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A Bittersweet Arab American Heritage Month

A Bittersweet Arab American Heritage Month

| Apr 17, 2024 | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyI’ve always known my Arab culture is worth celebrating. I heard it in Syrian tenor Sabah Fakhri’s powerful voice reverberating in my mom’s car on the way to piano lessons and soccer practice during my youth. I smelled it in the za’atar, Aleppo pepper, allspice, and...
Lawmakers Should Spend a Night in a Homeless Shelter

Lawmakers Should Spend a Night in a Homeless Shelter

| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIf there’s one thing I could tell lawmakers, it would be to bring back the expanded, monthly, fully refundable Child Tax Credit. Those monthly payments of up to $300 per child cut child poverty nearly in half in just a few months. And when the credit expired in late...
Why Do My Groceries Cost So Much?

Why Do My Groceries Cost So Much?

| | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedIn 2004, I was a single mom raising three daughters on my own. I worked three jobs, including an overnight shift as a translator at our local hospital, to make ends meet. Every time I stood in line at the supermarket, I worried about what I would have to put back on...
Still Can’t Afford an EV? Here’s Why

Still Can’t Afford an EV? Here’s Why

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedIt might seem like there’s never been a better time to buy an electric vehicle. If you go by the headlines, you might be forgiven for thinking you can afford to upgrade your old gas-guzzling sedan with a sleek new zero-emissions EV. And if you can’t, government...
Cartoon: The Speaker’s Slippery Balancing Act

Cartoon: The Speaker’s Slippery Balancing Act

| | Cartoon|Peace / SecurityGet the full-res version here.
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