| Aug 18, 2021 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyOn the last night of a recent trip to Minneapolis, I walked along the Mississippi River waterfront. A young man, a worker with the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, asked if I had any questions. We spoke at length about the river and his job, which...
| Aug 4, 2021 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThis summer, we’ve seen the Bootleg fire rage through Oregon. East Coasters have been breathing West Coast smoke. Massive floods have slammed towns from Germany to China. The town of Lytton, British Columbia burned to the ground. These disasters give a new sense of...
| | Environment / Health|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe Olympic Refugee Team filing into the stadium during Tokyo’s opening ceremonies provided a powerful, moving sight: almost 30 athletes, carrying the Olympic flag, striding alongside the delegations of almost every country in the world. Instead of their home...
| Jul 21, 2021 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedTwo farm workers died during a recent heatwave in Washington and Oregon. While this is outrageous, it’s not unusual. Farm workers die in hot weather every year. Part of the reason is climate change — as temperatures soar, outdoor working conditions get deadlier. But...
| Jul 14, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyFor the past few months, a debate has been unfolding over what it will take to address the country’s infrastructure needs. Earlier this year, President Biden released the American Jobs Plan, a blueprint for physical infrastructure like transportation, water,...