| Aug 7, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs presidential candidates roll out proposals to make college affordable, higher education is taking center stage in the Democratic primary. Higher education should be accessible to everyone, and there are many promising ideas to make that a reality for students at...
| Aug 6, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedYou probably haven’t heard about it, but there’s another mass migration coming across the U.S.-Mexico border. However, these aren’t Central American families fleeing horrific conditions back home — only to be separated, incarcerated, traumatized, and...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedThe mechanics of wealth building are fairly simple. Save more than you spend, invest those savings to generate more money. Lather, rinse, repeat. There’s one big problem for younger people trying to do this: The rules are rigged against them. Here are five facts...
| Aug 5, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyNew coal standards proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are threatening to permanently undermine the federal government’s power to control power plant pollution. The new rule — which would empower states to decide how much they want to reduce their...
| Jul 31, 2019 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedThe Trump administration has proposed a rule that will cut an estimated 3 million eligible people off food stamps while depriving half a million eligible children of school lunch. I’ve been on food stamps. I spent most of my life with mental illness, and it was not...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedThis summer the U.S. women’s soccer team handily won the World Cup — for the fourth time. They never trailed during the entire tournament. They’re the most successful women’s soccer team on earth, but the future isn’t as clear as the past was. Women’s soccer is...