Our Fourth Amendment Rights Are Endangered Like Never Before

| Oct 15, 2025 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracySuppose the police want to get illegal drugs off the streets. So they begin stopping pedestrians at gunpoint, shoving them against walls, frisking them, and searching their belongings. They also force their way into random houses — including yours, maybe — to search...

Declaring War on the American People

| Oct 7, 2025 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyA recent gathering at the Pentagon was extraordinary. Not in a good way. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered hundreds of generals and other officers to leave their posts all over the world. He demanded loyalty to the new “culture” he’s imposing on the armed forces....

The More Americans See of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown, The Less They Like It

| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyFor a nation of immigrants, the Trump administration’s attacks on immigration are nothing short of heartbreaking. Each day, we’re seeing neighbors kidnapped from our streets, detained in unsafe and inhumane conditions, and deported without due process to countries...

Christian Nationalism Is Neither Christian Nor Patriotic

| Oct 2, 2025 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyHis memorial may be over, but the message is not. The political assassination of Charlie Kirk was a tragedy and reminder that political assassinations have no place in our country. At his memorial, America witnessed authentic grief — but we also saw something more: a...

Privatizing the VA Will Be a Disaster for Rural Vets

| Oct 1, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyJames Jones is a 54-year-old disabled Army veteran. After four years of active duty and four in the reserves, Jones says he has a “multitude” of health care problems. “There’s PTSD, a right arm injury, my right shoulder, chronic rhinitis from toxic exposure during the...

Let’s Fund Real Public Safety, Not ICE

| Aug 27, 2025 | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a recruitment message on social media this summer saying, “America has been invaded by criminals and predators. We need YOU to get them out.” Setting aside the racist overtones of this messaging, even DHS itself says...