| Oct 23, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe NBA has gotten itself into a bit of a situation. On October 4, acclaimed Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted in support of the continuing protests in Hong Kong. His simple, two-sentence tweet (which has since been deleted) has prompted an unlikely...
| Oct 16, 2019 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs a newly out lesbian, I couldn’t help but watch the recent Supreme Court hearings on employment rights for LGBTQ people, and a recent Democratic presidential candidate town hall on LTBTQ issues, and think: “I’m sorry, what?” How are my rights and...
| Oct 9, 2019 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyLike most politicians, corporate executives never do anything wrong. If anything wrong does “happen,” it’s always someone else’s fault. That’s been the gutless ploy of Kroger supermarket executives, who recently yanked all local newsweeklies and community...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyWe caught a glimpse of humanity recently when Amber Guyger, a former Dallas police officer convicted of murdering Botham Jean, was embraced with compassion by the victim’s brother. Guyger shot Jean in his own apartment while he was sitting on his couch eating ice...