| Feb 8, 2023 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyPresident Joe Biden took full advantage of his State of the Union address to celebrate his administration’s victories for hard-working U.S. families and set the tone for progress and possibility for the next two years. While the country is still suffering from...
| Feb 1, 2023 | Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyWhen Republican President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, he called on Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans.” He also acknowledged that Black Americans had shown “courage...
| Jan 25, 2023 | Editors Picks|Food / Farming|HP Featured|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyLast year was the deadliest on record for police killings in the United States. According to a Washington Post database, law enforcement officers shot and killed 1,096 people in 2022. And that’s likely an understatement. According to Abdul Nasser Rad, managing...
| Jan 18, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP FeaturedIf you work for a big corporation, there’s a very good chance your boss has already raked in more cash than you will all year. If the typical CEO of a large U.S. corporation clocked in at 9 am on January 2, by 3:37 pm that afternoon he’d made $58,260 — the average...
| Jan 11, 2023 | HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyEvery year, the arrival of the Martin Luther King holiday calls us to pause and reflect on Dr. King’s legacy. And every year, I’m struck by the same thing: as sincere as we are in our reverence for Dr. King, we keep learning the wrong lessons not just from his life...
| Dec 12, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyLast year, lid manufacturer Tecnocap illegally slashed health benefits for workers at its Glen Dale, West Virginia plant. Workers began delaying doctor’s appointments. Others were forced to delve deeply into their pockets — one even put thousands of dollars of...
