Isolation and the Denial of Interdependence
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 d…
Burned Out at 30: The Rise of the New Underclass
This is part 2 of a series on economic injustice. Click here to read the introduction. "Stop punchin' the clockPunch it with all of your rag…
An Introduction to My Research on the United States Economic Crisis
“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 th…
Breaking the Taboo
We’ve alienated each other from the conversation about fiscal policy, corporate policy, and shamed ourselves into silence. Either you’re a temporarily…
Why Trump's Executive Order Is Very Bad News
Big content warning for in-depth discussion of the recent executive order from President Trump on choosing to imprison families together instead of se…
New Book Title: Music in the Dream House
I’m known for having fifteen brothers and sisters, narcissistic parents, an upbringing in a house of chaos, and an education rooted in fundamentalist…
'Working from Home' While Homeless
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 homeless…
Me, irl
I wake up and walk to a quiet oasis, sit down, load a bowl, and light a cigarette. This is my morning routine, it is the only medicine that calms my a…
A Cry for Justice
“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…