| Feb 9, 2022 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyOne day last spring, Palestinians in Israel and the occupied West Bank declared a general strike to protest years of repression they faced under Israeli rule. The nonviolent strike came as Israel attempted to evict seven Palestinian families from their homes in...
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| Feb 2, 2022 | Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyIn January, a Tennessee county school board voted unanimously to ban Maus, a graphic novel by Art Spiegelamn about his parents’ experience in Auschwitz, from school classrooms. The ban, which complained about profanity and (mouse) nudity, came shortly before...
| | UncategorizedThis Black History Month, many teachers are bracing for a chill wind as states and school districts across the country pass bans on so-called “critical race theory.” Many wonder if they’ll be penalized simply for teaching history or inviting ...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedThere has been a Jekyll and Hyde quality to American health care over the past two years. One the one hand, the federal government has been actively intervening to help people avoid COVID-19 or recover from it. On the other, it’s standing by as Americans struggle with...
