| Jul 16, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedCorporate America is looming larger and larger in U.S. public schools. That’s not a good thing for educators, students, or workers. Nowhere could this be more clear than the case of McDonald’s, whose founder once scouted locations for new stores by flying over...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyFor most college students, extracurricular activities are a welcome escape from the stress of school. But as student activists move into summer vacation, the consequences for speaking their minds can weigh heavily long after class is dismissed. Across the country,...
| Jul 10, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedAmerica’s tech giants are accused of many sins, including invading our privacy and even degrading our democracy. But one other commonality among these masters of the code universe is rarely discussed: Virtually no tech CEOs have a background in the humanities, such as...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIf you’ve read anything about climate change over the past year, you’ve probably heard about the IPCC report that gives a 12-year deadline for limiting climate change catastrophe. But for many parts of the world, climate change already is a catastrophe. Recently in...
| | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIt’s hard to find the nuggets of good news in the media these days. Many people are so burnt out on the Trump news rollercoaster, which goes around the clock, changes frequently, and often shocks and outrages, that the least painful option is to skip the news...
| Jul 3, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedPoverty is expensive, but fixing it doesn’t have to be — at least not compared to the status quo. The Institute for Policy Studies and the Poor People’s Campaign recently released a Moral Budget, and it’s a veritable treasure trove of illuminating data proving that...