One of my heroes, who has recently passed away.

While I normally don't favor introducing a subject simply to post a link, I'm afraid I'm much too lacking in eloquence to honor Barbara Ehrenreich sufficiently.
But she was a fierce journalist champion of the working class, and I loved her for it.

https://apnews.com/article/obituaries-barbara-ehrenreich-2fc6b70dd8ebbf2167ff55441902017e