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70 Million Disabled Americans Could Soon Lose Our Rights. I’m One of Them.

70 Million Disabled Americans Could Soon Lose Our Rights. I’m One of Them.

| Jun 25, 2025 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI spent every bit of free time in my final semester at Villanova University fighting a lawsuit that could make life for me as a disabled American very difficult. As a low vision student, I’ve relied on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for nearly my entire...
A Nation of Immigrants Under Attack

A Nation of Immigrants Under Attack

| | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyAcross the country, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are tearing families apart, terrorizing communities, and upending businesses. Mario Romero was among those arrested by ICE recently. His daughter, Yurien Contreras, witnessed ICE agents taking him...
Immigrants Are a Boon to Society

Immigrants Are a Boon to Society

| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAbove all, immigration is a moral issue. Most people leave their homelands to seek opportunity or safety when one or both is threatened in their homelands. They then enrich their adopted nations with their culture, cuisine, love, and dedication and are less likely to...
Americans Joyfully and Peacefully Affirm: No Kings Here

Americans Joyfully and Peacefully Affirm: No Kings Here

| Jun 18, 2025 | HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyWhat a hopeful sight! My social media on June 14 and 15 was filled with people sharing pictures from “No Kings” gatherings. Aerial photos of massive crowds in big cities. Snapshots of surprisingly large turnouts in small conservative communities. Sidewalk gatherings...
Trump’s Cuts to Job Corps Will Hurt All of Us

Trump’s Cuts to Job Corps Will Hurt All of Us

| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyOn a bitterly cold morning this January, Brendan and Amare hopped into my Ford Explorer and we drove 30 miles to Grafton, Massachusetts. Our destination: the Grafton Job Corps campus, one of 125 similar sites in all 50 states. These campuses provide housing,...
Militarism Threatens Our Democracy — But Americans Are Waking Up

Militarism Threatens Our Democracy — But Americans Are Waking Up

| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyAs President Trump presided over his poorly attended military parade, an estimated 5 million people across over 2,000 U.S. cities took to the streets for “No Kings Day” to protest this administration’s brutality and drive to consolidate authoritarian...
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