| Feb 17, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyConspiracy theories like QAnon are outlandish, dangerous, and often absurd. So why do people believe them? Some say it’s a lack of education. “They can do QAnon, or they can do college-educated voters,” Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) said about Republicans. “They...
| Feb 3, 2021 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyPresident Joe Biden has repealed the Muslim ban. As the news rolled in, I remembered how I felt four years ago, when the Trump administration first announced its intention to ban people from from several Muslim-majority countries from entering the country. The feeling...
| Jan 13, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyDonald Trump won’t be around forever. But the political crises his attacks on democracy have caused will outlive his one-term presidency. For one thing, the nearly 150 congressional Republicans who supported his attempted coup will probably remain in office, even...