Other Writing
Lauren writes on a wide range of topics that zero in on how the biggest American corporations shape the lives of their customers, and that tell the stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
Everybody has a story to tell. The world is ripe for illumination. Power deserves inspection.
Bloomberg
The War Inside 7-Eleven
Bloomberg 2018
What Happens When the Government Uses Facebook as a Weapon?
Bloomberg 2017
The Tiny Town That Hates Elon Musk
Bloomberg 2015
Page One Stories from The Wall Street Journal
Food for Thought: Do You Need Farmers for a Farmers Market?
The Wall Street Journal 2010
Hunters Exchange Fire Over What’s Fair Game
The Wall Street Journal 2010
Brazilian Beef Clan Goes Global As Troubles Hit Market
The Wall Street Journal 2008
Treatment for Prisoners Draws Fire Over Scientology
The Wall Street Journal 2007
Have Knife, Will Travel: A Slaughterhouse on Wheels
The Wall Street Journal 2008
U.S. Farmers Rediscover The Allure of Tobacco
The Wall Street Journal 2007
In Iceland, the Cute Battle for Survival With the Even Cuter
The Wall Street Journal 2006
For Icy Greenland, Global Warming Has a Bright Side
The Wall Street Journal 2006
Morel Imperatives: The Mushroom Rush To Hungry Horse
The Wall Street Journal 2004
Immigration Twist Gives a Laborer A Fresh Beginning
The Wall Street Journal 2006
Other Featured Publications
Groupon Therapy
Vanity Fair 2011
Pork and Protectionism in America
The New Yorker 2013
Do People Notice Food Labels?
The New Yorker 2013