| To be a member of America's working class today is to be constantly aware of "incoming" from all directions at once: a health problem that punishes the pocket book as well as the body, the loss of a job that gets at the gut and the head at equal turns, a constant and nagging fear of falling as a way of life. The promises made by Halliburton and friends--easy money, tax-free, learn deep things from the bang-bang--looked good... |
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OpedNews volunteer from 2005 to 2013.
Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.