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A protester in Chicago's Federal Plaza holds a sign that reads "USAID saves lives".

My friend works for USAID and she’s not a criminal or a lunatic (but she is keeping you from getting Ebola).

I’ve worked in the arts since I was a teenager, with a brief exception in the mid-90’s, when I took a job at a chain bookstore. There—despite earning minimum wage—I was offered something my three freelance theater jobs were not providing: healthcare. My colleagues at that store were a dynamic and smart group and among […]