| Oct 23, 2019 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyJesse Jackson ran a strong populist campaign for president in 1988, advocating bold new policies and programs to address inequality. This prompted establishment skeptics to scoff, “Where ‘ya gonna get the money?” Jackson answered directly: We’ll “get it from where it...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyEarlier this month, famed astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson appeared on The Late Show, where host Stephen Colbert asked Tyson about the allegations of sexual misconduct four women had brought against him. I’d like to say upfront that I like Neil DeGrasse...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAmericans are more aware than ever that America has a race problem — and, more specifically, a racial wealth divide problem. As researchers from the Institute for Policy Studies and I found earlier this year, median white families are 41 times wealthier than median...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP SubfeaturedMy husband and I run an oil and vinegar shop in Minneapolis. We love helping customers brighten their meals, but another reason we started our business doesn’t fit neatly into marketing materials: We needed child care, and we couldn’t make it work any other way. Here...
| | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe NBA has gotten itself into a bit of a situation. On October 4, acclaimed Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted in support of the continuing protests in Hong Kong. His simple, two-sentence tweet (which has since been deleted) has prompted an unlikely...
