| Apr 7, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedAs the nation’s population ages, the need for more care workers and safer, more affordable care options is urgent. By 2050, the number of individuals in need of long-term care services will likely double from 13 million in 2000 to over 27 million people. To address...
| Mar 31, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe pandemic has dramatically exposed the vital role that care workers play in our society. As child care centers and schools closed and nursing homes became COVID-19 hotspots, families have strained to juggle work and other responsibilities while taking care of loved...
| Mar 24, 2021 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI recently joined Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) as they introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2021 in Congress. For me and millions of Americans, this bill’s passage would not only be life-changing — it could be life-saving. In 2010, I was...
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| Mar 17, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedOn March 13, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to address some of the worst impacts of the pandemic. Tucked into the COVID-19 relief bill was a two-year expansion of the Affordable Care Act — in fact, the biggest expansion since it was...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedI owe my college education to a lot of things, but two come especially to mind. One was a scholarship. The other was public transit. I can still remember my commute on those early winter days. Not five minutes since I’d walked from my car to the train station, I could...
