We are more than the worst thing we’ve ever done

The script of street life

Arriving in this city, I noticed something strange. I’d walk past a group of young men and one of them would…

A single solution to poverty? (It costs more to be poor, part II)

It costs more to be poor, part I

This week, I nearly got into a fight with a bank teller. The subject? Fees. It all started when I went…

When a shock isn’t a shock (or the perils of being poor)

The fragility of low pay

The other day I was in a nail salon (not the New York variety I hasten to add) and didn’t have a great experience…

Ever get #fomo? It’s what makes us all human!

At the dining hall where I volunteer, staff have been conducting their annual…

Keep Calm and Pay On

So LA votes to raise the minimum wage to $15 and people either punch the air or panic. Which reaction is the right one?

Hands up if you get ‘hangry’?

Ok I admit it. I’m one of those people. If I don’t get fed regularly, I get ‘hangry’. That’s a combination…