Money worries, family conflicts, mental problems: When young people fall through the cracks, the "Die Tanten" association steps in. Sometimes a plate of spaghetti helps.
In Switzerland, single mothers are very likely to live in poverty. In collaboration with wir eltern editor Manuela von Ah, I recently reported on three women living at the subsistence level—how do they survive with a chronic lack of money?
A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of photographing historian Ariane Knüsel. She talked to Beobachter magazine about discussing the Israel-Gaza war with her students.
Andrea Müller has been working as a store detective for 20 years. She's noticed that there are more and more professional thieves. Some thank her when she catches them.
Some patients suffer from Long Covid even two years after the infection. Their situation is precarious: Insurances have stopped paying daily allowances and disability pensions are not yet approved. In addition to physical hardships, people now go through financial hardships as well.