Immigrants Didn’t Take Your Health Care. ICE Did.

| Sep 16, 2026 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe cost of health care just keeps going up — and millions of Americans are set to lose coverage. Under the GOP’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” around 17 million people in this country will lose health care thanks to the law’s Medicaid cuts, failure to renew...

We’re Getting Dangerously Used to ICE Abuse

| Aug 26, 2026 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyJose Chajon-Raxon, an immigrant from Guatemala, died this August at Delaney Hall, a controversial ICE facility in New Jersey. His death marks more than 50 deaths in ICE custody since President Trump took office last year.  Despite all the controversies, ICE keeps...

Kids Need Accountability and Support, Not Handcuffs

| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyMany kids returning to school this year aren’t looking forward to reconnecting with teachers or students. Instead, they’re dreading new encounters with school resource officers, zero tolerance policies, and state laws that criminalize youthful misbehavior. This...

The Fight Against Flock Cameras Is Just the Beginning

| Aug 12, 2026 | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyGovernment surveillance isn’t new, but new wide-ranging technologies that can detect our faces and track our movements are making it more ubiquitous. While the tools have changed, the purpose remains the same: to chill independent thought, free speech, and dissent,...

ICE Killings Are Acts of Terrorism

| Jul 15, 2026 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyIn less than one week, ICE agents killed twice. Neither victim was the man they were looking for. And each time their excuses made no sense. But the killings served a purpose: terrorizing immigrant communities, in pursuit of Trump’s white nationalist agenda. On July 7...

Robin Hood in Reverse: How the Pentagon Makes Us Poorer

| | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyIn an era of high prices for fuel, food, and housing, an extra $4,000 could make a life-saving difference for many families. But instead, that’s what the average household had to shell out for the Pentagon last year. That’s right: The average U.S. taxpayer in 2025 had...