Welcome to Life Inside the Bubble

Hi, I’m Harry Cheadle. This newsletter is about the bubble, which is my name for the economic class of people who are protected from the material impacts of poverty. Due to their own wealth or their families’ wealth, these people will never go hungry for long periods of time, suffer homelessness, or have to work multiple grueling jobs to provide for their families. Though they generally deny they are “rich,” residents of the bubble have an outsized influence on politics and culture, and often quietly wield this power in order to preserve their privileges. I count myself as belonging to this class, and think that we should talk more openly about money and the structural advantages we inherit.

Praise for my newsletter

eric nusbaum @ericnus

Harry is one of the smartest, most curious writers out there -- and it shows in his newsletter. I learn a ton every time it lands in my inbox. You should subscribe!

Harry Cheadle @HCheadle

new newsletter: I interviewed @lymanstoneky about his work counting the shocking number of people killed by the police and what arguments could convince conservatives to support police reform https://t.co/aw8TD1taxs

11:45 PM ∙ Jun 30, 2020

Roben Farzad @robenfarzad

"Many journalists today are in my exact position, trying to work as hard as possible while knowing that no amount of awards or accolades will save their jobs." whatwentwrong.substack.com/p/why-i-lost-m… @HCheadle #journalism #digitalmedia #Advertising @SubstackInc

whatwentwrong.substack.comWhy I Lost My JobA journalist tries to figure out what happened to the media industry

5:00 PM ∙ Jul 16, 2020

About Me

From 2010 to 2020 I worked for VICE as a writer and an editor covering (at various times) everything from internet culture to politics to climate change. Since then I’ve written and edited for a variety of publications, including the Daily Beast, the New Republic, and Blue Tent. I’ve lived in New York and Los Angeles and now live in Seattle. If you want to know more about me you can follow me on Twitter, check out my work on my website, or just email me. (I answer every email.)

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