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| Aug 14, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyOver the summer, the House voted to incrementally raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. If the Senate had passed the bill, it would have been the first federal minimum wage increase in more than a decade — far too long for residents of the 21 states that don’t have...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / Democracy“Yes we can,” went Barack Obama’s presidential campaign slogan, inspired by labor rights activist Dolores Huerta. After mass shootings killed 31 people in Texas and Ohio, I can’t help but recall how those three words — “yes we can” — encouraged hope and unity. Nearly...
| Aug 13, 2019 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWhen I teach about race in sociology classes, I often begin by asking students how and when the idea of race came about. Lesson one? Race is not a biological reality — it’s a social construct. That doesn’t mean there’s no biological basis to it at all — anyone can...
| | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyLast week, I dropped my kids off for their first day of school in our small Alabama town of not even 7,000 people. The kids were excited, but I was a nervous wreck. My kids — ages 8 and 11 — are my heart and joy. Would they have everything they need? Like every dad,...
| Aug 7, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs presidential candidates roll out proposals to make college affordable, higher education is taking center stage in the Democratic primary. Higher education should be accessible to everyone, and there are many promising ideas to make that a reality for students at...
