I Grew Up on Food Stamps. Oliver Anthony Is Punching Down
The rich boys north of Richmond—the entire boss class for that matter—want us to be mean and uncivil toward one another. Oliver Anthony gave it to them.
We're Funding Wars Instead of Education. Only the Rich Get Educated
Americans can't have nice things because our tax dollars feed the war machine. This has always been war pigs vs. poor kids, not neighbor vs. neighbor.
Both Parties Are Prioritizing Warfare Over the Wellbeing of Our People
It is an understatement to say that our government prioritizes warfare over the welfare of our people.
Red Tide or Blue Wave, Americans Stay Poor
America is not destined for a civil war, but a civil reckoning. Our politics will be the last to reflect it.
What Democrats and Republicans Are Missing About Poor Kids in America
Most kids in America are born poor and will die poor. This is not the land of possibility, but the land of probability.
The Rich are Politically Polarized. The Working Class Ain't.
I wish our politicians talked about the real divide, instead of the one that benefits them to bemoan while defending the status quo.
Take It From a Trucker: There's No Trucker Shortage. It's a Pay Shortage.
The trucking industry has blamed a driver shortage for goods not getting from port to shelf. But the truth is, there is no trucker shortage; there's a pay shortage.