Part-time jobs, pending eviction: ‘This is what minimum wage looks like’

I’m at the gas station, again counting quarters, hoping I have enough to make the low fuel light go off. I have $6 exactly, enough to take me a few more miles.My son, almost 9 years old, stands next to me at the counter. He spots a package of cookies, points to them and says, … Continue reading Part-time jobs, pending eviction: ‘This is what minimum wage looks like’