| Feb 14, 2024 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedI spent a decade, like many parents, chauffeuring pre-teen and teenage girls around to a Taylor Swift soundtrack. I learned every Swift song as it was released and sang along to the chorus in the car. I even went to one of her first stadium concerts with my young...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI had a baby in 2021 and quickly learned how parenting and child care expenses add up. My husband and I had saved up for months to afford my unpaid maternity leave — I kept working even after my water broke because we needed every penny. It was a dream come true to...
| Feb 7, 2024 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyHundreds of pages of recently released documents provided by the Department of Health and Services affirm what the overwhelming majority of the public has known for decades: Marijuana is therapeutically useful. And its harms are not on par with those of heroin — which...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyWhy don’t Americans take sick time when they need it? Often, it’s because of pressures they first learned in school. From the day their kids first start school, parents are pressured to ensure students don’t miss any days. While that might seem benign, urging a...
| Jan 31, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedAmericans have been on a vacation binge since the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. In particular, the vacation rental company Airbnb is thriving. Late last year, the company posted its highest-ever profits. Meanwhile cities are seeing rising rents, unaffordable home...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedAll Americans should be able to get to their jobs, schools, and places of worship easily. It should be affordable and convenient for all of us to visit friends and family. But many people in this country simply don’t enjoy that mobility. Maybe they don’t have a...