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Make no mistake: Racism is alive and well and we have a long way to go in this country. We should never stop fighting that. But I also hope we expand our understanding and fight to include economic justice — which is at the root of the country’s problems.

I’m pretty sure I have a screw coming out of my face. The roof of my mouth, actually. I can feel a bump that wasn’t there before and there’s a slight metallic taste if I press on it with my tongue.

My father said that $80 a month was the best rental fee in town and that I’d never pay less again as long as I lived. This fact did not soothe me. This was unfair. This was Iran.

First of all, “Blurred Lines” is a jam. Love it. Can’t NOT dance when it comes on. However, some of the lyrics bother me.

I was 27, and for the first time in my life, I needed a car. And that’s how my 2003 Ford Focus came into my life.

I put my child in her playpen in the living room and the pacing and screaming continued. He made no sense. It was different this time. Three years prior, his last wife’s death was ruled a suicide.

5. Steal.