| Mar 22, 2023 | HP Featured|Peace / SecurityThe wars in Iraq and Ukraine may differ, but both speak to the tragic realities of war. They also make a strong case for strengthening the rule of law instead of undermining it through flimsy pretexts for endless militarism. Like the 2003 U.S. war in Iraq, which...
| Mar 15, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyHow can we measure what our leaders value? One way is to look at their budgets. On March 9, President Biden rolled out a budget proposal that he’ll ask Congress to consider. Presidential budget proposals seldom pass in the form they’re presented, but they offer clues...
| Mar 8, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyBrad Greve has been a Scout leader for more than 20 years. The Davenport, Iowa retiree leads 50-mile canoe trips on Minnesota’s Boundary Waters that test teens’ mettle while teaching them essential skills. Greve told a story recently where two boys, despite being...
| Mar 1, 2023 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyA lot has changed since 2011, the year I graduated high school. Tiktok was invented, there are now 12 Kardashian grandchildren, and I’m about to turn 30. But some things never change. Back then, at the height of the Tea Party era, conservative Republicans threatened...
| Feb 22, 2023 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP FeaturedThe toxic clouds that billowed up from a derailed freight train in Ohio this February are a chilling metaphor for the toxic greed that has infected so many of our big corporations. After having to evacuate, residents of East Palestine, Ohio are cautiously going back...
| Feb 15, 2023 | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria has killed over 40,000 people, a number the United Nations has warned may escalate. The destruction is unfathomable. According to the UN, at least 870,000 people across Turkey and Syria are in urgent need of hot meals....
