| Oct 11, 2023 | HP SubfeaturedOver time, words with beautiful meanings occasionally get degraded into ugliness. “Gentle,” for example. Originally meaning good natured and kindly, it was twisted into “gentry” in the Middle Ages by very un-gentle land barons seeking a patina of refinement. Then it...
| Oct 6, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI’m not a fan of the controversial Jason Aldean song “Try That in a Small Town,” which glorifies vigilante violence. Unlike Aldean in his Nashville mansion, my three children and I actually live in a small town in impoverished Hopkins County, Kentucky. I sleep in our...
| Oct 4, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThis fall, the Census Bureau released new poverty data showing a stunning reversal in economic security over the course of last year. The findings included a record jump in the Supplemental Poverty Measure just one year after hitting a record low. Child poverty...
| | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedPresident Biden recently walked a picket line in solidarity with striking auto workers. An amazing sight. What could he do for an encore? He could stand before another major American corporation — Dollar General — holding a simple two-word placard: “For Shame.” Thanks...
| Sep 27, 2023 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAcross the globe, people are turning to the courts to combat the worsening climate emergency. Since 2015, cases around the world have doubled to over 2,000, according to a recent United Nations report. They are also on the rise in the United States. In a landmark...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedNearly twice as many Americans believe that smoking cigarettes is more hazardous to your health than smoking marijuana. They’re right. Numerous studies assessing the long-term health impacts of cannabis smoke exposure belie the myth that marijuana is associated with...
