| Nov 26, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI teach my children to be kind and respectful and not to judge others — we’re all in this life together. Yet families like ours are often stigmatized when we need assistance to make ends meet. My husband and I work hard for our four boys. We live above the official...
| Nov 13, 2024 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyLife can be challenging even when you’re born into the best of circumstances. When you’re born with a serious disability and into poverty, it can be even harder. But there are policy choices that could make life a little easier for millions of Americans like me — and...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedI work at one of the most profitable companies in the world, yet I’m barely able to get by. In August 2023, I got hired as a warehouse associate at an Amazon delivery station in San Francisco. Within months, it became clear just how unjust and dysfunctional the...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedEven in a barrelful of rotten apples, you might think there’d still be a few good ones. But don’t get your hopes up looking into barrels labeled “private equity investors.” These esoteric, multibillion-dollar Wall Street schemes rig the marketplace so “high-net-worth...
| Oct 23, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWhen I was a kid, I had no idea we were low-income. My single mom had a decent job as a regional rail conductor, and she’d sometimes take me to the movies or on vacations. But she had trouble finding child care — the cost was simply too high, especially because she...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMy mom’s the hardest working person I know. She had a stable job and benefits, but that didn’t save us from homelessness. For years, we bounced between shelters, churches, motel rooms, and apartments. Benefits programs helped us make ends meet, as they do for tens of...
