| May 18, 2022 | Rights / DemocracyWhen Supreme Court member Sam Alito’s secret plan for canceling the constitutional right of people to end their pregnancies leaked to the public, Republican politicos went ballistic. Not over this attack on liberty. Over the leak. Republican Chief Justice John Roberts...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyGrowing up in the Southern California suburbs, government surveillance never worried me. But my Syrian-American parents were more cautious. They would often warn me against talking about politics over the phone — in case Big Brother was snooping. As a teenager, I...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMost Americans don’t think much about the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC. But if you watch TV, use the internet, or own a phone, it plays a major role in your life. The FCC regulates the airwaves, including the corporations that own your local TV and radio...
| | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyBefore a hate-filled 18-year-old murdered 10 and wounded 3 African Americans in Buffalo on May 14, he penned a rambling screed about replacement theory. The most common version of this whiny idea, imported from the more hysterical fringes of the French far right,...
| May 12, 2022 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThis op-ed was originally published on April 13, 2022 and updated on May 12, 2022. As our country passes the once unthinkable toll of 1 million deaths from COVID-19, it can feel impossible to wrap our heads around such a devastating figure. But it’s essential if we...
| May 11, 2022 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyUnder a Louisiana bill likely to become law when the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, a woman who has an abortion is guilty of first-degree murder. For this, she’ll face the death penalty or — if the prosecutor chooses leniency — life imprisonment and hard labor....
