
The SNAP Expansion Helped Me Lead a Dignified Life on Disability — Now It’s Gone
Joyce Kendrick One thing I was grateful for during the pandemic was masks — and not just for safety reasons. I’m on Medicare for disability, which…

Our Farmworkers Deserve Better
Tina Vasquez Latine workers form the backbone of the American agricultural industry. Without them, we could not eat. Without them, our larger food systems would crumble. But…

One Colorado Calls on Business Community to Stand Up Against Coordinated Anti-LGBTQ+ Attacks
One Colorado, the state’s leading advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) Coloradans and their families, is proud to join GLAAD, GLSEN, the Human Rights…

Anti-Immigrant Intolerance Doesn’t Learn From Its Mistakes
Maribel Hastings and David Torres Last week the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, announced his intention of seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, and immigrants will once…

When Older Parents Resist Help or Advice, Use These Tips to Cope
Judith Graham It was a regrettable mistake. But Kim Sylvester thought she was doing the right thing at the time. Her 80-year-old mother, Harriet Burkel, had fallen…

‘Dreamers’ Like Us Need Our Own Resource Centers on College Campuses
María Molina and Vianey Valdez Among the multiple groups of struggling students in America, the undocumented live in the shadows, awaiting recognition and assistance. They are not…

Why the Hollywood Writers Strike Matters
Farrah Hassen Every television series or film begins and ends with writers. They pen the iconic lines that actors deliver, like “Just one more thing,” “There’s no crying…

With the End of Title 42, Lessons from the Southern Border
Maribel Hastings and David Torres Nearly a year ago we wrote, in this very same space, that with or without Title 42, immigrants would continue to risk everything…

Gig Work Is Getting Dangerous
Veronica Avila and Mariah Montgomery In recent months, stories of rideshare drivers and delivery workers carjacked, robbed, or even killed on the job have made headlines around the…

How I Ended Up Offroading, Living Nomadically, and Advocating for Women of Color
Xoshil Morales I love how Latino Outdoors chose that trifold slogan for their blog series. As an introvert, I’m not very good at talking about myself. As an…