| Oct 5, 2022 | Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Featured|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe water drips lethargically from the tap, if at all. Its appearance shifts from chemical brown sludge to ghoulish clouds. The accompanying stench is revolting. Unsafe tap water is unacceptable in any modern society. But from Michigan to Mississippi to Tribal...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI like to think I’m an American success story. I was born into homelessness, grew up in the foster care system, and suffered unthinkable domestic abuse as an adult. Now I’m on track to graduate with a Master’s degree in social work next spring. But don’t mistake...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracySeven out of ten Republicans — like seven of ten Democrats — believe that American democracy is in danger of collapse. Both sides correctly fear the end of our democracy. But they see the danger very differently. As Democrats see it, GOP candidates are mouthing Donald...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyOne noisy piece of the GOP’s culture war bunkum is Critical Race Theory, or CRT — a previously little-known field of academic study examining racism’s central role in shaping our society. But lately, kooky right-wingers have seized the phrase, claiming that CRT is a...