| Jan 27, 2021 | Environment / Health|Food / FarmingWhat do your toothbrush and your running shoes have in common? Plastic. We now live on Planet Plastic, where billions of tons of waste from everyday products made of these chemical contaminants are strewn literally everywhere — on the highest mountaintops, in the...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyPresident Biden recently became the first president to condemn white supremacy by name in an inaugural address. Then some Republicans got mad because, they say, it’s an attack on them. He’s “calling us racists,” Rand Paul complained. “According to the left, supporting...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedEvery week, millions of us walk into a Walgreens drugstore without giving it a second thought. Maybe we should. Walgreens perfectly encapsulates the long-term economic trends of the Trump years: top corporate executives pocketing immense paychecks at the expense of...
| | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyI have spent my entire career working to end election-related conflicts, mostly overseas. Unfortunately, this experience is now increasingly relevant at home. Ahead of the Capitol insurrection, the U.S. met several criteria that increased the likelihood of election...
| Jan 20, 2021 | RoundupToday, Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States. Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first woman, African American, and Asian American to become vice president. The challenges facing the new administration are enormous, as Biden acknowledged in his...
