| May 3, 2023 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyLast year, my client Susan called me to discuss her immigration case. During our conversation she referenced the news that immigrants were being bused from the southern border to cities in the North, often under false promises, only to be left stranded in an unknown...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyOpponents of cannabis legalization frequently decry what they call a “rapid push” toward legalization in America. But to those of us who’ve spent decades fighting to end over a century of marijuana prohibition, these changes cannot come soon enough. The initial push...
| Apr 26, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyA pair of new investigative reports about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas are a testament to the need for better guard rails against moneyed influence. The first bombshell story from ProPublica highlighted how a billionaire named Harlan Crow befriended Thomas...
| | Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMessages keep coming in to me from LGBTQ teachers who have been fired or threatened with firing. These teachers have years of experience and exemplary records. Many have advanced degrees. LGBTQ teachers are increasingly fearful. The Stonewall National Education...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured“Take me out to the ball game,” as baseball’s fabled 1908 classic puts it. The ancient refrain ends: “I don’t care if I never get back.” Unfortunately, America’s billionaire baseball owners may not care if you get back, either. Just look at how baseball’s owners are...
| Apr 19, 2023 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIt’s always instructive to hear powerful political officials declare that in the name of democracy, they must usurp the people’s democratic authority. This has become all too common, as even so-called democratic regimes in France and Israel have infuriated their...
