Author: Faith Njoku Published: 8:52 PM MDT September 21st 2026 The Power of a People, Casa Pueblo, Puerto Rico, and the Pursuit of Self-Determination. I had the most extraordinary opportunity to spend time with Dr. Arturo Massol-Deyá, Executive Director of Casa Pueblo in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. He was passionate, poignant, and, at moments, palpably heated. His words carried the weight of a man who has witnessed the vulnerabilities of his homeland and dedicated his life to stre

Deconfliction in the Gig Economy: A Thought on What We Are Missing in Plain Sight There are ideas that sound technical until you realize they are actually human... Deconfliction is one of them. At its core, deconfliction is simply about making sure people don’t miss each other in systems that are too large to see clearly. Law enforcement built it because they had to. When multiple agencies are working overlapping investigations, sometimes in the same neighborhoods, sometimes

By: Faith Njoku Introduction: when a system stops feeling like its original idea.... There are policies that don’t feel loud. They don’t announce themselves with urgency or chaos. They arrive quietly — wrapped in legislation, structured in acronyms, and carried by institutions that most people never really pause to unpack. TANF is one of those systems. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Even the name sounds soft enough… almost reassuring. But when you sit with it long e