| Jun 5, 2019 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityNews about climate change has been so spooky for so long that it can feel like background noise. We find a way to carry on like normal, even when the news is disquieting. Well, let me tell you I’m having a moment when it’s hard to do that. For me the trigger was a...
| | Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyRacism is often viewed as an action performed by individuals. But even if we got rid of all America’s prejudiced individuals, racism would still exist in the systems they built. Systemic racism, writer Jenee Desmond-Harris explains, refers to how racial disparities...
| May 28, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / HealthI don’t think I’m alone in feeling this way, but here goes: I can’t deal with climate change. I can’t read about it, I can’t watch documentaries on it, and I can’t think about it. I feel too powerless, and it hurts too much. The result feels like apathy, but it’s not...
| May 22, 2019 | Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyIn the past few weeks, my Facebook feed has exploded with posts about abortion. If you use Facebook, probably yours has too. There’s a lot to say about abortion, especially now that Georgia, Alabama, Missouri, and Ohio have passed extremely restrictive laws banning...
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| May 21, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyBy 2035, seniors are projected to outnumber children in the U.S. population. Maybe then we’ll look back and credit Washington state activists for being on the forefront of tackling America’s elder care crisis. On May 13, the state became the first in the nation to...
