| Feb 5, 2020 | RoundupPresident Trump gave a combative State of the Union address on the eve of his expected acquittal by the Senate on impeachment charges. It was a sham trial, as Mitchell Zimmerman argued last week. But just because the Senate didn’t do its job, Diallo Brooks...
| | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyOur society has coined expressions like “philanthropist” to encourage and hail people’s charitable spirit. Look on the flip side of that shiny coin of generosity, however, and you’ll find that it’s base substance is societal selfishness. After all, the need for...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThere’s an image burned into my brain from childhood: the graffitied train tracks along the intersection of Fifth and Patterson in downtown Dayton, Ohio. It’s a slightly shabby landscape dotted by warehouses, churches, fast food restaurants, and — at the margins — an...
| | HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyHours before the House of Representatives impeached Donald Trump for using the power of his office to sabotage our elections, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) gave a passionate speech on the House floor emphasizing that his colleagues’ duty with their pending votes was far...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyYou might have missed it amid the impeachment coverage, but the Trump administration has recently rolled out plans for draconian cuts to everything from Medicaid to school lunches. Latest on the chopping block? Social Security disability payments. Cuts to the social...
