| Jan 15, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyOn the one hand, there’s no sugarcoating how progressives feel as President Trump retakes office: rough. Trump and his allies in Congress are already rolling out plans to cut taxes for billionaires, slash services for the rest of us, pollute the planet, and deport...
| Dec 18, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyHoward Lutnick wants to have his cake and eat it, too. Then, he intends to eat your cake. Lutnick is another billionaire corporate huckster who was a campaign bagman for Trump, and now he’s Trump’s pick to become Commerce Secretary. But first, he’s been tasked with...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThis summer, the Supreme Court’s Grants Pass ruling made it much easier for local governments to criminalize homelessness. Since then, cities and states across the country have stepped up their harassment of people for the “crime” of not having a place to live....
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyTen years ago, the U.S. and Cuba announced the start of normalization between our two countries. Americans and Cubans alike could see a bit of light through a crack in the wall of U.S. restrictions that, for six decades, have blocked normal interaction between close...
| Dec 11, 2024 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecuritySyria, known throughout history as the “crossroads of civilization,” now finds itself at a crossroads of its own. After 54 years, the Assad family’s brutal dictatorship in Syria has finally ended. “I never thought I’d live to see this day,” said my dad, who left...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyFor most people, verbal communication is a seamless, unthinking act. But for individuals with communication disorders — such as stuttering, aphasia, or other speech and language impairments — speech is anything but automatic. They must not only consider what they say...
