| Mar 23, 2022 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / Democracy“I’m scared all the time, even in my sleep.” I will never forget the teary-eyed 8-year-old who told me that — one of the bravest young people I’ve ever met. I met him just five months after the Trump administration took office and began an onslaught of harsh...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedLong used to cheap gas at the pump, Americans are experiencing serious sticker shock these days. News headlines link this sharp increase to Russia’s war on Ukraine. But that assumes oil companies have no control over the price of oil — that high prices stem...
| Mar 16, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs part of the sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, the United States and its European partners are cracking down on Russian oligarchs. They’re freezing assets and tracking the yachts, private jets, and luxury real estate holdings of these Russian...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThere’s a bittersweet battle taking place in Stuarts Draft, Virginia. Workers at the Hershey Company’s second-largest factory are seeking to unionize. In response, the candy manufacturing giant is throwing the full force of the corporate union-busting playbook at...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyCongress recently announced a bipartisan budget deal to fund the federal government through 2022. It’s a lopsided budget if there ever was one. Even after America’s longest war in Afghanistan ended last year, military spending isn’t going down. In fact, it’s...
| Mar 9, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityAs Vladimir Putin watched the opening ceremony of this year’s Winter Olympics, the rest of the world watched as Russian troops massed along the borders of Ukraine. Twenty days, 32 medals, and one global doping scandal later, the world watched Russian troops invade...
