Author: Amy Jo Hutchison

Freaking Birthdays

A column by a parent afraid for her teenage daughters.

Dear Working Class

A column about the possible impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Privilege to Be Sick

A column concerning the issue of health care and a pandemic.

To Vote or Not to Vote

A column about voting for candidates that best represent us.

What Are We Waiting For?

An opinion column suggesting before unite to provoke change.

Everybody Counts

April 1st is Census Day, and I have to admit that it didn’t use to mean a lot to me either.

When to Say When

My week started with someone sharing her story of a childhood with an abusive alcoholic father.

Showing Your Assets

Did you know that in the state of West Virginia you must have less than $2,250 in assets per household ($3,250 if one member is over the age of 60 or disabled) to qualify for some types of assistance?

I Know a Secret

One of the most common questions I used to be asked was "where do you find poor people?"

Let’s Shutter Poverty Porn Industry

Poverty porn, to me, is when media outlets come in here looking to exploit our stories by choosing to focus on the most abject circumstances.

#RattleTheWindows

"Shame on you. Shame on you and shame on me and shame on each and every one of us who haven't rattled the windows in this building with cries of outrage at a government who believes their office furniture is worthy of $40,000 a year and child and families aren't!"

Truth, Power, and Fat Jokes

This past week I had the opportunity to testify in Congress at a subcommittee meeting by the House Oversight Committee on Oversight and Reform. I had...

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