Linda Tirado

1 month ago | huffingtonpost.co.uk | Malia Politzer |Emily Kassie |Linda Tirado |Dana Liebelson

HuffPost turns 20 this year. To celebrate, we're looking back at some of our most iconic work - the pieces that shocked us, surprised us and truly made us see the world in a different way. Take a look below. And if you have an all-time favourite story we've published over the years, share it in the comments!I Don't Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other People Like many Americans, I'm having politics fatigue. Or, to be more specific, arguing-about-politics fatigue.

Jun 13, 2024 | lindatirado.substack.com | Linda Tirado

Getting ready to die is just as dramatic as it seems in the movies. There’s a lot of opera in the background while you try to take care of the paperwork, of the last details, of the tiny things that you’ve left to the last minute, the things only you can take care of but that would be a burden if you left them behind. And at the same time, none of it matters. Why bother paying a bill or sweeping a floor or leaving a note? It’s not for your own sake.

May 3, 2024 | web.archive.org | Linda Tirado

There's no way to structure this coherently. They are random observations that might help explain the mental processes. But often, I think that we look at the academic problems of poverty and have no idea of the why. We know the what and the how, and we can see systemic problems, but it's rare to have a poor person actually explain it on their own behalf. So this is me doing that, sort of. Rest is a luxury for the rich.

Nov 20, 2023 | web.archive.org | Linda Tirado

There's no way to structure this coherently. They are random observations that might help explain the mental processes. But often, I think that we look at the academic problems of poverty and have no idea of the why. We know the what and the how, and we can see systemic problems, but it's rare to have a poor person actually explain it on their own behalf. So this is me doing that, sort of. Rest is a luxury for the rich.