If there was ever any doubt that the U.S. federal budget would claim center-stage in the 2012 presidential race, it vanished with Mitt Romney's selection of House Budget Chair Paul Ryan (R-WI) as the GOP Vice Presidential nominee. Although Mitt Romney has emphasized he will run on a Romney budget,...

Every true champion knows that the road to victory is filled with sacrifice. My mother is no exception. In the early 1990’s my mother, my younger sister and I were living in an inner-city corridor of San Salvador, El Salvador. After a spike in violence overtook our neighborhood, my mother debated...

It has been exactly two years (as of March 1st) that Jessica has watched and cared for my son, Yuji, while I am at work 3 days per week. Hiring Jessica has been one of the best decisions of my new life as a parent. She is like a third parent to Yuji and is a parent-mentor to me and my partner,...

My name is Steven Osuna. I was born and raised in Echo Park, Los Angeles. I am of Mexican and Salvadoran descent. I am currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. I was born in 1981 and am a proud son of a domestic worker. My mother,...