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Opportunity Shouldn’t Be About Luck

Opportunity Shouldn’t Be About Luck

| Sep 7, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracySomeone once told me there are two types of people in the world: those born into the Lucky Sperm Club and those who aren’t. The Lucky Sperm Club consists of those fortunate few born into economic privilege. There are ways to achieve prosperity without being in this...
Want More Teachers? Start Valuing Education

Want More Teachers? Start Valuing Education

| Aug 31, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs students return to the classroom, school districts across the country are facing a historic number of teacher vacancies — an estimated 300,000, according to the National Education Association (NEA), the largest U.S. teachers union. Some states are particularly hard...
Pass the MAT Act to Defeat Overdoses

Pass the MAT Act to Defeat Overdoses

| | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI come from a football family. Across the South and much of the country, including in the Wiregrass region of Alabama where I live, it’s almost a religion. Working-class kids here dream of growing up to play football in college and the NFL. Our family gathered around...
Schools Won’t Be Safe Until Lawmakers Respect Students

Schools Won’t Be Safe Until Lawmakers Respect Students

| | Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThis fall, students are heading back to school with the memory of the Uvalde, Texas shooting still fresh. Instead of excitement about new backpacks and first-day-of-school outfits, many children and their families are worrying about safety. Unfortunately, while...
Pot Prohibitionists Fear Democracy More Than Marijuana

Pot Prohibitionists Fear Democracy More Than Marijuana

| | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThose who wish to perpetuate the failed public policy of cannabis criminalization have lost the hearts and minds of the American public. And they know it. With public support for marijuana policy reform reaching super-majority status in recent years, prohibitionists...
End the Collective Punishment of Afghans  

End the Collective Punishment of Afghans  

| Aug 24, 2022 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityA year has now passed since the tumultuous U.S. withdrawal from decades of war and occupation in Afghanistan. With the Taliban functionally in charge, the country faces a deteriorating humanitarian crisis and economic collapse. But instead of taking action to promote...
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