Trump’s January 6 Pardons Increased Risks to Public Safety

| Jan 7, 2026 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyOne year ago this January, in one of the first acts of his second term, President Donald Trump issued blanket pardons, clemency, or commutations to those charged in connection with the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. These included unconditional pardons...

The Clock Is Ticking: Invest in the Planet, Not the Pentagon

| Dec 17, 2025 | Environment / Health|HP Featured|Peace / SecurityTen years ago as of December 2025, nearly every country in the world made a promise. By signing the Paris Agreement, governments committed to limit global temperature rises to no more than 2°C — and ideally 1.5°C — to avoid the most devastating impacts of a warming...

ICE Prisons Are Growing Deadlier

| Dec 10, 2025 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyGabriel Garcia-Aviles was a 56-year-old grandfather with a work permit who’d been living in the U.S. for over 30 years. He was a beloved member of his Southern California community. This fall, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained Garcia-Aviles and...

Trump’s Aggression Toward Venezuela Should Be Setting Off Alarm Bells

| Dec 3, 2025 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityPresident Trump promised “no new wars,” but his aggression against Venezuela is the exact opposite. The U.S. military has been blowing up alleged “drug boats” near Venezuela that have killed at least 83 people. The UN has condemned these unprovoked strikes as unlawful...

Less for Health Care, More for the Pentagon

| Nov 20, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityThe government shutdown ended with a failure to solve the problem of steeply rising health insurance premiums. The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which slashed programs like Medicaid and SNAP to fund tax cuts for the wealthy and a $1 trillion Pentagon, allows tax credits...

Blowing Up Fishing Boats Won’t Win the Drug War

| Oct 23, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe Trump administration has been blowing up fishing boats in the Caribbean — and now one in the Pacific — claiming without evidence that they’re “drug boats.” These are extrajudicial executions outside any system of law. And there’s a reason we shouldn’t allow drug...