Five Things Americans Need to Know about the U.S. and Iran

| Mar 4, 2026 | HP Featured|Peace / SecurityThe Trump administration has joined Israel in launching large-scale attacks across Iran. The strikes mark the beginning of ​“major combat operations,” according to President Trump, and in response Tehran has reportedly launched retaliatory attacks in Middle Eastern...

ICE’s Appalling Warehouse Scheme Draws Bipartisan Protests

| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyWarehouses are for storing goods. ICE wants to use them to store people. As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ramps up arrests, the Trump administration is seeking to spend $38 billion to expand its detention capacity to 92,600 people, according to agency...

Don’t End TPS for Our Immigrant Neighbors

| Feb 25, 2026 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThis February, a panel of conservative federal judges ruled that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can move forward with terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from Nicaragua, Honduras, and Nepal. For the over 60,000 immigrants impacted by...

Target Needs to Kick ICE Out of Its Stores

| Feb 11, 2026 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyFor many families, Target is a familiar stop: a place to grab school supplies, home goods, snacks, or the latest entertainment device — all under one roof. It’s the kind of store woven into everyday life. But as footage of federal immigration agents brutalizing...

Trump and Vance Can’t Be ‘Pro-Life’ While Committing Violence Against Children

| Feb 5, 2026 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyOn January 20, ICE agents detained a five-year-old child just outside his home in Minnesota. The child was used as “bait” to try to draw family members out of their home. A widely circulated photo of the boy being apprehended, with his Spiderman backpack and fuzzy...

Trump’s Assault on Immigrants Hurts U.S.-Born Workers, Too

| Feb 4, 2026 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / Democracy​​In late 2025, federal immigration authorities detained a non-union janitor who’d accused contractors for Minnesota’s Ramsey County of wage theft. The worker is now in deportation proceedings. But his courage helped win policy changes in Ramsey County, and his fierce...