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Trans People Aren’t to Blame for Your Struggles

Trans People Aren’t to Blame for Your Struggles

| Feb 12, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAcross the country, trans and nonbinary people and their families are reeling from President Trump’s cruel anti-trans executive orders, which restrict our access to passports, lifesaving healthcare, military service, athletics, and more. This builds off an election...
We Need to Invest in Families. Project 2025 Wants the Opposite.

We Need to Invest in Families. Project 2025 Wants the Opposite.

| 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...
Every Vote Counts: Preserve Anti-Poverty Programs and Protect Families

Every Vote Counts: Preserve Anti-Poverty Programs and Protect Families

| 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...
Cash is King: Why Cash is the Best Tool to End Poverty

Cash is King: Why Cash is the Best Tool to End Poverty

| | 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...
There Just Aren’t Enough Services to Prevent Homelessness

There Just Aren’t Enough Services to Prevent Homelessness

| Oct 2, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyDo you know who experiences homelessness in the United States? Often, it’s hard-working parents who give back to their communities — maybe people just like you. I worked with people experiencing homelessness and helped women who were survivors of domestic violence....
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