| May 28, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyLike nearly a third of U.S. adults, I was raised Catholic. So when Pope Leo XIV was elected, I took note. What stood out to me was not just our shared nationality, but the legacy of his chosen name. His predecessor, Leo XIII, issued Rerum Novarum, an 1891 encyclical...
| May 21, 2025 | RoundupThis week, House Republicans are sprinting to pass a giant budget bill chock full of the Trump administration’s priorities. Among other things, the bill would deeply slash social programs like Medicaid and food assistance to fund enormous tax cuts for...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedTransit is essential. It’s how we get to health care appointments, parks, school, and work. Essential workers, small businesses, and under-served communities throughout the country depend on transit. Transit is a key component of economic opportunity, jobs, and a more...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWe are at a perilous time, when our most basic freedoms are at risk. It is vital that we not hand President Trump even more power to wreck our democracy than he already has. Among other things, that means not confirming anyone he nominates to be a federal judge. In...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracySince the start of his second presidential term, Donald Trump seems to be inspired by the country of my birth: the United Arab Emirates. On his first day in office, Trump announced his goal to end the United States’ practice of birthright citizenship. Soon after, his...
