How To Overcome Disillusionment—and Succeed—in Today’s America

By Meeta Vengapally

The other day, I went to the grocery store and bought a sweet red pepper for seven dollars. Through my sticker shock, I reasoned with myself that it had to be done. Peppers are incredibly healthy, I use them in many dishes, and I wasn’t going to let my children live on French fries alone.

What kept me in the produce aisle agonizing over this decision is the same for all of us—vegetables shouldn’t cost so much, and neither should everything else. Standing there in dismay, I looked around at the other shoppers and realized that we were all in the same boat. Our

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