| Jun 27, 2018 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe Supreme Court is a real piece of work. Over the last few days it’s been popping off far-right proclamations like a drunk uncle at Thanksgiving. Except this uncle gets to make the rules in your house, and he can stay there until he dies. Over about 48 hours, the...
| | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyOver the past few weeks, the news has been wall-to-wall coverage of immigrant children taken from their parents and mistreated at the hands of the U.S. government. Obviously, our first priority as a nation must be to end child concentration camps and to reunite...
| Jun 24, 2018 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyMy daughter Journi is my best friend. She loves to hear me tell the story of her nickname “Bear,” how when she was born she made a little growl instead of crying. Many years ago, I was separated from Journi while serving a three-month sentence for driving my wife to...
| Jun 20, 2018 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyDuring the week of June 19, cities around the country mark Juneteenth — the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, this...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyLet’s be clear about something: Separating children from families, as the Trump regime is doing to undocumented immigrants, isn’t just cruel. It’s going to cause irreparable damage to the children involved — and probably to the parents too. The...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe sun was invisible behind a sheen of Saturday clouds as I crossed the intersection in six-inch platform heels. I was comfortable, and modestly dressed — but even modest outfits are loud on my six-foot-six trans body. A car horn grabbed my attention as I made my way...
