| Aug 19, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedIn a few weeks, I begin my semester as a teaching assistant in an undergraduate sociology class. I am not sure what to expect. Last March, when our school sent the students home, everything happened suddenly. We weren’t sure what time zones our students would be in....
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| Aug 12, 2020 | RoundupThis week, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris as his running mate. We’ll have more to say on Harris and the 2020 election in the coming weeks. For now, unrest continues in major cities over police violence, and President...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedAs horrible as the COVID-19 crisis is, it has brought out the best in the American people — the selflessness of front-line nurses and doctors, for example, as well as the generous community spirit of local food businesses. But it has also amplified one of the worst...
| | Environment / HealthI’ve been seeing memes online advocating shaming people who aren’t wearing masks. Please don’t. If you see someone in a store without a mask, talk to the store instead of bothering the customer. There are two reasons why. First, your bigger problem isn’t the person –...
