| Apr 24, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs a black woman who was raised in poverty, I understand what it means to face constant hardships. I grew up in a single parent household watching my mother’s mental health deteriorate over time. She relies on disability checks to support herself, so hasn’t been...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyEditor’s Note: This piece originally ran at OtherWords.org in April 2018. As the citizenship question goes before the Supreme Court, we’re re-publishing it in April 2019. We’re all used to chaos in Washington these days. Amidst it all, there’s...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyEditor’s note: This piece originally ran at OtherWords.org in April 2018. It’s been adapted for re-publication in April 2019. Most of the world recognizes May 1 — May Day — as International Workers’ Day. Here in one of the few countries that doesn’t, it’s...
| Apr 17, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedAmazon is a company that’s drunk on profits and market share. Last year, the online retail giant netted $11 billion in profits while paying $0 in taxes. The company controls nearly half of all online sales in the United States, and its Amazon Web Services division is...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedThis Earth Day, many of us will mark the occasion by joining a community clean-up or getting out and enjoying the outdoors. Unfortunately, this year the Trump administration will be observing this celebration of our environment differently — by plotting to...
| Apr 16, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedThis Earth Day, I’d like to warn you about “greenwashing.” That’s the practice of corporations branding their products “eco-friendly,” even when they actually pollute, to deceive environmentally concerned customers. Even if you’ve heard nothing about greenwashing,...
