EditorialMichelle and Peter Silberman of Wexford, Pa., depleted their 401(k), maxed out their credit cards and took out a home-equity loan to acquire three Premier Martial Arts territories in 2020. (Ross Mantle/The New York Times)
EditorialMembers of Progress PA, a group of suburban women in the Pittsburgh area, rally for Emily Skopov in Wexford, Pa., Oct. 21, 2020. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)
EditorialCarolyn Gibbs was driven to political activism by a sense of anger and residual shock following the 2016 election. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)
EditorialBrian Byrne, director of an event-planning business that has kept employees on the payroll during the coronavirus pandemic thanks to a government program, plays piano at a comedy club in Wexford Town, Ireland, July 1, 2020. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos/The New York Times)