Work & Wealth | The Parlor

Four office workers sit at their desks in an open-plan office. A man in the foreground rests his chin on his hand while looking at his computer, a woman behind him concentrates on paperwork, another man types at his desk, and a woman on the right talks on the phone while reaching for a document. A stack of folders and papers sits on a cabinet in the foreground, and large windows with soft light fill the background.

No, Feminism Didn't Ruin the Workplace—Capitalism Did.

Conservative commentators have blamed feminism for injecting too much emotion, fragility, and “softness” into modern work. What critics frame as emotional excess is the predictable fallout of decades of overwork, unpaid caregiving, and the corporate reframing of liberation as individual hustle. This piece examines how the real crisis is structural, —and why a feminist vision of work, grounded in care and collective accountability, may be the only path toward a sustainable fut

Jessica Shih

Nov 206 min read

Inside a small neighborhood grocery store, two customers wearing winter coats stand at the checkout counter. One person hands an item to the cashier while a glass-front refrigerator filled with Red Bull cans stands to the right. The aisle is packed with snacks, drinks, and hanging baskets, creating a cozy, cluttered feel.

The Corner Store Heroes

While mega-corporations pour trillions into automation and AI even as they shed workers and suppress wages—the real backbone of the U.S. economy is shifting back to Main Street.

James Kuckkan

Nov 1614 min read

Layers of Paint and Purpose

What began as a small jewelry project has evolved into a movement — one that fuses art, sustainability, and social impact to remind people that, like the graffiti itself, every life is made of many layers worth preserving.

Elisa Shoenberger

Nov 95 min read

A person walks past large outdoor billboards for American Eagle featuring model Sydney Sweeney in denim outfits. The main sign reads “SYDNEY SWEENEY HAS GREAT JEANS.” The person in the foreground is wearing sunglasses, black pants, a dark tank top, and carrying a shopping bag and phone while passing a red fire hydrant on the sidewalk.

Part 2: The Confidence Cost — Selling Doubt Back to Women

From Sydney Sweeny's “great genes” to the Ozempic boom,the beauty economy turns insecurity into profit — and exclusivity into power

Lindsey Brock Morales

Nov 76 min read

A person lying in a fetal position on a white bed, wearing a white tank top and beige shorts, clutching their abdomen in pain.

Navigating the Workplace with Endometriosis

Christian Worley’s lawsuit is a reckoning with how workplaces treat endometriosis. Her case exposes the clash between a debilitating disease and a culture that prizes constant productivity over compassion, forcing a broader question: can employers learn to value empathy as much as efficiency?