A Declaration of War Against Humanity

| Apr 1, 2026 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe White House recently announced what might be its most brazen attack on climate science yet. A few weeks ago, the administration rolled out plans to repeal the federal government’s “Endangerment Finding” — essentially, its authority under the Clean Air Act to...

Another War for Oil? This Is Why We Need Renewable Energy

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Peace / SecurityThe war on Iran has caused the biggest oil supply disruption in history, as oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz falters. Taken together with this year’s invasion of Venezuela, home to the world’s largest proven oil reserves, and the Trump administration’s...

To Make America Healthy Again, Break Up Big Ag

| Mar 25, 2026 | Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedPresident Trump has systematically broken virtually every promise made on the campaign trail to court health-focused voters. His most recent walk-backs on pesticide reform are a cruel insult to the idea of “making America healthy again.” Among other controversies, he...

We Went on Rent Strike and Won

| Mar 18, 2026 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMost of the time, landlords win. When I was evicted from my Chicago apartment in 1999, I had no legal rights to defend myself against all my furniture being thrown to the curb, leaving me, my daughter, and baby grandchild out in the cold. This year though, my fellow...

AI and Big Tech Are Flooding Middle America with Bribes

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyBribery of a lawmaker used to be a straightforward retail transaction between the special interest briber and a specific bribee. But the Silicon Valley billionaires now invading rural America with hundreds of their exploitative AI data centers are out to buy state...

What Critics Still Get Wrong About Marijuana Legalization

| Feb 25, 2026 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyBy most measures, cannabis legalization is a resounding success for the 24 states (plus D.C.) that have implemented it. That’s why no state has ever repealed its legalization laws, and public support for the policy remains near all-time highs. Nonetheless, the policy...