Often the poor are criticized for making poor spending decisions. We can easily think that poverty is avoidable with enough financial advice. But there's a reason luxury goods are sometimes worth the trade off, and we're part of that system.
“EEEEE! Be careful! You're going to get hurt!” My twelve-year-old niece froze. A few minutes earlier, she’d climbed onto my power wheelchair, beaming as she carefully placed her hand on the joystick...
This summer and fall, I am knocking on doors for a political candidate for the first time in my life. A friend whom I deeply respect is running to serve as a city councillor in one of the wards in...
Keep my anger from becoming meanness. Keep my sorrow from collapsing into self-pity. Keep my heart soft enough to keep breaking. Keep my anger turned towards justice, not cruelty. Remind me that all...