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There’s No Debate Over Debt — Only About Priorities

There’s No Debate Over Debt — Only About Priorities

| May 24, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe news sure makes it sound like President Biden and Republicans have been haggling over the national debt. But that’s not what’s really happening — not at all. President Biden wants to spend more money and run up the deficit, the story goes. Republican House Speaker...
Cartoon: War is Peace

Cartoon: War is Peace

| May 10, 2023 | Cartoon|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyGet a full-resolution version here.
Retire This Dehumanizing Language About Immigrants 

Retire This Dehumanizing Language About Immigrants 

| 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...
The Drug War’s Dark Origins

The Drug War’s Dark Origins

| | 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...
Armed and Afraid: The High Price of Fear

Armed and Afraid: The High Price of Fear

| Apr 26, 2023 | Editors Picks|HP Featured|Peace / SecurityA young girl is shot playing hide-and-seek when she strays into a man’s yard. A teenage boy rings the wrong doorbell and is shot in the face. A 20-year-old woman is fatally shot when she and her friends pull into the wrong driveway. Two cheerleaders are shot when one...
Breaking Down Your Tax Bill

Breaking Down Your Tax Bill

| Apr 19, 2023 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyMany of us rushed to file our taxes before this year’s April 18 deadline. While we all hope for a refund to help pay the rent or cover a vacation, we also want our taxes themselves to pay for worthwhile things. Every year, my project at the Institute for Policy...
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