Postal Carriers Are Essential Workers. They Need a Stimulus, Too.

| Apr 15, 2020 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe U.S. Postal Service plays a vital role in our nation’s health and stability at this time of crisis. Unfortunately, it’s financially strapped — and got just crumbs in the $2.2 trillion stimulus package recently passed by Congress. President Trump’s response? A...

The Next Coronavirus Bill Must Protect the 2020 Election

| | Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyFirst, it was a public health crisis. Now, it’s decimating the economy. And for it’s next trick, the coronavirus is threatening to undermine the 2020 election. Unless, that is, Congress steps in to ensure we can vote by mail. If you’re curious what the worst case...

The EPA Just Gave Polluters A License To Kill

| Apr 7, 2020 | Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyOur government just told polluters they are free to pump deadly chemicals into our air and water. That’s because the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has suspended all enforcement indefinitely, until the COVID-19 crisis is over. This terrifies me. I know...

A Trillion in Prevention

| Apr 6, 2020 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWe are living in an intense time — a time when major public policy failures and social inequality are revealing themselves after being hidden by a seemingly strong economy. Over the last few years, record low levels of unemployment and a booming stock market helped...

What Could Become Possible

| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIt already feels like we’ve lived through a decade in these first few months of 2020. In the midst of a pandemic, the months and years ahead will be like nothing we’ve ever seen. Prophets are predicting the end of days, while climate change activists speculate a...

Thank Farmers and Grocery Workers for Their Service

| Apr 1, 2020 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs a veteran of the U.S. Army, I’m often thanked for my service. I’ve never felt comfortable receiving this thanks. To be honest, I’m not proud of my participation in the Iraq War. But recently, as the initial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic gripped...