It’s possible that whoever spiked your article also considers Trump’s efforts to manipulate economic numbers a travesty. But rigging numbers is no different than rigging the inconvenient facts of a nation overtaken by fascism. Readers need factual analysis to make good decisions just as businesses need real numbers to do the same.
Sorry your article was dropped. I hope it clarifies for your readers why it’s important to pay independent writers (you).
Whenever I express happiness and relief about living in my Chicago neighborhood, family members (suburbanites) pooh-pooh my comments by saying, "Oh, you're living in a bubble!"
"No," I respond. "I'm living in a community of creative people who tolerate each other."
Yes, encroachment on democracy in any state affects the whole country. Yes, politics IS personal. Yes, we are all in this together, whether we like that or not. No, saying this is NOT fun. It is fucking necessary.
It’s possible that whoever spiked your article also considers Trump’s efforts to manipulate economic numbers a travesty. But rigging numbers is no different than rigging the inconvenient facts of a nation overtaken by fascism. Readers need factual analysis to make good decisions just as businesses need real numbers to do the same.
Sorry your article was dropped. I hope it clarifies for your readers why it’s important to pay independent writers (you).
Whenever I express happiness and relief about living in my Chicago neighborhood, family members (suburbanites) pooh-pooh my comments by saying, "Oh, you're living in a bubble!"
"No," I respond. "I'm living in a community of creative people who tolerate each other."
Yes, encroachment on democracy in any state affects the whole country. Yes, politics IS personal. Yes, we are all in this together, whether we like that or not. No, saying this is NOT fun. It is fucking necessary.