Affordable Child Care Helped My Family Out of Deep Poverty. Can We Save It?

| May 29, 2024 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyOn a good day in December 1983, I cooked Vienna sausages and grits on a borrowed kerosene heater that — in my poverty-stricken state — felt like another mouth to feed. Every day I had to buy fuel for it. I’d vowed to lift myself and two boys out of destitution as soon...

Red Flags Over the Supreme Court

| | Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyAmerica’s highest court is supposed to be impartial — especially when it comes to our elections and constitutional rights. Unfortunately, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has been sending not very subtle signals that he’s aligned with former President Donald Trump’s...

This Graduation Season, Debt Relief Still Feels Out of Reach for Young Borrowers

| May 8, 2024 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP FeaturedCollege is expensive — and for most Americans, higher education is still largely unaffordable. The cost of college continues to rise at rates that salaries and income aren’t keeping up with. This is especially true for low-income and working-class students who must...

The Beginning of the End of Cannabis Prohibition

| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyFor the first time in its history, the Justice Department is calling for a change in the federal legal status of cannabis — which is currently classified as one of America’s most dangerous drugs. The Attorney General’s office recently confirmed that it’s circulating a...

I Run a Food Pantry But It’s Not Enough. We Need Funding for SNAP.

| | Editors Picks|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI run a food pantry. I’m proud of the work we do. But if lawmakers passed a liveable minimum wage or invested more in programs like SNAP, people wouldn’t need to rely on pantries like mine. Pantries are a critical piece of the anti-hunger puzzle, but they’re...

Voters Want More Transit Options. Politicians Should Listen.

| Mar 6, 2024 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedNot long ago, a user-made map depicting a vastly expanded Atlanta transit system went viral on social media. Instead of just four branching main lines that intersect like a plus sign, the imaginary map spindles out like a bicycle wheel in 10 directions, with an...