The Dark Side of the Data Center Boom

| Apr 29, 2026 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityAcross the country, resistance to data centers is rising even as plans are steadily being made to build new ones. According to the Pew Research Center, a majority of new data centers — 67 percent — are being built in rural areas. And three-quarters of those are in...

A Local Rebellion Against Trump’s Border Wall

| | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityEven in this ugly era of political divisiveness, some things remain bigger than partisan politics. For example, travel deep into Southwest Texas to the Mexican border, and you’ll witness two powerful forces of political harmony in Big Bend National Park. First is the...

Trump Declares Victory in Iran. Reality Disagrees.

| Apr 22, 2026 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityDid you know that Germany won World War II? Because so many died in the Soviet Union, the combined Russian and U.S. military deaths in World War II were over twice that of Germany. So Germany won — except for the small matter of the Soviets and the U.S. occupying...

Tax the Corporations Cashing in on War

| Apr 8, 2026 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Peace / SecurityOur dependence on fossil fuels does more than pollute our air. It destabilizes the world and empowers the ultra-wealthy to profit off of that volatility, leaving working families to pay the price. This dynamic has been on full display since President Trump’s attack on...

Another War for Oil? This Is Why We Need Renewable Energy

| Apr 1, 2026 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Peace / SecurityThe war on Iran has caused the biggest oil supply disruption in history, as oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz falters. Taken together with this year’s invasion of Venezuela, home to the world’s largest proven oil reserves, and the Trump administration’s...

The Iran War Is a Disaster for Young People

| Mar 25, 2026 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityI wasn’t alive yet for the beginning of the Iraq War. But as I watch the U.S. war on Iran threaten to spiral out of control, I’m starting to see what it might have felt like. The Iraq War was predicated on a lie, but the Bush administration at least attempted to...