Left. Right. Red. Blue. Political actors. Acting politicians. Exhausted soccer moms; overwhelmed and overworked dads; and frightened and confused kids. Addicted athletes and violet hip-hop artists swagger through million-dollar mansions dripping with "bling," while teachers who sacrifice their lives to educate the next generation call a first-floor apartment home and sell their jewelry for textbooks. From the East Coast to the West, and all the states...