This article appears in the April 2022 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. HOUSTON – Christmas was around the corner, and he needed money for gifts. As he sized up the job, though, he was worried. There wasn’t the right equipment to climb the tree and he also […]
Dangerous
With each step up the utility pole, the leather tool belt rattles against Frankie Martinez’ waist. He climbs at a glacial pace. The hooks on his steel-toed boots jam into the wood. A soft, subdued thud. His stomach churns, uneasy from lunch: a bacon cheeseburger and protein bar. Every other […]