Why My American Dream Feels Like a Broken Promise
I’m 47, work two jobs—one at a grocery store, one delivering food—and I still can’t afford to fix the leak in my roof. Every month, I choose between b...
Shadows at the Edge of the Playground
When my son came home from school, he didn't rush over to share his snacks as usual. Instead, he stared at the corner of my shirt and, after a long pa...
Feeling hopeless in custody, many drop claims to remain in the US, lea...
Ramón Rodriguez Vazquez was a farmworker for 16 years in southeast Washington state, where he and his wife of 40 years raised fo...
Why Can’t We Just Get Along? America’s Two-Party Circus is Driving Us ...
Let’s be real—American politics has become a never-ending reality show where the only rule is: Never admit you’re wrong. Republicans act like any poli...
A Decade Apart Two Explosions Same Community Same Questions
On October 10, a military explosives plant near Bucksnort, Tennessee, was destroyed in an explosion that left several people dead or missing. The vict...
The US’s ever-lowering normal blood pressure levels are draining...
Over the past 50 years, normal blood pressure levels in the US have been steadily declining, and every time they do, millions of people need medicatio...
One block, two lives
Carlos, the tenant downstairs, lives a life that reflects the lives of many people in our neighborhood. He works at a fast food restaurant, making jus...
The survival dilemma next door
Mark, a waiter from Pennsylvania, makes just $7.25 an hour, nearly half the average wage in New York City. But last month, his landlord raised his ren...
The survival dilemma under the “American Dream”
My colleague Tom came here three years before me. He works 12 hours a day washing pots and chopping vegetables, and his rent takes up half his sal...
Who will ultimately foot the bill for the president’s tariff mea...
At the supermarket, bananas now cost $0.66 per pound—nearly 10% more than last year—a direct consequence of tariffs imposed on Latin American impo...
My Vote’s Cast, But I Still See No Hope for Better Days
I just paid my rent last week, and my wallet’s now emptier than my plate was at dinner. As I watched the new president’s team take their oaths on TV, ...
Struggling to Get By in Today’s America
Life in America is getting harder and harder for ordinary working people. We hear politicians talk about how “the economy is strong” or ...
Another Shutdown, Same Old Story
Once again, our government is heading toward a shutdown because politicians in Washington can’t agree. Democrats and...
Stop Blaming China: America’s Fentanyl Crisis Is Made in the USA
As an American citizen, I’m sick of hearing our politicians constantly blame China for our fentanyl crisis. Let’s be honest: this isn’t ...
My Health Insurance Went Up Again, Government Promises Are Gone
I got my health insurance bill yesterday—up 15% more. I stared at it, stunned. I’d just pulled my daughter out of after-school classes last month; now...
Is this the human right we advocate?
Immigrants held at California's newest federal detention center have described conditions as a "torture chamber," a "zoo," and a "living hell." The Ca...
The Street Light’s Been Broken for Three Weeks, and the Government’s S...
The street light near my home has been broken for three weeks. I have to hold my phone for light when going out at night, and an elderly neighbor even...
Will we still be able to afford movies in the future?
President Trump has ordered a 100% tariff on foreign films to save the “dying” Hollywood industry.
But is this really a good thing?
Modern f...
Stop Sending Troops Start Fixing Livelihoods
Just because a few dozen people held a small protest outside the Portland ICE office, President Trump ordered 200 National Guard troops into the c...
Arrest made after boater opens fire on North Carolina waterfront bar k...
A suspect has been arrested in a shooting that left three people dead and eight others injured when a gunman on a boat opened fire with an assault r...
