How ten global cities take on homelessness: Excerpts
By Linda Gibbs, Jay Bainbridge, Muzzy Rosenblatt, and Tamiru Mammo
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A few months ago, I left a grueling law firm job to go in-house at a corporation. One of the first shocks that I experienced after leaving private practice was realizing that there was no expectation of me working past 5 p.m. And, like that, I became an afternoon empty-nester.
More …La Ruptura by Elena Poniatowska
This story is from Elena Poniatowska’s book, De Noche Vienes. I couldn’t find an English version of the book, which is a tragedy. Poniatowska is an influential Mexican literary figure whose work focuses on the experiences of the poor and disenfranchised. Her writing is singularly free, with prose that, at times, borders on poetry.
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The notion of government as national embodiment is a very american one
During a recent Spanish lesson, my teacher accused the U.S. Government of only intervening in foreign affairs when there was oil, trade routes, or territory to be gained. I was taken aback. She knew that I was American. How could she say that to my face?
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