The American economy depends on the labor of the two parents. The premise of the United States of American is predicated on workers flocking here from other places. The illegal immigration drives the economy. Undocumented people should not be penalized and instead be treated with respect and be allowed to become…

Clover, your work is very important to me, we need your writing (and Jezebel’s) now more than ever. Great piece.

Really appreciate this post. I feel like I will need this site, these writers and these commentators more than ever for the next four years. Thank you all.

I hate Bob Dylan but I love this essay, it made me almost miss my bus stop. I hope to see more of this kind of work on Jez!

I’m a single mom. I wake up at 5 am every day to cook dinner, make lunches and breakfast and do chores. I get home from picking up my kid at afterschool care around 6:30. I feed my child, put him to bed, then do emails and house work. laundry etc. There is no extra hour for me to watch TV or sleep or work out. Your…