| Jan 17, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyFrom childhood on, I’ve spent my life haunted by the ghost of poverty. A myth exists in America that financial well-being follows if we just work hard and make good choices. But it’s not that simple. At some point, most of us face unforeseen obstacles — from physical...
| Jan 11, 2024 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedThe climate crisis isn’t coming — it’s here now. We’ve seen it all around us on a near daily basis. It’s impacting our economy and nearly every aspect of our daily lives. While President Biden signed historic climate crisis legislation in 2021 and 2022, many may not...
| Jan 10, 2024 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedWhat if there were a way for your city to reduce traffic and pollution while putting cash in the pockets of residents? There is: free public transit. And in many places, it’s already happening. In late 2023, Albuquerque, New Mexico became the largest U.S. city to...
| | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThis January marks what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 95th birthday. Nearly a century after the late civil rights leader’s birth, it’s a good time to reflect on the work still to be done. Just over 60 years ago, in his famous “I Have A Dream” speech at...
| Dec 13, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyAfter a year of economic hardship, climate disasters, and war, few could be blamed for feeling like our leaders have let us down. As we look ahead to a new year, I find it helpful to remember examples of those who not only saw the problem clearly, but brought people...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIt’s been a difficult few years for poor people in this country. Just a year after the pandemic era safety net expansion saw poverty fall to its lowest level on record, we saw a historic 60 percent increase as those programs expired. Women and children have been among...
