York Times Magazine May 2012 20min Permalink