'American Dream' was originally a warning The phrase “The American Dream” wasn’t written about or even uttered by the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The famous term took root just about a century ago, during the Great Depression. Initially, i... See more
Rosa Runyon has lived her entire life inside the “water gap” — emptying the rain barrels she positioned beneath her gutters to use later to wash her clothes, and hauling home water from a nearby spring for cooking, bathing and drinking. That’s how she liv... See more
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It was an odd sight. At Bogus Basin, a ski area just outside Boise, Idaho, a massive pile lay slanted on a hillside, a bright whit... See more
“You pick up what you can afford,” says Deanwood resident William Lawson, describing the groceries he’s bought most of his adult life. That has often meant that the only produce he’d buy would be a few oranges a month, maybe some applesauce if fresh apple... See more
