| May 6, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWe are living through a time of unprecedented challenges: a major public health crisis and a deepening recession. Congress has already authorized trillions in stimulus funds. But millions of Americans are still relying on the support of local nonprofits such as food...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWhen I was a child, I remember having to dress up in my church clothes when I went to the bank to deposit my birthday checks or money I saved from my allowances. The idea that banks are secular versions of church remains deeply embedded in our society today. In...
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| May 5, 2020 | Environment / Health|HP Featured|Peace / SecurityI work as a nurse at a trauma hospital in southern Arizona. A few days ago, when I walked into work, a supervisor handed me a mask and told me I should try to wear it until it no longer seals. I held the mask and looked down at the words “one use only” printed on the...
| Apr 29, 2020 | RoundupThis week, President Trump announced that he was ordering meatpacking facilities — which have been hotbeds of coronavirus infection — to remain open. More egregiously still, he’s issuing waivers to companies to absolve them of any responsibility for workers who...