Living With Chronic Illness and Losing Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
Sarah Capdeville of Missoula, Montana describes her experiences and concerns around unemployment benefits during the pandemic as a person with chronic illness.
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We Need a Permanent Expanded CTC for Our Children’s Futures
Like many parents, the pandemic brought so much uncertainty into my family’s life. As a wife and mother of two young children, there was no amount of planning that could…
As a mother of four, the stimulus checks came right on time
A week or so before Mother’s Day, President Biden unveiled a sweeping 1.8 trillion plan to expand educational opportunities and child care for families, funded in part by the largest…
This is the time when companies need to demonstrate that they care for people, the economic future of our nation
The COVID 19 pandemic has hit the average working American pretty hard, and for those who were living at or below poverty level pre-pandemic, this had been a devastating year….
We Can Combat Attacks on Voting Rights with the For the People Act
Some lawmakers are out of touch with international leaders, the Nobel Peace committee and what it means to be a Democracy. Since losing the November presidential and Congressional races, the…
Even in the face of crisis, it’s the foundation of lived experience that keeps our vision clear
Through this pandemic, we held each other up while amplifying the leaders that spoke with the conviction of their lived experiences – voices demanding lasting change and building a better “new normal.”
Storytelling at the center of racial healing
The way we tell stories colors how we remember our own experiences and eventually the longer history of how we fit in society. Repeating these stories leaves a mark on…
Give California children their voter approved money now
A whole year later and California kids are still in need, and with the pandemic even more so. While the country eagerly awaits their minimum $1400 to hit their bank…
Romney, Cotton unveiled a minimum wage plan that disregards the well-being of children
We need policies that move families out of poverty and immediate pandemic relief that feeds our children. Yet, U.S. Senators Mitt Romney and Tom Cotton just unveiled a minimum wage…
No One Should Have to Choose Between Their Home or Their Health
No thinker, philosopher or theologian can tell you whether sickness or homelessness is more frightening. With the onset of the pandemic, millions of Americans have now experienced the fear of…