A POWERFUL AND EMOTIONAL MOMENT ON THE POLITICAL STAGE: WHEN Donald Trump AND Melania Trump KNEELED BEFORE AN ELDERLY JANITOR

functioning facilities, orderly spaces—these are taken for granted. But behind them are individuals who show up day after day, performing tasks that are physically demanding and, at times, emotionally isolating.

The elderly janitor in this story represents more than himself. He stands in for countless others whose labor sustains the environments we continue reading …