| Jan 15, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyYou’re reading the words of a formerly undocumented immigrant. When I fled El Salvador four decades ago, I was 12 years old and alone. I was escaping the country’s civil war, where U.S.-backed death squads had made murders and rape our daily reality. I reunited with...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyOn the one hand, there’s no sugarcoating how progressives feel as President Trump retakes office: rough. Trump and his allies in Congress are already rolling out plans to cut taxes for billionaires, slash services for the rest of us, pollute the planet, and deport...
| Dec 18, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyTen years ago, the U.S. and Cuba announced the start of normalization between our two countries. Americans and Cubans alike could see a bit of light through a crack in the wall of U.S. restrictions that, for six decades, have blocked normal interaction between close...
| Dec 11, 2024 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecuritySyria, known throughout history as the “crossroads of civilization,” now finds itself at a crossroads of its own. After 54 years, the Assad family’s brutal dictatorship in Syria has finally ended. “I never thought I’d live to see this day,” said my dad, who left...
| Dec 5, 2024 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe right to seek asylum or refuge from danger is a fundamental human right. It’s protected by both international and U.S. law. But Donald Trump wants to eliminate that right, including for the most vulnerable: children. These children are often forced to cross the...
| Nov 26, 2024 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityThe military is concerned about a growing recruitment crisis. Survey after survey reveals young people just aren’t inspired by military service. Ironically, decades of sky-high military spending — and the endless war it enabled — may have much to do with that. And...
