To Secure Worker Rights, We Must Fix Our Democracy

| Sep 18, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyNew waves of workers are standing up and demanding fair treatment on the job — from the fast food workers of the Fight for $15 to the workers at companies like Starbucks, Trader Joe’s, and Volkswagen that are fighting for a union and a fair contract. But as these...

Corporate Profiteers Are Robbing America’s Farmers

| | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedA farmer was asked what he’d do if he won a million-dollar lottery. “Well,” he said, “I guess I’d just keep farming ‘til the money runs out.” Trying to make a living as a farmer is not for the fainthearted. You have to take out high-interest loans from cold-eyed...

Both Presidential Candidates Agree: We Need to Stop Arresting People for Marijuana

| Sep 11, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyAt a time when voters and politicians are historically divided, there is one issue that Americans largely agree upon: It’s time to legalize marijuana. Months ago, Vice President Kamala Harris tweeted that “Nobody should have to go to jail for weed.” Despite her past...

Young People Will Save the World Because We’re the Last Generation That Can

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe past 20 years have been critical in the fight for bold and sustainable climate solutions. The next five years will be even more vital — and young people like me are fighting hard to make sure our leaders get it right. Research shows we have about five years left...

Project 2025 Is a Blueprint to End the American Dream

| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Featured|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMaybe you’ve heard some of the buzz about “Project 2025.” What is it — and what would it mean for you and your family? Project 2025 is a proposed “transition plan for a new Republican administration” put together by the Heritage Foundation, a right-wing think tank....

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...