Musk’s Deadliest Legacy

| Jun 4, 2025 | Food / Farming|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyElon Musk has left the White House, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. But of all the actions Musk and President Trump set in motion before their recent rupture, nothing will hurt more people around the world than their dismantling of the U.S. Agency for...

Six Ways Trump’s Budget Will Hurt Rural America

| May 21, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyRight now, Congress is working on a giant, fast-track bill that would make historic cuts to basic needs programs to finance another round of tax breaks for the wealthy and big corporations. As the Communications and Policy Director for the Rural Democracy Initiative,...

A $1,000 Taxi? That’s What Consumer Protections Are For

| May 14, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyLast year I was vacationing with some friends when we flagged a cab to our hotel. I was annoyed that the meter seemed to be running fast — $32 to travel three miles seemed excessive, but I handed my credit card to the driver. The driver blocked my view while he did...

NOAA Cuts Put Coastal Communities at Risk

| May 7, 2025 | Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyEvery summer brings the familiar joys of sunny weather, family barbecues, and beach vacations. But for Americans on the Gulf or Atlantic coasts, the daily weather forecast always comes with a constant thrum of worry — any small disturbance in the Atlantic has the...

Trump 2.0 at 100 Days: An Onslaught Against Workers

| May 1, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyWell, we’ve hit the 100 day mark of the second Trump administration. Donald Trump campaigned as a champion of working class voters. But straight out of the blocks, his policy choices have undermined workers at nearly every turn. A recent fact sheet from the Institute...

Immigrants Are Our Neighbors. Isn’t That Enough?

| Apr 23, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyI recall seeing a sign in a yard in my small hometown of around 12,000 residents. “No matter where you are from,” it said, “we’re glad you are our neighbor.” It was positioned defiantly, facing a Trump sign that had been plunged into the neighbor’s yard across the...