| Oct 15, 2025 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyPresident Trump recently followed through on his threat to use the federal government shutdown as an occasion to fire government workers on a mass scale. Shutdowns are temporary, yet the effects of this one seem likely to be permanent. It’s a kind of limbo, a...
| | 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...
| | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyMost people are surprised to learn government shutdowns, and the ensuing fingerpointing, haven’t always been a mainstay of American politics. To understand how we got to this point, we must first examine who benefits from shutdowns. For decades, conservatives in...
| 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....
| | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIn the South we often say the kitchen is the “heart of the home.” It’s a place that brings family and friends together to cook, converse, and connect. Food is a way of coming together and building community. It fuels us at work, in the classroom, and in growing...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyHealth care access in this country is in grave danger — and your wallet could be, too. Those facts are key to understanding the latest government shutdown. “My kids have health care through Medicaid — which is especially important for my daughter with autism,” Alexis...
