| Mar 17, 2021 | 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...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyFrom West Texas to Jackson, Mississippi, tens of millions of people struggled through late winter storms that froze pipes, broke water mains, and cut off electricity. They froze without showers, toilets, or washing machines — let alone drinking water — for days or...
| Mar 10, 2021 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyPresident Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is more than just a response to the coronavirus. It’s also one of the largest anti-poverty measures in U.S. history. Provisions in the package, like expanding the Child Tax Credit alone, will bring nearly 4...
| | Environment / Health|Food / FarmingIn late February, Wisconsin held a wolf hunt. Hunters shot over 200 wolves — 82 percent more than the quota allowed. The hunt occurred during wolves’ breeding season. It’s likely some of the wolves were pregnant, but we don’t know how many. As a result, the effect on...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWe used every coat, blanket, sweater, and pair of socks in the house — even when we slept. We only cooked once a day. We couldn’t bathe or do laundry. Unlike many families, we had water — but it looked almost like milk coming out of the tap. It was the Texas freeze,...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedI’ve worked in marijuana policy reform for nearly 30 years. Throughout my career, opponents of legalization have alleged that “today’s” pot is far more potent — and therefore more dangerous — than the cannabis of prior generations. For instance, former Drug Czar...
