I have been doing environmental work for 24 years, more than half my life; 18 of…
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I Don’t Want Incarcerated People to Feel Cut Off From the World
Prison Library Support Network was founded in 2016, after Donald Trump was elected. I was a…
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Covid hit Hawaii in January and we continued working until March. My hotel is actually a…
Continue ReadingI’m Defending Tenants Against Scamming Slumlords
My firm represents tenants in lawsuits against landlords. We do a lot of wrongful eviction and…
Continue ReadingI Work at a Restaurant in Florida Where Customers Think the Coronavirus Is a Hoax
I started working at a family-owned bar and restaurant in Palm Beach County, Florida, in the…
Continue ReadingBeing a Mail Carrier Right Now Is Unsustainable
If the post office was already on fire, the pandemic threw kerosene on it. We’ve always…
Continue ReadingI’m a Las Vegas Stripper. I Don’t Know When I’ll Dance in Person Again
I don’t know when it’s going to be safe to partake in my profession again, and…
Continue ReadingI’m an NYC Mover Packing Up People’s Personal Belongings Over Facetime
I joined the moving company three years ago. I needed to make extra money because I…
Continue ReadingI’m a School Board Member Bringing Kids Back to Classrooms
We didn’t know what exactly to expect in June when the schools closed for the year.…
Continue ReadingThe Google Employee Who’s Fleeing Silicon Valley
I moved to the Bay three years ago for the tech industry. I wanted to be…
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