| Sep 14, 2022 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI have terrible chronic pain that’s left me unable to work for the last few years. I can’t sleep well, and every day is a battle just to take care of myself. It would be life-changing if I could be seen by a doctor. But I’m one of the 2 million Americans caught in...
| Sep 7, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracySomeone once told me there are two types of people in the world: those born into the Lucky Sperm Club and those who aren’t. The Lucky Sperm Club consists of those fortunate few born into economic privilege. There are ways to achieve prosperity without being in this...
| | Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyAcross the country, an ongoing education controversy has erupted around queerness. Republicans in Florida and other states have moved to eliminate any mention of queer people from public schools. Drag queen storytimes have been embraced by libraries but opposed by...
| Aug 31, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs students return to the classroom, school districts across the country are facing a historic number of teacher vacancies — an estimated 300,000, according to the National Education Association (NEA), the largest U.S. teachers union. Some states are particularly hard...
| | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI come from a football family. Across the South and much of the country, including in the Wiregrass region of Alabama where I live, it’s almost a religion. Working-class kids here dream of growing up to play football in college and the NFL. Our family gathered around...
| | Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThis fall, students are heading back to school with the memory of the Uvalde, Texas shooting still fresh. Instead of excitement about new backpacks and first-day-of-school outfits, many children and their families are worrying about safety. Unfortunately, while...