Eilís O’Neill

Eilís O'Neill is a radio and print reporter currently based in Seattle.

‘It’s a Terrible Existence’: The Crisis of Emergency Dialysis Care for Undocumented Immigrants

‘It’s a Terrible Existence’: The Crisis of Emergency Dialysis Care for Undocumented Immigrants ‘It’s a Terrible Existence’: The Crisis of Emergency Dialysis Care for Undocumented Immigrants

Not qualifying for regular dialysis in most states, undocumented immigrants with kidney failure are forced to live in constant agony.

Jul 8, 2019 / Eilís O’Neill

Are We Doing All We Can to Prevent Lead Poisoning?

Are We Doing All We Can to Prevent Lead Poisoning? Are We Doing All We Can to Prevent Lead Poisoning?

Lead paint poisons many more children than any other source. Are housing demolitions putting their health in danger?

Feb 21, 2017 / Eilís O’Neill

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Letters From the January 11-18, 2015, Issue Letters From the January 11-18, 2015, Issue

A war by any other name… debtors’ prism… Trump in poetry and prose… reimainging restoration (web only)…

Dec 23, 2015 / Letters / Our Readers, Mike Konczal, and Eilís O’Neill

When Planting Trees Hurts the Environment

When Planting Trees Hurts the Environment When Planting Trees Hurts the Environment

In Paris this week, policy-makers are considering an ambitious new plan to cover 50 million acres of South American land with trees. That might not be a good idea.

Dec 9, 2015 / Eilís O’Neill

Is the Chilean Student Movement Being Co-opted by Its Government?

Is the Chilean Student Movement Being Co-opted by Its Government? Is the Chilean Student Movement Being Co-opted by Its Government?

President Michelle Bachelet’s reforms look good on paper—so why are tens of thousands of students taking to the streets to protest them?

Jun 16, 2014 / Eilís O’Neill

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