How States Can Protect Residents from Harmful Pesticides

| Jul 29, 2026 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedFor decades, when a pesticide manufacturer’s product made someone sick, families had a path to justice: their day in court. But this summer, the Supreme Court closed that door for millions of Americans harmed by toxic pesticides. In a 7-2 ruling in Monsanto v....

Don’t Want Explosive Diarrhea? Shop Local — and Regulate Big Food

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP FeaturedThe recent, record-breaking outbreak of Cyclospora infections linked to lettuce consumption has left Americans wondering what food is safe to eat. What brands of lettuce are safe and which aren’t are important questions. But even more important might be why such...

Naked Fossil Fuel Corruption

| Jul 22, 2026 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe 2026 heatwave is a global phenomenon, inflicting extreme temperatures on billions of people from the United States to Europe and South Asia. Extreme heat is deadly. In Europe, an estimated 10,000 people have died from heat this summer, and the official count of a...

This Deadly Heat Wave Has a Culprit

| Jul 8, 2026 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyTemperatures have soared globally this summer. And far from simply being uncomfortable, it’s killing people. This past July 4th was one of the hottest in U.S. history. While Americans gathered to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday, dozens died from extreme heat —...

Think Medicaid Cuts Won’t Affect You? My Story Says Otherwise.

| | Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedI was 13 years old. We’d just returned from Christmas vacation, and I was asleep in my room. My mother tells me she heard a noise and found me in my bed, twisted up like a clam, frothing at the mouth. She was in shock. The paramedics came and took me to the ER. I...

This July 4, Celebrate the Idea That the People Are Supposed to Be in Charge

| Jun 24, 2026 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyTwo hundred fifty years ago, Americans rejected monarchy. They rejected the idea that power should rest in the hands of one person, one family, or a distant ruling class. Instead, they enshrined an American promise: legitimate power comes from the people. Our...