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Let’s Fund Real Public Safety, Not ICE

Let’s Fund Real Public Safety, Not ICE

| Aug 27, 2025 | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a recruitment message on social media this summer saying, “America has been invaded by criminals and predators. We need YOU to get them out.” Setting aside the racist overtones of this messaging, even DHS itself says...
When Local Cops Act Like ICE Agents, We’re All Less Safe

When Local Cops Act Like ICE Agents, We’re All Less Safe

| Aug 13, 2025 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThis spring, a 19-year old university student named Ximena Arias-Cristobal was sent to an immigrant detention center in Dalton, Georgia for an alleged traffic violation. The traffic charges were eventually dropped when it was revealed police had confused...
Taking a Hard Look at Police Killings

Taking a Hard Look at Police Killings

| Jan 25, 2023 | Editors Picks|Food / Farming|HP Featured|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyLast year was the deadliest on record for police killings in the United States. According to a Washington Post database, law enforcement officers shot and killed 1,096 people in 2022.  And that’s likely an understatement. According to Abdul Nasser Rad, managing...
GOP Ads Cry “Crime!” But Homicides Are Actually Falling

GOP Ads Cry “Crime!” But Homicides Are Actually Falling

| Oct 26, 2022 | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyIf you’re trying to process all those political ads you’re seeing about crime, you’d better look at the facts. First of all, why are we hearing about this now? Republican-appointed justices just canceled the right to abortion. Most Republicans oppose acting to protect...
We’ll Keep Fighting to Protect Our Bodily Autonomy

We’ll Keep Fighting to Protect Our Bodily Autonomy

| Feb 16, 2022 | HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyEarlier this year, a small group of women and I gathered to post artwork around Washington, D.C. We were celebrating the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which protected women’s constitutional access to abortion. As the conservative Supreme Court considers new...
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