The language we use to describe systems of oppression greatly shapes our understanding of these systems and the people and communities impacted by them. This…
Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere, based on a book by the same name written by Celeste Ng, does a wonderful job looking at systematic issues our…
In 2018, I read Peter Temin’s book The Vanishing Middle Class. He got a lot of press coverage when the book was released, in large…
As we continue to see rising rental costs and the highest level of inflation seen in 40 years, millions of renters nationwide are increasingly struggling…
America is in the midst of an epidemic. Rising home prices has increased the prices of rental properties, creating a general lack of affordable housing…
Just a few weeks into the new school year, many families are learning that after two years of all Missouri public school children receiving free…
The governor has called a special session next week for the legislature to debate the largest income tax cut in Missouri’s history. The governor’s proposal…
Over the last six weeks, we have described Missouri’s practice of outsourcing probation and supervision services to private businesses and introduced why it is a…
This past spring, as the school year was winding down, nonprofits across the country began working on plans to implement their summer feeding programs for…
In part one of this series, we provided a brief introduction to the concept of private probation - the practice of outsourcing probation services for…