| Jan 21, 2026 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyJust when America needs stronger child labor protections, the Trump administration is seemingly abandoning enforcement altogether. A disturbing new analysis from Good Jobs First reveals that enforcement cases for a range of workplace violations declined by 97 percent...
| Jan 14, 2026 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityIs the illegal U.S. invasion of Venezuela, and kidnapping of its president, a “war for oil”? To some extent, this is a reductionist debate. There are often multiple motivations for war, and there clearly are several here. Some in the administration are stuck in Cold...
| | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words from his “Beyond Vietnam” speech still ring true. “When machines and computers, profit motives, and property rights are considered more important than people,” he warned, “the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and...
| Jan 7, 2026 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedRepublicans have defended Trump’s illegal invasion of Venezuela as necessary to solve the drug overdose crisis. For instance, Vice President J.D. Vance posted on Twitter/X, “cocaine, which is the main drug trafficked out of Venezuela, is a profit center for all of the...
| Dec 17, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedNorth America’s boreal forests are crucial for wildlife and the climate, but we’re literally trashing them to make pulp for toilet paper and other disposable paper products. Companies are clear-cutting a million acres a year, according to a new report from the Natural...
| Dec 10, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedOur world is awash in plastic. From single-use water bottles and food packaging to synthetic clothes, shoes, and even nail polish, our overreliance on plastic is spreading a toxic, chemical-laden material all over the planet — including in our own bodies. Most...
