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The Climate Strike Is the New Boston Tea Party

The Climate Strike Is the New Boston Tea Party

| Sep 25, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / HealthFor millions of people around the globe – especially young people – the pressing issue of our time is this: The world is on fire!  On fire with climate change, creating a new and intensifying norm of deadly weather extremes that make a dystopian future a distinct...
No One Should Have to Bargain for Health Care

No One Should Have to Bargain for Health Care

| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyNearly 50,000 members of the United Auto Workers began striking earlier this month, demanding that General Motors pay them their fair share of the billions in profits the company raked in last year. The response from General Motors was shocking. The automaker, which...
Vaping Is Dangerous*

Vaping Is Dangerous*

| | Cartoon|Environment / Health|Peace / SecurityGet a full-res version here.
Fighting for Health Care in America’s Forgotten Towns

Fighting for Health Care in America’s Forgotten Towns

| Sep 18, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI’m from Johnstown, a town of about 20,000 people in Western Pennsylvania. We used to be a booming steel mill town. But once the mills closed, Johnstown went downhill. If you’ve heard of my town at all, in fact, it’s probably because of our opioid problem. I’ve known...
Punching Through the Bad Headlines

Punching Through the Bad Headlines

| | Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyI’ll be honest: Writing a weekly opinion column about the environment during the Trump era is depressing — and boring. Every week is the same: “Trump did something harmful to the environment. That’s bad. He should stop. Here are the catastrophic things that will...
To Make Vaping Safer, Legalize Cannabis

To Make Vaping Safer, Legalize Cannabis

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedThe Trump administration is sounding the alarm against vaping products as health officials scramble to determine why some consumers are suddenly becoming sick from them. But while the administration’s pending bans on flavored e-cigarettes will no doubt influence the...
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