American Consequences

Learn what's really happening in America

No thanks, I believe the mainstream media.

Laura Greaver

July 2020

The COVID-19 Mindscrew

By Laura Greaver COVID-19 is one big lesson in cognitive dissonance… Or, to put it bluntly, it’s a huge mindscrew. There’s no other apt way to capture how this virus has messed with my head. At the height of the lockdown, I was anxious about...

May 2020

Silver Linings

Finding small joys in these long days By Laura Greaver I haven’t used my alarm clock in eight weeks… It used to sound religiously at 6 a.m. every weekday, the shrill iPhone ring startling me out of sleep. Mornings were a whirlwind of packing...

April 2020

The New Normal

How the Coronavirus Has Changed Life As We Know It By Laura Greaver We’ve all seen the coronavirus maps… The red circles spread like pools of blood on butcher’s paper. COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise. Bodies overflow morgues. And...

March 2020

From Trailer Parks to Trading Billions

  Enrique Abeyta’s Path to Wall Street and Beyond  By Laura Greaver With his tanned skin covered in tattoos, dark beard reminiscent of a pirate, and casual uniform of a black T-shirt and black jeans, Enrique Abeyta isn’t your typical finance...