"Yes, of course, we’re fucked. (Though it’s important to specify the “we” in this formulation, because the global poor, the disenfranchised, the young, and the yet-to-be-born are certifiably far more fucked than such affluent, white, middle-aged Americans as Vollmann and myself.) But here’s the thing: with climate change as with so much else, all fuckedness … Continue reading Climate Change: Are We Fucked?
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The Difference Between Being Broke and Being Poor
"Everyone I've ever talked to who has been poor and who isn't anymore has the same story of the moment they realized they were no longer poor: grocery shopping. Mine came when I was loading my groceries onto the cashier belt and realized I hadn't done the math." —Erynn Brook with illustrations by Emily Flake. … Continue reading The Difference Between Being Broke and Being Poor
