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My Economy: Free college "changed my life"
Most of us take free public education for granted, at least through high school. But the idea of free college really gained traction during the election season. For Mike Essl, not paying for college...
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My Economy: A Dreamer caught between DACA and what comes next
There are plus or minus 700,000 people in the U.S. brought here illegally as children who now contribute to the economy legally as a result of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — DACA for short....
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My Economy: What it’s like to be the parent of a disabled child
Healthcare is on the minds of a lot of Americans right now, in Congress and out. Margaret Enos lives outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with her family. Enos’s daughter, now 22, was diagnosed with...
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My Economy: Refugee says America is still 'the land of opportunity'
President Donald Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order on immigration put new limits on the United States’ refugee program and barred entry for all refugees for 120 days. Patrick Ngalamulume and his brother...
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My Economy: The expensive side of working gigs
For this latest installment of our series My Economy, we hear from Tom Trimbath in Clinton, Washington. Trimbath's work includes freelance writing and consulting. My name is Tom Trimbath. I was an...
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My Economy: Learning a trade instead of taking on debt
For this latest installment of our series My Economy, we hear from John Williams, a 25-year-old bus mechanic in the San Francisco Bay Area. “My name is John Williams. To me, the economy seems sluggish...
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My Economy: Caring for seniors through art
For this latest installment of our series My Economy, we hear from Martha Rast, a therapeutic art teacher living in Tuscon, Arizona. “My name is Martha Rast, and I teach therapeutic art lessons. It’s...
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My Economy: Using grants to preserve moving image history
For this latest installment of our series My Economy, we hear from Hannah Palin, a film archive specialist at the University of Washington Library Special Collections in Seattle. I take care of all...
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Getting out of the office in Anchorage, Alaska
My Economy tells the story of the new economic normal through the eyes of people trying to make it, because we know the only numbers that really matter are the ones in your economy. In this...
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My Economy: Making close to six figures as an intern
For this latest installment of our series My Economy, we hear from David Kuhns who, as an intern, was making close to six figures while he was a PhD student at the University of Oregon. "The...
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My Economy: Working as a CFO — chief family officer
My Economy tells the story of the new economic normal through the eyes of people trying to make it, because we know the only numbers that really matter are the ones in your economy. For this latest...
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My Economy: Battling U.S. immigration bureaucracy from Australia
My Economy tells the story of the new economic normal through the eyes of people trying to make it, because we know the only numbers that really matter are the ones in your economy. For this latest...
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My Economy: Health care uncertainty means business uncertainty
My Economy tells the story of the new economic normal through the eyes of people trying to make it, because we know the only numbers that really matter are the ones in your economy. For this latest...
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A tale of two minimum wages
We hear many sides to the minimum wage debate: The small business owners who are afraid they won't make payroll if wages go up; the organizer advocating for higher wages for working families; the...
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My Economy: Life as a millennial renter priced out of the housing market
My Economy tells the story of the new economic normal through the eyes of people trying to make it, because we know the only numbers that really matter are the ones in your economy. Much of the state...
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My Economy: Anxious about medical bills down the road
My Economy tells the story of the new economic normal through the eyes of people trying to make it, because we know the only numbers that really matter are the ones in your economy. Today’s...
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After 13 years of teaching, illustrator and graphic designer goes freelance
My Economy tells the story of the new economic normal through the eyes of people trying to make it, because we know the only numbers that really matter are the ones in your economy. Ron Hill is an...
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Becoming a food and wine "superhero"
My Economy tells the story of the new economic normal through the eyes of people trying to make it, because we know the only numbers that really matter are the ones in your economy. Today’s...
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Surviving as an independent publisher in the digital age
My Economy tells the story of the new economic normal through the eyes of people trying to make it, because we know the only numbers that really matter are the ones in your economy. Today’s...
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Homesteading in the digital age
My Economy tells the story of the new economic normal through the eyes of people trying to make it, because we know the only numbers that really matter are the ones in your economy. In Oakland,...
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