How to Help the Millions of Americans Who Are Losing Their Food Assistance
On November 1st — tomorrow — 42 million people, including 16 million children, will be losing their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
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Five More Things I Want to Tell My White Friends
In June 2020, I wrote an essay, my first here, called Five Things I Want To Tell My White Friends.
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Families in Gaza Are Starving. What Can We Do?
For almost 22 months, people’s hearts have been breaking, across borders, during the Israel-Gaza conflict. Parents in Gaza are losing
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What’s Happening With Immigration Raids (and How to Help)
We know readers often come to Cup of Jo for a pick-me-up. But we are following what’s happening in L.A.,
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Two Things to Know About What’s Happening in the U.S.
How are you feeling? The news cycle feels like a tornado that’s sweeping us all up. But here are two
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Sending Love to L.A., and What to Do Now
Our beloved L.A. readers, we are thinking of you constantly during these catastrophic wildfires. We’ve been tracking New York Times
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There Is Good in This World.
Last night, the boys and I fell asleep at 10 p.m. without yet knowing who won the election. Anton wanted
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