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Carly Stern

Freelance Writer

Carly Stern is an independent journalist based in New York who explores different facets of inequality through narrative stories. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, the San Francisco Chronicle, and California Health Report, among other publications.

Latest articles by Carly Stern

The Highlight
LA thinks AI could help decide which homeless people get scarce housing — and which don’tLA thinks AI could help decide which homeless people get scarce housing — and which don’t
The Highlight

Without enough houses for its growing homeless population, the city is using machine learning to make its process fairer.

By Carly Stern