Trump’s tariffs, heightened healthcare and housing costs and a stagnating job market leaves more workers struggling to get by. New York City, United States – For 14 years, BC Dodge built a career telling other people’s stories as a marketing and communications professional in the nonprofit sector in the Washington, DC area in the United States. But in late 2024, that stable career hit a speed bump. He was laid off from his job amid a round of restructuring. The news landed without warning. One day he had a job, and the next he was sitting at home, staring at the numbers, trying to figure out how to keep paying the mortgage and putting food on the table. He is married, and his partner is a teacher, but the math did not work. One salary might cover things for a little while, but not long ...