| Feb 5, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyBefitting a presidency inaugurated by a parade of tech billionaires, President Trump has taken Mark Zuckerberg’s infamous “move fast and break things” approach to the opening weeks of his second term — and break things he has. Trump quickly handed over the federal...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI lead the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, America’s Black think tank. When we opened our doors in 1970, there were only 1,469 Black elected officials in office across the United States. Today, there are over 10,000. These milestones are historic, yet...
| | HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyIt’s a trend that’s been building for a few years now. Books by predominantly Black authors are being banned around the country. School curricula have been amended to skip the history lesson on slavery and racism. Critical Race Theory (CRT) — and anything that vaguely...
| Jan 29, 2025 | RoundupHas it really only been a week and a half? This week — yesterday, really — the Trump administration threw the entire federal government into chaos by trying to freeze an enormous swath of federal spending before public outcry and a court ruling forced them...
| | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyPresident Trump caused panic and chaos when his Office on Management and Budget ordered a sweeping freeze on federal funding for programs American families rely on. The backlash was fast and fierce as programs ranging from Medicaid to Meals on Wheels to cancer...
