| Nov 7, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyWith the Muslim Ban, the promotion of torturer Gina Haspel to CIA director, and increases in hate crimes, it’s been a rough year for us Muslims in the United States. So hearing the words “Salam Alaikum” as Ilhan Omar took the national stage on Election Night to accept...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWe thank labor unions for the eight-hour work day, pensions, the weekend, and many other employment benefits Americans enjoy. Organized workers staged direct actions — strikes, sit-ins, boycotts, etc. — forcing bosses to the bargaining table. It’s a history most...
| Oct 31, 2018 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIn the days leading up to the election, the news has been scary. “We” are under threat from all sides. “They” are threatening us. There’s an actual threat from violent extremists motivated by racial and ethnic hatred. One white...
| Oct 30, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyPresident Trump recently sent a threatening tweet in response to an estimated 7,000 migrants traveling together to the U.S.-Mexico border. If Mexico refuses to halt the caravan of men, women, and children seeking refuge, Trump warned, he’ll “call up the...
| Oct 29, 2018 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMy name is Keith Sellars, and I live in Haw River, North Carolina. I’m the father of four beautiful girls and one very protective son. I was born and raised in Alamance County, North Carolina, and would call no other place home. I’m one of the so-called “Alamance 12”...
| Oct 23, 2018 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyHighly charged midterm elections are just around the corner, and experts are predicting record-high midterm voter turnout. But millions of U.S. citizens are being systematically inhibited — either blatantly or covertly — from casting votes this November. Voter...
