An Ugly New Era of “States’ Rights”

| Jun 29, 2022 | Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAn earlier version of this op-ed was published on May 11, 2022. It was updated on June 29 with new information. The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade — and with it, half a century of constitutional precedent. At least 26 states are now likely to criminalize...

How Long Will We Sacrifice Our Kids to the Gun Lobby’s Paranoia?

| Jun 8, 2022 | Editors Picks|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyMass shootings are good for gun sales. In the days following the horrific school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, firearm stocks rose. Gun buyers, conditioned to fear new restrictions, tend to run out and buy more weapons after shootings like this one. They seem to believe...

We’ll All Need Home Care Someday

| Jun 1, 2022 | Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMy son JJ has cerebral palsy. He’s unable to speak or use his arms and legs. But he’s remarkable. He communicates by using his nose to type on a keyboard attached to his wheelchair. His mind is sharp, and he’s passionate about advocating for people with disabilities...

It’s Time to Stop Profiteering at the Pump

| May 18, 2022 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedAmid the ongoing atrocities in Ukraine, rising gas prices, and the existential threat of climate change, policymakers in Washington have a long list of crises to address. But there’s one step that could help mitigate all of them: reducing our dependence on oil — and...

Nothing Is More Personal Than the Right to Control Your Own Body

| May 4, 2022 | Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe personal, as they say, is political. And there’s nothing more personal than the right to control your own body. So as a human with reproductive organs, the leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion overruling Roe v. Wade — and the constitutional right to abortion —...

With the Stroke of a Pen, Biden Could Set Millions of Americans Free

| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyPresident Biden campaigned on a promise to help relieve student debt. Now, after over a year of punting on the issue, he says he’s finally thinking about doing it. Student loan forgiveness would be a game changer for so many people, myself included. My student debt is...