The Federal Retreat on Child Labor Enforcement Threatens America’s Children

| Jan 21, 2026 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyJust when America needs stronger child labor protections, the Trump administration is seemingly abandoning enforcement altogether. A disturbing new analysis from Good Jobs First reveals that enforcement cases for a range of workplace violations declined by 97 percent...

If People Are Going Hungry, Why Can’t We Feed Them?

| Dec 3, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP FeaturedThe recent government shutdown was a stark reminder that 42 million people across the United States rely on federal food benefits. That’s 12 percent of the nation’s population that lawmakers and President Donald Trump threw under the bus, cutting off SNAP benefits in...

Protect Our Public Servants — and the Social Safety Net

| Nov 19, 2025 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyI only wanted to serve my country. Now I’m worried about my family going hungry. I was selected for a highly competitive State Department Information Technology (IT) fellowship in 2024 — a program that included investing in my graduate degree. I was one of a few Black...

Even with the Shutdown Ending, Millions Will Lose Food Aid

| Nov 12, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP FeaturedThe roughly 42 million Americans who rely on food stamps did not receive their November 1 SNAP benefits as the government shutdown dragged on. The missed payments came just as the holiday season began, leaving many families struggling to put food on the table. Lines...

States Must Learn the Lessons of the Great Recession Before It’s Too Late

| Nov 5, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs states across America brace for economic turbulence, it’s tempting to look back to the Great Recession, when states also faced significant revenue shortfalls, for a playbook: cut budgets first, wait for federal relief, then (maybe) restore spending later. But the...

Rural America Has a Plan. Congress Needs to Show Up.

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe House of Representatives took all of October off. In fact, the GOP-led chamber has only worked 14 days since July 25. As Congress sat idle, hardworking Americans faced rising health care costs, farmers battled dangerous market instability, and millions may lose...