| Mar 2, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe word “jobs” came up 15 times in President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech – more times than even the word “America.” That’s hardly surprising, since job creation is a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy time for the United States and the world. The U.S....
| Feb 16, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe fight for justice and accountability continues for six Amazon employees who were killed when a warehouse roof collapsed during a tornado last December. Federal officials are investigating possible health and safety violations at the facility in Edwardsville,...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedNeil Young’s recent decision to pull his music from Spotify, the world’s largest streaming service, has sparked important questions about how streaming services operate. Young demanded that the company choose between his music or Joe Rogan’s misinformation-laden...
| Feb 9, 2022 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyIf you’re the sort of person who follows the news, you’ve probably heard a good bit lately about podcaster Joe Rogan, Neil Young’s fight with Spotify, and maybe a little about Russia and Ukraine. All that’s good grist for the mill. But did you also hear former...
| | Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedWhen you work on climate, the news can often feel like one step forward, two steps back. But lately, ordinary people have been winning big victories to protect their communities — and our planet. Last November, for example, President Biden announced at the UN climate...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyOne day last spring, Palestinians in Israel and the occupied West Bank declared a general strike to protest years of repression they faced under Israeli rule. The nonviolent strike came as Israel attempted to evict seven Palestinian families from their homes in...
