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Low Wage Work Isn’t Just Bad for Employees — It Hurts Customers, Too

Low Wage Work Isn’t Just Bad for Employees — It Hurts Customers, Too

| Sep 4, 2024 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedI’ve always felt that working in customer-facing jobs is my calling. I’m passionate about making people feel comfortable when they enter a business, be it a retail store or a restaurant. But it was hard to keep that passion when I worked at Dollar General. Like...
The Paradox of Progress for Black Americans

The Paradox of Progress for Black Americans

| Aug 29, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedAs the country moves rapidly toward the 2024 elections, Black Americans are experiencing the best economic conditions they’ve had in generations. Record low unemployment rates, record low poverty rates, and record high levels of income and wealth paint a picture of...
Workers Need Protection from Record-Breaking Heat

Workers Need Protection from Record-Breaking Heat

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedThis summer is on track to being the hottest on record, with 2024 very likely to be the hottest year. Fueled by global warming, extreme heat is the leading weather-related cause of death in the United States. It claims the lives of around 2,000 workers and injures...
If We Want Better Care, We Need a Better Tax Code

If We Want Better Care, We Need a Better Tax Code

| Aug 21, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedVice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have starkly different views on taxes and how the tax code can support families. Harris voices strong support for families through investments in the care economy. She’s vowed to advance paid family leave,...
Health Care for All Should Be an Election Issue

Health Care for All Should Be an Election Issue

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAll it took for Olympian Ariana Ramsey to call herself a “universal free health care advocate” was — unsurprisingly — a taste of free health care. The bronze-medalist rugby player, who represented the U.S. at the 2024 Paris games, posted Tik Tok videos of herself...
Teaching About Race Is Good, Actually. States Need to Stop Banning It.

Teaching About Race Is Good, Actually. States Need to Stop Banning It.

| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIn this back to school season, millions of American students are returning to classrooms where the wrong course, lesson, or textbook can lead to deep trouble. Why? Because for the last several years, conservative activists and lawmakers have been waging a crusade...
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