| Oct 2, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMillions of working American families are facing a crisis: how to care for loved ones. We all need to give or get care at some point in our lives, but all too often this can be incredibly burdensome or even impossible. Too many Americans simply cannot afford their own...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyDo you know who experiences homelessness in the United States? Often, it’s hard-working parents who give back to their communities — maybe people just like you. I worked with people experiencing homelessness and helped women who were survivors of domestic violence....
| Sep 25, 2024 | Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAn iconic Texas band, the Austin Lounge Lizards, has a song that nails the absurd self-righteousness of Christian supremacists: “Jesus loves me… but he can’t stand you.” I think of this refrain when I behold today’s right-ring proselytizers wailing that the blessed...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyEvery mother in America knows this struggle well: how do you afford to raise a child? My daughter was born almost 14 years ago and my family is still financially recovering from the struggle of supporting a newborn. And we’re not alone — American families are spending...
| | Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyLike it or not, abortion access has always been viewed as a “women’s problem.” Men rarely talked about it, at least not publicly, and it didn’t seem to rank very high on their list of political priorities. Not anymore. Since Donald Trump proudly took credit for...
| Sep 18, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyNew waves of workers are standing up and demanding fair treatment on the job — from the fast food workers of the Fight for $15 to the workers at companies like Starbucks, Trader Joe’s, and Volkswagen that are fighting for a union and a fair contract. But as these...
