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RFK Threatens a Century of Medical Progress

RFK Threatens a Century of Medical Progress

| Oct 1, 2025 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyArguably the most important medical innovation of the 20th century is under attack, in part because it’s been so effective. We live in an era when diseases such as polio are incredibly rare — because of childhood vaccines. Now, thanks to the antivaxxer-in-chief at the...
Privatizing the VA Will Be a Disaster for Rural Vets

Privatizing the VA Will Be a Disaster for Rural Vets

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyJames Jones is a 54-year-old disabled Army veteran. After four years of active duty and four in the reserves, Jones says he has a “multitude” of health care problems. “There’s PTSD, a right arm injury, my right shoulder, chronic rhinitis from toxic exposure during the...
The American People Need to Check the Supreme Court

The American People Need to Check the Supreme Court

| Sep 24, 2025 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe Supreme Court begins its new term this October. This happens every year. But this year is different. We live in a very different country than the one that existed a year ago. During Donald Trump’s second term, his administration and allies have been using the...
Rural Communities Brace for Trump’s Health Cuts

Rural Communities Brace for Trump’s Health Cuts

| Sep 10, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyBari Senecal waits outside the emergency department at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, New York. “I do construction. I fell three stories,” Senecal explains. “I was on top of the scaffold and this new kid we hired didn’t put the braces on correctly.” Like 70...
Child Care Doesn’t Have to Be This Terrible

Child Care Doesn’t Have to Be This Terrible

| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAt three months old, my son was kicked out of his daycare. I had spent my pregnancy navigating my city’s brutal child care landscape — posting on social media looking for nanny shares, adding my name to year-long waitlists, and wondering how I was going to pay the...
Trump’s Attacks on the Fed Fit a Troubling Pattern

Trump’s Attacks on the Fed Fit a Troubling Pattern

| Sep 3, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWhen President Trump attempted to remove Federal Reserve Governor Dr. Lisa D. Cook from her post, he didn’t just target one individual. He threatened the independence of the Federal Reserve and sent a chilling message to every leader serving in public life: no matter...
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