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Linda Tirado

    Linda Tirado incarna l'americana media che naviga le sfide quotidiane della vita. Attraverso il suo toccante saggio sulla povertà, rivela il tributo psicologico delle difficoltà finanziarie e giustifica decisioni che possono sembrare avventate da una prospettiva esterna. La sua scrittura è cruda e autentica, derivata dall'esperienza vissuta. Tirado offre preziose intuizioni sulle complessità del vivere in povertà, abbattendo stereotipi e promuovendo una comprensione più profonda.

    Hand to Mouth
    • Hand to Mouth

      • 195pagine
      • 7 ore di lettura

      Foreword / by Barbara Ehrenreich -- It takes money to make money -- You get what you pay for -- You can't pay a doctor in chickens anymore -- I'm not angry so much as I'm really tired -- I've got way bigger problems than a spinach salad can solve -- This part is about sex -- We do not have babies for welfare money -- Poverty is fucking expensive -- Being poor isn't a crime--it just feels like it -- An open letter to rich people. Linda Tirado knows from experience what it is to be poor, to struggle to make ends meet. She has worked all hours as a food service worker in a chain restaurant to support her young family. She knows what it's like to have problems you wish you could fix, but no money, energy or resources to fix ...

      Hand to Mouth