| Jan 21, 2026 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyJust when America needs stronger child labor protections, the Trump administration is seemingly abandoning enforcement altogether. A disturbing new analysis from Good Jobs First reveals that enforcement cases for a range of workplace violations declined by 97 percent...
| Jan 14, 2026 | RoundupIn his famous “Beyond Vietnam” address in 1967, the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. warned against the “giant triplets” of racism, militarism, and materialism. Unfortunately, all three are on full display as we approach King’s observance...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyOn January 7, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis — a city long enriched by immigrants and now under assault from thousands of ICE and Customs and Border Protection agents. Good, a 37-year-old poet and mother of...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityIs the illegal U.S. invasion of Venezuela, and kidnapping of its president, a “war for oil”? To some extent, this is a reductionist debate. There are often multiple motivations for war, and there clearly are several here. Some in the administration are stuck in Cold...
| | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words from his “Beyond Vietnam” speech still ring true. “When machines and computers, profit motives, and property rights are considered more important than people,” he warned, “the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and...
