This is part 3 in a series on economic injustice. Click here to read from the beginning. “His philosophy was: to be up, you gotta push someone down. That was all I knew cause that was all I was around I found the flaws in his methods from the cause in myself Father Diablo: Only… Continue reading Isolation and the Denial of Interdependence

This is part 2 of a series on economic injustice. Click here to read the introduction. “Stop punchin’ the clock Punch it with all of your rage Put the men in office For a minimum wage Rats, fighting for scraps Siphon the gas from your tank Left your pockets empty As they laughed at the… Continue reading Burned Out at 30: The Rise of the New Underclass

“Halt, freeze, who goes there? Do you have the right? Do you have the right documentation?” –Enter Shikari The letter said that if I didn’t attend the meeting, I would be denied access to food benefits. My partner received one, too. When we arrived, after nursing our dying car to the location, we were lectured… Continue reading An Introduction to My Research on the United States Economic Crisis

We’ve alienated each other from the conversation about fiscal policy, corporate policy, and shamed ourselves into silence. Either you’re a temporarily embarrassed rich person in the job and car and house and clothes of a poor person, or you’re too rich to ever disclose what you make, and feel guilty for amassing wealth that’s just… Continue reading Breaking the Taboo

A very kind person has made sure that we aren’t sleeping on the streets. They didn’t have a room to spare, but on hearing that we were facing homelessness, figured a garage would at least provide shelter. We hoped to save enough quickly to get a place to rent, but for six weeks now we’ve… Continue reading ‘Working from Home’ While Homeless

“Don’t you speak over my voice! I will return from the shadows.” –Aurora This blood-stained land has not known justice in centuries. When I look to my own future, I feel both powerless and as if all hope is lost. How can I hope for a place to rest my head, children from my womb,… Continue reading A Cry for Justice

“When I was poor and complained about inequality they said I was bitter; now that I’m rich and I complain about inequality they say I’m a hypocrite. I’m beginning to think they just don’t want to talk about inequality.” –Russell Brand Lately I’ve been getting a lot of backlash for being so open about my… Continue reading The Pity Accusation

There are countless people following my story and hoping I’ll write again. So here’s why I haven’t been writing. I’m one of the many victims of the United States’ third world status. I have no family to turn to for support. I’ve moved ten times in less than five years. One of those times, I… Continue reading Displacement

I’ve made so many fundraisers to get by over the past few years that waking up on Christmas Morning to calculate costs and fall short is exhausting. As many of you know, my man and I have been steadily working to pull ourselves out of poverty. We’re doing much better – in the summer of… Continue reading Yet Another GoFundMe