| Feb 13, 2019 | HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyWhen I visited the African American Civil War Museum in Washington, D.C., a volunteer docent asked the following question: “Who freed the slaves after the Civil War?” There were about 10 of us in the group. Some looked around wondering if it was a trick...
| | Rights / DemocracySomething new is happening in the 2020 presidential election cycle. For the first time ever, running for president is a normal thing that women do. In the past several election cycles, there’s been a token woman in the running in both major parties. In 2000, Senator...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAmy Klobuchar could’ve waited for the temperature to rise above 15 degrees before launching her 2020 presidential bid. Instead, she chose to risk frostbite and make her pitch in the middle of a snowstorm — all for an election more than 600 days away. The...
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| Feb 12, 2019 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI became involved in climate advocacy when I realized how dramatically my son’s life would be affected by climate change if we don’t do anything. He was three years old when I started to imagine what his world would be like when he graduates from school, when he gets...
| Feb 8, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyA year ago, my husband Jorge was torn from our family and deported to Mexico after living peacefully in the United States for nearly 30 years, working and raising a family with me in suburban Detroit. Just a few weeks later, I was invited by my congresswoman to attend...