| Nov 13, 2025 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyNo one wants people sleeping on our streets. For years, experts have agreed the best way to prevent that is to create more housing everyday people can afford, and to provide housing — coupled with supportive services for addiction, mental health, and other help — to...
| Nov 12, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP FeaturedThe roughly 42 million Americans who rely on food stamps did not receive their November 1 SNAP benefits as the government shutdown dragged on. The missed payments came just as the holiday season began, leaving many families struggling to put food on the table. Lines...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyDonald Trump rode back into office by leaning on the same faux populist refrain he weaponized a decade ago: immigrants are “taking your jobs!” Since then, Trump has launched an immigration crackdown of historic proportions. Yet rather than turning things around for...
| Nov 5, 2025 | RoundupZohran Mamdani posted a commanding win in this week’s New York City mayoral election. While an avowed democratic socialist might fare better in deep blue New York than elsewhere, it’s fair to wonder: Can the politics of affordability — and positive...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs states across America brace for economic turbulence, it’s tempting to look back to the Great Recession, when states also faced significant revenue shortfalls, for a playbook: cut budgets first, wait for federal relief, then (maybe) restore spending later. But the...
