Scapegoating Immigrants Hurts All of Us — Except Elites

| Oct 16, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyRepublicans are counting on fears of immigrants to draw white conservatives to the polls. This calculation is dangerous — and it lets the real villains in our politics off the hook. There’s a direct line between Donald Trump’s 2015 declaration about Mexican “rapists”...

Warped Government Priorities Make Climate Disasters Worse

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThis year’s hurricane season has been devastating. Hurricane Helene left a trail of wreckage across the Southeast and Appalachia, where over 230 people have died so far. Barely two weeks later, Milton slammed into Florida, killing dozens more, destroying homes, and...

The Mounting Costs of Enabling Israel’s War on Gaza

| Oct 8, 2024 | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe U.S. government often claims to stand for the rule of law, but this past year has made it painfully clear that this doesn’t apply to Palestinians. The moral, financial, and security costs of U.S. support for Israel’s rapidly expanding wars are adding up for...

It Won’t Just Be Haitians Who Suffer From Anti-Immigrant Lies

| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyFor weeks now, right-wing pundits and politicians have spread baseless claims about Haitian immigrants. These lies have caused immense fear among the community, leading to bomb threats, harassment, and vandalism. The Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio — the first...

Who’s Really a ‘Populist’? Henry Wallace Set the Standard

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyToday, politicians on both sides of the aisle like to compete for the “populist” label. They would do well to consider the example of a real populist — Henry A. Wallace. Throughout his career, Wallace championed bold, progressive policies that put the “common man”...

Highway Robbery: How Bad Trade Policies Make Life Unaffordable

| Oct 3, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyMany of us know the pain of paying steep tolls, especially when a turnpike is taken over by a private company. Now imagine you live in one of our hemisphere’s most impoverished countries. Do that and you’ll get a glimpse into how unfair trade deals help make life...