| Jun 24, 2020 | Environment / HealthThe chief cultural signifier of our times is this: Wearing a mask. Or not. These low-tech, low-cost, high-impact coverings are simple and effective at helping reduce the COVID-19 infection rate. Our top political leaders’ failure to produce, distribute, and require...
| Jun 17, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / HealthEveryone should wear a protective medical mask — but some ought to be in ski masks, like those favored by bank robbers and muggers. Take Zach Fuentes, a former deputy chief of staff for Donald Trump. He resigned from the White House in January, looking for some sort...
| Jun 10, 2020 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityFollowing the police killing of George Floyd, we are witnessing the largest nationwide uprising in five decades. Unfortunately, these largely nonviolent protests against racism and police brutality have been met by militarized police forces who deploy tear gas, among...
| Jun 3, 2020 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyI’m terrified of going back to work. It’s hard enough for the kids — missing school, missing friends, and now taking care of each other as I’m forced back to work in an environment where I don’t feel safe. Now they’re worried about me getting sick too, or bringing the...
| | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyWe’re facing a state of emergency. Not only has the death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic risen above 105,000 in the United States alone, but it seems to be disproportionately lethal for Black Americans. While COVID-19 is still a growing pandemic, it’s unmasking itself...
| May 27, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedIn some ways, this horrible pandemic has brought out the best in humanity. Where I live, neighbors are helping neighbors. A friend who cleans houses for a living says about half of her clients are no longer having their homes cleaned, but they are still paying her. I...
