Quarters for the Candy Machine
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT · PUBLIC SAFETY
Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero had a small routine with his 3-year-old daughter.
At a neighborhood laundromat in Biddeford, Maine, he would put quarters in her
hand for the candy machine and wait while she made the difficult decision children
have been making forever: Which one?
While she decided what to buy, Johan would pick up around the laundromat. He
didn’t work there. He simply noticed what needed doing. Sadie Dilboy, who runs the
place, remembered him as the customer who was always cleaning.¹…
The House Is Within Reach. The
Senate Is a High-Wire Act.
US SENATE · US HOUSE · ELECTIONS
Democrats are favored to regain the
House, but securing a Senate majority
faces significant challenges amid
shifting races and voting.
Dear Professor Reich:
Pragmatism First, Please
DEMOCRATIC REFORM · SUPREME COURT · CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Robert Reich proposes comprehensive
reforms to address American democracy’s
challenges, including court term limits,
anti-gerrymandering measures, voting
rights restoration, campaign.
Most Americans do not wake up thinking
about Article III, the Electoral
College, campaign-finance doctrine, or
the finer points of the Voting Rights
Act. They wake up wondering why the
system feels so hard to trust. Why do
politicians seem to pick their voters…
FOOD CULTURE · LOCAL · EDUCATION
The article examines the science behind
boiling eggs, detailing optimal timing,
peeling techniques, and the impact of
egg freshness and…
HOUSEHOLD SPENDING · INCOME INEQUALITY
Despite national economic growth and
job gains, many households face rising…
NEW HAMPSHIRE · COMMUNITY
Squamscot Old Fashioned Beverages, a
Newfields, New Hampshire soda producer…
FOOD CULTURE · RESTAURANTS
Rising and uneven food prices are
reshaping dinner choices, with
high-cost items like beef and seafood
becoming…
POLITICAL POWER · NEW ENGLAND
The narrative of Thanksgiving often
overlooks the devastation Indigenous
communities faced before the Pilgrims’
arrival in 1620…
