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Owe Really: Financial Advice Ignores the Shared Reality of Debt
When financial advice doesn’t openly acknowledge that people live with debt, it only reinforces shame and guilt.
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Refresh and Rebuild: Plotting the Future of New York’s Most Conservative Borough
“We get a bad narrative that it’s Trumpville, that it’s racist,” Jasmine Robinson, who moved to Staten Island from the Bronx when she was 17, tells Bitch. “That’s not all of Staten Island.”
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Loose Threads: Anna Qu Wants Us to Know the Truth About Garment Factories
Anna Qu relied on her powers of observation to survive a punishing home environment.
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Great American Nowhere: “Nomadland” Is the Movie “Hillbilly Elegy” Wants to Be
Nomadland actively rejects poverty porn tropes.
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Ceaseless Caricature: “Hillbilly Elegy” is a Spectacular Failure
Despite critical acclaim, the book exasperated those of us who are of this place.
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Polish and Privilege: “RHONY” Illuminates the Class Divide in America
Extreme economic disparity in America is the problem. RHONY just makes it visible.
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“Impersonation” Explores a Power Struggle Between Two Feminist Moms
What can a woman and a mother with no money afford to say no to?
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You Can’t Map White Guilt onto Black Celebrities
I’m uncomfortable with white people asking Black celebrities to respond to police brutality every time it occurs.
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Open Your Purse: On Twitter, Users Demand Celebrities Distribute Wealth to Fight Police Brutality
As everyday Twitter users discuss where to donate their one-time government stipend of $1,200, it can feel like the rich live on another planet where sharing wealth is a non-issue.
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Staying Soft: Megan Giddings Explores the Hypervigilance of Black Women in “Lakewood”
The participants—nearly all people of color—break bones and lose teeth to help advance the future of science and healthcare.
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