| Nov 18, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedLike everyone else with a pre-existing medical condition, I’ve been holding my breath, anxious about the latest attempt to undo the life-saving provisions of the Affordable Care Act. This time, it’s yet another Republican lawsuit that’s gone all the way to the U.S....
| Nov 12, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyOn many issues, our country is deeply divided. But when it comes to loosening the longstanding prohibition on cannabis, most Americans agree. On Election Day, voters in states across the country approved a series of ballot proposals legalizing the use and distribution...
| Oct 30, 2020 | Environment / Health|Food / FarmingAs a writer and climate activist, I have a deep faith in our ability to heal the planet and ourselves. Even so, 2020 has been a heavy year, with the pandemic spreading, inequality growing, and our democracy fraying — all against a backdrop of wildfires and hurricanes....
| Oct 28, 2020 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMy mother is a Black woman. But when I had to place her in nursing home care in 2016, I intentionally chose a home in a largely white community. Why? Because she was more likely to survive there. Let me explain. After President Trump’s recent COVID-19 hospitalization,...
| Oct 21, 2020 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIn this year’s vice presidential debate, Senator Kamala Harris reiterated Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s rejection of a fracking ban, despite her earlier call for one when she was a presidential candidate. “I will repeat, and the American people know, that Joe Biden...
