Poverty

Where should the story start?

A story about snapping turtles, children, bikes, jail, and Eminem.

Lived Through This

As a Former Poor Person, Grocery Shopping Still Makes Me Anxious

THIS IS US

Paper Cuts

Bureaucracy’s role in poverty

Lived Through This

Poverty: A Series of Small Emergencies

A year in the life

When Motel 6 Called the Cops on a Dying Girl

Corporate gods and monsters. It’s their world, we just…

Accepting Food Stamps Doesn’t Make Me a Mooch

The myth of the impoverished mooch distracts and divides…

What Poverty Taught Me About Being ‘Too Generous’

Using the hunger I experienced as a kid to teach…

I’m A Former “Welfare Mom” And I Don’t Feel A Shred Of Guilt About It

I Got Out Of Poverty, But I’ve Never Stopped Feeling Guilty About It