Eli Saslow
Washington Post
Portland, OR, United States
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Past articles by Eli:
Fixing the broken lovelies
A psychiatric nurse who deals with the homeless, the sickest and the most vulnerable people in post-pandemic Seattle reckons with the high cost of compassion. → Read More
An American education
Amid a historic U.S. teacher shortage, a ‘Most Outstanding Teacher’ from the Philippines tries to help save a struggling school in rural Arizona. → Read More
The case of a lifetime
For a Buffalo lawyer, the investigation of one mass shooting leads him back to another. → Read More
Anger and heartbreak on Bus No. 15
As American cities struggle to recover from the pandemic, Denver's problems spill over onto its buses. → Read More
The nuclear missile next door
What it’s like to live with a bomb stronger than 20 Hiroshimas in a time of rising worldwide tensions. → Read More
The death spiral of an American family
After generations of stability, a family reckons with death, debts and a desperate fall from the American middle class. → Read More
The moral calculations of a billionaire
After the best year in history to be among the super-rich, one of America’s 745 billionaires wonders: “What’s enough? What’s the answer?” → Read More
The return of the 10-minute eviction
Lennie McCloskey has removed more than 20,000 tenants from their homes with eviction orders over the past 20 years. In the post-pandemic return to normal, his work has become more relentless and unpredictable. → Read More
The vaccine countdown
In Washington state, a mandate for Covid-19 vaccinations leaves a hospital staff deeply divided over whether to comply. → Read More
The new real estate normal
In the fracturing American economy, any property can inspire a bidding war — and shut some people out. → Read More
‘The mansion on Emerson Street’
Like many cities across the U.S., the homeless population in Portland has increased due to the coronavirus, leading the overwhelmed city to start issuing ultimatums to people to clear out. → Read More
Three Great Things: Eli Saslow
The Pulitzer-winning journalist, who wrote the screenplay for the new film Four Good Days, shares what has given him joy recently. → Read More
The battle for 1042 Cutler Street
As landlords and tenants go broke across the U.S., the next crisis point of the pandemic approaches. → Read More
The missing students of the pandemic
A California school official searches his district for the hundreds left behind by covid-19. → Read More
‘Tomorrow. Tomorrow I’ll start to feel better.’
Kaitlin Denis, on approaching Year 2 of living with covid-19 → Read More
‘I was lucky to find this vaccine anywhere’
Stanley Plotkin, legendary vaccinologist, on the historic development and chaotic distribution of covid-19 vaccines → Read More
‘The truth is, nobody told us what to be ready for’
Roger Desjarlais, county manager in Lee County, Fla., on the unanticipated challenges of rolling out the vaccine. → Read More
‘I needed something good to happen’
Valerie Briones-Pryor, on ending a year of grief with a moment of hope → Read More
‘Do people understand what’s happening here? Do they care?’
Bruce MacGillis, on the excruciating wait for a vaccine inside a covid-infected nursing home → Read More
‘This is how we treat each other? This is who we are?’
Amber Elliott, county health director, on the high cost of doing her job → Read More