| Jun 10, 2020 | Rights / DemocracyDear J.K. Rowling, I can practically recite your Harry Potter books. I grew up in a family that felt like the Dursleys, and I began having chronic migraines at 14 so Harry’s scar hurting was very relatable. Finding out I was a lesbian in my 30s felt like getting my...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAmericans may or may not know there’s more than one Independence Day in the United States. In addition to the Fourth of July holiday all Americans recognize, black Americans commemorate our ancestors’ freedom from slavery on Juneteenth. Two years after Abraham Lincoln...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyFollowing the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, national unrest has brought millions of protestors out from coast to coast. Most have been peaceful — but not all. Cop cars and police precincts have been set ablaze, stores looted and vandalized,...
| | Editors Picks|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyFive years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division released a damning report on the Ferguson, Missouri police department. “Ferguson’s law enforcement practices are shaped by the city’s focus on revenue rather than by public safety needs,” the...
| Jun 3, 2020 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyI’m terrified of going back to work. It’s hard enough for the kids — missing school, missing friends, and now taking care of each other as I’m forced back to work in an environment where I don’t feel safe. Now they’re worried about me getting sick too, or bringing the...
