| Feb 13, 2019 | HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyWhen I visited the African American Civil War Museum in Washington, D.C., a volunteer docent asked the following question: “Who freed the slaves after the Civil War?” There were about 10 of us in the group. Some looked around wondering if it was a trick...
| Oct 10, 2018 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyShortly before he became a Supreme Court justice, Brett Kavanaugh made two things clear: He likes beer. And he’s a self-righteous beneficiary of presumption of innocence. Indeed, Kavanaugh was provided a considerable benefit of the doubt for a man credibly...
| Oct 2, 2018 | Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyIf you’d never seen a mean drunk and you were anywhere near a TV on September 27, you’ve seen one now. Judge Brett Kavanaugh displayed all the characteristics: belligerence, bullying, shouting, and boo-hooing in out-of-control anger. He said he hadn’t watched the...
| Sep 28, 2018 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe Brett Kavanaugh confirmation imbroglio shined a bright light on a terrible misconception: that the #MeToo movement is somehow about destroying the careers of powerful men. Again and again, Kavanaugh and his defenders complained that the allegations were...
| Jun 6, 2018 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyThree years ago, when my grandmother fell ill, I chose to delay my studies to work full time at McDonald’s to pay for her prescriptions and medical care. I knew at the time that my starting pay of $7.45 an hour wouldn’t be enough to live on. I even knew that I’d have...