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Pipe Dreams of the Past

Pipe Dreams of the Past

| Mar 13, 2019 | Cartoon|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyGet a full-res version here.
To Clean Up the Planet, Clean Up Washington

To Clean Up the Planet, Clean Up Washington

| Mar 12, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyFor decades, majorities of Americans have favored swift, meaningful action on climate change. They understand that we must transition away from dirty fuels and toward clean, renewable energy. Yet despite this overwhelming support, Congress has repeatedly failed to...
Disasters Don’t Discriminate, But Disaster Recovery Does

Disasters Don’t Discriminate, But Disaster Recovery Does

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP FeaturedRecently, I was driving home up highway 169 in Lee County, Alabama. Ten minutes after we passed a roadside business, it was destroyed by 170 mile-per-hour winds. Trees turned into missiles, and 23 lives were lost. This monster storm tracked through Beauregard and...
It’s Not Just Our Planet That Needs a Green New Deal — Our People Do Too

It’s Not Just Our Planet That Needs a Green New Deal — Our People Do Too

| Mar 5, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyShould the richest country on earth invest to keep the planet we all share inhabitable? We believe the answer is yes — and fast. Unfortunately, not all lawmakers seem to agree. Last month, our group, Youth Vs. Apocalypse, asked California Senator Dianne Feinstein to...
Starving Kids Won’t Help Them Study

Starving Kids Won’t Help Them Study

| Feb 27, 2019 | Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyAn Arkansas lawmaker wants to cut school lunch funding for schools that fail to improve their students’ reading levels. I’m sorry, what? I think I understand the logic behind such a proposal. I just strongly disagree with it. It’s cruel, but even more than that, it’s...
In the Battle Against Opioids, Saving Lives Needs to Come First

In the Battle Against Opioids, Saving Lives Needs to Come First

| Feb 25, 2019 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs a New York State Trooper was handcuffing me at our State Capitol, I told him, “I lost my son. This is for him.” Jeff was an amazing kid, a chef, who was 28 when he died of a heroin overdose. I was willing to face arrest at an Albany protest because our elected...
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