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Tanzina Vega

Tanzina Vega

Former host of the Takeaway on WNYC, Tanzina is also an Eisner Fellow at the Nation Institute, author of the forthcoming book "Uppity," and a Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University. Tanzina has contributed to CNN, CNNMoney, WNYC Radio, Reuters television, Billboard magazine and The New York Times, where she won an Emmy award for outstanding new approaches in documentary media.

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The Luxury of Not Putting Money First

By Tanzina Vega

I’ve always had food on the table and a roof over my head, but living on the edge of poverty is a shadow that has followed me my entire life. Almost every major life decision I’ve made — from where to go to school to what to do for a living — has been driven first by my ability to afford it. 

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