| Mar 26, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyDonald Trump is bragging that the Mueller report did not prove he colluded with Russia during the 2016 election. For most of us, when we rate how we’re doing in our jobs, we don’t say, “Nobody can prove I committed a crime!” or even, “I didn’t commit a crime!” and...
| Mar 25, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWe’ve got a rural health care emergency on the horizon. Rural hospitals are closing or teetering on the brink of closure at an alarming rate. More than a hundred have closed since 2005 and hundreds more are on life support. Long-term care facilities are vanishing...
| | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs a young mother doing it on my own, Medicaid has become a necessity. After giving birth at 17, I re-enrolled in high school in my hometown of Austin, Texas. But I felt lost. I didn’t know how I could take care of my son — an experience that was entirely new...
| Mar 20, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIn what’s being called the largest college admissions scam ever, a number of wealthy parents, celebrities, and college prep coaches have been accused of offering large bribes to get rich students into Ivy League schools, regardless of their credentials. The parents...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyIt’s time to talk about white supremacy. White supremacy — the belief that white people are somehow superior to people of other racial backgrounds, and should therefore politically, economically, and socially rule non-white people — isn’t going away any time...
| | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyTen years ago, my husband and I opened a specialty oil and vinegar shop. Early on, we learned that our store would be only as good as the people who work in it. To invest in our employees is to invest in our business. Now we employ five people. One of our most valued...
