Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: Congress is pushing to drastically cut food aid. Why? 

Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: Congress is pushing to drastically cut food aid. Why? 

by | Jun 12, 2025 | Cost of living, Gwen Frisbie-Fulton, North Carolina State Politics, Politics, U.S. Politics

There is no way that the charitable food bank network — as big and robust as it is — can make up for these devastating cuts. SNAP is, by far, the most efficient and cost-effective way to make sure that people in our communities have enough to eat. What’s more, grocers in poor and working-class neighborhoods like mine, as well as rural communities, rely on SNAP dollars to stay open.

Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: Why the costs of childcare shouldn’t be borne alone 

by | Apr 30, 2025 | Business, Cost of living, Gwen Frisbie-Fulton, Local Politics, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State Politics, Uncategorized

As her son graduates high school, the writer realizes the tremendous costs of childcare early in her son’s life have ripple effects well past those years.  By Gwen Frisbie-Fulton Beacon Media Credit: PickPik I’m a heck of a proud mom.  My son is graduating next...

How do we find candidates who represent the working class?

by | Nov 18, 2024 | Cost of living, Elections, Gwen Frisbie-Fulton, Local Organizing, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State Politics, Politics, Reclaiming Rural, U.S. Politics

This election shows that those who lead us should be the same people who make our society go. By Gwen Frisbie-Fulton I grew up tagging along behind my dad at construction sites. He would find a hard hat for me to wear, and it would wobble around on my too-small...