| May 1, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyI’m a retired public school teacher living in Des Moines. I grew up here close to the city limits, with an easy escape to the countryside that was once dotted with miles and miles of small family farms. The sight and even the smells of those small farms were a welcome...
| | Environment / HealthI’ve spent the past three years in therapy for trauma. I do a type of therapy called Somatic Experiencing that’s highly effective and has turned my entire life around. Thanks to this therapy, I’ve lost weight, I’ve developed healthy sleep habits, and I smile more. I’m...
| Apr 24, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyHere’s a headline I saw recently: “Black female physicist pioneers technology that kills cancer cells with lasers.” And here’s a prediction: If the physicist had been a white man instead of a black woman, he would’ve been simply called a “physicist” — not a “white...
| Apr 17, 2019 | Environment / Health|Food / FarmingEvery year around Earth Day, I’m reminded of papers I graded in an environmental sociology class. The assignment was to assess your values, explain how you thought you would live as an adult (about 20 years in the future), and then complete an online calculator to...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedAmazon is a company that’s drunk on profits and market share. Over last year and this one, the online retail giant netted tens of billions in profits while paying $0 in taxes. The company controls nearly half of all online sales in the United States, and its Amazon...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedThis Earth Day, many of us will mark the occasion by joining a community clean-up or getting out and enjoying the outdoors. Unfortunately, this year the Trump administration will be observing this celebration of our environment differently — by plotting to...