“Palo Alto is full of well-meaning liberals — four-fifths of voters supported Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in 2024 — and it makes its outstanding public schools available to children of all colors and classes … as long as their families can afford an average home price of $3.6 million.”

Opinion | Meet the Americans Who Can’t Afford Hair Cuts or Toilet Paper (Gift Article)Millions of Americans struggle in sometimes unimaginable ways, and Trump’s cuts in food stamps and other benefits are now making life even more precarious.www.nytimes.com